News Clippings
April 6
Vaughan News
Vaughan changes visitor parking program (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan development battle comes down to decision day at council (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan council to vote on controversial Muslim development (cjnews.com)
Golf courses wait on Mother Nature to do her thing (therecord.com)
Boomburbs: The Rapid Rise of Toronto's Northern Suburbs (citylab.com)
York Region News
East Gwillimbury named top employer by Morneau Sheppell (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Study says Pickering Airport lands should be returned to farming, tourism (yorkregion.com)
Safety signs removed from Davisville school zone in the interests of . . . safety (thestar.com)
Ajax to fight for casino awarded to Pickering (thestar.com, torontosun.com)
Pickering residents upset by Beachpoint Promenade tree removal (thestar.com)
It’s time to stop Toronto’s schools -- and its heritage -- from crumbling (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Making Transit More Affordable (news.ontario.ca)
Federal News
Senators fear impact of legal pot on border (yorkregion.com)
April 5
Vaughan News
Tensions high at Vaughan meeting over fate of Muslim community complex (cbc.ca)
York Region News
Bright green creek in Markham alarms resident who struggled for answers (yorkregion.com)
King City Secondary School half empty after possible gun threats on social media (yorkregion.com)
Could Aurora's Dr. G.W. Williams S.S. be transformed into sport centre? (yorkregion.com)
Public pitch to ditch Georgina's $30M 'white elephant' MURC facility (yorkegion.com)
Markham design review panel - making it permanent (NRU)
GTA News
Mayor Tory wants 'crowdfunding' to help protect historic Toronto oak (thestar.com)
Toronto councillors reject proposed demolition of Roncesvalles Ave. heritage building (thestar.com)
Ryerson research - rethinking intensification (NRU)
Transit-supportive development: sharing the details (NRU)
Provincial News
Guelph councillors wrangle on whether taxi bylaws goes too far or not far enough (guelphmercurytribune.com)
Federal News
Maintaining Affordability for Tenants in Federally Administered Community Housing (newswire.ca)
Liberals roll out social housing funding to keep 55,000 units in system (thestar.com)
Federal environment minister says carbon tax revenue could go directly to Ontario residents (thestar.com)
Walkable housing slowly making inroads in Calgary and Edmonton (theglobeandmail.com)
The last straw? Vancouver targets ancient device as cities move to reduce plastic waste (nationalpost.com)
April 4
York Region News
Georgina wildlife rescue caring for 3 snowy owls struck by vehicles (yorkregion.com)
No decision on Stouffville GO train whistles until after 2018 election (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Worried about local water and sewer capacity, Toronto staff move to pause condo development at Yonge-Eglinton (thestar.com)
Will city step in to save what could be Toronto’s oldest tree? (thestar.com)
Toronto launches discounts for low-income TTC riders (thestar.com)
Federal News
N.S. sets fines for illegal weed sales, usage (bramptonguardian.com, news 1130.com, yorkregion.com)
Calgary to debate ban on public pot consumption (yorkregion.com, thestar.com)
April 3
Vaughan News
GTA's condo boom brings golden opportunity for YMCA's child care plans (cbc.ca)
Boomburbs: The rapid rise of Toronto's northern suburbs (nationalpost.com)
York Region News
At nearly $250K, Markham's Frank Scarpitti could be Canada's highest paid mayor (yorkregion.com)
No May day for Markham train horns to stop blowing through city (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
New chief planner has spent his whole career building Toronto (thestar.com)
Why the Ontario Liberals’ new budget is bad for Toronto (theglobeandmail.com)
Homeless shelter requests electronic sign to boost revenue (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Two Liberal budgets, two different approaches (yorkregion.com)
Accessibility advocates express cautious optimism about Ontario budget (yorkregion.com)
Keeping the Pickering nuclear plant open until 2024 is good for economy, report says (thestar.com, theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Montreal using horses to haul away 5,000 beetle-infested trees (ctvnews.ca)
How will the national public alert system work? (yorkregion.com, thestar.com)
City of Calgary staff recommend bylaw to ban public consumption of cannabis (theglobeandmail.com)
Medical marijuana users set lobbying push on federal cannabis tax proposal (ctvnews.ca)
Province set to unveil Cannabis Control Act on Tuesday (halifaxtoday.ca)
Zoning legal pot stores on the agenda for Edmonton city councillors (cbc.ca)