March 2016 Archive
Mavrinac neighbours get their park in 7 – 2 vote
The journey has hardly been a walk in the park, but residents in Aurora’s 2B development now have one more to call their own after Council voted 7 – 2 to secure a six acre parcel of land, which has been the subject of considerable Council debate over the last two years, as parkland.
Families fight for full day kindergarten at St. Joseph
By Brock Weir A decision by the York Catholic School Board to eliminate full day kindergarten at St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School by 2017 will ...
Aurora sings the Blues of the Night
By Brock Weir Venues across Aurora were hopping on Friday and Saturday night for the fifth annual Aurora Winter Blues Festival (AWBF). Hundreds took part ...
Let Soyeon Kate Lee be your guide on “musical journey”
“It’s a Scriabin sandwich,” jokes pianist Soyeon Kate Lee, as she puts the finishing touches on the plan for her upcoming Aurora concert. Ms. Lee is set to hit the stage of the Aurora Cultural Centre this Friday, March 11, and in devising her set list, one of her first stops was the extensive work produced by Russian composer Alexander Scriabin.
High priorities dominate new Parks & Rec plans
If Aurora’s Master Ducks Swim Club is hoping to have a new pool in Town soon, they might have to tread water a little bit longer.
Bantam Tigers stage comeback to stay alive in OMHAs
By Jake Courtepatte The Minor Bantam A Tigers are in a fight to keep Aurora’s hopes of a provincial championship alive. Falling behind two games ...
SAC Saints are CISAA hockey champs again
The St. Andrew’s College Saints continue to cement their legacy as one of the top hockey prep schools in the country.
Aurora’s Women’s Institute moves well beyond jams and cakes
If you think a Women’s Institute, once a mainstay of every Canadian community, sits around and makes jellies and flower arrangements all day, think again. Aurora’s Women’s Institute is back and they’re looking to become better than ever.
Hit the pavement in May for annual Run for Southlake
Runners, take your marks. Plans are underway for the 2016 incarnation of the Nature’s Emporium Run or Walk for Southlake, a charity fun run to bring much-needed funds to Southlake Regional Health Centre.
But what kind of park do Mavrinac residents want?
Now that Council has followed through on last week's decision to proceed with a design process for a new park on Mavrinac Boulevard, it will first have to start with what kind of a park the neighbourhood – and the Town in general – wants and needs.
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