News Clippings
March 22
Vaughan News
Ontario Northland trialling new Vaughan stop (northernontariobusiness.com)
Vaughan Chamber of Commerce: Budget ‘fails’ to reduce ‘burden’ on businesses (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? Atlas Healthcare medical building in Richmond Hill on hold (yorkregion.com)
‘Negative effects are massive” (Vaughan Citizen)
GTA News
'It's our destiny': Mississauga asks province for independence (yorkregion.com)
Provincial News
Classroom cellphone ban won't work without enforcement: educational assistant (yorkregion.com)
Ford government to tweak autism program overhaul amid intense pressure (thestar.com)
Federal News
IBC Congratulates Federal Government on Budget 2019 (newswire.ca)
Trudeau blames recalcitrant Ontario for delayed infrastructure cash (ipolitics.ca)
March 21
Vaughan News
ONTC has new bus stop in Vaughan (nugget.ca)
Trying to Keep York Moving (excel.on.ca)
Vaughan council rejects Sports Village expansion after 4-year debate (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? Thornhill heritage home could be rezoned (yorkregion.com)
York Region Employment Lands: Setting Criteria (NRU)
GTA News
Subway upload talks to cost $2 million, city report says (thestar.com)
Council to consider loosening shelter zoning rules (thestar.com)
Peel Regional Governance: City Status (NRU)
Oshawa Waterfront Redevelopment: Harbour Hopes (NRU)
Durand Neighbourhood Character Study: Decision Deferred (NRU)
Provincial News
Ontario to centralize procurement, estimated to save $1B a year in five years (thestar.com)
Federal News
Celina Caesar-Chavannes quits Liberal caucus (thestar.com, globeandmail.com)
Highlights from the 2019 federal budget (thestar.com)
Liberal government says it’s still reviewing VIA Rail’s expansion plans in spite of budget silence (globeandmail.com)
March 20Vaughan News
Community invited to attend 10th anniversary Portraits of Giving opening reception (yorkregion.com)
Park Avenue Place in Vaughan Selling While Work Progresses (urbantoronto.ca)
York Region News
Potholes and road closure: King warns road users to drive with caution (yorkregion.com)
Richmond Hill’s new Oak Ridges Library to be completed by fall 2019 (yorkregion.com)
Average King Township homeowner faces $51 tax hike in 2019 (yorkregion.com)
Condo development with 5 towers in Markham could reach 48 floors (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Another GTA condo development bites the dust: Diam cancels Danforth building (globeandmail.com)
Mayor Tory pleased with $167 million commitment from federal budget (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Province adds $3M in funding for on-campus safety (thestar.com)
Ontario displeased with what's in and out of the fed's budget (torontosun.com)
Ontario Moving to Increase Innovation and Competition in Infrastructure Market (news.ontatio.ca)
Federal News
No overreaching tax break for families as budget targets specific groups (thestar.com)
Federal government gives cash boost to municipalities as infrastructure plan stalls (thestar.com)
March 19
Vaughan News
Vaughan teen goes solo to take part in Global Climate Strike (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
5 York Region students get $5K through Horatio Alger Canadian Scholarship (yorkregion.com)
Some York Region MPPs give full support to new curriculum (yorkregion.com)
Markham Stouffville Hospital world leader for system of children's care (yorkregion.com)
Federal News
Canada’s top public servant Michael Wernick announces surprise retirement (thestar.com, globeandmail.com)
Federal budget to put focus on skills training for all ages (thestar.com)
Vancouver MP Joyce Murray named Treasury Board President (thestar.com)
Federal budget 2019: Five things to watch for today (theglobeandmail.com, thestar.com)
March 18
Vaughan News
Vaughan Muslims show solidarity after New Zealand mosque shootings (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Does York Region's new tax to speed up road widenings make sense? (yorkregion.com)
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? Proposed historic Thornhill home addition to allow retail (yorkregion.com)
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? Subway testing on Yonge Street in Markham (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Brampton motorists pay the most for car insurance (thewhig.com)
Laneway housing begins to take shape under Toronto’s new rules (thestar.com)
Population density concerns grip City of Burlington residents as new waterfront development is approved (globeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Federal News
Prime minister to shuffle cabinet for third time in recent months (thestar.com, globeandmail.com)