News Clippings
March 29
Vaughan News
You have until June 15 to nominate someone for Order of Vaughan (YorkRegion.com)
Double up garbage days coming to Vaughan (YorkRegion.com)
Vaughan 6-figure salary club jumps by 21% in 2017 over 2016 (YorkRegion.com)
Connect: Why doesn’t Vaughan reduce Pcards and itemize each purchase? (YorkRegion.com)
Vaughan Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan (NRU)
York Region News
York Region commuters battle for parking at Aurora GO train station (YorkRegion.com)
Markham 6-figure club explodes by over 67 per cent in just 2 years (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Downtown roadwork won’t be permitted overnight, Toronto councillors say (TheStar.com)
Gregg Lintern named Toronto’s new chief planner (TheStar.com)
Oakville opens door to photo radar program (TheStar.com)
Oshawa city council urged to demolish ‘house of horrors’ where teen’s remains were found (TheStar.com)
Brampton Secondary Plans (NRU)
Oshawa Pilot Program (NRU)
Provincial News
Liberals crank up Ontario budget spending on seniors and families as election looms (TheStar.com)
Highlights from the 2018 Ontario budget (TheStar.com)
Winners and losers from the 2018 Ontario budget (TheStar.com)
Ontario budget proposes reduced GO fares for short trips and the province taking over the subway (TheStar.com)
5 things about cannabis in Ontario's budget (YorkRegion.com)
Watershed Report Cards (NRU)
Land Needs Assessment Methodology (NRU)
Growth Plan guidance posted for review (NRU)
Experts school Sarnia-Lambton on looming oak killer (TheObserver.ca)
Federal News
Climate change action found wanting (NRU)
Montreal taxi drivers skeptical about promise of compensation (GlobalNews.ca)
N.S. introduces law to improve election chances for Acadian, black candidates (KelownaDailyCourier.ca)
March 28
Vaughan News
Both sides pack OMB meeting to debate controversial Muslim community project in Vaughan (cbc.ca)
Vaughan residents blast Country Club developer over proposed makeover (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
York Region CAO's salary soars past $300,000: Sunshine List (yorkregion.com)
CONNECT: When will Newmarket get all-day, everyday GO train service? (yorkregion.com)
LSRCA permit for subdivision in Georgina wetland prompts harsh backlash (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Mississauga sees massive increase in graffiti incidents (thestar.com)
Toronto council defers the vote on the north Yonge St. remake (thestar.com, torontosun.com)
Investigations into cancelled Toronto Parking Authority land deal continue without public update (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Sunshine List so white: Minorities almost invisible among Ontario's best-paid public servants (cbc.ca)
Bylaw addresses graffiti (intelligencer.ca)
Ontario pledges free child care for preschoolers (yorkregion.com, thestar.com, theglobeandmail.com, Corriere.com, nationalpost.com)
Housing minister aims to curb ‘renovictions’ (thestar.com)
Special education gets $300 million funding boost (thestar.com)
Five things to watch for in Ontario’s budget (thegloeandmail.com)
Federal News
Canada, provinces lack clear plan to adapt to climate change, auditors say (ctvnews.ca)
Cannabis concerns at work (theglobeandmail.com)
PEI to allow four cannabis plants per home, consumption in designated areas (theglobeandmail.com)
March 27
Vaughan News
Vaughan Fire Chief Larry Bentley retiring after nearly 4 decades (YorkRegion.com)
ESA student recruits autistic brother to design awareness-raising shirts (Toronto.com)
Lap of Luxury: Most expensive homes sold in York Region in 2017 (YorkRegion.com)
York Region News
'I want independence' but York Region Mobility Plus transit impedes her (YorkRegion.com)
Catch a first glimpse of the new Smiley statue coming to Stouffville (YorkRegion.com)
East Gwillimbury GO Station parking construction to begin in spring (YorkRegion.com)
Georgina CAO tops 57 town staffers on province's Sunshine List (YorkRegion.com)
Ontario library apologizes for removing photographs with objectionable language from feminist exhibit (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
GTA News
Toronto councillors protest decision to not debate city’s financial future before the election (TheStar.com)
Torontonians asked if they want metal detectors at city hall (TheStar.com)
Brampton talent comes together to tackle the urban future (TheStar.com)
Safety advocates hold ‘die-in’ at Toronto city hall (TheStar.com)
Ryerson transit expert challenges the TTC’s findings on the King St. pilot project (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Advocates pin hopes on budget for roadmap out of poverty (TheStar.com)
Federal News
New problems, old solutions: Horses are hauling infected trees out of Mount Royal woods (CTVNews.ca)
B.C. bows to housing-tax furor, cuts rates for Canadians with vacation homes (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
March 26
Vaughan News
Discarded cigarette likely caused Thornhill rooftop terrace fire (YorkRegion.com)
York Region municipalities plan Earth Hour activities (YorkRegion.com)
Did you turn off lights for Earth Hour? Many York Region residents did (YorkRegion.com)
York Region News
Ontario releases 2017 Sunshine List detailing top public-sector salaries (YorkRegion.com)
York Region hospitals cash in with prebudget announcement (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Enthusiasm wanes for Earth Hour in Toronto (CBC.ca)
Report gives early idea of Brampton council's provincial election priorities (BramptonGuardian.com)
In a city desperate for more transit, for Toronto’s Little Jamaica it could be bad news (TheStar.com)
Road safety activists to hold ‘die-in’ at city hall (TheStar.com)
Toronto could shut off water to York University’s Keele campus over unpaid bill (TheStar.com)
City planners urge mayor to support north Yonge St. bike lanes (TheStar.com)
Tree-cutting blitz irks Toronto neighbourhood (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Federal News
‘The need to be more vigilant is there’ as 2019 election approaches: CSE (GlobalNews.ca)
NB Power backs away from proposed 'weather tax' (CTVNews.ca)
Marijuana legalization: How Canada is planning on regulating recreational cannabis (TheGlobeAndMail.com)