News Clippings
July 28
Vaughan News
Richmond Hill has York Region's most expensive detached homes (YorkRegion.com)
Vaughan’s third Transit City tower nearly sold out (Renx.ca)
Anne Frank exhibit in Thornhill forever preserves her life (YorkRegion.com)
York Region News
YRT Dial-A-Ride service changes effective Aug. 1 (YorkRegion.com)
Georgina facing $28.7M price tag to fix broken roads (YorkRegion.com)
Dangerous giant hogweed plant discovered in Stouffville (YorkRegion.com)
Cathedraltown cow just one of family developer’s personal design cues (TheStar.com)
GTA News
Court orders owner to demolish unfinished monster home in Brampton (TheStar.com)
No strings attached to donate, receive food from ‘Little Free Pantry’ (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
A councillor and his bogus POTUS add up to a brace of bozos: DiManno (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Fort McMurray rebuild happening too quickly and cheaply, review finds (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Mini cabinet shuffle looms in Ottawa ahead of bigger changes in 2018 (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
July 27
Vaughan News
COLUMN: Transforming our city (YorkRegion.com)
Vaughan female firefighting camp heats up career choice for girls (YorkRegion.com)
COSTCO WHOLESALE OPENS WAREHOUSE-CLUB IN NORTHWEST VAUGHAN
Feuding Dragon's Den family can keep chapel, judge rules (NationalPost.com)
Province launches mentorship program for black children, youth (CBC.ca and DurhamRegion.com)
SmartREIT and Mitchell Goldhar Announce Transit City Condos Third Tower Substantially Sold Out (Marketwired.com)
Toronto home-price downturn? Not in these neighbourhoods (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
York Region News
EAST GWILLIMBURY CIVIC PRECINCT PLAN: COMMUNITY HERITAGE (NRU)
GOVERNANCE MODEL UNCERTAINTY: GOING TO THE PEOPLE (NRU)
Residents have beef with Markham cow sculpture on stilts (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Top complaints to City of Toronto’s 311 line and how to avoid a complaint against your home (GlobalNews.ca)
NEW APP PROMOTES OAKVILLE HERITAGE: WALKING AND TEXTING (NRU)
‘It’s amazing,’ retired man says of city’s replacement stairs at Etobicoke park (CTVNews.ca)
Mississauga library receives federal funding to help fight homelessness (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
HAMILTON ZONING BY-LAW: CONSOLIDATING USE BY USE (NRU)
Councillors to review 311 phone service options for London (GlobalNews.ca)
Court dismisses company’s libel lawsuit against teacher over Facebook postings (TheStar.com)
Federal News
National Battlefields Commission limiting the spread of the emerald ash borer (LifeInQuebec.com)
Vancouver mulls higher budget, more fines after snow response review (CTVNews.ca)
July 26
Vaughan News
Interview with Regional Councillor Sunder Singh (105.9 The Region)
Hamilton still in the running for national championship course (TheSpec.com)
York Region News
York Region sees massive spike in new high-rise condo unit sales (YorkRegion.com)
Bathurst Street repairs continue nearly three months after incident (YorkRegion.com)
Mount Albert Centre St. townhouse development heading to the OMB (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
City’s first fully accessible baseball field coming to Scarborough (TheStar.com)
St. Lawrence North Market construction on hold for archeological dig (TheStar.com)
New home sales soar in June, as condos dominate market (TheStar.com)
Toronto looking to crack down on misuse of accessible parking permits (CityNews.ca)
Provincial News
Barrie, Central Ontario communities 'celebrate' affordable housing cash (Simcoe.com)
Ontario premier headed to China and Vietnam on trade mission (TheStar.com)
Ontario to roll out new rules for condo boards (Thestar.com)
Federal News
62% of Canadians “oppose” or “somewhat oppose” banning ridesharing services: poll (CanadianUnderwriter.ca)
July 25
Vaughan News
Video: Vaughan firefighters undertake survival training (CP24.com)
Call for submissions to Municipal Urban Design Awards programs (CanadianArchitect.com)
York Region News
New animal control bylaw in Stouffville brings new leash restrictions (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Scarborough Waterfront Park from Bluffers to East Point coming to vote (InsideToronto.com)
Peel Region chair’s ceremonial bling cost taxpayers over $4,500 (BramptonGuardian.com)
Developers learning heritage buildings can be money-makers: Hume (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Disabilities advocates split over Guelph housing proposal (TheStar.com)
New City of Peterborough public works yard on former Coach Canada property to be ready by fall of 2018 (ThePeterboroughExaminer.com)
London backs down after outrage at rule banning kids over three from opposite sex pool change rooms (NationalPost.com)
Seeking wider recognition, Metrolinx spending $250,000 to design a new brand (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Infrastructure bank studied as funding option for U.S.-Canada high-speed rail (TheStar.com)
City to plan for electricity challenges (RedDeerAdvocate.com)
Canada lags in conservation efforts (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
July 24
Vaughan News
Video: Young women learn what it take to be a firefighter at summer camp (CityNews.ca)
Video: Vaughan Fire hoping to inspire a new generation of female firefighters (CityNews.ca)
Video: Vaughan firefighters demonstrate survival training (CityNews.ca)
York Region News
Community gardens to bloom under Richmond Hill's new garden policy (YorkRegion.com)
Council increases height allowance for Aurora United Church proposal (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Little-known Toronto bylaw aims to keep dogs on a short leash (TheStar.com)
City takes down $500 DIY park staircase, will replace it for $10,000 (TheStar.com)
Unlicensed group home operators face new health and safety violations (TheStar.com)
How a 73-year-old is hoping to link the GTA through water-based transportation (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Provincial News
Guelph’s post-Mercury blues: How an Ontario city is coping without its local newspaper (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
City of Peterborough shouldn't deal with rainwater complaints: Report (ThePeterboroughExaminer.com)
Peterborough council to consider $2-million-plus in George St. upgrades (ThePeterboroughExaminer.com)
Protecting vulnerable workers a must for modernizing Ontario’s economy, labour advocates say (TheStar.com)
OPP charge Thunder Bay mayor, two others, with extortion (TheStar.com)
Ontario to select new private operator for GTA gambling sites (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
