Utility companies to explore merger
PowerStream and Barrie Hydro Distribution could make an electrifying power couple, and have agreed to discuss a possible betrothal.
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Personalities a marketable payload for businessmen
Bryan Welsh lives in Stouffville but works in Mississagua. His commute takes him around the top of Toronto, avoiding the gridlocked streets. “I’m a 407 slave,” he says. When he needed a new suit, though, he found himself at Korry’s Clothiers — Saul Korman’s shop on the Danforth. Far from his usual route, it’s a place he’d never stepped foot in before.
Fire closes Woodbridge eatery
York Regional Health Services inspectors closed a fire-damaged Vaughan eatery last week under the Health Protection and Promotion Act.
Diva gains Stratusfaction from yoga
Former wrestling champ opens yoga studio close to home It’s not quite noon but it’s already been a long day for Trish Stratus. The retired World Wrestling Entertainment Diva has been busy all morning talking to media — including an early morning appearance on Breakfast
Embattled mayor strikes back at critics
The unrelenting pressure on Mayor Linda Jackson isn’t just distracting her from her job. “It makes us the biggest laughingstock in the GTA,” she said.
Accuser had sought $240K job: Jackson
The woman who convinced city council to examine Mayor Linda Jackson’s finances had once asked the mayor to create a $240,000 per annum job for her, Jackson says.
It’s all personal: mayor
Allegations being hurled about her spending habits are the result of a personal vendetta, Mayor Linda Jackson said last week.
Shurman’s removal from legislature planned to make a point
Thornhill MPP Peter Shurman was smoked out of the provincial legislature last week for using the word “misled” during a debate on tobacco retail regulations in question period.
Mayor’s husband hints at council run in 2010
Embattled-mayor Linda Jackson’s number one booster may throw his hat into the ring of municipal politics come 2010.
Audit war reflects Tory rift
If there’s one thread connecting the players in Vaughan’s audit-seeking duels that continue to drag out the 2006 election war, it may be the local Conservative riding association.
Local philanthropist prepares for mission
In a relatively new church in the heart of suburban Woodbridge, an ancient medieval tradition unfolded recently before a gathering of dames and cloaked knights.
Mayor’s conflict trial postponed until May
A squabble over a contentious scheduling issue in Newmarket court led to the recent postponement of the conflict of interest case brought by Gino and Mary Ruffolo against Mayor Linda Jackson.