News Clippings
March 3
York Region News
York Region beats Canada, Ontario and GTA on job growth (YorkRegion.com)
York Region Paramedic Service sending first responders out on every shift -- to check on their own (CBC.ca)
United Way Toronto & York Region committed to positive change (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
City urges caution for busy coyote season in Toronto (TheStar.com)
Pedestrian advocates upset by delays to Toronto’s complete streets guidelines (TheStar.com)
Toronto aims to dedicate a week to celebrate youth (TheStar.com)
John Tory seeks federal help as more refugees wind up in city shelters (CBC.ca)
Provincial News
GO train system expansion will boost some property values outside Toronto, study says (TheStar.com)
Hydro rate increases will be held to rate of inflation after 25-per-cent cut (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Morneau’s budget will be based on two-month-old survey in spite of recent, rosier economic data (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
March 2
Vaughan News
Parents vow to fight closure of Catholic school in Vaughan (TheStar.com)
Supporting Cultural Spaces in Kleinburg (MarketWired.com)
York Region News
East Gwillimbury residents ask for fence to buffer from new development (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Computer glitch bills thousands twice for Toronto property taxes (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Public invited to weigh in on latest design revisions for old Honest Ed’s location (TheStar.com)
Mississauga votes for relief for residents left homeless by deadly neighbourhood explosion (TheStar.com)
Mayor John Tory to lead trade mission to India and Sri Lanka (TheStar.com)
Toronto's new apartment bylaw could help crack down on bad landlords (CBC.ca)
At what point is the Scarborough subway plan too much money for too few riders? Keenan (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Premier Kathleen Wynne’s hydro relief plan will kick in this summer (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Eadie quits Taxicab Board over its 'back-door' Uber approval (CBC.ca)
Vancouver mayor emphasizes new approach to create affordable housing (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
March 1
Vaughan News
Vaughan-area parents enraged as school board votes to close nearly-full elementary school (CBC.ca)
BIG 5: Free March break fun in York Region (YorkRegion.com)
Alectra Inc. Acquires Hydro One Brampton (MarketWired.com)
Winterfest 2017 (VaughanEastSnapd.com and WoodbridgeSnapd.com)
2017 Annual Mayor's Luncheon (VaughanEastSnapd.com and WoodbridgeSnapd.com)
The 13th Annual Family Literacy Day Event Hosted By VPL (VaughanEastSnapd.com)
RBC Skate For Mackenzie Health Foundation (VaughanEastSnapd.com and WoodbridgeSnapd.com)
The FemmeOperative Night At Lake Wilcox Brewery (VaughanEastSnapd.com)
Knights Of Malta Hosts Love & Humainty (VaughanEastSnapd.com and WoodbridgeSnapd.com)
Urban Jungle (VaughanEastSnapd.com)
Look Who Downloaded The snapd App! (VaughanEastSnapd.com and WoodbridgeSnapd.com)
Edgeley Pond & Park (VaughanEastSnapd.com)
Vaughan C.A.R.E.S. (VaughanEastSnapd.com and WoodbridgeSnapd.com)
BOSS Supplements Vaughan Grand Opening Weekend (WoodbridgeSnapd.com)
6th Annual Giuliano's Journey (WoodbridgeSnapd.com)
Councillor Tony Carella's 2017 Family Fun Day Skate (WoodbridgeSnapd.com)
York Region News
Don Cousens: "A tremendous leader" (YorkRegion.com)
Tasca Park in Nobleton wins provincial award for design (YorkRegion.com)
Aurora council told to create Library Square plan (YorkRegion.com)
Richmond Hill tennis community upset over indoor court closure (YorkRegion.com)
King Fire Department receives grant for fire prevention program (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Toronto’s home prices in line with other world cities (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Premier Kathleen Wynne to cut hydro rates by 25 per cent (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Manitoba Taxicab Board eyes Uber-friendly regulatory changes (MetroNews.ca)
One in 10 Canadian adults participate in the sharing economy: StatCan (FinancialPost.com)
Canada is getting new radar system to better detect severe weather (TheStar.com)
Exclusive: Building codes across Canada to be updated to reflect climate change (GlobalNews.ca)
Feb. 28
Vaughan News
PM Justin Trudeau gets rock star's welcome at Woodbridge community centre (YorkRegion.com)
More condo towers to rise in Vaughan's downtown as subway arrival nears (YorkRegion.com)
Canada’s Most Lucrative Places for Business: #1 — Vaughan, Ont. (ProfitGuide.com)
York Catholic School Board to vote on Vaughan school closure (TheStar.com)
One less hole to stumble into at Danforth and Greenwood: The Fixer (TheStar.com)
York Region…boom town for tech firms (FinancialPost.com)
York Region News
Have warring factions gripped York Region school board? (YorkRegion.com)
Liberal candidates competing with Trudeau aide say race in Toronto-area riding is unfair (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Markham makes presence felt at business event in India (YorkRegion.com)
East Gwillimbury firefighters get 2.8 per cent annual raise for 5 years (YorkRegion.com)
Petition calls for Georgina residents to elect Elgie's replacement (YorkRegion.com)
Newmarket's King George school to be preserved during redevelopment (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Toronto film, TV and digital industry hit $2-billion in 2016, Tory says (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Federal News
Is Uber gearing up to launch in Vancouver? (iNews880.com)
Cyberspy agency eyes political blackmail as risk to Canada’s electoral system (TheStar.com)
How union leaders can change with the times — or not: Cohn (TheStar.com)
Millennials are buying homes but many have parental help, survey finds (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Feb. 27
Vaughan News
Itinerary for Monday, February 27, 2017 (NewsWire.ca)
A close look at property taxes shows why Toronto council is slow to raise rates: James (TheStar.com)
What kind of apartment can you get for $2,400 in Toronto? (CBC.ca)
What kind of apartment can you get in Toronto for $1,800? (CBC.ca)
TTC Receives Engineering Project of the Year Award for Line 1 Subway Extension (MassTransitMag.com)
Hamilton council briefs: LRT’s Bay Street stop still alive; wishing Pasuta a speedy recovery (HamiltonNews.ca)
York Region News
Woman discovers hundreds of needles in Vaughan (CTVNews.ca)
Former Markham mayor, Ontario cabinet minister Don Cousens dies (YorkRegion.com)
Mount Albert residents pummel council about "secret" development (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
It’s time to acknowledge the GTA’s housing problem: Tuckey (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Pest forces tree cull at park (WellandTribune.ca)
Kathleen Wynne re-appoints the man who recommended booze in supermarkets and the Hydro One sell-off (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Public meetings on January ice storm to be held in April (CBC.ca)
Ottawa urged to go public with planned changes to tax credits (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
The economic case for retrofitting buildings (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
