News Clippings
Dec. 17
Vaughan News
Gus Michaels named Vaughan’s new deputy city manager for community services (Thestar.com)
Gus Michaels named Vaughan’s new deputy city manager for community services (Yorkregion.com)
Year-round funding for Newmarket homeless shelter rejected by York council (Newmarketoday.ca)
York Region News
York Region finalizes 2022 budget with 2.96% rate increase (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Developer donates 16 acres for parks, trails, greenspace in Newmarket (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Newmarket residents question bike lanes, sidewalks for McCaffrey reconstruction (Newmarkettoday.ca)
York Regional Police's $376.8M operating budget includes hiring 27 new members (Newmarkettoday.ca)
York Region school boards prepare for possibility of remote learning after break (Newmarkettoday.ca)
York Region’s first Black-led community centre opens its doors (Wellandtribute.ca)
York Region opening 3 new mass vaccination clinics as omicron variant spreads (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Town of East Gwillimbury passes 2022 budget with 1% tax increase (Thestar.com)
GTA News
City closing some Flamborough facilities, programs to fight Omicron (Thestar.com)
Hamilton shuts down facilities and opens new vaccine clinic to fight Omicron (Thestar.com)
Almost 20 'upscale' townhouses proposed for Mississauga neighbourhood (Thestar.com)
Town of Oakville finalizes budget; reduces tax increase to 1.57 percent (Thestar.com)
New Pickering dog park will be dedicated to late councillor Ian Cumming (Thestar.com)
Toronto city council to move ahead with controversial $1.4B snow-clearing deal (CBC.ca)
Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger proposes fight against Quebec's Bill 21 (Thestar.com)
Popular ActiveTO program here to stay as city council votes to make 7 routes permanent (CBC.ca)
Provincial News
Ontario Launching Holiday Pop-Up Testing Blitz (News.ontario.ca)
Dec. 16
Vaughan News
Toy Mountain; special event in Vaughan (CP24)
Toy Mountain; special event in Vaughan (CTV News)
Ontario saw more than $38 Billion in new construction and renovations in 2021 (Finance.yahoo.ca)
York Region News
Newmarket passes 1.99% tax increase on town's portion of 2022 property tax bill (Yorkregion.com)
Richmond Hill to celebrate New Year's Eve virtually (Yorkregion.com)
Aurora developing its first-ever Public Art Master Plan (NRU)
East Gwillimbury passes budget with 0% increase on property taxes (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
Why Toronto's controversial vehicle registration tax could make a comeback (CBC.ca)
Caledon introduces interim-control bylaws around transit stations (NRU)
Burlington’s needs and opportunities report (NRU)
Affordable housing model could relieve Brantford-area housing (NRU)
Brampton calls on cities across Canada to 'join the fight' against Quebec's Bill 21 (CBC.ca)
Toronto to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine clinics ahead of expected demand for 3rd doses (CBC.ca)
Provincial News
Ontario opens up booster shots for 18 and up starting Monday, announces new capacity limits (CBC.ca)
School boards in Ontario proactively prepare in case of switch to remote learning (CBC.ca)
Dec. 15
Vaughan News
City launches new study on road safety (Municipalinfonet.com)
Grin and bear it: Super-vax clinic opens for ages 5 to 11 in Vaughan (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Newmarket invites public to examine McCaffrey Road reconstruction plans (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Aurora unveils 450-tile community mural at town hall (Yorkregion.com)
Markham residents, city face off over backyard hockey rink (Yorkregion.com)
9 candidates certified to run in 2022 Richmond Hill mayoral byelection (Thestar.com)
GTA News
Deputy-mayor hopes county-led municipal review can keep Innisfil 'unique' (Barrietoday.com)
Ajax capital budget: Here are some big projects planned for 2022 (Thestar.com)
Proposed esports venue at Exhibition Place goes before Toronto city council (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario has logged more than 10,000 COVID cases in schools (Thestar.com)
Ontario premier expected to make COVID booster shot announcement in bid to curb omicron (CBC.ca)
Federal News
Ottawa to toughen international travel restrictions as omicron concerns escalate (CBC.ca)
Dec. 14
Vaughan News
Social enterprise and purpose-driven businesses thrive in Vaughan (National Post)
Social Enterprise and Purpose-Driven Businesses Thrive in Vaughan (Innovatingcanada.ca)
Make fire prevention part of your Christmas and holiday tradition (Yorkregion.com)
Make fire prevention part of your Christmas and holiday tradition (Thestar.com)
York Region News
'Urgent action needs to be taken:' York’s top doc offers grim COVID-19 outlook (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Two Newmarket residents named environmental champions (Yorkregion.com)
'It's only going to get worse': Stouffville moves toward silencing GO train horns (Yorkregion.com)
Stouffville Strawberry Festival looking for new volunteers for 2022 (Yorkregion.com)
Newmarket's first Black-led community centre to provide education, connection (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Newmarket hydro poles, trees damaged by weekend wind storm (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
Toronto backtracks on return-to-office plans for city employees as Omicron spreads (Thestar.com)
Former Toronto mayor Mel Lastman remembered as larger-than-life man, politician (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario government, City of Toronto postpone return to work plan for employees (Ctvnews.ca)
Federal News
Dec. 13
Vaughan News
Mayor Bevilacqua recaps Vaughan’s 2021 achievements (CHIN TV)
Remembering Mel Lastman (CP24)
Mayor Bevilacqua recaps Vaughan’s 2021 achievements (105.9 The Region)
Remembering Mel Lastman -- round up (CP24)
Remembering Mel Lastman (CBC News)
Remembering Mel Lastman (CBC Radio)
City receives 2021 Ontario Culture Days Spotlight Award (Municipalinfonet.com)
City pot shop bans remain (Castanet.net)
Government silence on York Region’s proposal to open up the Greenbelt is deafening (Thestar.com)
Crews respond to downed trees, hydro lines as strong winds sweep southern Ontario (iheartradio.ca)
QuadReal's Assembly Park Community in Vaughan Growing with Menkes (Urbantoronto.ca)
York Region News
'It's only going to get worse': Stouffville moves toward silencing GO train horns (Yorkregion.com)
Richmond Hill council delivers second consecutive property tax freeze (Yorkregion.com)
Markham boosts winter road maintenance with 2nd operations yard (Yorkregion.com)
COUNCIL CONNECTION: Budget approvals mean upgrades for Georgina's Ward 5 (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Town of Oakville council lays out transit priorities (Insidehalton.com)
Hamilton residents will have to wait until next February to get their leaves picked up (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Housing affordability should be a municipal concern, not just a national one (Financialpost.com)
Ontario Taking Action to Protect Against Omicron Variant (News.ontario.ca)