- 1. Foreign Buyers and House Prices in York Region
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- Last week's revelation that foreign buyers bought 9.1% of all homes sold in York Region between 24 April and 26 May 2017 is, at least to me, unsettling. That's 1 in 11 homes going to people who are neither ...
- Created on 16 July 2017
- 2. York Region councillors make no comment on their Code of Conduct
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- At long last a Code of Conduct is to be brought in to police the behaviour of members of York Regional Council. York Region is responsible for spending billions of dollars of public money but, curiously, ...
- Created on 26 June 2017
- 3. York Regional Council forced to appoint Integrity Commissioner and bring in a Code of Conduct for its members
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- Today (30 May 2017) legislation was passed which will force York Regional Council to appoint an Integrity Commissioner - either its own or one drafted in from another municipality - and bring in a Code ...
- Created on 30 May 2017
- 4. Housing Supply and Sewage Treatment in York Region
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- New housing developments will grind to a halt in Aurora in 2019 because of water and wastewater capacity constraints that won't be resolved until the Upper York Sewage Solutions (UYSS) project is completed ...
- Created on 24 May 2017
- 5. Lights! Camera! Action! York Region set to video stream in late 2018!
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- York Regional Council has finally decided to video stream Council and Committee of the Whole meetings - from late 2018. Just in time for the first ever Region-wide election of the Regional Chair. They ...
- Created on 19 May 2017
- 6. York Region Runs Out of Cash
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- Background: Last Thursday's meeting of York Regional Council (20 April 2017) was important. I knew it the moment I walked into the Council Chamber and saw the Men in Suits with their expensive looking briefcases. ...
- Created on 22 April 2017
- 7. Looking for an interesting opportunity? York Regional Council is in the market for planning advisers.
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- York Region is to set up a Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) to consider and provide advice to Council on "key Regional planning matters". But where will its members come from? What kind of person would ...
- Created on 13 February 2017
- 8. Job Growth in York Region
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- On Thursday (9 February) members of York Regional Council will get a presentation on employment growth across the Region with updates on how industry and businesses are faring. We are told York Region ...
- Created on 07 February 2017
- 9. York Region must not drag its feet on video streaming
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- What is this all about and why is it important? Live video streaming of York Region meetings could be more than a year away because there is no funding for it in next year's Budget. The current chair, Wayne ...
- Created on 15 December 2016
- 10. Why is Michael Di Biase still Chair of Planning and Economic Development at York Region?
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- ... because it affects his reputation." Di Biase serves on two municipalities; his home City of Vaughan and York Regional Council. While Di Biase forfeited his City of Vaughan salary for 90 days he continued ...
- Created on 14 November 2016
- 11. York Regional Council pays tribute to Danny Wheeler
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- To York Regional Council (3 November) where I hear tributes to Danny Wheeler, the veteran Regional Councillor from Georgina who, sadly, died earlier this week. Outside the Regional HQ the flags are ...
- Created on 04 November 2016