News Clippings
March 10
Vaughan News
Vaughan is the place to be (nationalpost.com, vancouversun.com, ottawacitizen.com, edmontonjournal.com, theprovince.com, canada.com, montrealgazette.com, windsorstar.com, leaderpost.com, thestarphoenix.com, facilitycalgary.com, pencanada.ca, penticton.business.com, arnpriortoday.ca, cbj.ca, elnonline.ca, glengarrynews.ca, madhunt.com, mayacom.ca, troymedia.com)
VersaBank’s Board Nominates The Honourable Maurizio Bevilacqua, P.C. For Election to Its Board of Directors (businesswire.com)
GTA News
City investigates noise-emitting devices installed near downtown parkette (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario reconsidering a foreign buyers’ tax to cool housing market (theglobeandmail.com)
Ontario puts as many as 300 schools on the chopping block (thestar.com)
Ontario pledges $100M to combat homelessness (thestar.com)
Tory Leader Patrick Brown says Liberals hydro plan falls short (thestar.com)
Ottawa’s infrastructure talks hit snag over how to prove a project is new (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Canadian mayors alarmed over proposed 97-per-cent cut to Great Lakes protection funding (thestar.com)
Trudeau to talk balancing oil with the environment at energy summit in Houston (thestar.com)
British Columbia announces four-year, $500-million seniors-care plan (theglobeandmail.com)
March 9
Vaughan News
Vaughan is the place to be (newswire.com, ca.finance.yahoo.com, morningstar.com, shawconnect.com, globeadvisor.com, canadianinsider.com, insidetracking.com, alipesnews.com, globeinvestorgold.com, ceo.ca)
How investable is your city? This index promises an answer (eco-business.com)
Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital - Approval pending (NRU)
Thornhill residents: What's your vision for Promenade area? (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
‘Dooring’ incidents affecting cyclists on the rise, according to advocacy group (thestar.com)
Scarborough subway boosters let residents’ imaginations overtake reality (thestar.com)
Mirvish Village plan is positive model for city-building, for community democracy (thestar.com)
Whitby proposes tech incubator - Sparking innovation (NRU)
Pickering reviews density caps - Downtown density (NRU)
Ombudsman report clears Brampton of misconduct (bramptonguardian.com)
Provincial News
Ottawa’s sharing economy: City leads in Uber usage; Airbnb gaining popularity (obj.ca)
Federal News
B.C. minister says Uber will operate in B.C. by end of 2017 (ctvnews.ca)
Ride-hailing services could actually make traffic worse, study suggests (ctvnews.ca)
More women in leadership roles where pay equity is the law, StatsCan report says (thestar.com)
Cannabis firm aims to set safety standards for medical marijuana (theglobeandmail.com)
Housing starts, permits rise again as Canadian market stays hot (theglobeandmail.com)
March 8
Vaughan News
94 per cent of Vaughan residents satisfied with city services, survey says (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Public will have say in how to fill former York region trustee Nancy Elgie’s vacant seat (yorkregion.com)
York community leaders spend night on streets, raise funds for at-risk youth (yorkregion.com)
Massive Markham York Downs development riles up neighours on first look (yorkregion.com)
East Gwillimbury should add 2 councillors for 2018 election: town staff (yorkregion.com)
City of Markham commits to reconciliation with First Nations community (thestar.com)
GTA News
TTC expands Wheel-Trans eligibility to include people with cognitive, sensory, or mental health disabilities (thestar.com)
Mayor John Tory's executive committee approves plan for $3.35 billion one-stop Scarborough subway (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario government unveils 3-year plan to battle racism (thestar.com)
Federal News
Liberals’ federal budget to land March 22 (thestar.com)
Canada’s red hot real estate heats up apartment market to heights not seen in 30 years (financialpost.com)
Uber is coming to B.C., province announces (cbc.ca)
‘Very, very pink’ tap water shocks Alberta town residents (theglobeandmail.com)
Vancouver drops 'downzoning' plan meant to curb demolitions of character houses (theglobeandmail.com)
March 7
Vaughan News
Vaughan Deputy Mayor Michael Di Biase no longer TRCA vice chair (yorkregion.com)
Hotels eye York Region with promise of slashed development charges (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
York Region needs better cardiac arrest response times: councilor (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Federal funding for Scarborough subway in question (thestar.com)
U of T planning laneway homes pilot project by next year (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Premier Kathleen Wynne to call meeting of Ontario mayors to plot strategies for opioid crisis (thestar.com)
Vote could put Hamilton on leading edge of transgender rights protection (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Liberals’ drive to privatize Canadian airports lifts off (thestar.com)
Canada is now home to some of the toughest anti-piracy rules in the world (theglobeandmail.com)
Canadian residents may be denied U.S. entry (thestar.com)
March 6
Vaughan News
Faith based organizations form 'ring of peace' around Vaughan mosque (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
PMO staffer wins Liberal nomination in Markham-Thornhill (ctvnews.ca)
GTA News
Toronto should require Airbnb permits, says report (thestar.com)
Mayor Tory addresses housing, weed, hate crimes and Uber at Ryerson talk (theeyeopener.com)
Tory promises to protect health, safety of John Fisher students subject to highrise project (thestar.com)
John Tory denies report Hydro One is in talks to buy Toronto Hydro (thestar.com)
A subway is not the way to prosperity for Scarborough or Toronto (thestar.com)
Are Toronto’s new green bins working? Dead raccoons may hold the answer (theglobeandmail.com)
GTA’s housing price average topped again as detached home prices soar (theglobeandmail.com)
Condo dwellers fight the short-term rental boom in highrise neighbourhoods (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Wynne insists hydro-rate-relief plan proves she’s not out of touch with voters (thestar.com)
Ontario PCs ask watchdog to do full costing of Liberal’s hydro relief plan (theglobeandmail.com)
For some smaller Ontario towns, the future is immigration (thestar.com)
Federal News
Canada's sharing economy is growing - but should we really call it 'sharing'? (cbc.ca)
Trudeau cabinet to map out strategies for dealing with illegal refugees (thestar.com)
Gender pay gap still an issue in Canada StatsCan data shows (theglobeandmail.com)
