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.
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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.
Water bottles get the boot
Plastic water bottles have been banished from city meetings.
City set for battle with mayor
The City of Vaughan is gearing up for a head-on legal fight with its mayor.
Say goodbye to ‘Vaughan resident’
Today you are a Vaughanian. Ever since John Graves Simcoe, Upper Canada’s first lieutenant-governor, gave Vaughan its name more than 200 years ago, its residents claimed no identity.
Insect invades
Ash trees in the Weston Rd. and Hwy. 7 area are under attack by an invasive threat.
Woodbridge produce recalled
Woodbridge-based Ravine Mushroom Farms Inc. is voluntarily recalling Fresh Obsessions brand Ready To Serve Pre-washed Sliced White Mushrooms because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Councillors ‘appalled’ by Jackson
Embattled Mayor Linda Jackson’s latest salvo in the controversy over her campaign finances has councillors seeing red and talking tough. In a move that preempts charges being laid against her by city-retained prosecutor Timothy Wilkin, Jackson notified the city late last Friday afternoon she intends to fight council’s actions in court.
Company fined after accident
A Woodbridge company has been hit with a $50,000 fine in connection with an injury sustained by a worker.