News Clippings
Sept. 1
Vaughan News
Eye on York Region: Our area’s own Urban Design Awards (postcity.com)
Old rivalries emerge in Thornhill council (postcity.com)
Upstream Works Software Announces New Partnership with GDT (marketwired.com, yorklink.ca, telecomreseller.com)
Costco Wholesale Opens Warehouse Club in North-West Vaughan (vaughaneast.snapd.com and woodbridge.snapd.com)
8th Annual Portraits of Giving Exhibit Arrives in Vaughan (vaughaneast.snapd.com and woodbridge.snapd.com)
Vaughan Chambers of Commerce (VCC) Celebrates 40th Anniversary with A BBQ Bash (vaughaneast.snapd.com and woodbridge.snapd.com)
Better water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure for Vaughan residents (vaughaneast.snapd.com and woodbridge.snapd.com)
The New Woodbridge Scaddabush Italian Kitchen & Bar Hosts an Exclusive VIP Key Influencer Event (vaughaneast.snapd.com and woodbridge.snapd.com)
Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park (vaughaneast.snapd.com)
Vaughan Public Libraries host Junior Firefighter Club (vaughaneast.snapd.com and woodbridge.snapd.com)
The Civic Centre Resource Library Hosts an Astronomical Event of the Decade (vaughaneast.snapd.com and woodbridge.snapd.com)
Joyce Bockmaster Celebrates Her 90th Birthday In Style (woodbridge.snapd.com)
The Annual Circle of Friends Butterfly Kisses Memorial Release (woodbridge.snapd.com)
York Region Events: 5 things to do this Labour Day weekend (Sept. 2 to Sept. 4) (yorkregion.com and Thornhill Liberal)
York Region News
Painters wanted for Aurora's Canada 150 Mosaic mural (yorkregion.com)
CBM, EG and Georgina Fire partnership rolls out first safety message (yorkregion.com)
Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill MP seeks youth for constituency council (yorkregion.com)
York school board receives human rights award from national Muslim group (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto’s departing chief planner Keesmaat rules out politics in 2018 (thestar.com)
When is it heritage and when is it hiding from the city’s evolution and growth? (thestar.com)
Yonge St. businesses to get reduced property tax bills (thestar.com)
Mayor John Tory hints unsanctioned overdose prevention site could remain open (cbc.ca)
Provincial News
Canadian Open bid endorsed by Milton council (insidehalton.com)
Landlords can no longer evict tenants without compensation (thestar.com)
Federal News
City of Calgary pilots aquatic wheel chairs in splash parks (metronews.ca)
Are PCs looking to talk Doug Ford out of running to be an MPP? (thestar.com)
U.S. and Canada want NAFTA deal by end of year, Trump says (thestar.com)
Aug. 31
Vaughan News
'We're all screwed:' citizen after Vaughan grass cut before litter collected (yorkregion.com)
uReport: Thornhill teen launches clothing brand through Summer Company (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
York Region pulls controversial ads targeting young women and binge drinking (yorkregion.com)
Community grant program in King looks to brighten streets (yorkregion.com)
Laskay Hall gets moved to new location in King (yorkregion.com)
Bathurst Street opens after repairs take close to four months (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Tory calls on province to fix property tax system for small businesses (thestar.com)
Ten years and counting to fix washed out culvert and footpath: The Fixer (thestar.com)
AGO's Grange Park gets $15M reno, but still struggling with water drainage (cbc.ca)
Provincial News
Kathleen Wynne wants you to like her policies, not her (thestar.com)
Eligible Ontario homeowners to get smart thermostats (thestar.com)
Bitter land dispute results in blockade on Six Nations in Caledonia (thestar.com)
Federal News
Small-business groups unite to fight Ottawa’s proposed tax changes (theglobeandmail.com)
Liberals to fund high-speed Internet in Lac-Saint-Jean ahead of key by-election (theglobeandmail.com)
Indigenous participation in infrastructure projects to increase (thestar.com)
NDPers tying themselves in knots to defend the niqab (thestar.com)
Trudeau appoints acclaimed writer David Adams Richards to Senate (thestar.com)
Andrew Scheer's 'shadow cabinet' reflects attempt to mend Conservative leadership race ruptures (nationalpost.com)
Aug. 30
Vaughan News
COLUMN: Progress continues on Vaughan’s new hospital (yorkregion.com)
TFC II leaving Vaughan for Toronto after 3-season run; stadium size at issue (yorkregion.com)
Homeowners want developers' ear before Vaughan golf course sees construction (yorkregion.com)
‘Concerns raised’ about two new GO Transit stations, Del Duca acknowledges (thestar.com)
Metrolinx must rethink approval of two new GO stations: Editorial (thestar.com)
Councillor asks Metrolinx to revisit planned closure of York U. GO Station (CP24.com)
York Region News
Stouffville GO train whistles not stopping any time soon (yorkregion.com)
Markham councillor chosen to represent provincial Liberals in Markham-Unionville (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto's Air Canada Centre to be renamed Scotiabank Arena in $800-million deal (theglobeandmail.com)
Twitter account @TTChelps uses humour to defuse tense situations (thestar.com)
Midrise housing has bright future in Toronto - whether residents like it or not (thestar.com)
Jennifer Keesmaat deserves credit for her sunny, exciting vision of Toronto (thestar.com)
Atwood and neighbours are authors of a great NIMBY story (thestar.com)
Is Doug Ford poised to announce he’ll run for mayor? (thestar.com)
Lost in the PATH? New mapping system rolling out in the spring could save you (cbc.ca)
New TTC express bus routes see more riders than anticipated (cbc.ca)
Provincial News
Premier Kathleen Wynne promises $50 million in new arts funding (thestar.com)
Federal News
Quebec, Airbnb reach agreement to collect lodging tax in the province (thestar.com)
Calgary MP accused of harassment on medical leave (thestar.com)
Spend time honouring Indigenous heroes rather than debating Macdonald (cbc.ca)
Aug. 29
Vaughan News
Tories ask auditor general to investigate new GO stations (thestar.com)
Metrolinx should make decisions based on facts, not the whim of a minister (theglobeandmail.com)
York Region News
Markham-Stouffville MP Jane Philpott part of cabinet shuffle (yorkregion.com)
NEWCOMERS: Multilingual medical services in York Region (yorkregion.com)
Connect: Why aren't bylaw officers under provincial control? (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto’s chief planner Jennifer Keesmaat leaving post (thestar.com)
Annex residents to fight condo project (thestar.com)
Peel police to probe $1.25M Brampton staff fund (thestar.com)
Toronto kite enthusiast warned flying at beach could net more than $300 in fines (cbc.ca)
Provincial News
Ontario moving forward with a French-language university (thestar.com)
Provinces agree legal pot must be competitive with black market, Bill Blair says (thestar.com)
Some Ontario utilities to test new electricity pricing (cbc.ca)
Hamilton firefighters claiming cancer at twice provincial rate (cbc.ca)
Residents continue to raise stink about south London smell (cbc.ca)
Ontario boosts funding to fight opioid crisis (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Ottawa to students: We will pay companies to give you a work placement (thestar.com)
Liberal MP offered woman $100K to keep quiet about sexual harassment claim, father alleges (thestar.com)
Trudeau has no plans to remove Sir John A. Macdonald’s name from federal buildings, sites (thestar.com)
Governors, premiers pledge co-operation during climate emergencies (cbc.ca)
Aug. 28
Vaughan News
Protesters let minister in Vaughan know Markham train horns too loud (yorkregion.com)
Metrolinx pressured to approve GO station in minister’s riding (thestar.com, yorkregion.com and metronews.ca)
Why Torontonians are making the move to Thorold (torontolife.com)
York Region News
Markham's John A. Macdonald PS name not currently up for debate: board (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto needs a vision to put the city’s ravine system on the map (theglobeandmail.com)
Protesters begin fight against destruction of green space and affordable housing in The Junction (thestar.com)
Police, city work to divert some 911 calls to 311 (thestar.com)
Main Squared festival shows what a great apartment neighbourhood can be (thestar.com)
Condo owners to pay $500K to save dog urine-contaminated park (cbc.ca)
Midtown building owners slam Toronto's unprecedented push for heritage protection (cbc.ca)
Provincial News
Provincial, local governments should consider mandatory hurricane interpretation training: ICLR report (canadianunderwriter.ca)
Battle for Northern Ontario raging 9 months before provincial election (thestar.com)
Ontario government polling shows improving numbers on hydro file (cbc.ca)
Federal News
Ottawa rejects expert calls to decriminalize illegal opioids (theglobeandmail.com)
Vancouver protest seeks to change restrictions on alcohol in public (theglobeandmail.com)
Statscan tries to close data gaps with launch of infrastructure census (theglobeandmail.com)
NDP leadership candidates debate Quebec religious accommodation bill (thestar.com)
Lyme disease on the rise in Canada, but doctors still confused about diagnosis (cbc.ca)
