News Clippings
Nov. 18
Vaughan News
Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua at the Woodbridge Cenotaph on Remembrance Day (vaughan citizen)
York Region News
School equity head pens letter condemning York Region board over handling of racially charged incidents (ctvnews.ca)
East Gwillimbury 2017 budget could see taxes go up $84 (yorkregion.com)
Stouffville launches monthly newsletter for town communications (yorkregion.com)
Construction of leisure centre and library expansion underway (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto council challenged to fund staff for city planning amid development pressures (thestar.com)
A 40-year journey to safety and acceptance for city cyclists (thestar.com)
TTC set to increase fares for sixth straight year (thestar.com)
Peel Region garbage workers’ strike to cause delays to waste pickup (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
The Ontario Municipal Board needs to be reined in (thestar.com)
Federal News
Canada committed to climate policy despite Trump win (theglobeandmail.com)
Trudeau government assessing a future without Canada’s two largest newspaper companies (financialpost.com)
CMHC stress test says house prices could drop 30% on interest rate spike (cbc.ca)
City taking wait and see approach to rideshare companies (airdriecityview.com)
Montreal’s proposed ‘Muslim community’ not so different from other ethnic enclaves (thestar.com)
Nov. 17
Vaughan News
More GO Trains coming to Barrie line starting in 2017: Metrolinx (YorkRegion.com)
Vaughan Design Review Panel (NRU)
Managing electricity needs: Grid Management (NRU)
York Region News
Queen's Park introduces bill to make regional chairs elected (YorkRegion.com)
Regional chairs to be directly elected (TheStar.com)
Water rates in King Township are going up 11.7 per cent in 2017 (YorkRegion.com)
Markham axes ice clearing and monitoring of Toogood Pond in Unionville (YorkRegion.com)
Richmond Hill neighbours furious with David Dunlap land developer's "mountain" (YorkRegion.com)
Newmarket considering new stormwater charge for property owners (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Mississauga housing: incenting affordable housing (NRU)
Burlington transit priorities: Coverage or Ridership (NRU)
We Mapped the City’s 311 Requests (Torontoist.com)
Peel Region garbage collectors go on strike, affecting 60% of households (TheStar.com)
City hall briefings not about privatization, Hydro says (TheStar.com)
Sneak preview of new-look Ontario Place includes rock wall, walking trail (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
The Ontario Municipal Board needs to be reined in: Cohn (TheStar.com)
Halton comments on OMB reform: Maintaining Vision (NRU)
EC warns stormwater management under funded (NRU)
Taxi operators, owners continue to fend off Uber (TheWhig.com)
City Councillor Responds to Concerns Surrounding Persistent Odour Issues at Two Organic Waste Facilities in London (640Toronto.com)
Federal News
Uber talking to City of Calgary officials about possible re-launch (CalgarySun.com)
Opposition to private sector cash in infrastructure is 'stupid,' Liberal MP says (CTVNews.ca)
Montreal borough to vote on temple ban bylaw (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Vancouver council approves Canada’s first-ever vacant housing tax (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Nov. 16
Vaughan News
Video: Kevin Frankish interviews Zoran Postic (bttoronto.ca)
Video: Unique snow removal contract (barrie.ctvnews.ca)
Video: Innovative approach to winter road maintenance (CP24.com)
Audio: Innovative winter road maintenance contract (newstalk1010.com)
Audio: New trendsetting winter road maintenance contract (680news.com)
City Vaughan's trendsetting winter road maintenance contract is the first of its kind in Ontario (municipalinfonet.com)
Taxpayers would spend $300,000 a year for additional Vaughan councillor (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Salvation Army offering aid to central York Region families this Christmas (yorkregion.com)
York school board understands ‘work to be done,’ education minister says (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto’s chief planner, staff concerned over lack of resources to manage development (thestar.com)
Councillor proposes earmarking condo development fees for downtown infrastructure (thestar.com)
Racist behaviour in Toronto simply coming into sharper focus, experts say (thestar.com)
Toronto council like 'parliamentary system' (torontosun.com)
Provincial News
94 per cent of Ontarians eager for hydro price relief (thestar.com)
Federal News
Developer behind ‘Muslim housing project’ in Montreal says anyone with shared values welcome
(nationalpost.com)
Nov. 15
Vaughan News
Vaughan's trendsetting winter road maintenance contract is the first of its kind in Ontario (newswire.ca, finance.yahoo.com, nationalpost.com, vancouversun.com, ottawacitizen.com, edmontonjournal.com, calgaryherald.com, theprovince.com, Canada.com, montrealgazette.com, windsorstar.com, leaderpost.com, thestarphoenix.com, facilitycalgary.com, penticton.business.com, cbj.ca, eonline.ca, madhunt.com, troymedia.com, globeadvisor.com, canadianinsider.com, insidertracking.com, onenewspage.com, assignmenteditor.com, us.aving.net, ceo.ca)
Woodbridge man dedicated to improving life for people with disabilities (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan man honoured with Ontario Senior Achievement Award (yorkreigon.com)
York Region News
United Way Toronto and York Region receives $5M donation from Magna (yorkregion.com)
York Region school board has 'work to do' on racism and Islamophobia (metronews.ca)
GTA News
Remove Toronto from the OMB, new bill urges (thestar.com)
Toronto councillors push to allow laneway housing (thestar.com)
Mayor Tory, allies push ahead with plan to outsource garbage pickup (thestar.com)
Rider group sees cuts in TTC shifts (thestar.com)
Proposals could add ‘significant’ new park space at Bathurst and Front (thestar.com)
Toronto Hydro slashes $35M from city’s annual dividend (thestar.com)
Meet the new kind of street coming to Toronto (theglobeandmail.com)
Signs posted in Toronto urge white people to act against multiculturalism (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
First-time home buyers to get $4,000 land transfer rebate (thestar.com)
Ontario’s good economic news still bad politics (thestar.com)
Federal News
Loophole in Vancouver bylaws leaves renters at risk of eviction (theglobeandmail.com)
Nov. 14
Vaughan News
Lack of permanent parking at Vaughan subway station no problem says mayor (YorkRegion.com)
Hidden poverty lurks in basements of Vaughan monster homes, advocates say (CBC.ca)
Vaughan firefighter in awe of student with autism whom he mentors (YorkRegion.com)
Tesla Giveaway Ties Into Sustainable Features at The Vanguard (UrbanToronto.ca)
Thornhill's Leo Baeck Jewish Day School moves north (YorkRegion.com)
York Region News
Newmarket's Yonge Street road construction could run into 2019 (YorkRegion.com)
Activate Aurora calls on town to ban 'sugar dispensers' in town facilities (YorkRegion.com)
Newmarket ready to designate three properties under Ontario Heritage Act (YorkRegion.com)
Markham led way to provincial legistlation banning door-to-door sales (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Toronto councillors want a seat at the Metrolinx table (TheStar.com)
Avenue of change: Meet the new kind of street coming to Toronto (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Pickering council asks for decision on airport (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Uber hiring operations expert for Waterloo (TheRecord.com)
City of Peterborough looks to cut back on overtime to workers (ThePeterboroughExaminer.com)
94 per cent of Ontarians eager for hydro price relief: Liberal polling (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Risks abound as Trudeau makes big pitch to giant investors: Paul Wells (TheStar.com)
