News Clippings
Sept. 27
Vaughan News
Ahmadiyya Muslims raise half of their $2M pledge for new Vaughan hospital (Yorkregion.com)
York Region events: 5 things to do this weekend (Sept. 28 and 29) (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Metrolinx textile recycling pilot a GO at Markham's 4 commuter stations (Yorkregion.com)
New charges taxing for Georgina Island cottagers (Yorkregion.com)
Region launches action plan to tackle growing opioid crisis (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
Toronto will move staff to Etobicoke and Scarborough civic centres (Thestar.com)
City of Toronto aiming to be carbon neutral by 2050 or earlier (Thestar.com)
Scarborough North councillor takes three roads out of Vision Zero plan (Toronto.com)
Provincial News
Ontario Science Centre celebrates 50th birthday with free admission (Cbc.ca)
Federal News
Canada positioned itself as a world leader on climate change -- is it? (Globalnews.ca)
Sept. 26
Vaughan News
1176 Rutherford; driving development (NRU)
Vaughan Design Review Panel Agenda (NRU)
York Region News
Established neighbourhoods compatibility; preserving character (NRU)
Future Market and Affordable Rental Apartments in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville (York.ca)
'Worthy of celebration': Newmarket power grid getting a boost (Yorkregion.com)
York University launches classes in Markham via IBM partnership (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Zone Clarington; mapping quarrels (NRU)
Active Transportation Master Plan; mobilizing Brampton (NRU)
Noticing more roadkill around Toronto? You're not the only one (Cbc.ca)
Affordable housing project up in the air after provincial cuts (Cbc.ca)
Provincial News
Federal News
Sept. 25
Vaughan News
New Viva rapidway segment opens early on Hwy. 7 in Richmond Hill, Vaughan (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
East Gwillimbury Farmers' Market looking to change location (Yorkregion.com)
York school board confirms Terrell-Tracey’s breach of trustee conduct (Yorkregion.com)
Newmarket's building ban on 'monster homes' extended (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
Brampton Just Got the First Lit Cricket Field in the GTA (Bramptonist.com)
Mayor Tory's affordable housing plan moves forward with four projects across Toronto (Thestar.com)
How climate change gave added urgency to a $1.25B project to prevent flooding in Toronto (Cbc.ca)
Cities need to encourage cycling with 10 easy steps, report finds (Cbc.ca)
Provincial News
Highway speed limits jump to 110 km/h in pilot project (Cbc.ca, Thestar.com)
Sept. 24
Vaughan News
'Doo Doo The Clown' honoured as a civic hero (Global -- The Morning Show)
10 GTA ridings to watch in the federal election (Citynews.ca, Globalnews.ca)
York Region News
2 Richmond Hill councillors found in breach of ethics code; 1 docked pay (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Reimagining Bus Networks; Transit equity (NRU)
Red Tape, Red Carpet Task Force; Accelerating economic growth (NRU)
Green Building Standard; leading by example (NRU)
Lack of gun data ‘a big problem,’ Toronto Mayor John Tory says (Theglobeandmail.com)
City plans to build affordable housing with park space on Birchcliff Quarry Lands (Cbc.ca)
Provincial News
Ontario Chamber of Commerce Report; reviving regional economies (NRU)
Is Ford government reconsidering welfare cuts? Provincial directive fuels speculation (Thestar.com)
Sept. 23
Vaughan News
Question and answer with the Mayor of Vaughan (The Globe and Mail - Perspective)
The City of Vaughan has 184 corporate and regional headquarters (The Globe and Mail - Perspective)
Strong labour market builds business in Vaughan (The Globe and Mail - Perspective)
Welcome to the Vaughan Healthcare Centre Precinct (The Globe and Mail - Perspective)
How Vaughan is growing its tourism sector (The Globe and Mail - Perspective)
Vaughan is building a new downtown from the ground up (The Globe and Mail - Perspective)
Mayor Bevilacqua welcomes U.S. Consul General Greg Stanford (Municipalinfonet.com)
York Region News
Georgina, East Gwillimbury residents can click-and-ride with new YRT service (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto Mayor John Tory calls for national source of gun data (Thegloebandmail.com)
Toronto to join 800 other governments in declaring climate emergency (Ctvnews.ca, Cbc.ca)
Provincial News
Ontario considering bill to protect farmers from animal rights activists (Ctvnews.ca, Globalnews.ca)