Council vetoes audit requests
A depleted council of just three voted last week to deny self-described watchdog Paul De Buono’s trio of audit requests.
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Jackson campaign audit raises eyebrows
An audit into Mayor Linda Jackson’s 2006 election campaign books has reportedly uncovered several contraventions of the Municipal Elections Act.
PM in Vaughan to honour crime victims
Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a special appearance in Vaughan last Friday at the 6th annual Canadian Crime Victim Foundation gala dinner and fundraiser.
Welcome funding from feds
Eduardo Ojeda and his family immigrated to Canada from Chile on Dec. 13, smack in the middle of one of the most ferocious winters in recent memory. It was just the first test he would face as a newcomer to Vaughan.
Region set to reopen part of Langstaff after cave-in
Work crews are close to completing temporary repairs to Langstaff Rd. between Dufferin St. and Hwy. 7.
Audit mania: Two more reps targeted
Council’s latest audit request targets were prepared for the inevitable. “Nothing surprises me anymore,” Ward 2 councillor Tony Carella said Monday.
More woes for troubled mayor
Mayor Linda Jackson has been ordered by the court to explain remarks she made recently scolding unnamed opponents.
Not everyone’s aboard subway train yet
A subway car heading north to Richmond Hill is crowded with enthusiastic transit boosters and steered by a new group of conductors.
Man sought in sex assault
York police are on the lookout for a suspect after an early morning sexual assault in Thornhill last week.
Subway plans on track, officials say
Transport Canada and TTC officials aren’t quite sure what all the hubbub is about. Though the two organizations insist things on the Spadina subway extension are rolling along nicely, they are each being blamed by some political observers for an apparent lack of progress.
Utility companies to explore merger
PowerStream and Barrie Hydro Distribution could make an electrifying power couple, and have agreed to discuss a possible betrothal.
Fire closes Woodbridge eatery
York Regional Health Services inspectors closed a fire-damaged Vaughan eatery last week under the Health Protection and Promotion Act.