News Clippings
April 13
Vaughan News
Vaughan council unanimously approves controversial Thornhill development (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
CONNECT: Why was the Aurora GO express bus discontinued? (yorkregion.com)
'We all live and breathe hockey:' Markham vigil held for Humboldt tragedy (yorkregion.com)
Georgina firefighters rescue swan that was trapped on Lake Simcoe (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Experts call on province to end combined sewage systems (thestar.com)
Meet the neighbours of Toronto’s first legal pot shop (thestar.com)
Provincial News
How did one of Ontario’s first legal pot stores end up next to a Toronto public school? (yorkregion.com, thestar.com)
Federal News
Joint partnership: Second Cup coffee chain teams with cannabis company to open pot shops (cbc.ca, yorkregion.com, thestar.com, globeandmail.com, nationalpost.com)
April 12
Vaughan News
Vaughan condo development buyers frustrated even as money refunded (GlobalNews.ca)
Vaughan's Giuliano Todaro, 17, earns 'civic hero' title (YorkRegion.com)
LPASC goes live (NRU)
Hwy 27-Rutherford townhouses proposed (NRU)
Weston-Major Mac townhouses proposed (NRU)
Vaughan to support revised development at OMB (NRU)
DC Credit For Vaughan Auto Dealership (NRU)
York Region News
Developer sues Markham, residents for $10M over Town Crier Lane development (YorkRegion.com)
Metal leaf falls off Markham cow sculpture on stilts, residents concerned (YorkRegion.com)
Georgina's CAO salary increases 40% over past 5 years (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Toronto’s blue-bin system is on the ropes (TheStar.com)
Cabbagetown daycare proposal refused at city hall over traffic concerns (TheStar.com)
Toronto’s housing bubble cost sellers $136 million: Report (TheStar.com)
Toronto condo rents spike nearly 11 per cent as new mortgage rules take effect (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
The Meadoway: Hydro corridor to become 16-kilometre park connecting Toronto and Scarborough (TheGlobeAndMail.com and TheStar.com)
Social Housing Funding Gap (NRU)
Oakville Variance By-Law (NRU)
Burlington Cycling: New Master Plan (NRU)
Provincial News
Ontario’s first four pot shops to be located in Toronto, Kingston, Guelph and Thunder Bay (TheStar.com)
Puslinch, Ont., residents ask court to overturn town’s decision to keep ‘Swastika Trail’ street name (TheStar.com)
Citylab Hamilton (NRU)
Funding announced for high speed rail (NRU)
Waterloo Region’s low-tech transit future (TheRecord.com)
Federal News
Calgary city councillor calls for equality between taxi and ride-share drivers (GlobalNews.ca)
Halifax police make arrest after Nova Scotia freedom-of-information site breached (TheStar.com)
Launching Uber Movement in Toronto (NewsWire.ca)
Untreated sewage pollutes water across the country (TheStar.com)
Airbnb agrees to help Vancouver enforce new short-term rental rules (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
April 11
Vaughan News
Condo buyers considering legal options in Vaughan cancellation (toronto.citynews.ca)
SmartCentres and Mitchell Goldhar Announce Transit City Condos Under Construction in the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (gloenewswire.com)
Vaughan city council urged to support Thornhill Muslim community development, pending OMB decision (thestar.com)
York Region News
Markham residents fume over Airbnbs; council votes in May (yorkregion.com)
Markham holds vigil for Humboldt hockey victims April 11 at Civic Centre (yorkregion.com)
Stouffville to hold vigil for Humboldt hockey team April 11 (yorkregion.com)
LSRCA blasted over controversial wetland development in Georgina (yorkregion.com)
King council salaries amongst the lowest in the region (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Cost of Mayor John Tory’s SmartTrack plan could rise, report shows (thestar.com)
Neighbours want ‘beautiful’ terracotta-tiled home preserved in west-end Toronto (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario government won’t meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets without serious changes, environment watchdog warns (thestari.com)
Ontario’s child care election promises win praise from B.C. finance minister (thestar.com)
Federal News
Nova Scotia cannabis legislation to move ahead without amendments (kelownadailycourier.ca)
April 10
Vaughan News
1,100 Vaughan condo investors shocked as project cancelled (YorkRegion.com)
Condo cancellation at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre leaves buyers ‘in the dust’ (TheStar.com)
Condo Cancellation Crisis: Toronto Realtor Steps Up to Help 1,100 Defenseless and Displaced Buyers (NewsWire.ca)
People are furious after massive Vaughan condo project canceled (BlogTO.com)
What's in a name? How York Region communities got their monikers (YorkRegion.com)
York Region News
Address the skills gap by designing the training opportunity from scratch (MROMagazine.com)
Volunteers sought to join homeless count in York Region (YorkRegion.com)
Mulock GO station proposal leaves Newmarket residents with concerns (YorkRegion.com)
Aurora's joint operations centre will be $2.2M over budget: auditor (YorkRegion.com)
From town hall to beer hall? Stouffville Mayor Altmann's new reality (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Brampton council directs staff to review cost, need for integrity commissioner (BramptonGuardian.com)
Provincial News
Businesses want 'fair' peddler bylaw (SaultStar.com)
Ontario realtors group calls for stronger protections against grow-ops (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Governments pledge to protect, expand social housing (TheStar.com)
Canadian mayors plea for federal help for mental health and addiction issues (TheStar.com)
April 9
Vaughan News
Vaughan condo cancelled, leaving 1,100 buyers in limbo (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Vaughan condo cancellation leaves buyers with questions (Toronto.CityNews.ca)
Developer cancels project in Vaughan, condo buyers defenseless (GlobalNews.ca)
Vaughan & Brampton fire compete in skills challenge (Toronto.CityNews.ca)
Affordable housing spending supports Vaughan project (Canada.ConstructConnect.com)
The 7th Annual "Giuliano's Journey" Fundraising Dinner (Vaughan.snapd.com)
Castello Ristorante Celebrates 20 Years (Vaughan.snapd.com)
City of Vaughan Celebrates Black History Month (Vaughan.snapd.com)
Volunteer Recognition Awards (Vaughan.snapd.com)
Vaughan Honours Advocate for Seniors' Well-Being (Vaughan.snapd.com)
Morning Coffee with a Vaughan Firefighter (Vaughan.snapd.com)
Coffee and Chat with Marilyn Iafrate (Vaughan.snapd.com)
HOLI - Festival of Colours (Vaughan.snapd.com)
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary School Family Skate (Vaughan.snapd.com)
The Annual Opera York Gala (Vaughan.snapd.com)
smARTcities SALON and Art Show (Vaughan.snapd.com)
Cesira Savo Sardaro's 100th Birthday (Vaughan.snapd.com)
Celebrating 20 Years of Public Service (Vaughan.snapd.com)
Chez Jordan Bridal Grand Opening (Vaughan.snapd.com)
A Night to Shine (Vaughan.snapd.com)
4th Annual Golden Age Village for Seniors Fundraiser (Vaughan.snapd.com)
Vaughan Chamber Breakfast (Vaughan.snapd.com)
York Region News
UPDATE: Ministry confirms food dye from contractor turned Markham creek bright green (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
In theory, driverless cars could make Toronto’s roads safer, but, if so, when? (TheStar.com)
Cabbagetown residents up in arms over proposed daycare (TheStar.com)
Inside the slow process of speeding up measures to slow down drivers on Toronto’s streets (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
The Ontario Municipal Board will soon be no more. Here's what that means for you (CBC.ca)
‘We make voting easy’: How to cast your vote in the Ontario election (YorkRegion.com)
Repair backlog puts not just Ontario’s aging schools at risk, but also our unique heritage, experts warn (TheStar.com)
GO Transit calls time on free parking (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Federal News
Nova Scotia removes maternity leave penalties for municipal councillors (TimesColonist.com)
Nova Scotia cannabis legislation sets fines, syncs weed and alcohol penalties (Toronto.City.News.ca)