News Clippings
June 12
Vaughan News
Truce reached on Vaughan hospital lands (YorkRegion.com)
It'll be a slow go for Vaughan commuters at Jane St. and Hwy. 7 area (YorkRegion.com)
Will Fantino run in 2015 or drop out like other Harper ministers? (theglobeandmail.com)
York Region News
York Region may get more red light cameras (YorkRegion.com)
Aurora first to approve use of new ash borer treatment (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Caledon councillors walk out of Peel Region meeting (thestar.com)
Council to Rogers: Bring back OMNI newscasts (torontosun.com)
Toronto council votes for hybrid Gardiner, scoring a win for Tory (theglobeandmail.com)
A sense of civic failure hangs over Gardiner decision (theglobeandmail.com)
Carding can enhance public safety when done ‘right,’ Toronto police chief says (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Court rules in favour of Canada Post in dispute over community mailboxes (theglobeandmail.com)
OLG abandons plans to rebrand (thestar.com)
Federal News
Senate goes to court to block key details about senators’ residency (theglobeandmail.com)
Auditor general wants to audit MPs (thestar.com)
A snapshot of how federal leaders frame their image (theglobeandmail.com)
Medical marijuana includes cookies, brownies, Supreme Court rules (thestar.com)
June 11
Vaughan News
Six Canadian cities now have an average household net worth of at least one million dollars (ca.finance.yahoo.com)
Vaughan’s rehearing motion dismissed (NRU)
Federal candidates square off at event (kingsentinel.com)
York Region News
York Region leaders hear calls for basic income guarantee (YorkRegion.com)
East Gwillimbury council sounds alarm over pace of growth (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Debt loads vary across GTA (thestar.com)
Gardiner debate a big test of Mayor Tory's hold on council (theglobeandmail.com)
Mayor John Tory and his east Gardiner ‘hybrid’ plan inch closer to victory (thestar.com)
Mississauga homeowner seeking legal advice on battling new stormwater charge (thestar.com)
Made in Richmond Hill: Public realm master plan (NRU)
Provincial News
Caledon group challenges politicians over land deals (thestar.com)
Barrie councillor wants tighter controls in place on medical marijuana production facilities (thebarrieexaminer.com)
Election reform bill announced (NRU)
Serviced land supply: Municipalities failing to meet need (NRU)
Transforming Barrie: corridors intensification (NRU)
Guiding preservation: Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System (NRU)
CP Rail denies responsibility in Lac-Megantic tragedy (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Several senators to challenge Auditor-General’s expense findings (theglobeandmail.com)
Hearing into Vancouver pot dispensaries urges another look at edible marijuana (theglobeandmail.com)
June 10
GTA News
Former Toronto mayors, leaders press for Gardiner removal vote in letter (theglobeandmail.com)
Detailed traffic plans unveiled ahead of Pan Am Games (thestar.com)
No parking will be available at many Toronto Pan Am Games venues (theglobeandmail.com)
Canadian cities caught between crumbling infrastructure and growing calls for transit (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Ontario first in North America to curb bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides (thestar.com)
Federal News
Senate balks at expense oversight after report reveals wasteful spending (theglobeandmail.com)
Auditor-General’s senator expense report details (theglobeandmail.com)
Vancouver’s pot shops: Everything you need to know about marijuana dispensaries (theglobeandmail.com)
Public hearings on Vancouver's marijuana dispensaries set to begin (theglobeandmail.com)
Vancouver releases plan to boost availability of family housing (theglobeandmail.com)
Canadian cities spend too much on staff, says CFIB study (mississauga.com)
Federal, provincial ministers meet to discuss interprovincial trade barriers (globalnews.ca)
June 9
Vaughan News
May 2015 Housing Starts in Toronto (digitaljournal.com)
GTA News
Mayor John Tory pitches for Gardiner ‘hybrid’ option (thestar.com)
Lawrence Park residents object to tree removal for road and sewer upgrade (theglobeandmail.com)
Spending priorities questioned after Toronto subway strands 100,000 (theglobeandmail.com)
Pan Am Games on track despite ticket troubles: organizers (theglobeandmail.com)
GO's Exhibition renovation takes Pan Am pause (thestar.com)
Why growing vegetables on the roof is the future of Toronto architecture (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Liberals Unveil Details of Infrastructure Plan (huffingtonpost.ca)
Legal Aid announces significant expansion (thestar.com)
Emerald ash borer subject of Simcoe County information campaign (simcoe.com)
Bolton councillor explains outside campaign donations (caledonenterprise.com)
City of Oshawa installs first tactile walking surface indicators in downtown intersection (municipalinfonet.com)
Federal News
Scorching Vancouver house prices put pressure on politicians (theglobeandmail.com)
Provinces increase pressure on federal government for pharmacare (thestar.com)
Two senators repay expenses, deny wrongdoing (thestar.com)
Canada agrees to ‘low-carbon’ strategy at G7 (thestar.com)
Case over disputed NDP spending reactivated (bramptonguardian.com)
Governor-General to unveil awards spotlighting Canadian innovation (theglobeandmail.com)
June 8
Vaughan News
Vaughan's hospital project comes to life (thestar.com)
York Region News
Newmarket, Georgina businesses win York Region chambers’ top prizes (YorkRegion.com)
Pan Am sign goes up outside Markham civic centre (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Where roads rule...and work (thestar.com)
John Tory calls for full stop to carding, citing ‘eroded public trust’ (thestar.com)
Toronto’s Union Pearson Express finally set to start rolling (theglobeandmail.com)
Developers, business leaders call on Toronto Mayor Tory to tear down the Gardiner Expressway (theglobeandmail.com)
Opposition to mayor’s downtown LRT plan gaining ground (bramptonguardian.com)
Provincial News
Groundbreaking infrastructure law a boon for at-risk youth (thestar.com)
Wynne plans to add 15 new MPPs for 2018 election (thestar.com)
Federal News
More than half of Canadians agree with Supreme Court ruling that bans prayer in public life: poll
(theglobeandmail.com)
Senate to forward expense files of nine Senators to the RCMP (thestar.com)
Justin Trudeau proposes closer co-operation with cities, new sources of funding (thestar.com)
Harper presses EU leaders to enact trade deal with Canada at G7 meeting (theglobeandmail.com)
