Head start
Starting at a new school is a tough ordeal for any student under the best circumstances. But what if, on top of making new friends and finding their way through unfamiliar halls, those new students are also new to the country?
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Metrolinx wows city
Vaughan has come out a big winner in Metrolinx’s massive $50-billion, 25-year transit vision for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, city councillors agree.
MPs must deliver cash: councillors
The number 1 issue concerning the City of Vaughan in the current federal campaign, councillors say, is infrastructure. By a long shot.
Fire damage shuts down restaurant
York Regional Health Services inspectors briefly closed a fire-damaged Vaughan eatery recently under the Health Protection and Promotion Act.
Where the contenders stand in Vaughan riding
With the federal election scheduled for Oct. 14, Vaughan Today caught up with Vaughan candidates from the Conservatives, Liberals and Greens to get their take on some of the issues facing voters. Here’s their take on our questions.
New youth representative ready for role
Barely two weeks on the job, Vaughan’s new Youth City Councillor is already busy representing her constituency while she breaks new ground. Sabrina Bruno was sworn in Sept. 8, the fourth high schooler — and the first female — to take the post as the voice of Vaughan’s youth.
Sparks fly over sign destruction
The battle for votes in the riding of Vaughan has claimed a number of Liberal incumbent Maurizio Bevilacqua’s election signs.
Viva strike set for 4 a.m. Thursday
Viva bus service will grind to a halt at 4 a.m. Thursday morning when drivers will begin striking.
Viva strike averted
A Monday-morning strike by Viva bus operators has been averted after a tentative deal was reached Sunday.
Subway plans moving along
Preliminary work on the $2.1-billion Yonge St. subway extension plan is moving quickly and York Region Rapid Transit is wasting no time in jumping to the next phase.
There’s a new bird in town
The colonel’s chicken this ain’t. But it does have people lickin’ their fingers and coming back for more. Roasty Chicken Churrasqueira celebrated its grand opening in Maple this month, though the eatery’s Portuguese-style rotisserie birds have been flying out its open doors for a couple
Youth councillor named
Vaughan’s newest representative, Sabrina Bruno, took up her post as Vaughan’s youth city councillor last Monday.