News Clippings
July 16
Vaughan News
Vaughan moves into Step 3 (CP24)
Vaughan to open city’s pools, indoor fitness facilities July 21 (Yorkreigon.com)
Vaughan to open city’s pools, indoor fitness facilities July 21 (Thestar.com)
Pop-up COVID-19 1st-dose vaccination clinic coming to Promenade Mall (Yorkregion.com)
Province picks site of fourth stop on Yonge North subway extension (Thestar.com)
York Region News
Newmarket heritage buildings face obstacles in push to make downtown accessible (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Newmarket to open open indoor recreational facilities July 19 (Newmarkettoday.ca)
King launches enhanced community calendar (Yorkregion.com)
Ontario moves to Step 3 of re-opening plan this Friday (news.yahoo.com)
GTA News
Council punts decision on proposed new rules to legalize rooming houses in all of Toronto (CBC.ca)
Provincial News
Doug Ford opposes mandatory shots and proof-of-vaccination documentation (Thestar.com)
Auditor-General investigating Ontario’s land-use policies (Globeandmail.com)
July 15
Vaughan News
City welcomes new innovation space at Pierre Berton Resource Library (Municipalinfonet.com)
York Region News
Proposed Aurora housing development awaiting regional approval (NRU)
'It's unbelievable': High-speed internet making inroads in East Gwillimbury (Yorkregion.com)
Habitat Families Celebrate New Homes in Georgina (Newswire.ca)
Markham to receive $7.3M in infrastructure funding from Canada and Ontario (Markhamstaffnews.com)
Newmarket council 'not rushing' to return to in-person meetings: mayor (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
Glen Abbey golf course owner pulls plans for mixed-use community (NRU)
Development proposals lay groundwork for Milton Business Park (NRU)
Developer behind Burlington retirement home proposal revises plans (NRU)
The bugs that are ticking us off this summer (Thestar.com)
Toronto city council votes to rename Dundas Street (CBC.ca)
Toronto taxpayers paid over $9K for washer-dryer set, city auditor general's report reveals (CBC.ca)
Provincial News
Federal News
For the first time in decades, major changes are coming to Canada's workplace equity laws (CBC.ca)
July 14
Vaughan News
York Region's non-compliance team doles out 8 tickets; 6 to Vaughan businesses (Yorkregion.com)
A Vacant Walmart in Vaughan Has Been Transformed into a Vibrant Work of Art (Storeys.com)
New sign recognizes Humber River as protected urban valley in York Region (Newmarkettoday.ca)
York Region News
Is more enforcement needed? Continuous fireworks in Newmarket draw concerns (Newmarkettoday.ca)
York Region pushes first-dose vaccinations in wake of booking 'slowdown' (Newmarkkettoday.ca)
Georgina prepares for growth in a post-COVID world (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Housing is unaffordable for many Peel residents, but this idea could be a game-changer (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
July 13
Vaughan News
FORZA AZZURRI! The City of Vaughan celebrates the Euro Cup Italy win (Mycitylife.ca)
Mayor Bevilacqua on today’s EuroCup (CHIN/OMNI TV)
Wonderland’s Splash Works is officially open with new rules and an epic attraction (Narcity.com)
To build a park in Vaughan’s Greenbelt neighbourhood or not? Debate ensues (Yorkregion.com)
To build a park in Vaughan’s Greenbelt neighbourhood or not? Debate ensues (Thestar.com)
York Region News
York Region moves to walk-ins for first doses of COVID-19 vaccine (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Provincial News
Ontario reporting lowest single-day COVID-19 case count since September (Thestar.com)
July 12
Vaughan News
City Hall illuminated in red, white and green (CP24)
Meet Vaughan's new fire chief (Yorkreigon.com)
Meet Vaughan's new fire chief (Thestar.com)
York Region News
7 things to know about Newmarket's soon-to-open first fully accessible splash pad (Yorkregion.com)
McCowan Road to be closed in Stouffville for 2 weeks (Yorkregion.com)
6 unique park features to explore in Richmond Hill this summer (Yorkregion.com)
York Region to get long awaited long-term care beds (Thestar.com)
Weekend vaccination clinics held across Simcoe Muskoka, Grey Bruce, and York Region (CTVnews.ca)
York Region wants to know how you use plastics (Newmarkettoday.ca)
One York Region beach closed for swimming due to unsafe conditions (Thestar.com)
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? 6-storey condominium planned for Yonge Street in Aurora (Yorkregion.com)
Garbage bag tags could cost residents $5 apiece (Thestar.com)
Newmarket launches 'share the trail' campaign for cyclists, pedestrians (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
60% of all adults in Toronto now fully vaccinated, councillor says (CBC.ca)
Provincial News
Ontario Moving to Step Three of Roadmap to Reopen on July 16 (News.ontario.ca)