News Clippings
Nov. 19
Vaughan News
Vaughan launches new campaign to help keep all road users safe (Municipalinfonet.com)
York Region News
Aurora holds annual Menorah Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 1 (Yorkregion.com)
Council approves tax hike of 0.75% for increased service enhancements (Kingseninel.com)
Must be Santa! Georgina Santa Claus parade hits Sutton streets (Yorkregion.com)
King museum to host One of a King Handmade Holiday Market (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto water bills, garbage fees expected to rise 3% in 2022 (CBC.ca)
Toronto relaxes COVID-19 rink rules as winter activities move ‘toward normal’ (Thestar.com)
3 Brampton parks to get educational signage on local species (Thestar.com)
Hamilton public health short about 100 full-time employees to provide all programs (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario Enhancing COVID-19 Winter Testing (News.ontario.ca)
Ontario high schools allowed to return to regular semesters in February (CBC.ca)
Ontario giving students rapid COVID-19 tests to take home over holiday break (Thestar.com)
Nov. 18
Vaughan News
Vaughan Catholic school closed until Nov. 22 due to 15 COVID-19 cases (Yorkregion.com)
Vaughan woman, who shares ‘hate incident’ video, wants community’s support (Thestar.com)
CCPPP’s 2021 awards honour transportation and health-care projects (Canadianconsultingengineer.com)
Ford government changes regulations related to pit bull ban (Newsnationusa.com)
Is a protected area still a protected area if it’s not protected? (Thenarwhal.ca)
York Region News
Markham to consider new Active Transportation Master Plan (NRU)
Newmarket mayor urges more feedback on how your tax dollars are spent (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Newmarket Main Street Christmas tree lighting returns for in-person festivities (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
City announces 'Vax the Holidays' campaign, previews kids plan (Torontosun.com)
Halton Hills approves McGibbon Hotel renovation (NRU)
City of Mississauga reviewing planning policies along Lakeshore Road East (NRU)
Oakville advances Bronte GO MTSA intensification policies (NRU)
Federal News
Feds to lift PCR test requirement for short trips (CTVnews.ca)
Health Canada will approve the Pfizer vaccine for kids Friday, sources say (Thestar.com)
Nov. 17
Vaughan News
WinterFest Has Returned To Canada's Wonderland & Here's A Look At All The Magic (Narcity.com)
York Region's non-compliance team issues 7 charges at Aurora, Vaughan businesses (Yorkregion.com)
Two massive new highways planned for the Greater Toronto Area (trnto.com)
Controversial Highway 413 ‘desperately needed in the province’ (Canada.constructconnect.com)
Brother and sister struck and killed in Vaughan, Ont. remembered six months after crash (CTVnews.ca)
York Region News
York Region urges hockey COVID-19 safety after case sidelines U12 team (Newmarkettoday.ca)
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? Multiple highrises proposed on Yonge Street in Richmond Hill (Yorkregion.com)
96% of Aurora staff fully vaccinated against COVID-19, town says (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Oakville councillors push for affordable child care (Thestar.com)
New Brampton bylaw prohibits using investment properties as short-term rentals (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario to allow symptomatic COVID-19 testing in pharmacies as 481 new cases reported (CBC.ca)
Nov. 16
Vaughan News
Excavation Underway at Festival Condominiums in Vaughan (Urbantoronto.ca)
Vaughan school is going to house the ‘largest sports dome’ in all of Ontario (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Here comes Santa Claus, right down Newmarket’s Candy Cane Lane (Thestar.com)
GTA News
Brampton’s proposed 2022 budget includes 2.7 per cent property tax increase (Thestar.com)
Shop, dine local this holiday season to show love to Toronto's small businesses, mayor says (CBC.ca)
Federal News
Clock already ticking on Liberal promise to introduce host of bills in first 100 days (CBC.ca)
Nov. 15
Vaughan News
Mayor Bevilacqua on 105.9 (past and present) (105.9 The Region)
Vaughan firefighters respond to hazardous chemical material spill (Cdnfirefighter.com)
People are protesting Ontario’s proposed Highway 413 but Ford insists it will be built (Blogto.com)
Ford government bets big on Highway 413, Bradford Bypass (Theglobeandmail.com)
Rallies held across GTA opposing Hwy. 413, Bradford Bypass (Citynews.ca)
‘Air pollution has no borders’: Protesters fight against Bradford Bypass, Hwy. 413 (Thestar.ca)
Environmentalists, residents join forces to protest Bradford Bypass, Highway 413 (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Time has come to bring back in-person council meetings: reader (Yorkregion.com)
Mayor Bigger’s salary and benefits increased by 60% in four years (Sudbury.com)
York Region News
Aurora banning overnight parking on roads from Nov. 15 to April 15 (Yorkregion.com)
York Region plans to double units in community housing pipeline (Newmarkettoday.ca)
York Region names new associate medical officers of health (Newmarkettoday.ca)
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?: Industrial development proposed on Highway 9, near Schomberg (Yorkregion.com)
Snow much fun: Markham debuts new outdoor skating rinks, expands winter pathways (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Make road safety a priority, mom of Toronto preschooler hit by car urges city officials (CBC.ca)