News Clippings
Nov. 24
Vaughan News
Pick of the Week: Check out Voices of Vaughan: A Canada 150 Anthology (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Realignment and widening of Patterson Creek a sewer saver (dailycommercialnews.com)
New traffic light coming to Hoover Park and Mostar in Stouffville (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Housing plan won't help middle class, experts say (thestar.com)
Mayor Tory wants input on the metal detectors and glass barriers proposed for Toronto city hall (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Province to cover daycare fee hikes due to wage bump (thestar.com)
Ottawa's housing plan will create 100,000 new housing units nationally (thestar.com)
Hydro One's prepaid meter proposal sparks criticism (thestar.com)
Ontario cottage country to reconsider development limits around lakes (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Housing plan designed to improve housing affordability, Duclos says (nationalpost.com)
Canada's focus on gender shows up in nutrition programs in troubled countries (thestar.com)
B.C. legislature committee to review future of ride-hailing services (theglobeandmail.com)
Canada 150 rink to stay for February - but hockey still a no-no (thestar.com)
Nov. 23
Vaughan News
Order of Vaughan honours some of city's most respected citizens (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan appoints new Deputy City Manager, Planning and Growth Management (urbantoronto.ca)
York Region News
York Region eyes 'unprecedented' road tax over five years (yorkregion.com)
York Region's new shopping bylaw 'horrible,' union leader says (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto-born InstaRyde enters city's crowded ridesharing market (globalnews.ca)
Updated Scarborough subway costs won't be published until after 2018 election (thestar.com)
Toronto city staff ask for $1 million to confront anti-Black racism (thestar.com)
Terror fears spark secret report that recommends metal detectors and glass walls at Toronto city hall (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Province under fire for limiting after-school care options (thestar.com)
Sweeping updates to workplace protections become law (thestar.com)
Federal News
No hockey, figure skating on Canada 150 rink (yorkregion.com)
Millions on line in new 'challenge' program (yorkregion.com)
Five things in the new housing strategy (yorkregion.com)
Nov. 22
Vaughan News
Vaughan doctor chosen top GTA family physician 'humbled' by honour (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan's Rutherford GO Station getting new parking spots, underpass (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Should Newmarket have final say on removal of residents' trees? (yorkregion.com)
Wage freeze for Markham's highest paid staff? Resident wants action (yorkregion.com)
David Suzuki talks environment, politics during Green party event in Markham (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Advocates demand Lyft meet same accessibility standards as rival Uber (metronews.ca)
Andy Byford leaving the TTC for a job with New York City Transit (thestar.com)
Estimated costs for Toronto’s Rail Deck Park rise to $1.66 billion (thestar.com)
‘Screening’ of Toronto city hall visitors gets panned (thestar.com)
City staff recommend moving ahead on SmartTrack stations despite financing uncertainty (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Toronto families in ‘panic mode’ as Ontario caps after-school program time (theglobeandmail.com)
Ontario's Muskoka cottagers wary of proposals to ease development limits (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Uber admits covering up 2016 hack that affected millions (cbc.ca)
Notley makes political plea for pipelines (yorkregion.com)
Liberals to unveil housing strategy (yorkregion.com)
Health warnings pitched for pot products (yorkregion.com)
Nov. 21
Vaughan News
City of Vaughan Launches 8th Annual Toy Drive, Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua promotes launch at CP24 Breakfast Weekend (cp24.com) VIDEO
City of Vaughan Toy Drive launch at St. Padre Pio Catholic Elementary School (cp24.com) VIDEOS
Don't let the cat out: Expert on new ways to handle the Halifax 'cat crisis' (metronews.ca)
York Region News
You could pay $212 more in taxes, fees in Markham in 2018 on average (Yorkregion.com)
Check out these 5 species at risk that live in York Region (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Ontario urged to make ending child poverty an election issue (thestar.com)
The future of transit is ride sharing and driverless cars (thestar.com)
Uber Canada's service animal policy criticized by some disability rights advocates (Ottawa.ctvnews.ca)
Lyft plans to operate more than 100 vehicles in Hamilton (cbc.ca)
A Weston homeowner wants to split his large lot and build two houses. Many of his neighbours want to stop him (thestar.com)
Toronto and Waze app agree to trade traffic data (thestar.com)
Federal News
Saskatoon joins wave of cities eying regulation for Airbnb-style platforms (theglobeandmail.com)
Nov. 20
Vaughan News
Toronto-York Spadina subway extension set to open in 30 days (citynews.ca)
Toronto-York Spadina subway extension just 30 days away from opening (ctvnews.ca)
Counting down: 30 days until Spadina subway rolls into Vaughan (yorkregion.com)
Opening of York Spadina Subway extension now just 30 days away (cp24.com)
Toronto-York TTC Subway Extension Set to Open in 30 Days (Ontario.ca)
Toronto's newest subway line is now just one month away (thestar.com)
Diamond Schmitt's Vaughan Metropolitan Centre wins urban design award (canadianarchitect.com)
LOOK: A sneak peek into Downsview Park station, which opens in 30 days (torontosun.com)
York Region News
York Region allows stores to open every day except Christmas (thestar.com)
GoFundMe campaign for Stouffville mayor's chain of office reaches goal (yorkregion.com)
5 things you'll want to know about Aurora's 2018 capitol budget (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Why Mississauga wants to charge for parking (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Mental health association urging all public venues to stock naloxone kits (thestar.com)