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.
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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.
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.
Second audit sought on current mayor
Quintino Mastroguiseppe and Gino Ruffolo have made good on their threat and formally asked council for a second audit of Mayor Linda Jackson’s 2006 campaign books.
Now the former mayor is target of audit request
The headache that is the bitter 2006 municipal election flared up again this week for former mayor Michael DiBiase.
NDP hopeful named
Simon Strelchik has long felt a bond with the New Democratic Party. He remembers a 1993 classroom exercise that asked students what political party they’d vote for if given the chance. He voted NDP.
Conflict case in court
Gino and Mary Ruffolo were set for legal battle with Mayor Linda Jackson in Newmarket court yesterday after a nearly month-long delay. The case, however, has been adjourned until the middle of May.
Millennium scholarship dies with federal budget
It didn’t last 1,000 years, not by a long shot. It’ll barely make it to 10, in fact. After less than a decade in existence, the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation is a casualty of last week’s federal budget.
Mayor’s audit woes deepen
Mayor Linda Jackson’s campaign finances could be subjected to the intense scrutiny of a second compliance audit.
Judge rules against Jackson
Mayor Linda Jackson’s political fortunes suffered another major setback in the seemingly endless 2006 mayoral war — she is now facing a court-ordered audit of her campaign finances.
Kent ready to race in Thornhill
Ask former broadcast journalist Peter Kent what brought him to Thornhill and he’ll say, “Serendipity.” The truth, though, isn’t that simple.