News Clippings

April 17

Vaughan News

Sparks fly over Vaughan deputy mayor ethics probe (Yorkregion.com)

Federal Gas Tax Fund supports infrastructure in Vaughan (JulianFantino.ca)

PHOTO CHALLENGE: 20-Minute Makeover in Vaughan (Yorkregion.com)

LETTERS: Grade 5 students tackle littering, green space, over-development in Vaughan (Yorkregion.com)

Four Ontario Electric Utilities Pursue Merger (Newswire.ca)

York Region News

Construction complete on new transit facility in York Region (Newswire.ca)

You can help stop paradise from being paved (Yorkregion.com)

Welcome home: York's Welcome Centres offer new beginnings (Yorkregion.com)

Newmarket's Davis Drive project expected to continue into 2016 (Yorkregion.com)

East Gwillimbury water, wastewater rates may go up $96 this year (Yorkregion.com)

East Gwillimbury council ponders zoning review of Queensville Plan (Yorkregion.com)

Aurora council considers sites for medical marijuana production facility (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News

Premier moves Tory’s SmartTrack a little further down the line (Thestar.com)

April 16

Vaughan News

New law makes carbon monoxide detectors mandatory (CP24.com)

York Region News

Park and Ride expansion at Davis Drive and Highway 404 (Newswire.ca)

Golf course plan draws concerns - Fitting into Aurora (NRU)

Town amps up tourism efforts - Putting King on the map (NRU)

Regional Planning Challenges (NRU)

Province will erect noise barriers along Hwy. 404 extension (Yorkregion.com)

Markham set to hire auditor general (Thestar.com)

GTA News

Brampton council to vote on policy - Adding secondary suites (NRU)

Brampton council hears staff let developer off the hook - to the tune of $1.4 million (Thestar.com)

Toronto garbage collector GFL improves safety grade (Thestar.com)

Liberals will sell 60% of Hydro One to fund transit infrastructure (Thestar.com)

By-law News

City girds for superbox battle with Canada Post (Thespec.com)

April 15

Vaughan News

Vaughan's integrity commissioner has released a report condemning the conduct of Michael Di Biase, a regional councillor and the city's deputy mayor. (Cbc.ca)

York Region News

Ajax councillor reinstated, cleared of wrongdoing (Thestar.com)

GTA News

Minister of state Candice Bergen visits Newmarket to announce $450K in employment program funding (Thestar.com)

TTC, Bechtel sign project management contract for Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension (Rtands.com)

Community council moves to lower speed limits on East York, old Toronto streets (Thestar.com)

Greenhouse gas plan will cost consumers (Thestar.com)

Ontario to release budget on April 23 (Thestar.com)

April 14

Vaughan News

Di Biase's lawyer claims ‘bias’ by Vaughan's integrity commissioner (thestar.com)

UPDATED: Di Biase lawyer slams Vaughan integrity boss's ethics probe (yorkregion.com)

Vaughan city staff took 'courage' to denounce Coun. Michael Di Biase, ethics czar says (cbc.ca)
Trust lacking among city staff in Vaughan, audit finds (thestar.com)

York Region News

Improving Transportation for Youth, Seniors, Persons Living With Disabilities (Ontario.ca)

GTA News

TTC completes Wi-Fi installation at two more subway stations (progressiverailroading.com)

Rec file on commissioner's radar (orilliapacket.com)

TTC hires firm to manage troubled Spadina subway extension (theglobeandmail.com)

Carbon pricing comes to Ontario; feds object (YorkRegion.com)

Crossing guards in Barrie's sights (thebarrieexaminer.com)

Price tag on Gardiner East proposal more than $900-million, assessment to say (theglobeandmail.com)

April 13

Vaughan News

Vaughan's deputy mayor focus of ethics probe (Thestar.com)

Vaughan councillor abusive to staff, broke tendering rules to help local contractor: integrity commissioner (Thestar.com)

PowerStream Recognized for Its 'Environmental Leadership' (Marketwired.com)

LIFESTORIES: Vaughan teacher left a lasting legacy of caring (Yorkregion.com)

York Region News

Stouffville 'open for business' but there are constraints: Mayor (Yorkregion.com)

The Local: Pushing boundaries up and out in Thornhill (Thestar.com)

East Gwillimbury launching speed limit pilot program (Yorkregion.com)

Revised figures show Newmarket saw increase of 570 jobs, not 100 (Yorkregion.com)

Markham wants 60 days to review release of secret arena documents (Thestar.com)

GTA News

Cities that ring Toronto boast unemployment below 6% (Theglobeandmail.com)

Ontario to adopt ‘cap and trade system’ on limiting greenhouse gas emissions (Thestar.com)

Toronto striving for green spaces in a growing city (Thestar.com)

TTC selects company to handle completion of Spadina subway extension (CP24.com)