News Clippings
August 21
Vaughan News
‘Poor use of tax dollars’: 3 groups release report rejecting $6B GTA West highway (Yorkregion.com)
Human rights complaints ongoing as Vaughan takes steps on anti-Black racism (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
'Welcoming arms to everybody': Aurora officially opens rainbow crosswalk (Yorkregion.com)
You Asked: Are public washrooms open in Newmarket's Fairy Lake Park? (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Return of Newmarket's movies in the park met with standing ovation (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
TDSB approves plan to reduce class sizes in Toronto neighbourhoods hardest-hit by COVID-19 (CBC.ca)
Toronto adds electric bicycles to bike-share fleet -- at no extra cost to users (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario Extends Orders Under the Reopening Ontario Act, 2020 (News.ontario.ca)
Federal News
New $37B COVID-19 aid package extends CERB, expands EI and adds 'recovery' benefits (CBC.ca)
Trudeau, Ford to fund production of 100M N95 masks in Canada (Torontosun.com)
August 20
Let the adventure begin! 5 cool things to do in York Region before school starts (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
East Gwillimbury reopens sports complex for minor hockey, skating clubs (Newmarkettoday.ca)
'Boggles the mind': Aurora residents ask council to rethink Library Square (Yorkregion.com)
Making newroads in York Region (NRU)
GTA News
Toronto adds electric bicycles to bike-share fleet -- at no extra cost to users (Thestar.com)
Toronto schools will require masks for all students (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario Moving Forward with Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (News.Ontario.ca)
Ontario and Municipalities Work Towards a Strong Economic Recovery (News.Ontario.ca)
August 19
Vaughan hiring school crossing guards (Yorkregion.com)
Firefighters battle dump truck blaze in front of Vaughan fire station (Yorkregion.com)
Conservative leadership candidates: Leslyn Lewis (CBC The National)
Pierre Trudeau statue vandalized again in Thornhill park (Ottawasun.com)
York Region News
Aurora to proceed with Library Square despite grant rejection, mayor says (Yorkregion.com)
Aurora mayor 'pleased' with $1.3 million COVID-19 government funding (Yorkregion.com)
Markham businesses fed up with ‘out of control’ ServiceOntario lineups (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
'Forgotten city' Scarborough to get its subway: Ford (Torontosun.com)
City of Toronto offers use of facilities, rooms for school boards (Citynews.ca, Globalnews.ca)
Provincial News
Federal News
August 18
Pierre Elliott Trudeau statue in Vaughan park vandalized again (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Pierre Trudeau statue vandalized again in Thornhill park (Torontosun.com)
York Region News
Newmarket skate park, fitness centre set to reopen with safety measures (Yorkregion.com)
Need to use a computer? Book 1 at Aurora library beginning Aug. 17 (Yorkregion.com)
East Gwillimbury auto campus proposal for Green Lane moves step closer to reality (Yorkregion.com)
Newmarket gets $1.8 million in government funding to ease COVID-19 burden (Yorkregion.com)
Newmarket mayor 'cautiously optimistic' about town's financial situation (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
Toronto Public Health to dedicate team of 70 nurses to local schools for reopening (Thestar.com)
City gearing up to offer fall recreation programs in October (Cbc.ca, Cp24.com)
Provincial News
Ontario government spent nearly $1 million during teacher contract talks (Ctvnews.ca)
Ontario government clashes with teachers unions over school reopening plans (Theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
August 17
Vaughan News
Statue of former PM Pierre Elliott Trudeau in Vaughan vandalized again (CP24.com, Ctvnews.ca)
Statue of former PM Pierre Trudeau in Vaughan vandalized again (680news.com)
Statue of Pierre Elliott Trudeau defaced again in Vaughan, ON (Newstalk1010.com)
Statue of former PM Pierre Trudeau in Vaughan vandalized again (Citynews.ca)
Vaughan mayor ‘disappointed’ after Pierre Trudeau’s statue vandalized (Thestar.com, Yorkregion.com)
Mark your calendar for COVID-19 pop-up testing clinics in Vaughan (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?: Stoplogs restored at Pefferlaw Dam in Georgina (Yorkregion.com)
New $15M elementary school announced for east Aurora (Yorkegion.com)
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?: Tamarac Trail in Aurora gets refreshed (Yorkregion.com)
Markham, Stouffville receive $7.6M in Safe Restart emergency assistance (Yorkregion.com)
To reopen safely, York Region school board to use $30M from its $62M in reserves (Yorkregion.com)
Provincial News
Federal News