Ban on private pesticide use in Vaughan by early March
Council will move ahead with a plan to ban the use of cosmetic pesticides on private property after a unanimous vote Monday.
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Vaughan Chamber gets down to business of picking award
It’s all over but the counting. The passing of the nomination deadline for the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce’s 2008 Business Achievement Awards means the hard work of picking the winners begins in earnest.
Volunteer prepares to feed hungry, cold in Toronto
Sonia Facchini and about 80 friends from Kleinburg’s St. Padre Pio Catholic Church parish will be paying a visit to the Good Shepherd Centre in downtown Toronto next Saturday.
Staff scolded by mayor at committee
A desire for accountability was council’s guide at Monday’s committee meeting as they voted to adopt a new Accountability and Transparency Policy for the city.
Plans for dog park halted after council debates where to put it
A proposed off-leash park for Vaughan’s dogs to run free was temporarily caged this week after an animated and, at times, light-hearted debate at committee.
All dolled up for the busy season
Standing like a gingerbread dollhouse in the oldest stretch of historic Thornhill, Martin House Dolls welcomes Christmas shoppers out of the cold with a finely adorned tree and an elfin Saint Nick keeping watch for the naughty and nice.
Traffic fight takes a left turn
While the debate over the controversial closure of King High Dr. at Dufferin St. continues to fester, council agreed Monday to look at reconfiguring the intersection at Dufferin and Centre Sts. to help relieve the situation.
Vaughan simply shines on screen
If Toronto is the megastar of Canada’s film industry, think of Vaughan as the solid character actor that’s quietly appeared in more films than anyone realizes.
City looks into garbage loophole
Councillors want to close a loophole in the city’s organic-waste strategy that exempts low-rise condominium and townhouse developers from including three-stream waste management in new projects.
Community meeting focuses on proposed environmental centre
York Region is holding a public meeting Tuesday to discuss the Community Environmental Centre proposed for an industrial expanse in the Hwy. 7 and Creditstone Rd. area.
ROAD RAGE: Dispute over King High closure getting personal
Racco under attack by angry residents as the barricades go up The angry dispute surrounding the closure of King High Dr. at Dufferin St. continues unabated, with local councillor Sandra Racco now in the crosshairs of upset residents. Barricades went up at the west end
Acupuncturist needles local bus drivers
Sayeeda Hosein-Silochan commutes three days a week on public transit from her Toronto home to her Woodbridge business where she practises traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture. She’s been making the trek to the Centre for Health and Rehabilitation at 1160 Clarence St. for nearly a year, and in that time has become something of a medical celebrity among some of York Region Transit’s drivers.