News Clippings
March 24
Vaughan News
PowerStream merger to take big step forward (Yorkregion.com)
PowerStream unveils "Canada’s first" virtual power plant (Ebmag.com)
Chiarelli will meet with six mayors (Thebarrieexaminer.com)
Moving forward with Stuck on Planet Earth (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Planning for play: Newmarket’s recreation roadmap (NRU)
Electricity use higher in Midland during Earth Hour (Simcoe.com)
GTA News
TTC to add streetcar route to congested King Street (Theglobeandmail.com)
Spotlight on planning: line-up set for New Urbanism Film Festival (NRU)
Afrofest back as two-day event after reprieve from city (Thestar.com)
Once Upon A City: Creating Toronto’s skyline (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Growing up: Burlington redefines planning outlook (NRU)
Hooting and hollering now legal in Bracebridge, Ont. (Thestar.com)
Federal News
Harper’s GST legacy leaves the fiscal ship at the mercy of the world economy (Thestar.com)
Bill Morneau’s centre-left budget puts Tom Mulcair’s NDP in a bind (Thestar.com)
Budget built on cautious projections for economic growth: Ottawa (Theglobeandmail.com)
How Morneau’s balanced budget pledge changed since the election (Theglobeandmail.com)
March 23
Vaughan News
PowerStream Unveils Canada's 'First of Its Kind' Virtual Power Plant (marketwired.com)
PowerStream unveils Canada's first virtual power plant (ctvnews.ca)
York Region News
Early spring storm will bring snow, freezing rain to York, GTA (yorkregion.com)
No Stouffville Farmers' Market in 2016 (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
TTC board to address declining ridership growth (thestar.com)
Meet Toronto council's new penny-pincher (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario finance minister welcomes federal budget: ‘We have common priorities’ (thestar.com)
Province will spend $300M to set up trusts for education workers (thestar.com)
Federal News
Trudeau’s first budget aims to spur growth with $29-billion deficit (theglobeandmail.com)
Trudeau’s Liberals pledge billions in federal budget for ‘transformative’ change (thestar.com)
What to know about Trudeau’s 2016 federal budget (thestar.com)
Liberals follow through on promise to restore CBC funding in budget (thestar.com)
Budget commits nearly $8.4 billion to improving living conditions of indigenous peoples (thestar.com)
Public transit, ‘unsexy’ infrastructure gets the nod in budget (thestar.com)
Federal budget gives low-income families a break - with fewer strings (theglobeandmail.com)
Liberals invest big - and bet economy will improve more than budget predicts (theglobeandmail.com)
The federal budget is a broken pipeline of tax dollars, gushing money to pet Liberal causes (nationalpost.com)
March 22
Vaughan News
Thousands across York Region power down for Earth Hour (yorkregion.com)
PowerStream to Unveil Canada's First of Its Kind Virtual Power Plant (digitaljournal.com)
York Region News
Winners, losers expected with Markham's new ice allocation rules (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto traffic congestion actually improved last year (thestar.com)
Desperate parents pray for federal action amid daycare ‘anarchy’ (thestar.com)
Toronto hoping for social housing cash in federal budget (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Prepare for Uber in Sudbury, staff report says (thesudburystar.com)
Oakville’s Earth Hour participation more than doubled last year (yorkregion.com)
Ontario lagging on paid sick days, leaving low-wage workers stranded (thestar.com)
Liberals investigating 'vacation villages' to boost tourism (thestar.com)
Federal News
Some Canadians turn off the lights for 10th edition of Earth Hour (metronews.ca)
Justin Trudeau promises budget holds ‘historic’ investments for indigenous peoples (thestar.com)
Why Tuesday’s budget may not hold much good news for your personal finances (financialpost.com)
March 21
Vaughan News
GTA mayors' wishlist for federal budget (torontosun.com)
Energy saving ideas shine bright at Earth Hour in Vaughan (yorkregion.com)
Earth Hour Vaughan kicks off at 6:30 p.m. at Vaughan City Hall (yorkregion.com)
Affordable housing must be designed with accessibility in mind (theglobeandmail.com)
GTA News
Canadians dim the lights for 10th edition of Earth Hour (cp24.com)
Slightly fewer Torontonians switch off power for Earth Hour (thestar.com)
Residents patiently await rebranding of Toronto’s Regent Park (theglobeandmail.com)
Toronto’s supervised injection sites offer start to reducing overdose deaths (theglobeandmail.com)
Neighbours at Queen and Bathurst ready to accept Toronto injection sites (theglobeandmail.com)