The City of Vaughan hosted the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) annual 905 breakfast and bus tour yesterday. This was the first time that NAIOP, a leading organization of developers, owners and related professionals in the office, industrial and mixed-use real estate sector, paid a visit to Vaughan.

​Vaughan Council has approved the establishment of a new task force to promote the Yonge Subway Extension which would extend the subway from Finch Station to the City of Vaughan and the Town of Richmond Hill.

Yesterday’s official opening of Venice Gate Park was highlighted by a ribbon-cutting ceremony as residents, Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua and Members of Council gathered to celebrate the City’s newest green space.

The City of Vaughan in partnership with The Regional Municipality of York, and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), recently marked the official opening of Baker’s Woods – one of the oldest woodlots in Vaughan.

​Vaughan Holdings Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the City of Vaughan, has approved the creation of a district energy business with a focus on reducing energy consumption in the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre.

​The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has chosen two City of Vaughan publications as winners of its 2011 Excellence in Economic Development Awards. Vaughan e-Business Link placed first in the category of newsletter/newspaper and, Vaughan Building a Gateway to Tomorrow’s Economy won in the category of special purpose brochure.