News Clippings
May 15
Vaughan News
Vaughan fire department offers fireworks safety tips for Victoria Day weekend (Yorkregion.com)
Vaughan Animal Services (Bttoronto.ca)
York Region News
Experts will discuss rail safety at Pefferlaw public meeting (Yorkregion.com)
Fewer home building permits issued in York Region last year (Yorkregion.com)
York Region support program for homeless cost 61.5% less in 2014 (Yorkregion.com)
Technical issues in Newmarket courthouse addition cause more delays (Yorkregion.com)
Long grass on town land upsets Newmarket neighbours (Yorkregion.com)
You can watch construction of Aurora's joint operations centre live online (Yorkregion.com)
O Canada nixed by Richmond Hill town council (Thestar.com)
GTA News
Pan Ams draw more hosts than renters to Airbnb (Thestar.com)
TTC limits bike rack access on some buses (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario watchdogs slam Wynne’s Hydro One sale (Thestar.com)
May 14
Vaughan News
Will new transparency measures touted for Vaughan city hall increase transparency? (Yorkregion.com)
VAUGHAN CITIZEN EXCLUSIVE: Future hospital at standstill until developer-led dispute settled (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Aurora homeowner shocked by proposed mailbox site (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
GTA mayors tackled divides at Ryerson forum (Thestar.com)
Funding the cost of growth - No DCs for CAs (NRU)
Halton Hills plans for 2031 - Georgetown set to grow (NRU)
Mississauga launches MyMalton - Visioning starts (NRU)
Garbage flung from Kipling highrise creates ‘a landfill site, minus the seagulls’ (Thestar.com)
TTC issues with Bombardier streetcars also apply to Metrolinx order (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Renewed interest in downtown Hamilton - Crafting guidelines (NRU)
May 13
York Region News
Newmarket receives $10K grant for Pan Am Games Torch Relay festivities (Yorkregion.com)
Richmond Hill councillors wave patriotism in debate over removal of prayer (Yorkregion.com)
Richmond Hill council votes against O Canada at meetings (Torontosun.com)
Graffiti-tagged RV becomes Ontario's first mobile mental health clinic (Thestar.com)
GTA News
Regional transit key to competing in global market, say 905-area mayors (Thestar.com)
City workers' overtime on rise (Torontosun.com)
TTC’s new streetcars plagued with manufacturing problems (Thestar.com)
How social media brought workplace harassment rules into play for men who lewdly heckled reporter (Theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Ontario’s auditor general turns up heat in showdown over partisan ads (Thestar.com)
Provincial watchdogs being marginalized (Torontosun.com)
May 12
Vaughan News
Events, exhibits honour Jewish Heritage Month in Vaughan (Yorkregion.com)
Traffic lights going up in the middle of walkways (Citynews.ca)
York Region News
Georgina welcomes $1.3M EMS station (Yorkregion.com)
NHL arena document released by Markham (Yorkregion.com)
Markham considers taking on debt (Thestar.com)
Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority's tree seedling program a growing success (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
City staff want Richmond-Adelaide bike lane to extend to Parliament (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Quebec-Ontario climate change alliance could expand to Alberta (Thestar.com)
Federal News
Cops posing as journalists breaches charter rights, media groups argue (Thestar.com)
The remaking of Montreal’s famous Ste-Catherine Street (Thestar.com)
May 11
Vaughan News
Vaughan film students vying for $1M film deal crack top 30 spot (Yorkregion.com)
Celebrating Caribbean Culture in Vaughan (Digitaljournal.com)
York Region News
York best region in which to live in Canada, report shows (Yorkregion.com)
Teachers to withdraw administrative duties starting Monday (Yorkregion.com)
Should Stouffville council only come out at night? (Yorkreigon.com)
Medical marijuana counselling service opens in Markham (Yorkregion.com)
Aurora Councillor Tom Mrakas wants town to regulate Canada Post superboxes (Yorkregion.com)
Workshop in Richmond Hill offers Canadian Anti-Spam Law refresher (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Peel Region no haven for black youth struggling with racism and alienation (Thestar.com)
Environmental group decries Lake Simcoe mobile-home park project (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario employers cashing in on temporary workers (Thestar.com)
Federal News
Warning labels at the pumps? Climate-change activist wants to stick it to gas retailers (Nationalpost.com)
How polls work and why they’re often so wrong (Thestar.com)
Liberal MPs ready to back SmartTrack (Torontosun.com)
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