News Clippings
Jan. 24
Vaughan News
Official opening of Station 7-4 in Vaughan (105.9 The Region)
Here are some places to catch a free film in York Region this week (Jan. 20 to 26) (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Aurora Mayor Tom Mrakas wants to eliminate some York regional councilors (Yorkregion.com)
Richmond Hill blows past budget for integrity commissioner services in 2019 (Yorkregion.com)
Ratifying NAFTA ‘vitaly important’ for Canadian municipalities (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Fictional city councillor wades into Toronto contract talks (Thestar.com)
Locals push back against Ontario Line above-ground design at first open house (Thestar.com)
Toronto’s ravine advocates ask city for cleanup funding (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Maintaining the 24/7 Crime Stoppers Tip Line (News.ontario.ca)
Jan. 23
Vaughan News
Interview with Altaf Stationwala; Mackenzie Health overcrowding issues
‘Massive hiring blitz!’ -- Canada’s Wonderland hiring for 4,000 positions (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Oak Ridges Library opens 7 days a week starting Feb. 2 (yorkregion.com)
Newmarket’s Simpson House to be reconstructed after unauthorized demolition (NRU)
Markham Strategic Plan; frictionless city (NRU)
Newmarket considers new rules for pet shop puppy sales (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Ontario sends $1.6M to Newmarket to help build and repair roads, bridges (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
Boyne Survey Secondary Plan; our of phase approvals (NRU)
Majority believes Toronto's not doing enough to make streets safer, survey suggests (Cbc.ca)
Provincial News
Ford government appoints new human rights commissioners, a surprise to the agency's leader (Cbc.ca)
Historic Agreement for French-Language in Ontario (News.ontario.ca, Thestar.com, Cbc.ca)
Jan. 22
Vaughan News
Firefighter cook-off (The Marilyn Denis Show)
Thornhill woman helping to feed the Hungry North of the GTA (News.yahoo.com)
Vaughan donating $15K to Australia after bushfires, flash floods (Yorkregion.com)
'I think salt is easier': Markham man uses blow torch to 'shovel' driveway (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?: Town seeks proposals for Newmarket's Old Fire Hall (Yorkregion.com)
'Let's be trailblazers': Aurora looks at ward system options (Yorkregion.com)
Momentum building for new affordable housing non-profit in York Region (Newmarkettoday.ca)
'We're all united', say Newmarket teachers of battle with province (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
All potholes and bike lanes are not created equally (Torontosun.com)
City looks at expropriation to make Rail Deck Park a reality (Torontosun.com)
Developer unveils plans to create whole new city centre in Mississauga (Cbc.ca)
Province eyeing changes that could see developers hire their own building inspectors (Cbc.ca)
Provincial News
Ontario Awarded A- Grade for Making Ontario Work Smarter for Business (News.ontario.ca)
Building Rural Ontario Together (News.ontario.ca)
How the dispute between Ontario and teachers’ unions could evolve (Cbc.ca)
GO-TTC discount fares to end as Ontario pulls the plug on funding (Thestar.com)
Federal News
New federally funded climate institute launches after demise of national roundtable (Cbc.ca)
Jan. 21
Vaughan News
Hometown Hockey and City Budget (105.9 The Region)
Licenses needed for short-term rentals in Vaughan (Reminetwork.com)
York Region News
Proposal for 29-storey towers up for discussion in Richmond Hill (Yorkregion.com)
York Regional Police take on two new canine coppers (Torontosun.com)
GTA News
Toronto’s economic boom is not being felt in every neighbourhood (Thestar.com, Toronotsun.com)
City of Toronto updates its open data portal, adds new datasets (Itworldcanada.com)
City's inside workers give bargaining team strike mandate (Cp24.com, 680news.com)
Provincial News
Federal News
Ottawa to implement gun-control strategy in multistep process: Bill Blair (Theglobeandmail.com)
Jan. 20
Vaughan News
Vaughan’s Smart City’s initiatives (Enterprisetechsuccess.com)
York Region News
East Gwillimbury library sets course for the future (Yorkregion.com)
Aurora mayor lights up idea of York Region fire department (Yorkregion.com)
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?: Aurora’s Canadian Tire land awaiting next steps (Yorkregion.com)
York Region elementary teachers set to strike as CUPE 905 shows support (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
City of Toronto not hosting day camps for students impacted by next week's strikes (Cp24.com)
Provincial News
Province announces multi-faceted plan for improving southwestern Ontario transit (Globalnews.ca)
Ontario holding public consultation on making spring bear hunt permanent (Nationalpost.com)
Federal News