News Clippings

May 1

Vaughan News

VAUGHAN CITIZEN EXCLUSIVE: Cops target Di Biase (YorkRegion.com)

OPP to investigate Vaughan deputy mayor Michael Di Biase (TheStar.com)

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Mayor’s statements widely reported by media outlets (YorkRegion.com)

Vaughan's Andrew Wiggins named 2014-15 NBA rookie of the year (YorkRegion.com)

York Region News

York Region hosts Emergency Preparedness Fair (YorkRegion.com)

Professor questions York Region job forecast (YorkRegion.com)

York Region’s northern 6 municipalities seek ways to expand partnership (YorkRegion.com)

Is your basement apartment legal, Stouffville? (YorkRegion.com)

Patio plans greeted with mixed reviews (YorkRegion.com)

GTA News

Make developers dedicate space for affordable housing: councillor (TheStar.com)

Former Queen’s Park top bureaucrat Peter Wallace tapped to be city manager (TheStar.com)

Provincial News

Ministry's notes on winter road maintenance different than auditor general's report (TorontoSun.com)

Halton Region to get $2.8 million for ice storm recovery (TheIFP.ca)

Ice storm claim moving forward at glacial pace (WellingtonAdvertiser.com)

Being prepared best way to deal with disaster (TheWhig.com)

Thousands of ash trees have fallen across Hamilton (TheSpec.com)

Barrie seeks to plug mayor into PowerStream coffers (Simcoe.com)

Hydro merger will boost savings, Chiarelli says during Barrie visit (Simcoe.com)

April 30

Vaughan News

Andrew Wiggins to be named NBA Rookie of the Year (ctvnews.ca)

GTA News

Mississauga council drops Lord's Prayer (thestar.com)

Rental towers appealed: Aquitaine transition (NRU)

Council revives downtown: BIA managing Brampton’s core (NRU)

Team Canada uniforms for Pan Am Games all red, white and black (thestar.com)

Toronto Pan Am CEO defends taxpayer-funded salary as fair and reasonable (theglobeandmail.com)

City Hall security hid Rob Ford misconduct, report says (theglobeandmail.com)

Provincial News

Barrie mayor may be paid for his PowerStream position (thebarrieexaminer.com)

Cities continue costly ash borer beetle battle (therecord.com)

Couple on OW, ODSP can't afford average rent in Hamilton (cbc.ca)

Ontario’s winter roads ‘less safe’ since privatization: auditor (thestar.com)

Ontario Auditor-General laments planned ad-law changes (theglobeandmail.com)

How Patrick Brown could be Ontario’s next premier (thestar.com)

Hydro merger will boost savings, Chiarelli says during Barrie visit (simcoe.com)

Emerald Ash Borer leaves no leaf unturned (thesuburban.com)

Federal News

Tighter ethics rules put chill on lobbyists’ dinners with politicians (theglobeandmail.com)

Senate expenses proposal would ensure public told of reimbursements, Tory senator says (thestar.com)

Toronto Maple Leafs tickets, maple syrup among gifts for new Canadian citizens (thestar.com)

Canada, U.S. transport officials to discuss rail safety regulations (theglobeandmail.com)

April 29

York Region News

Home prices skyrocket with demand (YorkRegion.com)

GTHA News

Finch LRT to be complete in 2021, before Sheppard breaks ground (TheStar.com)

Waterloo wards 1 and 4 most at risk from Emerald ash borer (CBC.ca)

How affordable is Hamilton's rental housing? (CBC.ca)

CivicAction Better City Bootcamp brings out over 600 civic leaders (TheStar.com)

Brampton family fights city's demand to tear down little library (TheStar.com)

Man dies after being dragged by GO train at Union Station (TheStar.com)

Wheelchair users upset city council might put taxi reforms into reverse (The Star.com)

New councillors heed watchdog's bark (TheSpec.com)

Provincial News

Does streamlining court system mean compromising justice? (TheStar.com)

Federal News

How Stephen Harper became a Twitter star among his fellow world leaders (TheStar.com)

Halifax council reverses controversial stormwater charge (TheChronicleHerald.ca)

April 28

York Region News

Would-be truckers face traffic jam before road tests (thestar.com)

GTA News

Auditor-General absolves Brampton city staff of misconduct in development deal (theglobeandmail.com)

Local 113 questions TTC contract award to Bechtel (dailycommercialnews.com)

Tory hopes to get more developers building affordable housing (680news.com)

A tale of two LRTs: Ontario recommits to Finch West, admits Sheppard East on hold (theglobeandmail.com)

Housing focus of city summit (National Post)

Provincial News

Ontario open to big changes in municipal elections (thestar.com)

Christine Elliott pitches herself as Ontario premier in waiting (thestar.com)

OEB Increasing Electricity Prices for Ontario Consumers on May 1st (digitaljournal.com)

Federal News

Government spending $13.5-million in ad blitz in April and May (theglobeandmail.com)

April 27

Vaughan News

905 mayors laud provincial budget, but say suburban growth needs more support (thestar.com)

York Region News

York Region bus riders welcome new transit funding in provincial budget (YorkRegion.com)

GTA News

Auditor-General report to offer a ‘teaching moment’ on city contracts (theglobeandmail.com)

Former Toronto police chief Bill Blair joining Liberals, eyes Scarborough seat (theglobeandmail.com)

Building a better Toronto for less (thestar.com)

PowerStream eyes energy-storage project in Penetanguishene (Simcoe.com)

Newspaper, donation boxes would need licences from city under new bylaw (guelphmercury.com)

Provincial News

How the premier won a mandate to privatize (thestar.com)

Speed limit extended on trains carrying dangerous goods through urban areas (thestar.com)

Waiting for a bus that takes forever: Welcome to Toronto’s ‘transit desert’ (thestar.com)

Union Station users in for ‘a pleasant surprise’ with York Concourse opening (theglobeandmail.com)

CALGARY PROVINCIAL: City council to reopen backyard chicken pilot project debate (calgary.ctvnews.ca)

Federal News

Public transit and the rush-hour commute now federal issues (theglobeandmail.com)