News Clippings
Sept. 7
Vaughan News
‘Shockingling high’ prices make life a financial challenge for over half the home renters in York Region (Yorkregion.com, Vaughan Citizen, Thornhill liberal)
York Region News
Taking the Y out of YRT (Excal.on.ca)
Markham Has A Hit On Its Hands: The Grand Opening Of A State-Of-The-Art Music School (Torontostoreys.com)
GTA News
Queens Quay and Spadina painted red to stop drivers from encroaching on streetcar tracks (Thestar.com)
Federal government to contribute $1 million to Toronto to prevent violence from extremists (Thestar.com)
Hamilton’s new ward boundaries could mean trouble for incumbent councillors (Thestar.com)
Incumbent councillors Holland-Berardinetti, Crawford squaring off in Ward 20 (Thestar.com)
John Filion shelves retirement plan, seeks re-election to Toronto city council (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Mayors ask Ottawa to take over Ontario’s basic income pilot project (Thestar.com)
Doug Ford sets sights on Ontario Place redevelopment (Thestar.com)
Ontario city tests initiative to curb public drunkenness (Yorkregion.com, Thestar.com)
Hospitals should find 'efficient' ways to operate: Elliott (Yorkregion.com)
Municipalities seek 40 per cent of tax revenue from legal marijuana (Thestar.com)
Federal News
Liberals to ramp up appointments in the fall (Yorkregion.com, Thestar.com)
Sept. 6
Vaughan News
York Region Events: 5 things to do this weekend (Sept. 7 to 9) (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Live video streaming coming to East Gwillimbury council meeting Jan. 8 (Yorkregion.com)
New park celebrating heritage in Markham opens Saturday, Sept. 8 (Yorkregion.com)
New traffic light set for Hoover Park and Mostar in Stouffville (Yorkregion.com)
More than 3,000 East Gwillimbury residents aren't on voter list for 2018 election (Yorkregion.com)
King City Memorial Park to officially reopen late September (Yorkregion.com)
Stouffville to get 9 new community safety zones in school areas (Yorkregion.com)
Briars Association hosts Ward 4 all-candidates meeting (Yorkregion.com)
Hillcrest reveals its $90-million Glow Up transformation (Newswire.ca)
Council decision 'moves transit system miles ahead' (Bradfordtoday.ca)
GTA News
Appeal stalls Toronto’s short-term rental rules for at least at year (Thestar.com)
What Canada can learn from Mexico City’s bus system (Theglobeandmail.com)
Hamilton election coverage: LRT at risk (NRU)
Adapting heritage: life saving reuse (NRU)
Contentious Quarry: underwater blasting concerns (NRU)
Provincial News
Election coverage: Barrie’s growth pressures (NRU)
Ontario adds six more licensed pot suppliers (Yorkregion.com)
Ontario to soon build an ‘open for business’ sign at the Canada-U. S. border (Thestar.com)
Overdose prevention funding freeze ‘huge step backwards’ for Ontario, Vancouver mayor says (Thestar.com)
Judicial review requested over cancelled basic income pilot (Thestar.com)
Federal News
Health minister to make substance abuse announcement (Yorkregion.com)
Sept. 5
York Region News
24/7 fire service at Ballantrae Station just around the corner (Yorkregion.com)
Newmarket's Upper Canada Mall to open food market Sept. 7 (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Giorgio Mammoliti tops list of missed votes at Toronto city council (Thestar.com)
New school year brings new faces at the crosswalk (Thestar.com)
City begins installing photo radar in school zones (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
High-profile Liberal appointees removed by Ford government (Thestar.com)
Federal News
Canada's archives, museums prepare for the worst (Yorkregion.com)
The most populous First Nation in Canada is drafting its own cannabis law (Thestar.com)
Sept. 4
Vaughan News
MP Francesco Sorbara's Annual Bar-B-Q (Vaughan Snapd)
The Vaughan Public Works Team (Vaughan Snapd)
Frosinone Calcio of Italy (Vaughan Snapd)
Festival of Colours (Vaughan Snapd)
Vaughan Vikings (Vaughan Snapd)
Summer BBQ (Vaughan Snapd)
The opening of the Vellore Village Library (Vaughan Snapd)
Miss Universe Canada 2018 (Vaughan Snapd)
Mario Ferri's Campaign Office Grand Opening (Vaughan Snapd)
Movie Night with MP Deb Schulte (Vaughan Snapd)
Feast of the assumption celebration (Vaughan Snapd)
Vaughan Chamber of Commerce Member Appreciation BBQ Bash (Vaughan Snapd)
Grazie Ristorante Celebrates their 10 Year Anniversary! (Vaughan Snapd)
Vaughan’s 2002 softball rep tea achieves history (Vaughan Snapd)
Graduation Ceremony for Vaughan Fire & Rescue Female Firefighter Camp (Vaughan Snapd)
Vaughan Teen, Hanna Begovic Wins Miss World Canada 2018 (Vaughan Snapd)
Fred Winegust Campaign Kickoff (Vaughan Snapd)
Irpinia Club Summer Picnic hosted at Peter Cipriano's Farm (Vaughan Snapd)
Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park 2018 (Vaughan Snapd)
Team Singh’s campaign launch (Vaughan Snapd)
Snapd around Vaughan -- our community (Vaughan Snapd)
Women's Soccer: Five 'young guns' join their idols on Canada's national team Sunday (Ottawasun.com)
Vaughan council candidates say campaign policy favours incumbents (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Altmann candidate slate won't be denied as Stouffville Road fence painted (Yorkregion.com)
Integrity commissioner a $24K 'investment in accountability' for Georgina (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
City says it learned from 2010 apartment fire, but displaced Parliament St. residents still frustrated (Thestar.com)
Ford’s council-slashing plan criticized from coast to coast (Thestar.com)
Tory takes aim at noisy motorcycles, cars on Toronto streets (Thestar.com)
City reactivates transit signal priority for streetcars along King Street (Theglobeandmail.com)
New express buses to bring 'significant' TTC service improvements (Cbc.ca)
Provincial News
Business group calls for ‘full repeal’ of Ontario’s new workplace protections (Thestar.com, Nationalpost.com)
Basic income pilot project to end March 31 (Thestar.com)
Ontario extends electric car rebate deadline for Tesla buyers (Thestar.com)
Federal News
MPs to have emergency committee on pipeline (Yorkregion.com)
First Nations want own national fire marshal (Nationalpost.com)