News Clippings
March 31
Vaughan News
High-Rises to Reshape Vaughan Beyond Its Nascent Downtown (urbantoronto.ca)
Transit is the missing piece (torontosun.com)
York Region News
Ontario Supporting Greater Employment Opportunities for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in York Region (Ontario.ca)
No left turns at Yonge and Wellington streets in Aurora takes effect (yorkregion.com)
Can you hear me now? New cellphone tower proposed for Queensville (yorkregion.com)
2016 numbers are in for East Gwillimbury council expenses (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto eyes vacancy tax to rein in real estate speculation (theglobeandmail.com)
Government, business leaders launch Toronto-based AI initiative (theglobeandmail.com)
Apartment developers fear ‘disaster’ in Ontario’s review of rent controls (theglobeandmail.com)
Day-trippers to The Beach could soon be riding in style (thestar.com)
Housing affordability worst in a generation in ‘high-risk’ Toronto (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Hydro One CEO's $4.84M salary won’t affect promised 25% cut to hydro bills (thestar.com)
Child welfare reforms in Ontario not strong enough, youth advocate says (thestar.com)
Ex-Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum jailed for one year for corruption (thestar.com)
Federal News
Carbon prices must rise to meet Canada's 2030 greenhouse-gas targets (theglobeandmail.com)
Twitter frees up characters for reply tweets (thestar.com)
Via Rail youth promotion for Canada's birthday heads off the tracks (ctvnews.ca)
March 30
Vaughan News
COLUMN: Renewed energy abounds in Vaughan (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan Design Review Panel Agenda (NRU)
Greybrook Realty Partners Invests $24,170,000 in a Low-Rise Residential Development Project with Treasure Hill in King City, Ontario (finance.yahoo.com)
Excavation in Full Swing for The Met in Vaughan (urbantoronto.ca)
York Region News
Mammoth Markham development in spotlight at public meeting April 5 (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Council agree to move ahead with the Scarborough subway. So what now? (thestar.com)
Toronto council approves new bylaw to protect tenants (thestar.com)
TTC delays launch of anti-harassment app (thestar.com)
Toronto backs away from energy drink ban at city sites (thestar.com)
Pearson transit hub would be a ‘game changer,’ Mississauga mayor says (thestar.com)
Gateway to employment - urban boundary concerns (NRU)
Creating a teaching city - Oshawa’s urban lab (NRU)
Provincial News
Greenbelt won’t be loosened to ease housing prices, says Wynne (thestar.com)
Wynne has no plans to hike $100K ‘sunshine list’ threshold (thestar.com)
Marijuana producers lobby Ottawa ahead of legalization legislation (theglobeandmail.com)
Montreal LRT is first test for Ottawa’s private sector infrastructure plans (theglobeandmail.com)
Brantford city council bans use of temp agencies to hire workers (thestar.com)
Diodati calls on city to enact new tree policy (niagarafallsreview.ca)
Province touts OSAP app to make it easier to qualify for post-secondary aid (thestar.com)
Liveable density - built form crucial variable (NRU)
Federal News
Trudeau still committed to carbon tax despite Trump's action on climate (theglobeandmail.com)
Uber asks Canadians to call their MPs when asked to pay taxes (globalnews.ca)
March 29
Vaughan News
Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua talks about the 2016 Citizen Survey on 105.9 The Region (1059theregion.com)
Metrolinx report says new Vaughan GO station not ideal (cp24.com)
Transportation minister won’t say if he pushed for GO station in his riding (thestar.com)
YRDSB parents seek a clean sweep of management following ministry review (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Alectra President and CEO recognized with special award from MEARIE (marketwired.com)
6 electric buses, charging station coming to Newmarket (yorkregion.com)
One-way streets may be coming to Aurora's downtown area (yorkregion.com)
Van Loan's bill to give historic buildings a 20 per cent tax credit set to pass (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Sousa says Ottawa's help needed to cool real estate market (thestar.com)
Toronto’s councillors bury themselves in Scarborough’s subway (thestar.com)
Scarborough subway moves forward as Tory rejects value-for-money analysis (thestar.com)
The TTC wants you to take a stand on its escalators (thestar.com)
Metrolinx scraps Eglinton Crosstown gas plant for ‘innovative’ battery solution (thestar.com)
New institute aims to make Toronto an ‘intellectual centre’ of AI capability (thestar.com)
Toronto councillors want $260,000 grant for Pride parade axed after police ban (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Province stripping Tarion of builder regulator role (thestar.com)
NDP plan would cut hydro bills by 30 per cent, says Andrea Horwath (thestar.com)
Burlington's $1.4M EAB action plan to see more than 3K trees removed (insidehalton.com)
Uber gets green light to operate in Windsor (ctvnews.ca)
Barrie council approves new rules for taxis and ride-sharing services (ctvnews.ca)
Federal News
Trudeau promises funding for parks, conservation areas, Canada trail (thestar.com)
Pearson airport hopes ownership change can fuel regional transit (thestar.com)
Ottawa’s plan to legalize marijuana in 2018 could test provincial patience (thestar.com)
Rising housing costs may price many out of Vancouver: report (theglobeandmail.com)
March 28
Vaughan News
Metrolinx approves Vaughan GO station that will put more cars on the road (thestar.com)
York Region News
York Region Transit to Pioneer Electric Bus Trial (digitaljournal.com)
Ministry investigators urged to push for sweeping change at York school board (thestar.com)
GTA News
Tory makes unsubstantiated claims in support of subway plan (thestar.com)
How busy will the Scarborough subway extension be? (thestar.com)
The potential of laneway rental development (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Ontario’s electric-vehicle charging network hits speed bumps (theglobeandmail.com)
Ontario’s spring budget to include housing affordability measures, Sousa says (thestar.com)
Sousa promises measures to cool Ontario’s overheated housing market (thestar.com)
Ontario's new chief digital officer dumps Trump (thestar.com)
Cannabis Day is coming soon. What’s next for pot plans in Ontario? (thestar.com)
Protecting trees against emerald ash borer focus of public meeting in Thunder Bay (cbc.ca)
Federal News
Environment Canada report says we are on pace to miss emissions target (thestar.com)
Economic development minister hopes new budget will help woo foreign talent (thestar.com)
Julian Fantino endorses Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O’Leary (thestar.com)
Emerald Ash Borer Targeted in New Provincial Awareness Campaign (chrisd.ca)
Canadian-U.S. infrastructure plans lack global appeal (theglobeandmail.com)
Canada’s best diversity employers welcome new voices (theglobeandmail.com)
March 27
Vaughan News
Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua discusses home prices in the GTA on Bloomberg TV (bloombergtv.ca)
Alectra Utilities reports 4% less electricity used during Earth Hour (marketwired.com)
York Region News
New GO station extends Richmond Hill line to Bloomington and Highway 404 (yorkregion.com)
Athletic Boomers forcing municipalities to alter their game (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
From falling acorns to utility bills, watchdog helps Torontonians fight city hall (thestar.com)
‘Culture of complacency’ at city hall linked to road-paving scams (thestar.com)
Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker’s subway strategy will be the ruin of the very Scarborough residents he claims to serve (thestar.com)
Is Uber Inching Towards Legalization in Mississauga? (insauga.com)
Earth Hour wasn’t as dark in Toronto this year (thestar.com)
Toronto Hydro and the power of secrecy (thestar.com)
Toronto still more than $7 billion short for transit projects even after federal budget funding (thestar.com)
How can Ontario tame Toronto’s ‘dizzying’ housing market? (theglobeandmail.com)
Job program for immigrants aims to fill labour gaps outside GTA (thestar.com)
Most Scarborough residents will be on the bus longer with subway option, analysis finds (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Minimum wage for Ontario workers goes to $11.60 as of Oct. 1 (yorkregion.com)
What the Uber of health care means for Ontario patients (tvo.org)
Council To Address Uber Regulations (blackburnnews.com)
City tree plans taking root (stcatherinesstandard.ca)
Federal News
Trudeau government to legalize marijuana by Canada Day 2018: reports (thestar.com)
Affordable housing helps ease social problems: Toronto MP (thestar.com)
Uber slams new tax announced in federal budget (cbc.ca)
Condo development sparks Halifax debate over municipal political donations (theglobeandmail.com)
B.C. first-time home program attracts more than 1,000 applicants (theglobeandmail.com)
