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.
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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.
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.
Privacy invaded: IPC
But official says MuniCard will survive Though wounded, the MuniCard was not dealt a fatal blow by a recent ruling from Ontario’s information and privacy commission, says the credit card’s president and CEO. Frank Miele said Monday the privacy commissioner’s report, which scolded the city
Chinese trade delegation welcomed
The city’s trade mission to China in March may be bearing fruit.
Jackson’s future in jeopardy
Mayor Linda Jackson says she was unaware of the apparent mismanagement of her 2006 campaign finances that has now placed her job in jeopardy. But if she didn’t know what was going on with her election dollars, her husband and campaign manager Mario Campese did, according to auditors Ken Froese and Glen R. Davison, who uncovered several apparent contraventions of the Municipal Elections Act.
City call centre offers service in 170 languages
Avete domande sulla spazzatura o le tasse? Precisa de informações sobre os centros comunitários? The City of Vaughan recently launched Language Line, a translation service designed to help a diverse population get answers from city hall in a tongue they’re comfortable with.
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.
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.
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.
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.