News Clippings
Nov. 11
Vaughan News
Markham OKs 1 extra York Region council seat for Vaughan (YorkRegion.com)
The Met condominium an example of urbanism done right (MetroNews.ca)
York Region News
York Region could be first in province to use photo radar in school zones (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
City rule forces TTC to fund $700Gs art (TorontoSun.com)
'Small change' to help Toronto's first-time home buyers: Wynne (TorontoSun.com)
Provincial News
Ontario falling deeper and deeper into debt (TorontoSun.com)
Federal News
Carbon-tax comittment puts Trudeau at odds with Trump (TheGlobeandMail.com)
Nov. 10
Vaughan News
Curve appeal (TheGlobeandMail.com)
Transportation summit told gridlock solution can’t be just another highway plan (BramptonGuardian.com)
The Time is Now (NRU)
York Region News
York Region plans to build new multi-million dollar headquarters (CTVNews.ca)
Brampton council shocked by cost of York Region project (TheStar.com)
Newmarket Main Street wins Great Places in Canada award (YorkRegion.com)
Richmond Hill considers adding GPS tracking to plows (YorkRegion.com)
Stouffville unveils new parking permit system to help business owners, tenants (YorkRegion.com)
CAS managers charged more than $106,000 in 'unreasonable’ expenses (TheStar.com)
Richmond Hill to Oppose Townhouses at OMB (NRU)
GTA News
Council to add three new members with ward boundary change (TheStar.com)
No protection from construction for trees in a city park: The Fixer (TheStar.com)
Transit plan may seem less sweet when the bill arrives: Keenan (TheStar.com)
Toronto council says no to bidding on Expo 2025 (TheStar.com)
Mississauga Disbands Uber Committee (Insauga.com)
Placemaking in Innisfil (NRU)
Looking for the Right Buyer (NRU)
Room to Grow (NRU)
Provincial News
City ready to fight pest (ChronicleJournal.com)
Ontario tightens fundraising loopholes (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Trump win makes Canadian real estate look even more attractive (TheStar.com)
Donald Trump win raises questions about Canada’s aggressive off-carbon agenda (FinancialPost.com)
Nov. 9
Vaughan News
Vaughan mulls over 3 per cent property tax hike (YorkRegion.com)
Markham, Vaughan ratepayers' groups fight bid to reroute freight trains (YorkRegion.com)
Former NHL and women's national team members play to help York Region homeless (YorkRegion.com)
Greybrook Realty Partners Invests $8,645,000 in a Low-Rise Residential Development Project with Marlin Spring in Vaughan, Ontario (GlobeNewsWire.com)
York Region News
Newmarket OMB reform town hall meeting has residents calling for transparency (YorkRegion.com)
Connecting Students from the Greater Toronto Region with our Forests (TheProvince.com)
Speed limits may be on the rise in King Township in future (YorkRegion.com)
New Civic Centre added to budget talks in Georgina (YorkRegion.com)
Signs are in the ground for York University's Markham campus (YorkRegion.com)
Parents need more money in their pockets (YorkRegion.com)
Aurora Highland Gate redevelopment OMB settlement hearing set for Dec. 1 (YorkRegion.com)
New Aurora winter parking rules on residential streets begin Nov. 15 (YorkRegion.com)
Lake Simcoe watershed 'heroes' honoured in Newmarket (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Toronto transit plan clears major hurdle at council (TheStar.com)
Crucial information missing ahead of transit vote, Toronto councillors say (TheStar.com)
Skateboarders upset after city crews demolish homemade park on dead end street (CBC.ca)
Popular App Incorporates MiWay's New Real-Time System in Mississauga (Insauga.com)
Pay your parking ticket with a toy in Innisfil with Scrooge the Ticket program (Simcoe.com)
Provincial News
City Politicians Endorse Changes to London's Taxi Bylaw (640Toronto.com)
Sousa promises help for first-time home buyers (TheStar.com)
Ontario to reintroduce photo radar in school zones (TheStar.com)
Ontario to outline plans to deal with rising home prices (GlobeandMail.com)
Federal News
Ottawa names five-person panel to overhaul National Energy Board’s mandate (GlobeandMail.com)
Canadian housing starts, permits slip in latest signs of cooling (GlobeandMail.com)
Nov. 8
Vaughan News
Human damage from house fires cost economy $7.6B: Study (TorontoSun.com)
Vaughan residents applaud proposed policies regulating infill development (YorkRegion.com)
Amalgamate Markham, Richmond Hill and Vaughan into one city: councillor (YorkRegion.com)
BIG 5: York Region's most deadly intersections revealed (YorkRegion.com)
Road closures along Teston Road, Cityview Boulevard in Vaughan begin Friday (YorkRegion.com)
Pierre Berton Heritage Center (Concept), Kleinburg Ontario (SaWatSkiConceptReality.com)
Friends of Vitanova host 29th annual Celebration of Life (YorkRegion.com)
York Region News
York Region headquarters comes with hefty price tag (TheStar.com)
Markham committee debates new council meeting times and speaking limits (YorkRegion.com)
Addressing child poverty means addressing family poverty: York Region councillor (YorkRegion.com)
Newmarket's Southlake Eye Institute receives $358K funding boost (YorkRegion.com)
Health Minister Jane Philpott tours Ontario's only mobile health clinic (CambridgeTimes.ca)
Ontario Celebrates Agri-Food Innovators in Toronto and York Region (Ontario.ca)
GTA News
Ontario government assumed it would pay for LRT operating costs: Internal document (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Provincial subsidy for seniors’ homes falls short: Critics (TheStar.com)
Council approves $6.3-million emerald ash borer plan (TBNewsWatch.com)
Taxi bylaw: Surge pricing plan leaves ‘customers exposed,’ cab firm head says as politicos endorse bylaw changes (LFPress.com)
Federal News
Nationwide electoral reform survey surprises many and disappoints some of Trudeau’s political opponents (NationalPost.com)
Canadian housing starts, permits slip in latest signs of cooling (GlobeandMail.com)
Nov. 7
Vaughan News
City of Vaughan 25th Anniversary Celebrations Reflect its Enviable Quality of Life (Issuu.com)
Vaughan firefighters deliver piping hot pizza to social media contest winner (YorkRegion.com)
York Region Transit route changes take effect Nov. 6 (YorkRegion.com)
Woodbridge student shortlisted for Breakthrough Junior Challenge prize scholarship (Thestar.com)
Local stores left off grocery wine list (FortErieTimes.ca)
Good scare in store for film watchers of movie based on Vaughan locale (YorkRegion.com)
York Region News
York Region paramedics make house calls as part of study (CTVNews.ca)
Developer giving away car in Thornhill (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
City staff suggests more increases to water, trash bills (TheStar.com)
Fed-up Metrolinx threatens to cancel $770M Bombardier deal for LRT (TorontoSun.com)
Toronto’s grudge against apartments: Micallef (TheStar.com)
Toronto Hydro eyes ending $60M yearly gift to city (TheStar.com)
Major unknowns, risks in funding Tory's SmartTrack plan remain ahead of vote (TheStar.com)
How much should city taxpayers shell out for art? (TorontoSun.com)
Provincial News
Wynne says no tax hikes needed to balance books (TheStar.com)
Proceeds from Slots at Mohawk fund ash tree removal, replacement (InsideHalton.com)
Ash borer hits Bruce national park (OwenSoundtimes.com)
Barrie's RVH could pay more than $180k extra for hydro next year (Simcoe.com)
Federal News
Exclusive: Trudeau government to mail every household in Canada questions on electoral reform (NationalPost.com)
Justin Trudeau’s plan to cut airfares contradicts climate-change goals: Walkom (TheStar.com)