News Clippings
Feb. 1
York Region News
Plow leaves 6-foot windrow on corner lot in Thornhill (Yorkregion.com)
Trudeau makes whistle-stop in Keswick backing Tanaka's byelection bid (Yorkregion.com)
Regional Governance Under Review (TVO, The Agenda)
Richmond Hill parkland rates revised (NRU)
GTA News
Toronto Gore community adding density (NRU)
Committee agendas; Durham, Peel (NRU)
'That money is going right back into tourism,' New hotel tax introduced (Barrie.ctvnews.ca)
Mississauga rent prices soar above parts of Toronto (Thestar.com)
Relief line must open before Yonge North subway extension, Metrolinx says (Thestar.com)
City of Toronto wants to buy Hearn waterfront site (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Community planning permit systems, streamlining approvals (NRU)
Provincial housing plan, tackling housing supply (NRU)
Federal News
Canada's housing crisis and mortgage stress test are officially election issues (Nationalpost.com)
Jan. 31
Vaughan News
Vaughan wants traffic light despite not meeting standards (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Markham Snow and Ice Festival coming up Feb. 9 to 19 at Civic Centre (Yorkregion.com)
Should the York Region northern six municipalities amalgamate? (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
City of Brampton Introduces Unique Way of Creating Jobs (Inbrampton.com)
Toronto council approves making Richmond-Adelaide bike lanes permanent (Thestar.com)
BILD: Proposed changes to Growth Plan could ease housing crunch (Communitypress.ca)
Provincial News
Ontario Investing in Essential Mental Health Care Infrastructure (News.ontario.ca)
Federal News
Indigenous languages bill coming ‘very soon,’ heritage minister says (Thestar.com)
Jan. 30
Vaughan News
Vaughan seniors grateful after man plowed heavy snow for free (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
'Shocked and disappointed': Stouffville councillor on abrupt Bill 66 change (Yorkregion.com)
What's Going on Here?: Leslie St., St. John's Sdrd. construction in Aurora (Yorkregion.com)
What's Going on Here?: Development coming to 16th, Valleymede in Richmond Hill (Yorkregion.com)
King Township moving forward on revitalizing Main Street (Yorkregion.com)
Sharon Temple gets $40K in town funding, costs $300K to operate (Yorkreigon.com)
Catch the drift: not all Aurora residents are willing to pay for windrow clearing (Yorkregion.com)
York Region under extreme cold weather alert until Feb. 1 (Yorkregion.com)
York9 FC to face Forge FC to kick off Canadian Premier League (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Federal News
Private member’s bill expanding disability tax credit eligibility to cost $48 million (Thestar.com)
Ottawa to announce countermeasures to election interference (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)
Liberals Vote Down Tory Motion Demanding They Rule Out Tax Hikes ‘Of Any Kind’ (Huffingtonpost.ca)
Jan. 29
Vaughan News
Mayor Bevilacqua Announces First University in Vaughan (Vaughan.snapd.com)
The Ontario Library Association’s Joyce Cunningham Award (Vaughan.snapd.com)
Matera Celebrates the Inauguration as the European Capital of Culture 2019 (Vaughan.snapd.com)
MPP Stephen Lecce's New Year's Levee (Vaughan.snapd.com)
The 25th Anniversary & Opening of the Learn It! Lab at Bathurst Clark (Vaughan.snapd.com)
Vaughan Rangers Minor Atom A and Peewee A and Safehaven Family Skate (Vaughan.snapd.com)
SNAPD around Vaughan; our community (Vaughan.snapd.com)
York Region News
Ontario’s reversal on Bill 66 draws mixed reactions from Richmond Hill (YorkRegion.com)
Newmarket to open fully accessible, harvest-themed splash pad in 2020 (YorkRegion.com)
Cannabis timeline: A lot has happened in York Region since legalization (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Toronto’s plan for ‘balanced’ budget has $79 million in unknown funding and cuts (YorkRegion.com)
Cancelled GO express train through Brampton will return Feb. 13 (YorkRegion.com)
A King St. Compromise (Toronto Sun)
Provincial News
Canadians celebrate the ‘magic’ as Ontario Science Centre turns 50 (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Big city mayors seek new relationship with Ottawa amid provincial-federal tensions (TheStar.com)
Morneau not considering new rules for Canadian private lenders (TheStar.com)
Jan. 28
Vaughan News
If you want to amalgamate something, how about snow clearing? (Thestar.com)
York Region News
Former Richmond Hill planner reaches settlement with town over firing (Yorkregion.com)
Richmond Hill councillor taking town, integrity commissioner to court (Yorkregion.com)
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE: Bayview and 16th Avenue in Richmond Hill (Yorkregion.com)
Past municipal reviews offer history lesson for provincial announcement (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto and the GTA under a snowfall warning (Citynews.ca, 680news.ca, Yorkregion.com)
This is Toronto’s most-ticketed parking spot (thestar.com)
How much noise is too noisy? Toronto wants to hear from you (thestar.com)
Regent Park community reflects and regroups as final chapter of rebuild begins (thestar.com)
Toronto launches street art map for locals and visitors (theglobeandmail.com)
Peel region ponders 2019 budget in wake of provincial review (yorkregion.com)
Federal government announces $15M for temporary housing, shelters in Toronto (globalnews.ca)
Provincial News
Metrolinx to ban pot use for certain employees or contractors (thegloebandmail.com)
Federal News
In the dark: The cost of Canada’s data deficit (theglobeandmail.com)