News Clippings
Jan. 27
Vaughan News
Downtown T.O. density coming to Thornhill
(postcity.com)
Ontario Moving Forward on Highway 427 Expansion in Vaughan (ontario.ca)
Ontario picks construction consortium to build Highway 427 extension (canadianmanufacturing.com)
Province hosting public meeting in Vaughan to discuss five-year child care plan (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Education minister appoints 2 reviewers to investigate York Region school board (ctvnews.ca)
Markham Councillor Karen Rea to spend night on streets for 360Kids (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Canada’s biggest bank warns of possible cooling measures coming to Toronto housing market (financialpost.com)
Green group takes aim at Scarborough privatization trash talk (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Kathleen Wynne stopping John Tory’s plan for tolls on DVP, Gardiner (thestar.com)
Waterloo Region's vehicle for hire bylaw slowly rolling out (therecord.com)
It’s up to provinces to take health money, Trudeau says (thestar.com)
Federal News
Trudeau to end controversial cash-for-access fundraisers (theglobeandmail.com)
Canadian journalism urged to tackle the ‘culture of free’ to survive (thestar.com)
Jan. 26
Vaughan News
Vaughan council opts to keep ward boundaries as is for 2018 election (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan Metropolitan Centre transit terminal breaks ground (reminetwork.com)
Construction schedule for Hwy. 427 extension in Vaughan to be unveiled in March (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Richmond Hill takes aim at puppy mills (yorkregion.com)
Markham shoots down ranked ballot option for 2018 election (yorkregion.com)
Intensification in Richmond Hill - Traffic jam (NRU)
GTA News
Toronto residents receive fake parking ticket emails (thestar.com)
Why does Toronto give more protection to trees than it does to buildings? (thestar.com)
Outdated regulations - Refreshed zoning (NRU)
Provincial News
City Committee Fails to Endorse Proposed Uber Regulations (640toronto.com)
Burlington budget - Planning shift (NRU)
Federal News
Ontario’s 150 anniversary logo cost taxpayers $30K (thestar.com)
Electoral reform continues to be Trudeau’s curse (thestar.com)
Most Canadians have a poor understanding of CPP, reports reveal (thestar.com)
Ottawa, provinces poised for sweeping internal trade deal (theglobeandmail.com)
New report investigates Canada’s media crisis (thestar.com)
Jan. 25
Vaughan News
COLUMN: Alectra - Vaughan’s new electric utility unveiled (vaughan citizen)
Downsview Park Station will host TTC, GO Transit, connect line to 905 (yorkregion.com)
Transit hub at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre underway (renewcanada.net)
York Region News
Markham considering stretch breaks, speaking limits during meetings (yorkregion.com)
King gets $1.65 M for broadband expansion from feds and province (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Proposed budget balances books with reserve funds (thestar.com)
Discipline required over video to build public confidence (thestar.com)
Toronto developers accused of carrying out ‘stealth’ demolitions amid heritage-designation backlog (theglobeandmail.com)
City Committee to Revisit Uber Regulation Talks (640toronto.com)
Provincial News
Ontario launches celebrations of its 150th anniversary (thestar.com)
Federal News
Justin Trudeau welcomes Keystone approval (thestar.com)
Most Canadians happy with current voting system, but open to electoral reform: report (thestar.com)
Ottawa facing growing calls to bolster media industry (theglobeandmail.com)
Canada is the world’s newest tax haven (thestar.com)
Jan. 24
Vaughan News
TTC's newest subway extension taking shape (thestar.com)
TYSSE Year In Review 2016 (TYSSE)
A look inside Downsview Park Station in Vaughan (ctvnews.ca)
York Region Transit altering two bus routes running through Vaughan (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
'Not good planning': Markham townhouses expected to be approved Jan. 26 (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto budget chief echoes Rob Ford and suggests that city has too many managers (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Kathleen Wynne stresses benefits of free trade with U.S. - for both countries (thestar.com)
Taxi drivers get green light to sue Uber for $300 million (ctvnews.ca)
Federal News
Privacy watchdog investigating complaints around sharing economy (thestar.com)
Jan. 23
Vaughan News
WATCH: Celebrating Lunar New Year at Vaughan City Hall
(City News)
LISTEN: Councillor Yeung Racco talks Chinese New Year on 105.9 The Region
(105.9 The Region)
PowerStream donates more than $205,000 to United Way (Marketwired.com and barrietoday.com)
15th annual Vaughan Business-to-Business Expo runs Feb. 1 (Yorkregion.com)
Vaughan indoor ski, snowboard facility featured on CBC's Rick Mercer Report (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
York Region residents share stories about Women's March in Toronto (Yorkregion.com)
York Region parents react to U.S. peanut allergy announcement (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
In Toronto, it’s difficult for seniors to cross the street both slowly and safely (theglobeandmail.com)
Riverside re-design angers residents who say it will encourage speeding (cbc.ca)
Cap and trade to cost city taxpayers an extra $7.1 million (torontosun.com)
Budget provides proof of city's spending problem (torontosun.com)
Yorkdale-sized shopping complex coming to Toronto's east side (blogTO.com)
Provincial News
Ontario premier Wynne writes open letter criticizing Kevin O’Leary’s policies, comments (theglobeandmail.com)
Ontario failing to release reports of complaints against judges (thestar.com)
Federal News
New advisory committees could change the face of Canada’s judiciary (theglobeandmail.com)
Trudeau receptive to $12.6-billion social housing request, mayors say (theglobeandmail.com)
