News Clippings
Nov. 17
Vaughan News
Passchendaele soldier remembered at Vaughan Remembrance Day ceremony (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
York region council votes to allow shopping 364 days a year (YorkRegion.com)
GoFundMe page started to pay for Stouffville mayor's 'People's Chain' (Yorkregion.com)
Paid GO parking coming? Stouffville asks Metrolinx to reconsider (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
City prepping for Lyft application, after successful year with Uber (Metronews.ca)
Hydro One CEO says rate hike needed to keep system stable (Theglobeandmail.com)
Toronto council the next stop for rules governing short-term rentals like those offered on Airbnb (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Northumberland County to replace 6,000 infected trees over seven years (Northumerlandnews.com)
Federal News
Quebec to keep strict controls over legal marijuana (Thestar.com)
Nov. 16
Vaughan News
Edgeley Pond and Park to Act as Catalyst for Growth in Vaughan (UrbanToronto.ca)
3C Contact Services Relocates to Larger Office in Vaughan to Better Serve Customers (ProfitConfidential.com)
York Region News
Markham mayor slams proposed changes to holiday shopping bylaw in York Region (CP24.com)
Paid GO parking coming? Stouffville asks Metrolinx to reconsider (YorkRegion.com)
'I don't need the chain': Stouffville mayor expenses extra chain of office (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Drones transporting emergency medical aid could be flying over Peel next year (Mississauga.com)
Cycling finally getting recognized as legitimate transportation: The Fixer (TheStar.com)
Basement apartment ban proposed for Toronto Airbnb (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Keep pot stores away from schools: association (TheSudburyStar.com)
The $15-an-hour minimum wage emerges as key in 2018 election (TheStar.com)
Stronger protections needed to fight erratic scheduling, advocates say (TheStar.com)
Nov. 15
Vaughan News
Former Toronto police chief Julian Fantino heads marijuana company after change of heart (Thestar.com)
'Transit worsened for me,' Vaughan woman tells Newmarket Metrolinx group (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Stouffville reinstates 3-hour parking limit on all streets (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
TTC budget proposal calls for fare freeze, no extra service in 2018 (Thestar.com)
King St. condo in Parkdale gets the go-ahead after protesters shut down city hall meeting (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario small businesses to receive tax relief ahead of election (Theglobeandmail.com)
Nov. 14
Vaughan News
Top GTA neighbourhoods ranked by commute times (Toronto.citynews.ca)
ANALYSIS: Transit users left behind by political interference (Globalnews.ca)
Tale of thumbs-up, thumbs-down for 2 Kleinburg developments in Vaughan (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
COLUMN: Growing poverty, precarious employment require regional solution (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto to get new ride-hailing choice with Lyft in first foray outside U.S. (TimesColonist.com)
Ottawa could be next in line for Lyft as company gears up for Toronto expansion (MetroNews.ca)
Toronto parks to reflect Indigenous history (Thestar.com)
Transit advocates call for two-hour transfers on TTC (Thestar.com)
City staff recommend 5 per cent water rate increase, 2 per cent garbage increase (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Developers recognized for great design (SimcoeReformer.ca)
Federal News
Feds delay $2.14 billion in construction cash (Yorkregion.com)
Sousa to unveil tax cuts for small businesses in budget update (Thestar.com)
Canada seeks updated climate change predictions for new building codes (nationalpost.com)
Nov. 13
Vaughan News
Remembering decorated war veterans from York Region (YorkRegion.com)
Report highlights four Toronto commercial growth hotspots (DailyCommercailNews.com and News.BuzzBuzzHome.com)
Falls to push for government-run pot shop (NiagaraFallsReview.ca)
More information still needed to determine local impact of pot legalization, mayor says (StratfordBeaconHearal.com)
York Region News
York board probe into Nancy Elgie’s use of n-word cost taxpayers $30,000 (TheStar.com)
Water, sewer issues plug plans for Georgina seniors facilities (YorkRegion.com)
OMB says no — twice — to development proposed for downtown Richmond Hill (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Toronto condo's backup power generators go live, 4 years after the ice storm (CBC.ca)
Lyft, Uber’s ride-hailing rival, is expanding to the GTA (TheStar.com)
Streetcars now rule the road along King St. in downtown core (TheStar.com)
Despite Bloor bike lanes, Toronto lags on cycling infrastructure, critics say (TheStar.com)
Chinatown filming notice provokes heated debate on social media (TheStar.com)
City mulls restrictions on Airbnb-style rentals (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario investing in autonomous vehicle research (TodaysTrucking.com)
Uber had few complaints after first year in Ottawa (MetroNews.ca)
Critics raise privacy concerns as Ontario eyes use of highway-patrol drones (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Federal News
City to pour more money into road resurfacing as part of 2018 budget (OttawaCommunityNew.com)
Uber on the Way: Manitoba Passes Ride-Sharing Legislation (ChrisD.ca)
