News Clippings
Nov. 6
Vaughan News
VINTAGE VAUGHAN: First air shipment of cattle from Canada (YorkRegion.com)
Boisterous crowd grills proponents of Thornhill plaza redevelopment (YorkRegion.com)
York Region real estate leads way in GTA's best October on record (YorkRegion.com)
Boozy, men-only fundraiser for GTA addiction centre sparks criticism (CBC.ca)
York Region News
Students, parks giving dead ash trees new life in Richmond Hill (YorkRegion.com)
Some York Region councillors pushing to have elected chair (YorkRegion.com)
Aurora discusses possible changes to garbage collection contract (YorkRegion.com)
37-unit townhouse project in old Richmond Hill could kill ‘golden goose’ (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
City’s rough streets getting a little easier for trees (TheStar.com)
GTA businesses celebrate 12% drop in energy use in office towers — equal to taking 4,200 cars off the road (NationalPost.com)
Toronto garbage and water rates set to rise (TheStar.com)
Toronto council launches 20-year war on poverty — with funding feuds on the horizon (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Environmental groups hope to nearly double size of the Greenbelt (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Rona Ambrose named interim Conservative leader (TheStar.com)
Canada’s long-form census is back for 2016 (TheStar.com)
Nov. 5
Vaughan News
Vaughan budget: draft document proposes three per cent tax hike (YorkRegion.com)
CABINET ANNOUNCEMENT: Schulte, Sorbara not selected but optimistic they can contribute (YorkRegion.com)
PowerStream Exceeds Electricity Conservation Target by Over 21 Percent (MarketWired.com)
York Region News
Hydro fee hike may shock York Region seniors, young families (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Port Credit Master Plan Mobility Hub A Go (NRU)
Toronto council bans hookah smoking in city businesses (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Municipal acts under review: Revenue Options Needed (NRU)
Building industry weighs in Bill 73 Deputations (NRU)
Federal News
Trudeau sets fresh tone with cabinet ready to tackle thorny issues (GlobeAndMail.com)
Meet the members of Justin Trudeau’s cabinet (TheStar.com)
Nov. 4
Vaughan News
Vaughan's Wellbeing: report reveals troubling trends (YorkRegion.com)
Report: 'Well-being' in Vaughan, Ont. may be declining (TheWeatherNetwork.com)
Two sent to hospital after Thornhill house fire (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
City needs power to tow Uber: Mammo (TorontoSun.com)
Councillor wants city to launch another court injunction against Uber (CP24.com)
Renters’ recycling can get trashed (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Uber says personal vehicles, not taxis, are the real competition (CTVnews.ca)
Waterloo Region taxi bylaw update delayed by overwhelming public feedback (CBC.ca)
Drew Dilkens says some local cab drivers want to work for Uber (CBC.ca)
London’s other railway holds many lessons for Toronto, Mayor John Tory (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Justin Trudeau’s cabinet is the shape of things to come (TheStar.com)
Nov. 3
Vaughan News
Study takes hard look at ‘well-being’ of Vaughan (TheStar.com)
Moon Festival Celebration in Vaughan (VaughanEastSnap.com and WoodbridgeSnap.com)
6th Annual Portraits of Giving Arrives in Vaughan (VaughanEastSnap.com and WoodbridgeSnap.com)
11th Annual Run for Vaughan (VaughanEastSnap.com and WoodbridgeSnap.com)
Fire Prevention Week - Kickoff Event! (VaughanEastSnap.com)
Thornhill Seniors Citizen Club 25th Anniversary (VaughanEastSnap.com)
Magna pledges $10M donation to future Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital (VaughanEastSnap.com and WoodbridgeSnap.com)
New King Vaughan Candidate Celebrates In Style (VaughanEastSnap.com)
Official Opening of Father E. Bulfon Community Centre (WoodbridgeSnap.com)
New Vaughan-Woodbridge Candidate Celebrates Victory (WoodbridgeSnap.com)
Annual Hospice Vaughan Gala (VaughanEastSnap.com and WoodbridgeSnap.com)
York Region News
Salt is cure for icy winter roads, Aurora says (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
An absurd solution to a non-compliant basketball net (NationalPost.com)
Is Uber complying with bylaws? Council wants to know (CityNews.ca)
Provincial News
Kathleen Wynne’s trade mission heading to California and China (TheStar.com)
Ontario to detail plans on high-occupancy toll lanes in December (GlobeAndMail.com)
Federal News
Liberals to restore mandatory long-form census (TheStar.com)
Insurer getting tough on Ottawa Uber drivers (OttawaSun.com)
Nov. 2
Vaughan News
Vaughan: New city strategic plan focuses on service delivery (Yorkregion.com)
Vaughan's 2016 budget talks get underway Monday at City Hall (Yorkregion.com)
York police investigate possible hate crime in Vaughan (CBC.ca)
Police investigating after possible anti-Semitic graffiti appears in Thornhill park (680news.com)
Police investigating possible anti-Semitic graffiti at Vaughan park (CP24.com)
Anti-Semitic graffiti discovered in Thornhill park (Yorkregion.com)
Is Vaughan’s heritage losing out to development? (Thestar.com)
Senior of the Year honoured in Thornhill (Yorkregion.com)
Hamilton votes to merge Horizon with other hydro providers (CBC.ca)
York Region News
Hidden homelessness growing in York Region (Thestar.com)
York Region seniors’ task force: what do older residents need? (Yorkregion.com)
From blood-chilling clinics to spooktacular fun, York residents get into Halloween spirit (Yorkregion.com)
Newmarket to explore Recreation Playbook recommendation (Yorkregion.com)
Newmarket may regulate home-heating propane tanks (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto taxis to drop base fare starting Sunday (CTVnews.ca)
Insurer cancelling policies of UberX drivers (Thestar.com)
Does 1948 deed let city claim hospital land? (Thestar.com)
Make drivers pay to ease congestion, new report urges (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Province taking steps to legalize Uber and other apps (blogTO.com)
Windsor taxi drivers fear Uber would mean job losses (Windsorstar.com)
Uber liked better than traditional taxis in Ottawa, research finds (CBC.ca)
Federal News
City of Vancouver, province of B.C. at war over taxis (Vancouversun.com)
