News Clippings
May 13
Vaughan News
Backlash intensifies over taller Sobeys plaza project in Thornhill (yorkregion.com)
Plaza and Berkeley's The Met Joining Vaughan's New Downtown (urbantoronto.ca)
Bauer Hockey to open its first Canadian superstore next year in Vaughan, Ont. (1310news.com)
York Region News
Two Thornhill neighbourhoods benefit from planned sewer construction (yorkregion.com)
Chalk board lets Markham residents share hopeful message (yorkregion.com)
Whitchurch-Stouffville residents 'distressed' amid exodus of town staff (thestar.com)
GTA News
How open data can change the way we live and learn (thestar.com)
Toronto preparing for pot shop crackdown (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario Chamber of Commerce urges one-year delay on cap-and-trade plan (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Quebec government introduces bill to regulate Uber and taxi industry (thestar.com)
Uber bill sparks tensions among rank-and-file Quebec Liberals (cbc.ca)
Liberals unveil new rules to crack down on partisan government advertising (thestar.com)
How to create a government that’s truly for the people, by the people (thestar.com)
May 12
Vaughan News
An exclusive tour of Vaughan's Civic Centre Resource Library (yokregion.com)
VINTAGE VAUGHAN: Vellore Women's Institute Meeting, 1935 (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Mississauga bans UberX and other ride-sharing services (thestar.com)
Mississauga committee to create pilot program 'test-driving' Uber (cbc.ca)
Toronto taxi companies reject surge pricing, call it ‘extortion’ (thestar.com)
Four-day Canada Day bash among Toronto events to mark Canada's 150th birthday (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Increased population density with easy access to transit key to Ontario's Greenbelt expansion plan (yorkregion.com)
Kathleen Wynne promises to ban daycare waitlist fees (thestar.com)
Wynne worried about weed shops popping up (thestar.com)
National daycare proposal to be ready by summer (theglobeandmail.com)
Hamilton invests in human infrastructure - targeting poverty (NRU)
Coordinated review - amendments proposed (NRU)
Complete streets transformations - benefits of diverse approaches (NRU)
Oakville council calls for OMB reform (NRU)
Federal News
Ridesharing companies poised to launch in Calgary (calgaryherald.com)
Judgment day for Uber: Quebec to table bill this morning (cbc.ca)
Liberals keep final say in revamping Canadian elections (thestar.com)
May 11
Vaughan News
Series of nighttime burglaries in Vaughan prompts York Regional Police warning (yorkregion.com)
Girls-only construction class big hit at Woodbridge's Emily Carr Secondary School (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Mississauga mayor faces first big test with Uber vote (thestar.com)
Torontonians ready to pay more for transit, chief planner says (thestar.com)
Toronto can cut costs with 24-7 road construction, report finds (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Ontario proposes greenbelt expansion as urban growth intensifies (theglobeandmail.com)
Ontario setting new rules to end era of suburban sprawl across GTA (thestar.com)
Guelph mayor connects with students for National Youth Week (guelphmercury.com)
Ontario ministers to debate climate change strategy as tensions simmer (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Liberals move on electoral reform as deadline looms (thestar.com)
Wildfires will always happen, but Canadians forgetting safety lessons they teach us (nationalpost.com)
Critics want immigration ombudsman (thestar.com)
May 10
Vaughan News
Campaign cabinet announced for Mackenzie Vaughan's $250 million fundraising goal (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan blasted for ‘troubling’ environment record (thestar.com)
GTA News
Taxi Alliance to speak out on city's ride-sharing decision (ctvnews.ca)
Toronto's Vote to Legalize Uber is a Lesson for other Municipalities says Shop Insurance Canada (digitaljournal.com)
New plan would add 525 km of bike routes to create a true Toronto network (thestar.com)
Uber in legal limbo until new rules implemented July 15 (thestar.com)
Torontonians are paying the highest price to live the urban dream (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Ontario tweaks controversial daycare regulations (thestar.com)
Ontario ditches controversial daycare rule changes (thestar.com)
Federal News
Canada sees progress in war on obesity as overweight rates drop among children (nationalpost.com)
May 9
Vaughan News
Thornhill residents decry plan for tower on plaza site (cjnews.com)
Vaughan woman hopes to be crowned Miss Universe Canada (yorkregion.com)
Moms share secrets of parenthood on their day in Vaughan (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
East Gwillimbury council slams region over continued use of sewage lagoons until 2024 (yorkregion.com)
Aurora examining future uses for heritage buildings (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Hydro One first quarter results weakened by mild winter, storm costs (bnn.ca)
Toronto’s new procurement program helps create jobs for disadvantaged workers (thestar.com)
Uber debate fractures council following duelling negotiations (thestar.com)
Toronto's taxi debate points to issues far bigger than Uber (metronews.ca)
Provincial News
Uber could be alternative to discontinued bus service, CSDM commissioner suggests (cbc.ca)
Ontario's soaring poverty gap ‘starkest’ for single adults as welfare rates stagnate (thestar.com)
Ontario to spend $90M for daycare spaces, family supports (thestar.com)
New e-poll technology could speed up voting in 2018 Ontario election (thestar.com)
Federal News
No cap on matching fed donations (yorkregion.com)
Liberals set to introduce bill on the Canada-U.S. border (theglobeandmail.com)
Canadian tourism industry losing out as millennials travel abroad (theglobeandmail.com)
