News Clippings
Sept. 25
Vaughan News
Celebrate Moon Festival this weekend in Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill (Yorkregion.com)
Vaughan-Woodbridge candidates speak: traffic congestion (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
All-candidate debate set for Thornhill riding (Yorkregion.com)
King raises its development charges (Kingsentinel.com)
Markham's anti-train noise movement gains steam (Yorkregion.com)
Pickering airport won't fly with Liberals, NDP: Markham-Stouffville election meeting (Yorkregion.com)
East Gwillimbury tells York Region: You want growth? Give us services (Yorkregion.com)
York Region provides project updates on projects in East Gwillimbury (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Poll suggests UberX is decreasing TTC and GO transit ridership (Newswire.ca)
Toronto Community Housing to radically overhaul its repairs program (Thestar.com)
Delay could boost prospects for contracting-out Toronto trash pick-up (Thestar.com)
Coming to the end of the line on driver resistance (Thestar.com)
Affordable housing shortage hurts Toronto: Mayor Tory (Thestar.com)
Forest Hill residents win first round in fight over trees (Thestar.com)
Big-city mayors looking for better housing promises (Thestar.com)
Mississauga mayor shows needed backbone on mosque (Thestar.com)
Citizens step up where city fails refugees (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
No more ‘mothers’ and ‘fathers’? Ontario looks at gender neutral changes to government forms (Nationalpost.com)
Ontario MDs fuming over fee cut (Thestar.com)
Auditor wants thorough review of home care services (Thestar.com)
Ontario government wants estate tax paid sooner (Thestar.com)
Federal News
Edmonton and Toronto mayors to work together on Uber policy (CBC.ca)
P3 Trends: Municipalities and Mega Infrastructure (PressReader.com - National Post)
Conservatives swing into lead, close in on majority government, new poll suggests (Thestar.com)
Trudeau immigration announcement to court new Canadians (Theglobeandmail.com)
Should Quebec legalize Uber? (Globalnews.ca)
Sept. 24
Vaughan News
PowerStream at Vaughan Council: Utility merger a money-saver for customers (YorkRegion.com)
Taxi industry-Uber battle rolls into Vaughan (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Housing sales in Toronto strong in all market segments (GlobeAndMail.com)
Hamilton Urban Boundary Parcels Up For Review (NRU)
Candidates vie for open seats Brampton Boundary Changes (NRU)
Envisioning Hamilton’s future Seeking Public Input (NRU)
Mississauga mayor shows needed backbone on mosque: James (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
The future of the car Trends In Mobility And Technology (NRU)
County, municipalities get money for ice storm costs (NorthumberlandToday.com)
Pearson airport express trains 90 per cent empty (GlobeAndMail.com)
Federal News
What Canada’s political parties know about you (TheStar.com)
Conservatives swing into lead, close in on majority government, new poll suggests (TheStar.com)
Big-city mayors looking for better housing promises (TheStar.com)
This is your brain on urban design (TheStar.com)
Sept. 23
Vaughan News
PowerStream CEO Named to 2016 'Canada's Clean50' List (Benzinga.ca)
York Region News
Daycare at Markham civic centre urged to accept temporary extension (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
When it comes to auto insurance, your address matters (GlobeAndMail.com)
Toronto delays debate over privatized garbage pickup (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Metrolinx proposes integrated fares for the GTHA (TheStar.com)
Metrolinx evaluating 50 potential new GO station locations (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Canada Needs a National Urban Forest Strategy (HuffingtonPost.ca)
B.C. municipalities to vote on motion to eliminate local audit office (GlobeAndMail.com)
‘No circumstances’ under which Trudeau would support Harper continuing as prime minister (NationalPost. com)
Sept. 22
Vaughan News
Mayor Bevilacqua interview on Zoomer Radio about Older Adult Strategy (Zoomer Radio) (Please open on your desktop)
York Region News
Richmond Hill Naturalists told to pay developer court costs over observatory battle (YorkRegion.com)
Marriage services expand to Stouffville museum, arts centre (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Uber asks users, riders to pressure Toronto councillors (TheStar.com)
Spadina subway delays dog otherwise “triumphant” TTC (TheStar.com)
Staff to continue studying tolls for Gardiner, DVP (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Up For Debate gives voice to neglected women’s issues (TheStar.com)
Why the federal election seems so provincial: Cohn (TheStar.com)
Elections Canada warns staff to guard against ‘voter suppression’ tactics (GlobeAndMail.com)
Sept. 21
Vaughan News
Solar storage project connects neighbours (thestar.com)
York Region News
Barrie’s integrity issues ‘relatively quiet’ last year (simcoe.com)
Richmond Hill councillors air warnings about York’s future growth (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
A new Forum poll finds Liberals leading in GTA, Toronto (thestar.com)
Gardiner, DVP tolls up for debate at mayor's executive committee meeting (citynews.ca)
Rerouting the Gardiner: How Toronto has been down this road before (theglobeandmail.com)
CNE wants city to reject Muzik lease extension (thestar.com)
Councillor calls for all the facts ahead of delayed transit reports (thestar.com)
Are we getting straight talk from city staff? (thestar.com)
Toronto councillors want legal Grenadier Pond skating (thestar.com)
Cherry Beach potholes prove to be a prickly problem (thestar.com)
Emerald Ash Borer comes with a cost in Oakville (insidehalton.com)
Federal News
British Columbia's fickle political romance (theglobeandmail.com)
Doctors' group urging federal parties to support measures for seniors care (theglobeandmail.com)
Ottawa fast-tracks refugee resettlement process (theglobeandmail.com)
Homeless people given $20 to attend meeting on housing in Victoria (theglobeandmail.com)
Conservatives promise up to $100-million for new manufacturing fund (theglobeandmail.com)
Ruling makes niqabs an election issue (theglobeandmail.com)
Striking silence descends on Quebec’s Question Period after peace pact (theglobeandmail.com)
What if a single tech giant had the power to control an election with a tweak of its search engine? (nationalpost.com)
