News Clippings

April 24

Vaughan News

Vaughan's philanthropist of the year trailblazer in Lyme disease research (Yorkregion.com)

Former Vaughan chamber chair now its president, CEO (Yorkregion.com)

York Region News

Aurora looks at speed bumps for several residential streets (Yorkregion.com)

Taxes up $56 for average homeowner in Newmarket (Yorkregion.com)

Richmond Hill council suspends prayer at meetings (Yorkregion.com)

Low-income growth outpaces population increases in York Region, report says (Yorkregion.com)

York Region school boards strive to exceed exercise guidelines (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News

Toronto councillors eye permits for drone use (Thestar.com)

‘Minor variances’ can be a major issue for Toronto builders (Thestar.com)

Provincial News

Province unveils $130B infrastructure push in Ontario budget (Thestar.com)

Liberal budget offers no new specifics on Toronto transit (Thestar.com)

Ontario’s transit funding focuses on suburbs (Theglobeandmail.com)

Federal News

Federal public transit plan more stop than go: Hume (Thestar.com)

April 23

Vaughan News

Vaughan deputy mayor may launch court challenge of scathing ethics report (Yorkregion.com)

Vaughan’s Elementary Schools - Making the Grade (Citylifemagazine.ca)

PowerStream Once Again Named One of 'Canada's Greenest Employers' (Marketwired.com)

EDITORIAL: The jig is up, Mr. D (Yorkregion.com)

York Region News

Region warns about density trend - York down-zoning (NRU)

Councillors question need for deputy mayor (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News

Halton prepares for older population - Aging friendly planning (NRU)

Milton approves interim control by-law - Employment density concern (NRU)

Reality rains on Mississauga's LRT celebration (Thestar.com)

Chief planner and deputy mayor in Twitter spat (Thestar.com)

Brampton probe into misconduct over downtown deal expected Monday (Thestar.com)

Provincial News

Liberals will invest $49.8B in GTHA transit over next decade (Thestar.com)

Budget will see tough decisions in health care (Thestar.com)

Improving Affordable Housing - Province Consults (NRU)

Federal Budget News

Federal budget’s transit investment disappointing: York Region transportation committee chairperson Vito Spatafora (Yorkregion.com)

Mayors press for permanent transit funding commitments from Ottawa (Theglobeandmail.com)

April 22

Vaughan News

UPDATED: Vaughan deputy mayor's pay docked 3 months for code of conduct violations (Yorkregion.com)

Vaughan council votes to dock Di Biase’s pay (Thestar.com)

York Region News

Richmond Hill observatory donation by developer raises concerns (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News

Looking for parks in unexpected places (Thestar.com)

Provincial News

Liberals promise $1.6 billion for ‘transformational’ Hurontario LRT (Thestar.com)

Ontario Introduces New Connecting Links Program to Support Municipalities, Improve Infrastructure (Ontario.ca)

Federal Budget News

Highlights of the 2015-16 federal budget (Thestar.com)

2015 budget outlines ‘cyber security’ legislation (Thestar.com)

Budget balanced on backs of contingency fund, EI and oil (Theglobeandmail.com)

Tory, Colle, differ on federal budget transit funding (Thestar.com)

April 21

Vaughan News

Jason Bent - Meet the Man at the Helm of TFC II (Citylifemagazine.ca)

York Region News

York Region schools perform well in annual rankings (Yorkregion.com)

Officials praise regional transit facility in Richmond Hill (Yorkregion.com)

Newmarket prepares to pass budgets tonight (Yorkregion.com)

Train service to be ramped up on Stouffville GO line (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News

Hurontario LRT gets a boost from Queen's Park (Thestar.com)

Halton municipalities unite to fight CN rail plan (Thestar.com)

Toronto looks at daycares, nursing homes for DineSafe (Thestar.com)

Poor Torontonians get sicker, die younger despite a decade of efforts (Thestar.com)

Budget News

10 things to watch for in the budget (Thestar.com)

April 20

Vaughan News

Dock Di Biase's pay for 90 days, Vaughan ethics boss says (Yorkregion.com)

Vaughan's Michael Di Biase should lose 3 months pay, ethics czar says (Cbc.ca)

Vaughan deputy mayor should lose 3 months' pay for ethics breach: integrity chief (Thestar.com)

Vaughan deputy mayor lashes out at ethics report (Thestar.com)

Two Thornhill youths earn civic hero awards (Yorkregion.com)

York Region News

Report potholes on York regional roads (Yorkregion.com)

More than 45 YRT bus routes change as of Sunday (Yorkregion.com)

Central York Fire may explore merger with Richmond Hill service (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News

Federal budget expected to highlight transit funding (Thestar.com)

Toronto: The Downtown Abbey of Canada? (Thestar.com)

Inside Toronto Community Housing's uphill battle (Thestar.com)

Mark Saunders named Toronto’s next police chief (Thestar.com)

Transit News

Ontario Increasing GO Transit Service Along All Corridors (Ontario.ca)