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May 7

Vaughan News

 

Highway 427 extension in Vaughan sits empty amid legal battle between province, consortium (Globalnews.com)

 

Brand new Highway 427 extension in Vaughan sits unused (News.yahoo.ca)

 

What happens next with Ontario’s Highway 413? (Nationalobserver.com)

 

York Region News

 

Speed humps coming to portion of Centre Street to discourage wrong-way drivers (Thestar.com)

 

Aurora invites residents to help design Korean War Memorial (Yorkregion.com)

 

Are you prepared for emergency? Newmarket, Aurora fire department says this is week to make sure (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region apologizes after teachers turned away at Newmarket vaccination centre (Bradfordtoday.ca)

 

York Region public board offering hybrid learning for 2021-22 school year (Newmatkettoday.ca)

 

Markham appoints key members to leadership team (Markhamstaffnews.ca)

 

GTA News

 

Toronto Public Health issues new order limiting in-person school attendance (Thestar.com)

 

City manager condemns TDSB's decision to file $90M lawsuit over York Memorial Collegiate fire (CBC.ca)

 

Toronto bans electric scooters over safety concerns and not everyone is pleased (BlogTO.com)

 

'Status quo isn't working': Toronto proposing city-wide rules for legal rooming houses (Thestar.com)

 

Pilot project will test dog owners’ willingness to dump doggy-doo in trash bins (Thestar.com)

 

Toronto council votes to give tree maintenance contracts to firms called out by auditor general (Thestar.com)

 

Provincial News

 

All Ontarians 18+ eligible for vaccine come May 24 (Thestar.com)

 

Ontarians urged to celebrate Mother's Day virtually (Torontosun.com)

 

Federal News

 

More than 650,000 AstraZeneca doses to arrive in the 'coming weeks': Fortin (CBC.ca)

 

May 6

Vaughan News

 

York Region expands COVID-19 vaccine bookings to those 18+ in hot spot communities (CP24.com, Yorkregion.com, 680news.com)

 

Digitizing healthcare delivery: New Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital a case study in collaboration and smart construction (On-sitemag.com)

 

York Region News

 

Creation of East Humber Headwaters Park in King advances (Yorkregion.com)

 

What you need to know about booking a COVID-19 vaccine appointment in York Region (Thestar.com)

 

Whoop! 261K COVID-19 vaccines doled out in York Region in April (Yorkregion.com)

 

'Important roadmap': Newmarket releases new economic development strategy (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

GTA News

 

Rogers’ first residential venture is coming to Mississauga (Nationalpost.com)

 

Improving your outdoor space? Here’s what you need to know (Thestar.com)

 

TDSB launches $90M lawsuit against city, fire department, over massive blaze that destroyed York Memorial Collegiate Institute (Thestar.com, CBC.ca)

 

All Peel Region residents 18+ now eligible to book COVID-19 vaccine shots as of Thursday (CBC.ca)

 

Almost all of Toronto's city-run vaccine clinic appointments booked for May, mayor says (CBC.ca)

 

Toronto council approves $20M deal with U.S. tech company PayIt, but some competitors crying foul (CBC.ca)

 

Mississauga makes moves to accommodate gentle density in neighbourhoods (NRU)

 

Hamilton permitting secondary units on residential properties (NRU)

 

Caledon adopts new agricultural zoning by-laws (NRU)

 

Provincial News

 

Ontario wants 65% of adults vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of May (Thestar.com)

 

Ontario Investing in Healthy Communities (News.ontario.ca)

 

Ontario Launches Mobile Vaccine Units in Hot Spot Workplaces (News.ontario.ca)

 

May 5

Vaughan News

 

Vaughan councillor, who lost 10 people she knows to COVID-19, urges people to get vaccinated (Yorkregion.com)

 

15 grocery strores in York Region report recent postive COVID-19 tests (Yorkregion.com)

 

Businesses in Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Markham, Vaughan nicked for non-compliance (Thestar.com)

 

Speed limits reduced on roads in Newmarket, across York Region (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

Building permits March 2021 -- 3rd consecutive month of “record-setting numbers” (ebmag.com)

 

RCMP investigate Vaughan Working Families for ads attacking Ontario Teachers’ Unions (iheartradio.ca/newstalk1010)

 

York Region News

 

'Very inequitable and unethical': York Region's vaccine rollout frustrates, confuses some residents (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

York Region politicians balk at heated rhetoric over COVID-19 measures (Yorkregion.com)

 

State-of-the-art youth centre in Richmond Hill gets $2-million injection to offset COVID-19 impact (Yorkregion.com)

 

Was there ‘data manipulation’ on York Region’s COVID-19 dashboard? (Yorkregion.com)

 

Newmarket council eyes 1.99% tax increase for 2022 (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

GTA News

 

City of Toronto launches pilot to capture dog waste in street litter bins (Toronto.ca)

 

The City of Toronto wants to keep its ban on e-scooters. Meanwhile, Ottawa is embracing them (Thestar.com)

 

Hamilton officials urge residents to use province's online booking system to take pressure off city's hotline (Thestar.com)

 

Provincial News

 

Milton to reaffirm Halton Region’s opposition to controversial GTA West highway (Thestar.com)

 

Ontario needs 'continued reduction' in COVID-19 to loosen restrictions: Health Minister (CTVnews.ca)

 

Ontario schools will offer online learning option for entire 2021-2022 school year (680news.com)

 

Ontario school boards will have up to $1.6 billion to spend on COVID-19 costs for the next school year (Thestar.com)

 

May 4

Vaughan News

 

Federal government to carry out environmental assessment of proposed Highway 413 (Thestar.com, Yorkregion.com, 680news.com, Globeandmail.com)

 

Southlake, Mackenzie Health, Reena partner to vaccinate residents with developmental disabilities (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

York Region News

 

Newmarket unveils design for totally tricked-out outdoor skatepark (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

YSpace announces new cohort of food ventures participating in Food Accelerator program (educationnewscanada.com)

 

York Region politicians balk at heated rhetoric over COVID-19 measures (Thestar.com)

 

'The happiest place in Stouffville': Drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic a light at the end of the tunnel (Yorkregion.com)

 

'Grown in Georgina' field-to-table series gets tourism boost (Yorkregion.com)

 

More than just books: Georgina library lending mobile Wi-Fi hotspots (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

Brampton’s electric buses officially on the roads (Bramptoguardian.com)

 

More than 40% of eligible Toronto residents have now received 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine, city says (CBC.ca)

 

Councillors park Hamilton e-scooter proposal for more consultation (Thestar.com)

 

Mississauga studying ways to increase housing choices and affordability (Thestar.com)

 

Provincial News

 

Ontario may shorten dose intervals, mix vaccines (Yorkregion.com)

 

May 3

Vaughan News

 

Who are Canada’s real estate billionaires? A field guide to the secretive and super-rich (Theglobeandmail.com)

 

Vaccine shortage closes three York Region locations Monday (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region News

 

Cycle Aurora encourages biking enthusiasts to re-discover community (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

Richmond Hill pays tribute to community volunteers with virtual ceremony (Thestar.com)

 

York Region expands COVID-19 vaccine to all hot spots for residents, workers aged 35+ (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

YRT mobility on-request service connects to 8 locations in Newmarket (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

Georgina’s current Civic Centre ‘just doesn’t work’ for post-pandemic world (Yorkregion.com)

 

Richmond Hill combating invasive European gypsy moth and you can help (Thestar.com)

 

Need a tool? Blender? Board game? Check out Newmarket's 'library of things' (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

York Region Public Health pilots end-of-day vaccination wait list (Thestar.com)

 

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? Flood control projects in Thornhill (Yorkregion.com)

 

Mulock to close at tracks May 7 to 10 in Newmarket (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

GTA News

 

Residents near historic downtown site want councillors to push back on Metrolinx plans to take over land for Ontario Line (Thestar.com)

 

Torontonians 18+ in hot spot postal codes eligible for COVID-19 vaccine at city clinics as of Monday (CBC.ca)

 

Hamilton will plant thousands more trees this year -- if COVID allows (Thespec.com)

 

Peel Region is not on target to meet 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals (Thestar.com)

 

On the shores of Georgian Bay, an Ontario boom town puts a sudden stop to development. Why? It says it’s running out of water (Thestar.com)

 

Provincial News

 

Ontario's political parties gear up for next spring's election in the shadow of COVID-19 (CBC.ca)

 

Ontario making it easier to fine-tune e-bike bylaws (Torontosun.com)

 

RCCAO urges feds to establish fund to fix water infrastructure (Canada.constructconnect.com)