News Clippings
Dec. 24
Vaughan News
Northbridge buys ‘extremely rare’ 30-acre Vaughan industrial site (Renx.ca)
What's open and closed in York Region over Christmas holidays? (Yorkregion.com)
Hwy. 413 is not just another highway (Bramptonguardian.com)
York Region News
'Hunger games': Crowds, frustration in hunt for pop-up rapid COVID-19 tests (Yorkregion.com)
East Gwillimbury lowers capacity limits at municipal buildings to 50 per cent (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Unemployment looms for hundreds of City of Toronto staff who refuse to get vaccinated (Thestar.com)
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown awards veteran advocate Key to the City (Thestar.com)
Surge of COVID cases prompts Toronto Fire to lean on captains, new recruits (Torontosun.com)
More than 150 city bikes vandalized at Toronto Bike Share locations (Cp24.com)
Provincial News
Ontario Opens New Mass Vaccination Clinic in Peel Region (News.Ontario.ca)
Ontario reports a record 5,790 new cases of COVID-19 as positivity rate hits 16 per cent (Cp24.com)
Federal News
Canada welcomes most newcomers ever in 2021, surpasses target (Globalnews.ca)
Dec. 23
Vaughan News
Tips on how to sort waste right this holiday season (Yorkregion.com)
Tips on how to sort waste right this holiday season (Thestar.com)
8 Outdoor Activities Around Toronto That You Can Enjoy Over The Holidays (Narcity.com)
York Region News
York Region opening 15K COVID vaccine appointments on Thursday (Toronto.Citynews.ca, Yorkregion.com)
Ontario government funding over $2.7M to help Aurora, Newmarket infrastructure (Yorkregion.com)
Georgina grounds plans for new aerodrome in Pefferlaw -- not quite (Yorkregion.com)
King to require QR code COVID-19 vaccine certificate at municipal facilities (Yorkregion.com)
Stouffville cancels New Year's Eve fireworks at Memorial Park due to COVID-19 (Yorkregion.com)
East Gwillimbury set to install seat warmers at Sports Complex for $50,000 (Yorkregion.com)
Historic Newmarket property to become boutique hotel (NRU)
GTA News
City opening up 14,000 new vaccine appointments over New Year's weekend (Cp24.com)
Oakville sets new transit priorities (NRU)
Caledon pushing back against OLT-approved Bolton Asphalt Plant (NRU)
Provincial News
Auditor General recommends Province establish formal MZO application and review process (NRU)
Federal News
Dec. 22
Vaughan News
Here are the highlights of the City of Vaughan's $512.8M operating budget (Thestar.com)
Here are the highlights of the City of Vaughan's $512.8M operating budget (Yorkregion.com)
Mark Terry receives Order of Vaughan (Yfile.news.yorku.ca)
York Region News
GTA News
City to keep vaccinating during holidays, adds 6,600 appointments (Torontosun.com, Cbc.ca)
Provincial News
Dec. 21
Vaughan News
Whitchurch-Stouffville hires new director of leisure and community services (Yorkregion.com)
Whitchurch-Stouffville hires new director of leisure and community services (Thestar.com)
Islington New-Build Offers Best of Both the Natural World and Top-Tier Amenities (Storeys.com)
How can we design for greater community resiliency? (CanadianArchietect.com)
UPDATE: Where to get your COVID-19 vaccine in York Region -- Dec. 19 to 23 (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Stouffville sells SoccerCity to local investor for $8.8 million (Yorkegion.com)
What’s open, what’s closed in Georgina during the holidays (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
‘I’m never satisfied,’ says Mayor Tory on eve of another year of the pandemic (Thestar.com)
Toronto city council calls for provincial task force on vehicle thefts (Thestar.com)
City investigating after oak tree allegedly cut down illegally at Scarborough home (Cbc.ca)
Dec. 20
Vaughan News
Mayor Bevilacqua on 98.1 CHFI (98.1 CHFI)
Vaughan undertaking traffic study at site where 2 children died (Yorkregion.com)
Government silence on York Region’s proposal to open up the Greenbelt is deafening (Aware-simcoe.ca)
York Region News
It's time to buy your 2022 Richmond Hill dog licence (Yorkregion.com)
York Region prioritizing COVID-19 booster bookings to those age 50 and older (CTVnews.ca)
York Region finalizes 2022 budget with 2.96% rate increase (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Markham passes $533.7M 2022 budget with 1.95% tax increase (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
‘I’m never satisfied,’ says Mayor Tory on eve of another year of the pandemic (Thestar.com)
It was the 'year of teamwork,' says Mayor John Tory in year-end interview (Thestar.com)
Brampton fire department reminding residents to be ‘fire safe’ over holidays (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario Further Strengthening Response to Omicron (News.ontario.ca)
Federal News
All travellers will once again need a molecular COVID-19 test before arriving in Canada (CBC.ca)