News Clippings
March 4
Vaughan News
WATCH: New highway toll lanes will be in the GTA in 5 years (newstalk1010.com)
Ontario 'moving forward' with plans to extend Highway 427 to Vaughan: minister (cbc.ca)
WATCH Province takes next step in Highway 427 expansion plans (680news.com)
WATCH: Ontario Moving Forward On Highway 427 Expansion (news.ontario.ca)
WATCH: Ontario shortlists bidders for Highway 427 extension north of Toronto (globalnews.ca)
Ontario moving ahead with 'first' electronic HOT lane in Hwy. 427 expansion plan (toronto.ctvnews.ca)
Ontario expanding high-occupancy toll lanes to Hwy. 427 extension (torontosun.com)
WATCH: Ontario to move forward with Hwy. 427 extension (cp24.com)
Vaughan councillor challenges Yonge subway ‘no-capacity mythology’ (thestar.com)
Tory: Extending subway into Richmond Hill would be 'irresponsible' (cp24.com)
York Region vision has transit as the faster way (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Newmarket council approves new code of conduct (yorkregion.com)
Ottawa trip will surely net cash for York Region: chair Wayne Emmerson (yorkregion.com)
Traffic signal not welcome in Markham's Box Grove? (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
John Tory’s two transit plans fighting for same riders (globeandmail.com)
Mississauga city council unanimously votes to halt Uber operations (cbc.ca)
How piles of snow paint a picture of what’s possible for city streets (thestar.com)
Will Toronto’s sidewalk wars become a messy debate of the past? (theglobeandmail.com)
Union Pearson Express head to be removed from role (theglobeandmail.com)
Gardiner proposal a sacrifice to the Cult of Motorism (thestar.com)
Naming of photo laureate a rare flash of civic enlightenment (thestar.com)
Brampton resident continues fight to oust councillor (bramptonguardian.com)
Provincial News
Fiscal watchdog warns of future deficits in Ontario (thestar.com)
Premiers ready to work with Trudeau on climate, but wary of carbon tax (theglobeandmail.com)
Uber could become legal in the region by the summer (cbc.ca)
Federal News
Time to rewrite Canada’s Citizenship Act, advocate says (thestar.com)
Vancouver deputy city manager Sadhu Johnston gets top job (theglobeandmail.com)
March 3
Vaughan News
Climbing official plan costs in Vaughan have councillor concerned (yorkregion.com)
VINTAGE VAUGHAN: Hand-coloured postcard, CPR Woodbridge (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
York Region pitches Justin Trudeau on Yonge subway extension (thestar.com)
York Region urges green light for GTA west EA - divided highway (NRU)
GTA News
Brampton introduces development permit system - tool for renewal (NRU)
Mississauga city council asks Uber to suspend operations (globalnews.ca)
Inside workers reach tentative deal with City of Toronto (thestar.com)
Plans for new schools looking up - way up (thestar.com)
Subways we already have are doomed by built-in flaws (thestar.com)
Keep your own trash, Ingersoll mayor tells Toronto (thestar.com)
Snow SNAFU reminds us what needs fixing in city’s public transit (nationalpost.com)
Provincial News
Wynne says clean economy can work if provinces, Ottawa co-operate (thestar.com)
Municipal electoral reforms slated for 2018 - ballot choices (NRU)
Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (NRU)
Federal News
Trudeau wants Canada to play key role in fighting climate change (thestar.com)
Trudeau to announce $150M for clean tech ahead of climate talks with premiers (thestar.com)
Talking climate is cheap. Action is expensive (theglobeandmail.com)
Canadian Labour Congress proposes plan to create 1 million 'climate jobs'
(cbc.ca)
March 2
Vaughan News
PowerStream Receives EDA's Innovation Excellence Award (marketwired.com)
York Region News
Winter storm dumps snow across York Region (yorkregion.com)
Storm cancels school buses across York (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
$1-billion solution for east Gardiner Expressway moves ahead (thestar.com)
Transit-mageddon shows why a little repetition would go a long way (thestar.com)
Power outage sounds alarm bells over Toronto’s failing transit infrastructure (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Nearly half of Ontarians continue to support the provincial pension plan amid heated debate (nationalpost.com)
Poll suggests Ontarians not warming to carbon-pricing scheme (thestar.com)
Federal News
Trudeau, Obama set to endorse continental strategy on climate change (theglobeandmail.com)
Transportation minister 'concerned' by Uber's plans to operate illegally (cbc.ca)
What you need to know as Edmonton's new taxi bylaw takes effect (edmontonsun.com)
Liberals’ ambitious Syrian-refugee plan was a gamble - and they won (theglobeandmail.com)
March 1
Vaughan News
Councillor Tony Carella Family Day Skate (Snapd Woodbridge)
St Andrew's Family Skate With Councillor Tony Carella (Snapd Woodbridge)
Vaughan Celebrates WinterFest's 27th Year! (Snapd Vaughan East/Woodbridge)
Andrew Wiggins Visits Dufferen Clark Community Centre (Snapd Vaughan East)
The Vaughan Juried Exhibition - An Art Integration Project: Inspired Cities (Snapd Vaughan East)
The Vaughan Business2Business Expo (Snapd Vaughan East/Woodbridge)
The City Of Vaughan Chinese New Year Event (Snapd Vaughan East/Woodbridge)
The Lunar New Year (Snapd Vaughan East)
City Of Vaughan Fire & Rescue Service Recruit Graduation Ceremony (Snapd Vaughan East/Woodbridge)
York Regional Council Supports Toque Tuesdays! (Snapd Vaughan East/Woodbridge)
Greenpark Group's Ribbon Cutting Ceremony For Tower 2 (Snapd Vaughan East)
The Freshii Rutherford Marketplace Grand Opening Party (Snapd Vaughan East)
The RBC Family Skate For Mackenzie Health Foundation (Snapd Vaughan East/Woodbridge)
York Region News
March to roar in with winter storm in York, GTA (yorkregion.com)
Transportation ministry completes $7.3M design for Hwy. 404 noise barriers in East Gwillimbury (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto transit thrown into disarray by power issues (theglobeandmail.com)
What transit needs now is an evangelist at city hall (thestar.com)
City, inside workers’ union in standoff after contract talks fall apart (thestar.com)
CUPE Local 79 and mayor say they are willing to restart bargaining (thestar.com)
Light Rail Transit debate set to go underground (bramptonguardian.com)
Search for Brampton’s new CAO extended several months, internal documents reveal (bramptonguardian.com)
Provincial News
City replaces 8,370 streetlights with LEDs (niagarafallsreview.ca)
Federal News
Liberals rethink seniors’ drug plan (thestar.com)
High-profile leaders join initiative to turn Canada’s economy green (thestar.com)
Canada-EU free trade deal could take effect next year, feds say (thestar.com)
Small business owners wait to see if Ottawa comes through on tax pledge (theglobeandmail.com)
Aboriginal leaders are warning of the mental health cost of climate change in the North (thestar.com)
Uber suspends operations in Edmonton over insurance delay (cbc.ca)
Alberta Government to regulate ride-for-hire services like Uber (metronews.ca)
Vancouver and Toronto housing markets ‘increasingly, dangerously unaffordable,’ RBC says (financialpost.com)
Feb. 29
Vaughan News
Vaughan to consider stiffer fines for illegal parking (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
York U. applauds nod to Markham campus in provincial budget (yorkregion.com)
Grow-your-own fruit program coming to Richmond Hill (yorkregion.com)
Newmarket Councillor Joe Sponga resigns from Main Street BIA board (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto bylaw limiting payday lenders gets a push from ACORN, councillors (thestar.com)
Mississauga council to vote on legalizing Uber (thestar.com)
Community group not waiting for nature to replace trees: The Fixer (thestar.com)
City’s vigour comes from buildings that are old - and ordinary (thestar.com)
UP Express fare drop another blow to taxis: drivers group (metronews.ca)
Internal Metrolinx reports pointed to lower UPX fares (theglobeandmail.com)
How Toronto's fragile transportation system is struggling to cope (theglobeandmail.com)
Up in the air: What’s next for Toronto’s island airport? (theglobeandmail.com)
Airport area employers look for a better way (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ottawa should work with Ontario on guaranteed-income strategy: advocates (theglobeandmail.com)
Ontario service fees, vehicle registration set to go up (thestar.com)
Province’s plans to wipe out deficit could be too optimistic, former MP says (yorkregion.com)
Federal News
Uber drivers, supporters march on Alberta's legislature demanding changes (cbc.ca)
Majority of Canadians agree pot should be legal: poll (theglobeandmail.com)
Trudeau intent on seizing moment to forge national climate strategy (theglobeandmail.com)
Alberta investing $25 million in future flood protection (thestar.com)
Calgary and its NIMBYs (National Post)
