News Clippings
Sept. 28
Vaughan News
Three Towers Proposed for Yonge and Steeles Intersection (Urbantoronto.ca)
More protections needed for pre-construction homebuyers, says Ontario’s warranty program CEO (Thestar.com)
Nick Pinto, Vaughan Ward 2 candidate (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Discover your ancestors or stories of Newmarket's history at library (Yorkregion.com)
Jenny Altmann, Whitchurch-Stouffville Ward 5 candidate (Yorkregion.com)
Justin Altmann, Whitchurch-Stouffville mayoral candidate (Yorkregion.com)
Candidates debate 'out of control spending' in Georgina (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Mayoral candidates discuss transit without Tory in third debate (Thestar.com)
650 Parliament residents to leave Regent Park Community Centre, which will reopen for community programming (Thestar.com)
Time to consider legalizing drinking in parks, Mayor John Tory says (CP24.com, Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario could have up to 1,000 pot shops (Yorkegion.com)
Ontario to modernize driver’s licence system after Star probe (Thestar.com)
Federal News
Minister announces EI improvements for families with critically ill loved ones (Yorkregion.com)
Sept. 27
Vaughan News
Vaughan condo buyers ask Ontario’s home warranty corporation to investigate developer (Thestar.com)
York Region business leaders donate $2M to Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital (Yorkregion.com)
Vaughan Design Review Panel Agenda (NRU)
York Region News
Newmarket urban centres zoning by-law approved (NRU)
Georgina considers corporate sponsorship strategy for rec facilities (Yorkregion.com)
Is the cost to uphold Newmarket's integrity worth the tax dollars? (Yorkregion.com)
Please vote for me: Casting your best ballot in Ontario's municipal election (Yorkregion.com)
New traffic lights cause a stir in Mount Albert (Yorkregion.com)
Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville launches roundabout education campaign (Yorkregion.com)
Richmond Hill councillors welcome new integrity commissioner, but note post has limitations (Yorkregion.com)
Richmond Hill resident gets shocking water bill due to misplaced decimal point (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Booming waterfront ward comes with ‘unique challenges’ (Thestar.com)
Peel regional chair: potential candidates emerge (NRU)
Clarington planning Heritage Park (NRU)
Mississauga arts and culture: connecting to the Earth (NRU)
Provincial News
Ontario unveils pot plan, including online ordering, 150 stand-alone stores (Cbc.ca, Theglobeandmail.com, Globalnews.com, Citynews.ca, Yorkregion.com)
Ontario government to halt minimum wage hike (Yorkregion.com)
Federal News
Trudeau on NAFTA, tariffs and Trump at UN General Assembly (Theglobeandmail.com)
Security Council seat not an end in itself for Canada, Trudeau says (Theglobeandmail.com)
Liberals to create new ambassador position for women, peace and security (Nationalpost.com)
Sept. 26
Vaughan News
Accountability has a price for Vaughan council members and taxpayers (Yorkregion.com)
Why this man with disabilities calls Vaughan's waste bylaw 'unfair and unjust' (Cbc.ca)
Richmond Hill tops list of most unaffordable housing markets in Ontario (Thestar.com)
The largest and spookiest Halloween Haunt in the GTA starts this weekend (Dailyhive.com, Narcity.com)
York Region News
East Gwillimbury council ready to add layer of political accountability (Yorkregion.com)
York-Simcoe MPP Caroline Mulroney celebrates opening of constituency office (Yorkregion.com)
Stouffville council, legal experts, weigh in on judge's decision to overturn Mayor Justin Altmann's sanctions (Yorkregion.com)
York 100: Who are the York Region men, women who served during the First World War? (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Lawyer Saron Gebresellassi takes Tory, Keesmaat to task in first broadcast mayoral debate (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)
Crowded buses, long commutes --why transit is top of mind for Toronto voters (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)
What happened to Seth Rogen's voice? TTC stopped playing divisive transit PSAs after just one month (Nationalpost.com)
Provincial News
Ontario environmental watchdog pans move to scrap cap and trade (Yorkregion.com, Thestar.com)
Ontario Tories vow to tackle fiscal situation (Yorkregion.com, Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Feds ironing out kinks in alert system (Yorkregion.com)
Sept. 25
York Region News
Town of Aurora dragging its heels on "monster" home solution: resident (Yorkregion.com)
Construction on York Region's first university to begin at end of year (Barrietoday.com)
Abu Alam, Richmond Hill mayoral candidate (Yorkregion.com)
Carol Chan, Richmond Hill regional council candidate (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
TTC is splitting the King St. streetcar route into two branches to speed up your commute (Thestar.com)
Which Toronto mayoral candidate is telling the truth about the relief subway line? (Thestar.com)
Trudeau announces new office to push for private-sector investments in developing countries (Theglobeandmail.com)
Jennifer Keesmaat and John Tory spar over arts funding for Toronto (Theglobeandmail.com)
MOCA: Toronto gets a gallery that’s global, local and wide open (Theglobeandmail.com)
What you need to know about Toronto ’s 25 new wards (Toronto.com)
Provincial News
Liberals reject motion to study notwithstanding clause (Yorkregion.com)
Ontario spending audit results coming today (Yorkregion.com)
Doug Ford claims Liberal deficit ‘the worst political coverup in Ontario’s history’ (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)
New Metrolinx chair discusses the company ’s vision (Theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Andrew Scheer pitches Trans Mountain ‘rescue plan’ (Theglobeandmail.com)
Federal government to gradually eliminate plastic waste in its operations across the country (Theglobeandmail.com)
Sept. 24
Vaughan News
Mayor Bevilacqua announces opening of North Maple Regional Park (Phase One) (Businessinsider.com)
Mayor Bevilacqua announces opening of the new Pierre Berton Heritage Centre (Businessinsider.com)
How the GTA's youngest council candidates overcome 'shocked' voters on the campaign trail (Cbc.ca)
Thousands of supporters gather in Vaughan for Ford Fest 2018 (Thestar.com, Yorkregion.com, Theglobeandmail.com, Globalnews.ca, Citynews.ca, Cp24.com, Cbc.ca, Nationalpost.com)
King, Vaughan MPP Stephen Lecce opens constituency office in King City (Yorkregion.com)
Furio Liberatore, Vaughan Ward 4 candidate (Yorkregion.com)
Adriano Volpentesta, Vaughan Ward 2 candidate (Yorkregion.com)
Alan Shefman, Vaughan Ward 5 candidate (Yorkregion.com)
Mark Pulciani, Vaughan Ward 3 candidate (Yorkregion.com)
Vaughan Rebels' Gabby Nunno tackles her role on gridiron with gusto (Yorkregion.com)
The beat goes on during Culture Days, Sept. 28 to 30, in York Region (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Sue Jagminas back in Georgina's mayoral race (Yorkregion.com)
Newmarket is invited to say farewell as Tony Van Bynen and Dave Kerwin retire (Yorkregion.com)
Project management tab totals $1M for Georgina's MURC, Civic Centre and Link (Yorkregion.com)
York Transit cops want power to enforce new pot laws (Cbc.ca)
GTA News
Toronto takes a second look at rules for Uber, Lyft (Thestar.com)
Doug Ford’s bombshell has left Toronto’s mayoral race in neutral (Thestar.com)
Province not closing door on downtown waterfront casino (Thestar.com)
Toronto town hall on potential handgun ban marked by vocal opponents (Theglobeandmail.com)
Construction crews near finish line on two-tower project that will be Toronto’s tallest outside downtown core (on-sitemag.com)
Provincial News
Non-profit workers offered chance to join Ontario government pension plan (Thestar.com)
Federal News
Cities make power play ahead of election (Yorkregion.com)