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Nov. 13

Vaughan News

 

City of Vaughan kicks off their annual Toy Drive (CP24)

 

Parks top priority for Vaughan Metropolitan Centre’s future residents: survey (Yorkregion.com)

 

A one-of-a-kind preview into the new Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital (Yorkregion.com)

 

Vaughan fire crews battle large house fire in Kleinburg neighbourhood (Yorkregion.com, Cp24.com)

 

York Region News

 

Protecting Lake Simcoe with new $40M storm water treatment facility (Ctvnews.ca)

 

Food funding for Markham-Thornhill residents negatively impacted by COVID-19 (Yorkregion.com)

 

Aurora holding pandemic-friendly Santa Under the Stars Parade Nov. 28 (Yorkregion.com)

 

Weights, exercise equipment at Aurora Family Leisure Complex reopen (Yorkregion.com)

 

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE: Heritage Union Hotel in Newmarket expected to be used as offices (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

Mayor urges Torontonians to stay home as COVID-19 cases rise in the city (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com, Torontosun.com)

 

Pandemic means long hours, adapting to changing rules for Toronto bylaw officers (Torontosun.com)

 

Peel officials forbid social gatherings ahead of festive Diwali weekend as record surge in COVID-19 cases pushes region toward ‘precipice’ (Thestar.com)

 

Provincial News

 

Ontario could hit 6,500 new COVID-19 cases daily by mid-December without further action, modelling shows (Cbc.ca)

Nov. 12

Vaughan News

 

Family of elderly man shocked after running toilet leads to $6,433 water bill (CTVNews.ca, CTV News)

 

Diversifying uses in the VMC (NRU)

 

Unprecedented Growth Reshaping Vaughan Metropolitan Centre's Guiding Principles (Urbantoronto.ca)

 

Two Vaughan weddings linked to at least 17 COVID-19 cases (CP24.com)

 

17 positive COVID-19 tests linked to Vaughan weddings, York Region Public Health says (Yorkregion.com)

 

Markham, Vaughan, Thornhill, Richmond Hill schools have new cases of COVID-19 (Yorkregion.com, ca.News.Yahoo.com)

 

King Township supports GTA West transportation corridor (Thestar.com)

 

York Region News

 

Balancing growth and character (NRU)

 

GTA News

 

Expanding approvals (NRU)

 

Accommodating affordability (NRU)

 

Toronto marks Remembrance Day in ceremonies modified for the pandemic (Thestar.com, Ctvnews.ca)

 

Provincial News

 

‘The developers are all in control’: Doug Ford’s government moves to limit the power of conservation authorities, sparking fears for the environment (Yorkregion.com, Thestar.com)

 

Nov. 11

Vaughan News

 

#PLACETOLIVE: Vaughan had only 3 affordable housing applications since 2017 (Yorkregion.com)

 

Is anybody watching? COVID-19 rule-breakers to see stricter enforcement in York Region (Yorkregion.com)

 

QuadReal, Menkes launch two new towers in Vaughan (Renx.ca)

 

York Region News

 

Markham Mayor & Council Appoints Deputy Chief Adam Grant to Position of Fire Chief (Markhamstaffnews.com, Yorkregion.com)

 

Overdue library book? Georgina Public Library forgiving fines (Yorkregion.com)

 

'Thank God, that was a miss': Georgina residents want to put the brakes on speeding (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

New COVID-19 restrictions take effect in Toronto on Saturday. Here’s what you need to know (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com, Torontosun.com, Ctvnews.ca, Globalnews.ca, Cp24.com)

 

Toronto to consider new transit-priority measures on long stretches of King and Queen Streets (Thestar.com)

 

Provincial News

 

Ontario's Action Plan: Protect, Support, Recover Promotes Job Creation by Reducing Taxes on Employers (News.Ontario.ca)

 

Nov. 10

Vaughan News

 

#PLACETOLIVE: As Vaughan’s younger generation is growing, so is the need for affordable housing (Yorkregion.com)

 

Vaughan ‘first’ municipality in Canada to use AI for road salt this winter (Yorkregion.com)

 

The women putting out the fires (Intelligentcities.ca)

 

Vaughan to be 1st in York Region to have automated speed enforcement (Yorkegion.com)

 

Richmond Hill, Markham, Maple, Stouffville schools have new cases of COVID-19 (Yorkregion.com, Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

Doug Ford, Michael Tibollo address mental health and COVID-19 (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region News

 

York Region to receive $18.1M government boost to improve its drinking water (Ctvnews.ca)

 

Newmarket reopening Magna Centre fitness centre on Nov. 9 (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

City partners with universities, colleges on COVID-19 research (Thestar.com)

 

Toronto to follow Peel Region in adding local restrictions to Ontario’s new reopening system (Theglobeandmail.com, Torontosun.com)

 

Provincial News

 

Ontario Providing Additional Public Health Support for Peel Region (News.Ontario.ca)

 

Federal News

 

Trudeau says promising new Pfizer vaccine could be 'light at the end of the tunnel' (Cbc.ca, Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)

Nov. 9

Vaughan News

 

'My heart dropped': Vaughan sending away family dog after pit bull DNA test (Yorkregion.com)

 

Urgent measures ordered for Vaughan retirement home struggling with COVID-19 (Yorkregion.com)

 

Festival Condominiums Promising More Growth for VMC Skyline (Urbantoronto.ca)

 

Art on the go: 5 art galleries in York Region worth checking out (Yorkregion.com)

 

Walmart creates hybrid Vaughan store to handle more online orders (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region News

 

'Exclusion has a profound effect': Aurora councillor calls for mural highlighting BIPOC Canadians' triumphs (Yorkregion.com)

 

Nominate a family, person in York Region to receive Random Acts of Christmas this holiday season (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

The city budgets $1.8 million a year for mechanical leaf collection. Pray for no snow (Thestar.com)

 

Peel introduces even stricter COVID-19 guidelines just one day after entering red zone (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com, Torontosun.com, Cbc.ca)

 

Toronto’s photo radar cameras have been catching fewer and fewer speeders at their current locations. Here’s where they are being moved to next (Thestar.com, Torontosun.com, Cbc.ca)

 

Provincial News

 

Ontario Moves Public Health Unit Regions into COVID-19 Response Framework to Keep Ontario Safe and Open (News.Ontario.ca, Globalnews.ca)

 

Ontario reports record number of COVID-19 cases for 2nd straight day (Citynew.ca, Theglobeandmail.com, Cbc.ca)