Corp Comm Connects

April 22

Vaughan News

 

Are new Mackenzie Health Vaughan long-term-care beds just 'fantasy'? (Thestar.com)

 

Are new Mackenzie Health Vaughan long-term-care beds just 'fantasy'? (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region News

 

King Township giving away burlap tree wrap to help battle spongy moth this spring (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region survey finds 87% want businesses to ask before giving single-use plastic (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

Province commits $24M to recycling facility to reduce phosphorus runoff in Holland River, Lake Simcoe (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

Sold!: LSRCA new owners of former Maple Lake Estates, North Gwillimbury Forest lands in Georgina (Yorkregion.com)

 

East Gwillimbury starts annual mosquito control program (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

Toronto wants residents to help choose the city's new official tree (CP24.com)

 

Registration opens for Burlington summer swimming and youth recreation programs (Thestar.com)

 

Provincial News

 

Ontario announces $500M for school, child-care projects (CBC.ca)

 

April 21

Vaughan News

 

Ontario Building New Long-Term Care Beds in Vaughan (News.ontario.ca)

 

Ontario Building New Long-Term Care Beds in Vaughan (Southasiandaily.com)

 

Ontario Building 40,000 More Homes Near Transit in York Region (News.ontario.ca)

 

Ford government will build second station in Thornhill as part of Yonge subway extension (CP24.com)

 

Ontario formally announces massive condo project in York Region while critics sound alarm (CBC.ca)

 

An extra station was just announced for Toronto’s next subway extension (BlogTO.com)

 

Ford announces 2 additional transit-oriented communities in York Region, 5th station (Globalnews.ca)

 

Hwy. 413: A very bad idea getting worse (Thespec.com)

 

Ontario’s top down approach to urban growth is reversing progress on many levels (Thestar.com)

 

York Region News

 

Town of Aurora encourages residents to help stop spread of spongy moth caterpillars (Yorkregion.com)

 

Stouffville sued for $38.1 million after land deal for Bethesda Sports Park falls through (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region wastewater shows 'dramatic increase' in COVID-19 community transmission (CTVnews.ca)

 

GTA News

 

Region of Peel to consider new draft Official Plan next week (NRU)

 

In Brief (NRU)

 

With costs of materials rising, landfill space declining, cities much find new use for constructive waste (NRU)

 

Committee agendas (NRU)

 

Flag raising in Mississauga honours volunteers (Thestar.com)

 

Provincial News

 

Ontario Liberals pledge action on anti-racism, including more diverse police hiring (Globalnews.ca)

 

April 20

Vaughan News

 

Vaughan Councillor Marilyn Iafrate with John Moore (Newstalk1010)

 

Police catch separate 18-year-olds driving wild speeds in parents' cars in Aurora, Vaughan (Yorkregion.com)

 

UrbanToronto Updates from the Industry for April 19, 2022: A new state-of-the-art library and recreation space is opening in Vaughan's downtown core (Urbantoronto.ca)

 

York Region News

 

York Region feeling sixth COVID-19 wave, but top doc 'optimistic' for future (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

York Region beginning construction on Bathurst Street (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

East Gwillimbury resident looks to protect butterflies and bees one garden at a time (Yorkregion.com)

 

King Township receives award for 2022 budget presentation (Yorkregion.com)

 

Clean Up, Green Up! Richmond Hill’s annual spring cleanup program returns after 2-year hiatus (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

Peel regional councillors want to see provincial subsidy for truckers on Highway 407 (Thestar.com)

 

‘Quite reasonable’ 128-unit seniors development proposed for Mississauga neighbourhood (Thestar.com)

 

Provincial News

 

Doug Ford's pre-election promises add up to more than $10B so far (CBC.ca)

 

Ontario Moving Forward with Historic GO Rail Expansion (News.ontario.ca)

 

Doug Ford is ‘campaigning ahead of governing’ during extended break, opposition charges (Mississauga.com)

 

Ford government quietly overhauls troubled plan to hand off recycling program to private companies (Thestar.com)

 

April 19

Vaughan News

 

Vaughan's Maple Library and Community Centre reopens after extensive renovations (Yorkregion.com)

 

Highway 413 was always a bad idea. Now we know it’s even worse (Thestar.com)

 

Doug Ford’s government picked a route for Highway 413 its own experts said would ‘undermine the credibility’ of the project. Local residents are baffled (Thestar.com)

 

Vaughan lowers flags to half-mast to honour memory of longtime city manager Martin Tavares (Thestar.com)

 

Vaughan lowers flags to half-mast to honour memory of longtime city manager Martin Tavares (Yorkregion.com)

 

'Relentless advocacy' of Vaughan parents gets new state-of-the-art $21M school for growing population in Kleinburg (Thestar.com)

 

'Horrified and disappointed': Parents distressed by YCDSB's approval of adult classes during regular school hours (Thestar.com)

 

Liberty buys $48M Vaughan assembly for redevelopment (Renx.ca)

 

Metrolinx and YRT launch new on-demand transit pilot in Vaughan, Canada (IntelligenceTrasport.com)

 

York Region News

 

Markham considers overnight parking fees (Globalnews.ca)

 

Markham's new $100M waste contract builds on city's sustainability, but 'trashy neighbours' need to clean up their act (Yorkregion.com)

 

From ‘a new kind urban’ to ‘centrepiece of York Region’: Here is how Richmond Hill plans to achieve new vision (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region public health, boards now 'strongly recommending' mask wearing at schools (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

Ontario issues orders to fast-track developments in Richmond Hill, Markham amid rising criticism (Yorkregion.com)

 

Georgina continues with phased reopening of town facilities (Yorkregion.com)

 

Markham donates $25,000 to support humanitarian relief for Ukraine (Yorkregion.com)

 

Town receives $1.3M in donations for Aurora Town Square (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

Toronto Mayor John Tory tests positive for COVID-19 (CBC.ca)

 

Provincial News

 

Ontario budget to be tabled April 28, days before start of election campaign (CBC.ca)

 

Ontario Passes Landmark Legislation to Keep Ontario Open (News.ontario.ca)

 

Ontario poised to extend mask rules for transit, hospitals and long-term care (Thestar.com)

 

Canada Day, Ribfest and more! Richmond Hill is bringing back spring and summer fun (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

How a lone blue spruce tied up Toronto councillors for nearly an hour -- and what that says about city hall (Thestar.com)

 

Summerlicious to return to Toronto in August (Ctvnews.ca)

 

Provincial News

 

Elections Ontario offering more options for voting other than in person on June 2 (Cbc.ca)