News Clippings
Jan. 18
York Region News
Georgina’s decision to opt out of pot shops lights up social media frenzy (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Government releases plan for Rouge National Urban Park (thestar.com)
Under the Gardiner: ‘We check in on each other, that’s kind of the reason to be here’ (thestar.com)
TTC plans to recommend a 10-cent fare increase in its 2019 budget (thestar.com)
Richmond-Adelaide bike lanes cruising toward permanence (thestar.com)
Toronto speeds up construction of Downtown Relief Line by 2 years (Theglobeandmail.com, thesun.com)
Provincial News
Province eyeing creation of ‘super health agency,’ sources say (thestar.com)
Jan. 17
Vaughan News
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE: Subway extension testing in Thornhill (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Newmarket council officially opts out of hosting cannabis stores (yorkregion.com)
$400K in community grants under further budget review in Georgina (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Metrolinx cancels Bathurst St. intersection closure amid uproar (thestar.com)
Community demands Toronto make good on plan to curb youth violence (thestar.com)
Tory to make transit announcement at Pape Station (Toronto.citynews.ca)
Provincial News
Planning experts warn Ontario’s growth plan changes could worsen traffic congestion (thestar.com)
Ontario set to announce tuition cuts (Toronto.citynews.ca, globalnews.ca, thestar.com, 680news.com)
Jan. 16
Vaughan News
VIDEO: Mayor Bevilacqua speaks at the GTA Mayoral Meeting at Toronto City Hall (cp24.com)
VIDEO: CBC Toronto News Late Night: Regional Governments Reviewed (cbc.ca)
VIDEO: Ontario reviewing municipalities for efficiencies (Toronto.ctvnews.ca)
Questions and concerns about review of Ontario’s regional governments (thestar.com)
Ontario mayors greet regional reform news with excitement, dread (thestar.com)
By the numbers: the regions under the Ford government’s review (thestar.com)
Bill 66: Cutting red tape or harming the environment? (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Stouffville first York Region community to opt into cannabis stores (yorkregion.com)
What’s Going on Here? Park Avenue in Newmarket gets facelift (yorkegion.com)
GTA News
Halton mayors wary of provincial review on regional governments (thestar.com)
Durham chair ‘caught off guard’ by regional government review announcement (thestar.com)
Is Amalgamation with Brampton in Mississauga's Future? (insauga.com)
Provincial News
Former Waterloo Region chair Ken Seiling to help lead review of regional governments (thestar.com)
Simcoe County open to providing more ‘efficiencies to taxpayers’ in regional review (thestar.com)
Niagara Region chair says he’s ready to work on provincial review (thestar.com)
Federal News
Visible minorities, Indigenous people concerned about data use in smart cities (thestar.com)
Jan. 15
Vaughan News
York Region News
Opt-in, opt-out? High time Aurora makes decision on cannabis stores (YorkRegion.com)
Train horns will continue in Markham at 6 scheduled crossings (YorkRegion.com)
2 vehicles blocking left lane on Highway 404 at Green Lane in Newmarket (YorkRegion.com)
Shaun Tanaka gets Liberal nod to run in York-Simcoe federal byelection (YorkRegion.com)
Richmond Hill wins right to control parkland dedication in new developments (PostCity.com)
CITY Q&A: Movie mogul Frank Sicoli on building a mega-studio in Markham (TorontoLife.com)
GTA News
From their perch in a special van, police are watching for texting drivers (TheStar.com)
Judge sides with City of Brampton in long-running lawsuit launched by developer (TheStar.com)
Toronto’s SickKids announces first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence position (GlobeandMail.com)
Pot decision day: Hamilton says yes to legal retail stores after vote to opt out fails (CBC.ca)
Provincial News
Too much of a good thing? Legalization means there is more cannabis-related waste (NationalPost.com)
Federal News
Trudeau plots a steady course with his cabinet shuffle (TheStar.com)
Who’s who in the federal cabinet shuffle: new faces, and old faces in new places (NationalPost.com)
Jan 14
Vaughan News
Ways for kids and teens to have fun in York Region this week (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Remember when ... memory explored through art at Aurora Cultural Centre (yorkregion.com)
Richmond Hill's indoor wave pool features new 100-foot 'blue-tiful waterslide' (yorkregion.com)
East Gwillimbury is not open for pot business ...for now (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Revitalize Ontario Place but don’t raze it, residents say at rally for waterfront park (thestar.com)
From the beginning, Ontario Place was about the future (thestar.com)
Readers have lots of ideas for Ontario Place redevelopment (thetstar.com)
Provincial News
Large retailers scrambling to seek winners of Ontario cannabis lottery (theglobeandmail.com)
107 municipalities receive funds for transit systems (Canada.constructconnect.com)
Federal News
Changes coming as Trudeau shuffles federal cabinet (ctvnews.ca, thestar.com)
Canadian solutions for pothole problem not road tested, study finds (thestar.com)