News Clippings
July 30
Vaughan News
What's open and closed in York Region on the civic holiday? (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Top 5 inquiries made by Richmond Hill residents -- summer edition (Yorkregion.com)
Markham announces plan to safely reopen select facilities and programs (Markhamstaffnews.ca)
#ShopLocalYR campaign aimed to boost business, consumer confidence (Thestar.com)
GTA News
Divided council opts for 80 km of new cycling trails in Peterborough instead of 160 (Thestar.com)
Toronto testing speed bumps to slow down left-turning drivers at busy intersections (CBC.ca)
Live music coming back to some Toronto patios as part of new pilot project (CBC.ca)
Town receives $2.2 million to improve infrastructure (Oakvillenews.org)
Provincial News
Federal News
Federal government issues $132 million to Toronto for affordable housing (CBC.ca)
July 29
Vaughan News
Vaughan Design Review Panel Agenda (NRU)
City of Vaughan developing Affordable Housing Strategy to help match supply with demand (NRU)
City Vaughan restaurant charged again for COVID-19 violations (Newmarkettoday.ca)
TIMELINE: How the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in York Region (Yorkreigon.com)
A look at four zany and psychedelic new murals in Vaughan (Torontolife.com)
Canada's Wonderland increasing capacity and changing some booking requirements (Dailyhive.com)
Food, fetes and festivals: 11 things to do on Caribana weekend in Toronto (Nowtoronto.com)
City of Vaughan to deploy smart streetlighting system (Smartcitiesworld.net)
York Region News
Housing affordability emerges as key concern in York Region's plan for growth (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
Transforming Pickering’s City Centre (NRU)
Milton adopts 10-year Culture Plan (NRU)
This Toronto city park has been 10 years in the making but it won't be open anytime soon (CBC.ca)
Provincial News
Ford says ‘comprehensive’ back-to-school plan will be released early next week (Globeandmail.com)
July 28
Vaughan News
King mayor, chartered accountant join York Region's police services board (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Strategy execution through objective and key results - City of Vaughan (Municipalworld.com)
York Region News
New program brings high-speed Internet access to the Holland Marsh (Bradfordtoday.ca)
York Region opens online archives for 50th anniversary celebration (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Ontario regions push to boost youth vaccination rate before students head back to school (CBC.ca)
Stouffville's largest long-term-care facility set to open its doors (Yorkreigon.com)
GTA News
City announces completion of $824-million Union Station revitalization (Torontosun.com)
Provincial News
July 27
York Region News
Richmond Hill restores observatory's natural heritage, beauty to 'former glory' (Yorkregion.com)
Construction begins on Yonge in Newmarket for culvert repairs (Newmarkettoday.ca)
York Region holding COVID-19 vaccination clinics for disabled youth (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Newmarket names veteran employee as new CAO (Thestar.com)
GTA News
Will Mississauga and Brampton be fully open next week? (Insauga.com)
GO launching hourly, all-day service to Hamilton (Torontosun.com)
Is it fair for cyclists to receive speeding tickets if they don’t have speedometers? (Thestar.com)
Toronto and Peel Public Health issue public warning following West Nile virus find (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario asks Ottawa to work with WHO on ensuring mixed vaccines recognized abroad (CBC.ca)
Federal News
Mary Simon officially becomes Canada's first Inuk Governor General (CBC.ca)
July 26
Vaughan News
Province announces location of final station for Yonge North subway extension (CP24.com)
Vaughan Celebrates Virtual Concerts in the Park 2021 -- Jersey Seasons (Nowtoronto.com)
PHOTOS: Artists festoon Vaughan’s downtown core with 30,000-square-foot murals (Thestar.com)
Have an artistic flair? Then you should check out the Toronto events on this week (Thestar.com)
George Brown dean appointed board chair of Mackenzie Health (Newmarkettoday.ca)
This GTA IKEA location is turning into a drive-in theatre (Dailyhive.com)
Coyote sightings, fatal dog attacks up in Toronto this year (CBC.ca)
Another ride got stuck at Canada’s Wonderland and left people dangling at 135 feet (Narcity.com)
York Region News
Education advocates in York Region call for an end to hybrid learning (CTVnews.ca)
Environmentalists seek to push York Region's growth away from countryside (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Got extra garbage, Aurora residents? Get ready to pay for additional trash bags (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
'Rebuild the vibrancy': Delight, joy as Toronto tourist attractions reopen (CBC.ca)
Provincial News
Many Ontario mass vax clinics start winding down (Yorkregion.com)