News Clippings
Feb. 8
Vaughan News
NU strengthens binational presence with additional location in Vaughan, Ontario (wnypapers.com)
Vaughan Public Libraries’ 5 reads for Valentine’s Day (yorkregion.com)
Niagara University adds campus in Vaughan, Ontario (wivb.com)
Justin Trudeau pledges $595M for GO Train line through York Region (yorkregion.com)
Goldhar, CentreCourt to build 3 towers with 1,600 condos in Vaughan (yorkregion.com)
Inspiring the next generation of female firefighters in Vaughan (opinion) (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Changing faces: Richmond Hill is more diverse than ever (yorkregion.com)
Changing faces: Chinese, Iranian top recent immigrant groups in Aurora (yorkregion.com)
UPDATE: Markham gas leak shut off, evacuees returning to homes (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto budget should protect city’s most vulnerable, councillors told (thestar.com)
Toronto council may help small businesses hurt by transit construction (thestar.com)
WATCH: Liberal MP calls on Doug Ford to not sell Ontario Place (theglobeandmail.com)
Toronto granting more construction noise exemptions, with 177 approved in 2018 (thestar.com)
Federal News
Feb. 7
Vaughan News
Three More Towers as Transit City Lives Up to Name in VMC (urbantoronto.ca)
Vaughan-based AI firm Daisy receives $882,000 in FedDev government funding (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
City of Markham and Bell partner for Smart City initiative (newswire.ca)
Stouffville council ponders five per cent tax hike (yorkregion.com)
Changing faces: King Township grows to catch up on diversity (yorkregion.com)
Changing faces: Chinese, Iranian population continues to grow in Newmarket (yorkregion.com)
Increasing Housing Options (NRU)
Toronto’s proposed budget lacks funding for many things council has already approved (thestar.com)
Provincial News
New Transmission Line to Power Economic Growth in Northwestern Ontario (news.ontario.ca)
Federal News
Canada opened its door to more than 40,000 immigration applicants in January (cicnews.com)
Feb. 6
Vaughan News
105.9 The Region, Mayor in the Morning segment with Jim Lang (1059theregion.com)
York Region News
Richmond Hill adopts new parkland policy, repeals downtown plan (yorkregion.com)
York Region set to raise property taxes at least 3.37% or $81 on average (yorkregion.com)
'Like living back in my hometown:' Chinese immigrant immersed in Markham (yorkregion.com)
Richmond Hill rings in Chinese New Year with multicultural celebration (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto mayor calls for review of snow-removal services, citing residents’ complaints (thestar.com)
UP Express rider charged $171.26 extra after confusion over duelling Presto machines (thestar.com)
CivicAction program aims to improve diversity of Toronto-region boardrooms (thestar.com)
Brampton considering photo radar for school zones (thestar.com)
Toronto residents, business owners gather to voice noise-level concerns (thegloeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Ontario's Government Launches Data Strategy Consultations (news.ontario.ca)
Federal News
U.S., Mexico surpass Canada in efforts to restore monarch butterfly habitat (globalnews.ca)
Feb. 5
Vaughan News
Vaughan’s demographics: Italians, Russians are most reported ethnic origins (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Metrolinx continues to share Presto users’ data without requiring warrants (thestar.com)
Toronto’s Design Review Panel pushes developers to think beyond the bland (thestar.com)
Cold snap may mean increase in coyote sightings, Toronto Animal Services says (thestar.com)
Brampton homeowners fight to preserve Ontario’s first housing co-operative (thestar.com)
Don Valley Parkway reopens after flooding (thestar.com)
From piles to puddles: Toronto still cleaning up from snowstorm (cbc.ca)
LEVY: City 'overwhelmed' by refugee claimants (torontosun.com)
Provincial News
Federal News
Saskatchewan premier announces additional $10M for cities, towns (thestar.com)
Feb.4
Vaughan News
VIDEO: CBC Coverage of the City of Vaughan's 2019 Lunar New Year celebration (CBC.ca)
Lunar New Year celebrations begin with an 'oink, oink' in Vaughan (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan holds public hearing on golf course, development near proposed GO station (yorkregion.com)
Buyers spot value in upsizing from Toronto condo to Vaughan freehold (theglobeandmail.com)
York Region Events: 5 things to do this weekend (Feb. 2 and 3) (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Two Etobicoke shelters, one missing glass, another just missing (thestar.com)
Breakdown of Scarborough RT a grim reminder of what may be in store for transit riders (thestar.com)
LEVY: Inflationary tax hike? Could have fooled me (torontosun.com)
Metrolinx ‘very pleased’ with early Niagara GO figures (stcatharinesstandard.ca)
Provincial News
Liberal MP Adam Vaughan apologizes for 'whack' tweet aimed at Premier Doug Ford (ctvnews.ca)