News Clippings
June 16
Vaughan News
SmartCentres Place ‘truly exceptional': SmartREIT CEO (Renx.ca)
GTA News
Brampton council delays vote on ‘anti-media’ motion (BramptonGuardian.com)
Parking enforcement officer takes to Twitter — and two wheels — to zap bike lane invaders (TheStar.com)
To help prepare for catastrophe, Toronto hires a ‘chief resilience officer’ (TheStar.com)
Norm Kelly deletes tweet showing young persons, two days after police say photos can’t be published (TheStar.com)
Toronto wants you to drive an electric car — but only on its terms (NationalPost.com)
PAUL COFFEY PARK REDEVELOPMENT: IMPROVING RECREATION (NRU)
BURLINGTON HOTEL REDEVELOPMENT ON THE WATERFRONT (NRU)
GLEN ABBEY REDEVELOPMENT APPLICATION DEEMED COMPLETE (NRU)
Provincial News
CHANGES TO MUNICIPAL INVESTMENT POLICY: PRUDENT FINANCES (NRU)
AFFORDABLE OWNERSHIP NEEDS FUNDS: LOANS FOR HOMES (NRU)
Federal News
Edmonton pitches tougher rules for Uber, TappCar (MetroNews.ca)
Victoria mayor wants people to open their homes to homeless to ease housing crisis (TheStar.com)
Trudeau rejects call for 5% tax on broadband Internet services (TheStar.com)
June 15
Vaughan News
Do you know what to do in a highrise fire? (CTVNews.ca)
Vaughan ethics probe says Di Biase acted ‘improperly’ in land deal (TheStar.com)
Vaughan firefighter named public hero for giving back to community (YorkRegion.com)
Rise of the machines: Canadian retailers on 'cusp' of using more robotics (CityNews.ca)
University of Guelph setting up lab to research Lyme disease with $1.4M donation CityNews.ca)
York Region News
York Region's YRT/Viva scrapping paper tickets, 2-zone fares (YorkRegion.com)
Mayor touts Green Markham at annual business lunch (YorkRegion.com)
Markham's road to ruin? Main Street ripped up twice in 4 years (YorkRegion.com)
York Downs traffic crush coming when development completed (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
City of Toronto enters era of the ‘sharing economy’ with digital solutions (ITBusiness.ca)
Toronto city council mulls banning ‘exotic’ animals, birds (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Provincial News
Ontario looks at hydrogen-powered trains for GO Transit (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Councillors not backing down on decision to relax tender rules (CBC.ca)
Emerald ash borer could decimate Mount Royal trees, Projet Montréal says (MontrealGazette.com)
Ottawa in line for billions in ‘fiscal gravy’ as economy perks up (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
June 14
Vaughan News
Vaughan Mayor's Gala raises $700K for local non-profit groups (YorkRegion.com)
Former Vaughan councillor Di Biase used influence to help developer: report (YorkRegion.com)
It could be 2018 before fate of 400-series highway through Vaughan is known (YorkRegion.com)
uReport: King, Vaughan dignitaries celebrate Italian Heritage Month (YorkRegion.com)
York Region News
16 per cent of York Region employers plan to hire, 3 per cent will cut: survey (YorkRegion.com)
Markham to be home to new York U campus (DailyCommercialNews.com)
Make Markham's absentee landlords cut their grass, councillor says (YorkRegion.com)
Heritage designation for 'trading tree' at root of ClearWater project (YorkRegion.com)
$7M pitch for West Park rebuild not exactly a home run for user groups (YorkRegion.com)
Building permits up 400% in East Gwillimbury in 2016 (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Former councillor David Soknacki seeks council appointment for Scarborough East (TheStar.com)
Toronto hookah ban upheld by appeal court (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Millennials put housing issues high on political agenda (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Beaconsfield to participate in a pilot project to fight the spread of the emerald ash borer (MarketWired.com)
Uber sheds officials, faces major changes (CTVNews.ca)
Vacant skyscrapers are an ‘albatross’ that Canada’s oil capital can’t shake off too soon (NationalPost.com)
June 13
Vaughan News
Vaughan seeking applicants to fill former councillor Michael Di Biase's seat (YorkRegion.com)
Overnight fire in Vaughan bakery being considered 'suspicious' (CTVNews.ca and CBC.ca)
Hamilton Coun. Matthew Green wants ban on former politicians from lobbying officials (HamiltonNews.com)
Barrie commuter snapshot revealed at GO announcement (BarrieToday.com)
Should Local Investors Be Worried? (HiBusiness.ca)
York Region News
Rash of crane-climbers prompts York Region police to issue warning (TheStar.com)
Toronto home sales decline continues into June (TheStar.com)
GTA News
Raw, partially treated sewage dumped in Lake Ontario by city during heavy rain fall (TheStar.com)
Brampton residents, councillors demand police probe into secret $1.25M staff fund (TheStar.com)
Toronto Community Housing short $402M for next year’s budget: city staff (TheStar.com)
Food trucks play musical chairs as numbers surge in Toronto (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Dallas’s mayor assures Ontario premier Wynne that he opposes Texas’ Buy American law (TheStar.com)
Taxpayers federation protests giant rubber duck, calls it a ‘waste of taxpayer money’ (TheStar.com)
Ontario offers public servants 7.5% raises, union links ‘unprecedented’ move to 2018 election (NationalPost.com)
June 12
Vaughan News
Hwy. 427 extension through Vaughan will require 11 road closures (YorkRegion.com)
Making it Easier for Electric Vehicle Owners to Charge Up in Vaughan (News.Ontario.ca)
Community wins battle against Thornhill highrise (CJNews.com)
CaGBC announces 2017 leadership award winners (JournalOfCommerce.com)
SmartREIT and Mitchell Goldhar Announce Transit City Condos in SmartCentres Place Substantially Sold Out (Marketwired.com)
York Region News
Markham York University campus gets $127M from Ontario government (YorkRegion.com)
Georgina fire chief named Chief of Year says safety 'team effort' (YorkRegion.com)
Cut long grass or Markham will fine you $447 plus cost to do it (YorkRegion.com)
Former Glenway Golf Course lands donated to Newmarket for green space (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Toronto eyes plan to crack down on Airbnb-style rentals (TheStar.com)
Battle brews over conflicting plans for rail deck park (TheStar.com)
Beleaguered cab industry urging councillors to rethink issuance of taxi plates (Mississauga.com)
What housing crisis? Uber-luxury properties sizzle in cooler market (TheStar.com)
Canadian housing starts slip in hot markets of Toronto, Vancouver (BNN.ca)
Provincial News
Behind the scenes of the extreme makeover at the Peterborough Public Library with construction due for completion in October (ThePeterboroughExaminer.com)
Ontario’s new hire wants to make government services more user-friendly (TheStar.com)
Pay hikes for Ontario public sector execs to require ministerial approval (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Fort McMurray wildfire report cites communications breakdown (CityNews.ca)
Old ash trees get new life as public art installation in Saint-Henri (CBC.ca)
