News Clippings
July 14
Vaughan News
Want to go swimming nude? We’ve got you covered (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
York Region public school board accepting parents committee applicants (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Interest rate hike could prolong Toronto real estate market slowdown (thestar.com)
Heavy rainfall this year leading to more insects in GTA (thestar.com)
Dress code error in brochure at swim pool sparks controversy in St. Clair West (thestar.com)
‘Calm ... not kill’ is the aim behind changing the rules in Toronto’s housing market rules, Premier Kathleen Wynne says (thestar.com)
Is it a blip, or is the GTA housing market on the verge of severe correction? (theglobeandmail.com)
Outrage over group’s use of Toronto library threatens freedom of speech (theglobeandmail.com)
Toronto’s Pearson airport plans massive transit-hub (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Governments of Canada and Ontario celebrate affordable housing in northeastern Ontario (newswire.ca)
Province seeks applicants for grant program to promote diversity, inclusion (yorkregion.com)
Ontario seeks public opinion on pot regulation (yorkregion.com)
Edmonton city council votes against turning to ride-sharing companies for transit help (mobilesyrup.com)
A digital farmer’s market brings local foods to Ontarians (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Trudeau won't recuse himself from hiring of new lobbying watchdog despite ongoing investigations (torontosun.com)
Former astronaut Julie Payette will be Canada’s next Governor General (thestar.com)
July 13
Vaughan News
Dufferin-Centre Study - Planning for low-rises (NRU)
Death of child spurs drive for drone technology: Vaughan CEO (yorkregion.com)
9% of York Region homes purchased by foreign buyers, province's data shows (cbc.ca)
‘Correction’ to soften Toronto home prices: Report (thestar.com)
GTA News
Property tax hikes in Mississauga 'toxic' for senior population (mississauga.com)
Mississauga Set to Remove Trees Due to Bug Infestation (insauga.com)
Cooling Toronto forecast to lead national house-price growth (theglobeandmail.com)
Pickering tourism hub - Casino rivalry (NRU)
Foreign-bought real estate concentrated in Toronto and northern suburb after new tax (financialpost.com)
Canadian home prices rise in June as Toronto keeps climbing (yahoonews.ca)
Toronto students design zero-energy laneway home (thestar.com)
Rate hike won't discourage home purchases, say realtors (thestar.com)
Mayor John Tory calls for parking authority salaries to be released (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Measuring fiscal health - At a glance (NRU)
Innisfil partners with Uber on transit (simcoe.com)
Hydro One CEO’s salary is up to 10 times that of CEOs in other provinces (thestar.com)
Federal News
Edmonton city council squashes talk of partnering with Uber in transit (edmontonjournal.com)
July 12
Vaughan News
Yonge North line extension closer: York transit proponents (yorkregion.com)
Province gives 3 York Region hospitals nearly $900K cash injection (yorkregion.com)
GTA condos show off street appeal (torontostoreys.com)
Pool builders, landscapers must be licensed in the City of Vaughan (poolsspas.ca)
York Region News
Foreign buyers bought 9.1 per cent of homes in suburbs north of Toronto (theglobeandmail.com)
Teams come up with 'blueprint' to tackle York Region's rental crisis (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
New Toronto ward boundaries that would achieve voter parity are being challenged by two city councillors at the Ontario Municipal Board (thestar.com)
Boom time for Toronto parks was years in the making (thestar.com)
GTA leads way in sales of homes over $1 million (torontosun.com)
Provincial News
Wynne Liberals' cap-and-trade-system damaging Ontario's greenhouse industry (torontosun.com)
Federal News
Edmonton's new transit strategy will not include Uber (cbcnews.ca)
July 11
Vaughan News
Vaughan Concerts in the Park (rogerstv.com)
York Region News
York Region real estate housing boom stopped cold in tracks in June (yorkregion.com)
Aurora's leash-free dog park to get $72,000 in upgrades (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto considers lifting ban on backyard chickens (citynews.ca)
Councillors reignite ward boundary debate (thestar.com)
Why traffic jams are a good thing (thestar.com)
Judge says Brampton failed to act 'reasonably' in $28.5M lawsuit (thestar.com)
TTC looks to boost cash for cabs to keep up with soaring Wheel-Trans usage (thestar.com)
Senior Toronto parking execs suspended during land deal investigation (thestar.com)
Upscale downsizing (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario’s minimum wage hike is too much, too fast, and could cause job losses, business coalition warns (thestar.com)
Women challenge Ontario city for right to go topless poolside (nationalpost.com)
Provinces struggling to provide proper care for seniors (theglobeandmail.com)
Ontario developers form group aimed at mitigating housing reform (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Trudeau government unveils reproductive health projects (theglobeandmail.com)
July 10
Vaughan News
Viet Summer Festival celebrates Canada 150 at Nathan Phillips Square (yorkregion.com)
Mississauga Ranks Among Canada's Best Places to Live (insauga.com)
York Region News
Active Richmond Hill launch to help ease online program registration (yorkregion.com)
Raccoons frolic in garbage at Markham short-term rental (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Blue bin battle: How Toronto is fighting to keep your recycling garbage-free (theglobeandmail.com)
Urban design in the time of climate change: making a friend of floods (theglobeandmail.com)
Toronto condo rental market soars on heels of new measures (theglobeandmail.com)
'We all came together to design' Grange Park, says councilor (metronews.ca)
Hundreds gather to celebrate city councillor Pam McConnell's life and legacy (thestar.com)
When skyscrapers were new (thestar.com)
As legalization looms, calls grow for pot amnesty (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario launches public hearings on $15 minimum wage (ctvnews.ca)
As Canada's biggest cities move to regulate Airbnb-like services, the short-term rental service awaits a similar fate in London (Ifpreess.com)
Federal News
Canadian Forest Service develops trap to stop spread of emerald ash borer (ctvnews.ca)
PM fails to sway Trump on climate (thestar.com)
Vancouver bans pet store sales of cats, dogs and rabbits (cbc.ca)