News Clippings
April 28
Vaughan News
100-acre SmartCentres Place transforming Vaughan (dailycommercialnews.com)
Colin and Justin: A one stop shop (torontosun.com)
York Region News
From 75 inhabitants to 45,000; a brief history of Whitchurch-Stouffville (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Goodbye, gasoline: Inside Toronto's strategy to wean the city off of greenhouse gases (cbc.ca)
Fumes, noise from massive generator keeping power on - and residents awake (cbc.ca)
OPP probing suspected Toronto city bid rigging (thestar.com)
No new cash for fixing social housing stock (thestar.com)
Ministry of Labour finds subway air quality 'not likely to endanger' workers (cp24.com)
Queen Street next stop on Brampton’s bumpy rapid transit ride (bramptonguardian.com)
Provincial News
Ontario's 2017-18 budget highlights (toronto.ctvnews.ca)
Ontario Liberals reject Mayor John Tory’s calls to match federal transit funding (thestar.com)
No tax relief for business in Ontario budget (thestar.com)
New funding for Toronto transit, social housing left out of Ontario budget (theglobeandmail.com)
Ontario bets strong economy will keep budget balanced (theglobeandmail.com)
Ontario moves to toughen oversight of syndicated mortgage investments (theglobeandmail.com)
Elevator problems and solutions focus of new Ontario-mandated research (metronews.ca)
Federal News
Time for Trudeau to move on from photo-op feminism (thestar.com)
Man with cerebral palsy accuses Passport Canada of an 'appalling' lack of accommodation (cbc.ca)
April 27
Vaughan News
Vaughan design review panel agendas (NRU)
York Region News
New Markham OP partially approved (NRU)
Ghost town Markham: Area plagued by vacant houses, crazy real estate market (yorkregion.com)
Markham owner gets conditional permit to demolish home (yorkregion.com)
Jackson's Point residents petition against redevelopment of public park (yorkregion.com)
York Region residents can now borrow from any library (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Shifting attitudes: Mississauga townhouses (NRU)
Doors Open Toronto 2017 Celebrating 150 Years of Architecture (urbantoronto.ca)
Despite Long Waitlists, Co-ops Seen as a Solution to Toronto’s Housing Crisis (torontoist.com)
Tory says it’s ‘not acceptable’ that TTC has waited more than two decades to study air quality (thestar.com)
Planned closure of hundreds of social housing units called 'failure' of governments as waiting list grows (thestar.com)
Is Ontario's Worst Road in Mississauga? (insauga.com)
Provincial News
Spontaneous visitors: Brock wayfinding plan (NRU)
Halton tourism: cycle-friendly destination (NRU)
Landlords who evict tenants for their own use will have to offer compensation, proposed legislation says (thestar.com)
Rural parents rally to save schools across Ontario (thestar.com)
Critics of new ‘dynamic’ disability symbol not just anti-PC cranks (thestar.com)
Sousa set to balance budget with no tax hikes (thestar.com)
Ontario budget 2017: What to expect (cbc.ca)
Soil waste from Ontario construction projects could fill 16 Rogers Centres in 1 year: Report (CP24.com)
Federal News
Canada needs plan for U.S. tax cuts: business council (theglobeandmail.com)
April 26
Vaughan News
COLUMN: Order of Vaughan recognizes influential city-builders (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan takes shot at becoming permanent home of Canadian Open golf tourney (yorkregion.com)
New HOV, transit lanes coming to Vaughan, Markham (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Markham planting seeds for new tree-preservation bylaw (yorkregion.com)
Bawdy houses popping up in residential Markham neighbourhoods, say residents (yorkregion.com)
Density focus of meeting on proposed development for Markham's York Downs (yorkregion.com)
King councillor salaries some of lowest in York Region (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto’s rail deck park proposal a ‘golden opportunity,’ experts say (thestar.com)
Councillor wants to turn heavily polluted land into a downtown park (thestar.com)
Toronto’s housing crunch could be eased with laissez-faire urban planning (theglobeandmail.com)
Woodbine unveils massive expansion project (torontosun.com)
All aboard? Upcoming report to detail high-speed rail plan from Toronto to London and Windsor (ctvnews.ca)
Toronto conservation officials keeping close eye on rising water levels near Lake Ontario (globalnews.ca)
Toronto’s Neighbourhood Micro Grants aims to strengthen communities (insidetoronto.com)
Rush hour traffic tinkering designed to improve east-end Toronto's commute (insidetoronto.com)
Toronto Housing Crisis Caused By 'Government-Induced Land Shortage': Study (huffingtonpost.ca)
Toronto school board, charity build $70M ‘community hub’ (renx.ca)
DenseCity Part 1: Where Toronto Builds Density and Why (urbantoronto.ca)
Provincial News
Liberals approve massive executive pay hikes (torontosun.com)
Ontario regulator lacks expertise to regulate syndicated mortgages, says former registrar (cbc.ca)
Consultation period on the horizon for Ontario accreditation program (dailycommercialnews.com)
Led by Ontario, the Great Lakes region economy just keeps on growing (tvo.org)
Federal News
Canada braces for ‘tough times’ in U.S. lumber dispute (thestar.com)
Most Canadians think privatizing airports is a bad idea: poll (theglobeandmail.com)
April 25
Vaughan News
TTC to unveil maps of subway line extension that extends to Vaughan (toronto.ctvnews.ca and CP24.com)
Elite teen soccer team suspended after ‘roughhousing’ video surfaces (thestar.com)
Explore Vaughan's green side by hiking local trails, visiting fall fair (yorkregion.com)
After CHAT tuition cut, orthodox high school offers own tuition relief (cjnews.com)
York Region News
Learn everyday actions to help environment at Aurora Eco Fest (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto to get expert advice on Rail Deck Park at urban planning conference (cbc.ca)
City of Toronto may install pumping station in flooded Lower Simcoe underpass (cbc.ca)
The City of Toronto launches ads to dispel myths about the homeless (cbc.ca)
Air pollution levels in Toronto subways highest among country's 3 major rapid transit systems (cbc.ca)
Toronto skateboarders hoping to save Fort York DIY skatepark (thestar.com)
Jurassic Park could be a destination even after the playoffs (thestar.com)
OMB appeal process coming to an end for some neighbourhood planning (thestar.com)
Scarborough residents, community groups press province to consider an alternative to subway (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario to roll out basic income in three cities (theglobeandmail.com)
Report blames Ontario's 2006 growth plan for soaring house prices (theglobeandmail.com)
Wynne spells out priorities: trade, technology, Trump (thestar.com)
Wynne housing plan likely to cause pause in home buying: Report (thestar.com)
Federal News
Canada’s coming to grips with what legal pot actually means, forum hears (thestar.com)
Toronto, Montreal to debate federal airport privatization (montrealgazette.com)
April 24
Vaughan News
Vaughan Chamber of Commerce hosts post-budget breakfast with MPP Del Duca (yorkregion.com)
McMichael gallery to honour longtime supporter Norman Hallendy (yorkregion.com)
Toronto FC II: The Young Reds’ season so far (walkingthered.com)
Ontario's budget shouldn't pass up golden opportunity on transit (metronews.ca)
Lower speed limits in effect on several York Region roads (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Turn foreign home buyers' tax over to municipalities: Markham councillor (yorkregion.com)
Cultural Centres best way to spend a few hours in Newmarket, Aurora, King (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
$21.4m of Multi-Lateral Funding Propels Artscape Launchpad (urbantoronto.ca)
Electricity Rates Proposed to Undergo Largest Cuts in Ontario History (insauga.com)
End free CNE admission for people with disabilities, report says (thestar.com)
Toronto’s sci-fi love for the Gardiner (thestar.com)
Transit projects often fall far short of the promises made (thestar.com)
Sewell’s blunt language challenges Tory on public housing (thestar.com)
Parkdale residents worry about condo developments (thestar.com)
Toronto’s young people are starting to interrupt the not-in-my-backyard chorus (theglobeandmail.com)
TTC officers should be trained in de-escalation: Ombudsman (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Backyard chicken coop tour attracts those curious about coops in their own yards (therecord.com)
Waterloo stoops to turn dog poop into energy, fertilizer (thestar.com)
Don’t drive high, Ontario highway signs urge motorists (thestar.com)
Ontario government set to reveal details on basic income pilot project (globalnews.ca)
Federal News
Youth use art to convey reasons to love Canada (thestar.com)
Changes at passport offices due to terrorism concerns (torontosun.com)
