News Clippings
June 19
Vaughan News
Good news could be on way for tree-loving Vaughan residents (Yorkregion.com)
Vaughan City Clerk Honoured with 2015 AMCTO Prestige Award (Newswire.ca)
Carrying Pan Am torch in Vaughan like 'winning lottery' (Yorkregion.com)
Price of a new house hits new record - $783,995 (Thestar.com)
York Region News
Stouffville's Woodlands thriving in face of change (Yorkregion.com)
Will Newmarket council chicken out on hen debate? (Yorkregion.com)
Thornhill could be on losing end of ice time allocation (Yorkregion.com)
Stouffville mayor ‘unimpressed,’ but condos get extension (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Separated downtown bike lanes set to grow (Thestar.com)
High ebook prices ‘unsustainable,’ says city’s top librarian (Thestar.com)
Keesmaat kerfuffle not about much (Thestar.com)
Federal News
Stephen Harper promises $2.6 billion in SmartTrack funding (Thestar.com)
June 18
Vaughan News
Vaughan low-rise residential policies – Limits for townhouses (NRU)
GTA News
Are Jewish neighbourhoods too expensive for families? (CJNews.com)
Halton's waste reduction strategies continue to set pace (InsideHalton.com)
Improving natural systems – Urban biodiversity (NRU)
Mississauga employment land review – Wanted: downtown offices (NRU)
On the dumb track to never-never land: James (TheStar.com)
No plans to replace Jennifer Keesmaat, says John Tory (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Oshawa’s transportation master plan – Improving connectivity (NRU)
Town to remove 70 ash trees in 2015 (Citizen.on.ca)
Federal News
Cyberattack knocks Canadian government websites offline (TheStar.com)
June 17
Vaughan News
PowerStream Invites Public to Come See Their 'Energy Future' (Marketwired.com)
GTA News
Chief planner’s rift with Mayor John Tory derails interview (Thestar.com)
Pan Am organizers overturn policy keeping girl who uses wheelchair from having friend join her in stands (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
About 5,000 ash trees to be removed in Barrie due to Emerald Ash Borer (Barrie.ctvnews.ca)
From all corners of the city, lessons on precarious work (Thestar.com)
Ontario should ban police carding rather than regulate it, critics say (Thestar.com)
Some Ontario drivers forced to pay to replace defective plates (Torontosun.com)
Federal News
Elections Canada warns voters about new ID requirements for 2015 election (Thestar.com)
Justin Trudeau lays out platform that would revamp electoral system (Thestar.com)
Trudeau would end first-past-the-post electoral system (Thestar.com)
Conservatives introduce crackdown on drunk drivers (Macleans.ca)
June 16
Vaughan News
Government of Canada Supports Canada Day Events in Vaughan (Marketwired.com)
York Region News
Newmarket likely dropping plans to restrict community mailbox installation (Yorkregion.com)
Fatal collisions up despite overall drop in accidents on York Region roads (Yorkregion.com)
Drivers try to avoid higher insurance deductibles, premiums with false calls to police (Yorkregion.com)
UPDATED: Revoke building permit for Stouffville condo project, staff tells council (Yorkregion.com)
Most lunchtime crossing guards could be eliminated: Stouffville (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Extended season for Toronto skating rinks proposed (Thestar.com)
City right on track to never-never land (Thestar.com)
TTC announces 10-minute-or-better service network (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Oakville to cut down thousands of insect-ravaged Ash trees (Insidehalton.com)
Emerald ash border solution (Chch.com)
Ash tree deaths happening faster than expected (Thespec.com)
Ontario, Ottawa at odds over funding for Scarborough subway (Theglobeandmail.com)
Ontario moves to curb arbitrary carding practices (Thestar.com)
OLG bets on horse racing to help Liberals rebrand (Thestar.com)
June 15
Vaughan News
Steve Kanellakos - Managing Expectations (Citylifemagazine.ca)
York Region News
Newmarket council approves 'neighbourhood' garden on Elgin Street easement (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto, East York consider 30 km/h speed limit on residential streets (Thestar.com)
Positive city report may see Adelaide, Richmond bike lanes extended east (Thestar.com)
Should Pearson be the Union Station of the west GTA? (Thestar.com)
With new plan approved, work on Gardiner Expressway can start promptly - in 2019 (but probably won’t) (Nationalpost.com)
Education key to blue box enforcement in Durham (Torontosun.com)
Toronto looks for ways to reduce security costs for Pan Am Games (Theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Hamilton loses legal fight with Canada Post over mailboxes (Thestar.com)
Why is the city of Vancouver regulating an illegal activity? (Theglobeandmail.com)
Ontario's 'eye-popping' shift to low-wage work (Thestar.com)
Ontario Premier Wynne suggests regional co-operation on environment (Theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Mayors want feds' attention (Torontosun.com)
Tories to roll out pre-election infrastructure spending spree (Theglobeandmail.com)
