News Clippings
May 29
Vaughan News
Vaughan sets up new COVID-19 response committee (CP24)
Province signs formal agreement with York Region on Yonge North Subway Extension (CP24.com)
Dozens of Vaughan firefighters begin their ‘voluntary’ COVID-19 testing (Yorkregion.com)
Ontario Emergency Order extension; live interview with Mayor Bevilacqua (OMNI)
Ready, Resilient and Resourceful committee established; live interview with Mayor Bevilacqua (OMNI)
Long-term care crisis response from Mayor Bevilacqua (OMNI)
York Region News
Stouffville could be getting 2 more pot shops (Yorkregion.com)
Markham businesses get first crack at ShopHERE to rebuild from COVID-19 (Yorkregion.com)
Richmond Hill fitness centre offers virtual ‘outlet’ to get you through coronavirus (Yorkregion.com)
How Ontario museums are documenting history in the making (TVO.com)
GTA News
Physical distancing circles painted on grass at Trinity Bellwoods Park (CBC.ca)
Summer in Toronto means swimming in public pools, but maybe not this year, expert says (CBC.ca)
Council approves six sites for affordable housing (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Doug Ford rejects regional approach to reopening Ontario’s economy (Thestar.com)
Federal News
Trudeau, allies call for global unity at UN summit on pandemic recovery (CBC.ca)
May 28
Vaughan News
Vaughan design review panel (NRU)
York Region News
Have your say on designing Newmarket's first outdoor skate park (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Rebuilding local food supply chains (NRU)
New chief planner for Caledon (NRU)
Toronto opening eighth child-care centre for kids of essential and critical workers (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
May 27
Vaughan News
Vaughan sends its decisions on 30 employment land conversion requests to region (Yorkregion.com)
UPDATE: Five Walmart employees test positive for COVID-19 in York Region, Simcoe (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
No council public meeting for proposed 54-storey tower in Richmond Hill (Yorkregion.com)
Richmond Hill fitness centre offers virtual ‘outlet’ to get you through coronavirus (Yorkregion.com)
Coronavirus ‘spread like wildfire’ at Georgina long-term care home (Yorkregion.com)
East Gwillimbury businesses switch gears during the coronavirus pandemic (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Ongoing grace period on Toronto property taxes may be coming for those in need (Thestar.com)
City affordable housing projects should be rent controlled, Mayor John Tory says (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
May 26
Vaughan News
Nature's Emporium unveils face mask policy for Newmarket, Vaughan stores (Yorkregion.com)
Lawn signs honour 2020 graduates (Toronto.citynews.ca)
York Region News
Bylaw complaints, interactions up, but no wild park scenes in Newmarket (Yorkregion.com)
After coronavirus hit, Aurora company made gear for front-line workers (Yorkregion.com)
Farm raises concern about pet abandonment during coronavirus pandemic (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto Public Library rolls out curbside drop-off and pick-up (Cp24.com)
Provincial News
Federal News
May 25
Vaughan News
Vaughan park facilities remain closed (CP24)
'Please help me:' Thornhill residents concerned as coyote encounters rise (Yorkregion.com)
Is remote work life the ‘new revolution’? See what Vaughan businesses say (Yorkregion.com)
5 dump trucks burned at Woodbridge depot (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Markham puts 2-stage timeline in place for reopening outdoor facilities (Yorkregion.com)
Dog days in park, hit some lobs as Newmarket reopens select amenities (Yorkregion.com)
Newmarket businesses find ways to pivot during coronavirus pandemic (Yorkregion.com)
Get your reading fix with Aurora Public Library's curbside pick-up service (Yorkregion.com)
York Region's COVID-19 numbers rise with temperatures (Yorkregion.com)
King's Country Cut Flowers adapting in bid to survive coronavirus pandemic (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Mayor apologizes for breaking COVID-19 rules at Trinity Bellwoods Park (Thestar.com, Torontosun.com)
Provincial News
All 3-year education contracts in Ontario now ratified (Thestar.com)