Aug. 25
Vaughan News
Ontario city voted as the rudest in Canada. Here's the full list (Toronto.Citynews.ca, Yorkregion.com)
City of Vaughan Receives Municipal Innovation Award for AI-Based Approach to Managing Local Roads (Municiaplinfonet.com)
New Greenbelt Foundation report reveals critical cooling effect of tree canopies in Markham, Woodbridge (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
‘Athletes of the sky’: Pigeons now allowed to take flight from Georgina lofts after resident pushes for bylaw change (Yorkregion.com)
3 Georgina beaches under advisory for E.coli (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
New bike lanes are coming to Bloor Street. Here's what's changing (Ctvnews.ca, Cp24.com)
Toronto mayor reviewing deal to host 2026 FIFA World Cup (Ctvnews.ca)
Developers bought Hamilton Greenbelt property a month before Ontario revealed plans to open it up for housing (Cbc.ca)
Ontario backtracks on plan to include Greenbelt land in Caledon, Ont., zoning order amid pushback (Cbc.ca)
Aug. 24
Vaughan News
The City of Vaughan’s Audit Universe Is Vast--Here’s How We Navigate It (InternalAudit360.com)
Canada's rudest city and most polite city are neighbours, survey finds (Nationalpost.com, ThePost.on.ca)
In brief (NRU)
What's happening in Vaughan, Thornhill, Richmond Hill and King (Aug. 25 to 31, 2023) (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Facilitators who will decide fate of regions to be appointed by Sept. 11 (Newmarkettoday.ca, Yorkregion.com)
Historic Monk’s Walk should be accessible to public: advocates (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Newmarket mayor blasts province over 'flawed' housing plan, strong mayor powers (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
Torontonians support some new taxes to fix the city’s pandemic-ravaged finances, poll says (Thestar.com, Cbc.ca, Ctvnews.ca)
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow gets 73 per cent approval rating during first month in office: poll (Cp24.com)
Simcoe to bring over 200 new residential rental units to former Barrie OPP site (NRU)
New food literacy innovation zone to open in Ajax (NRU)
First Indigenous-led transitional housing project opens in Waterloo (NRU)
Aug. 23
Vaughan News
The Killer in Suite 104 (Toronto Life)
Vaughan looking for feedback as it designs area around Promenade Mall (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Province upgrading Aurora GO station to pave way for future two-way, all-day train service to Union Station (Yorkregion.com)
Province sets housing targets for Aurora, Bradford, Stouffville, Georgina and East Gwillimbury (Yorkregion.com)
Ontario embraces $4-million boost in manufacturing sector adding 80 jobs in Markham (Yorkregion.com)
‘This was my wake-up call’: Richmond Hill victim warns of driveway paving scam (Yorkregion.com)
Bear sighting reported in Mount Albert (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
The city said it fixed a sinkhole in this on-ramp. In fact, it’s gotten bigger (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario housing minister's chief of staff resigns amid Greenbelt controversy (Cbc.ca, Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com, Nationalpost.com)
Aug. 22
Vaughan News
Pickering, Vaughan on pace for $22 million in bonuses for being on track to surpass housing targets (Insauga.com, Thestar.com, Cbc.ca, Yorkregion.com, Theglobeandmail.com)
York Region News
'It makes me feel that the public is being deceived': Residents protest Greenbelt lands being turned into housing (Yorkregion.com)
Under pressure: Georgina resident pushes for Jackson's Point protection before development, Bill 23 take hold (Yorkregion.com)
Newmarket resident shares frustrations of commuting on York Region Transit (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
Reconsider Dundas Street renaming, three former Toronto mayors tell Olivia Chow, council (Theglobeandmail.com, Ctvnews.ca)
She was hit by an e-scooter despite Toronto's ban. The city needs to step up regulation, she says (Cbc.ca)
Provincial News
'Very frustrating': Officials say lack of working smoke detectors in Ontario homes a troubling trend (Thestar.com, iHeartRadio.ca)
Ontario English Catholic teachers join other unions in holding strike votes in fall (Ctvnews.ca, Thestar.com, Toronto.Citynews.ca, Cbc.ca)
Aug. 21
Vaughan News
Vaughan named Canada's rudest city in new study, Markham politest (Newmarkettoday.ca, Globalnews.ca, Yorkregion.com, Cp24.com)
Vaughan sets stage for cultural hub status (Yorkregion.com)
Young woman with special needs in Vaughan becomes self-published author (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
'It's brutal out there': Newmarket mayor spearheads new land trust for affordable housing in public hands (Yorkregion.com)
York Region Food Network expands Good Food Box program to Richmond Hill, Stouffville (Yorkregion.com)
‘Fight for a country that had discriminated them’: Markham community centre screening Unwanted Soldiers (Yorkregion.com)
You can declutter, find new treasures on Newmarket curbs Aug. 26 (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
Dundas St. name change potentially 'very disruptive' to small biz: CFIB (Torontosun.com)
Toronto mulling a parking tax as it faces major financial challenges (Cbc.ca)
