April 2016 Archive

Halton to cherish people, memories of local regiment

By Brock Weir Commanding a regiment is a lot like steering a ship for Lt. Col. Philip Halton. Over the years – and indeed centuries ...

Youth Soccer, Minor Hockey join Sport Aurora

As Aurora took its next steps to develop the Sports Plan, lawmakers saw challenges ahead in getting the Town’s three biggest sports groups – the Aurora Youth Soccer Club, Aurora Minor Hockey Association, and Sport Aurora – all on the same page.

Southlake wants YOU: Hospital, Town gear up for Sunday’s run

The Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation is hoping the public will reach deep into their pockets to support an event that raises six-figures annually for important hospital missions.

Aurora Music Festival will host the sounds of summer

Music festivals during the warmer Aurora months have come and gone, but a new Aurora Summer Music Festival, headlined by...

Parents urge people be aware after bag stolen from man with Down Syndrome

Ryan Grant had just finished a day’s work when he stopped by Aurora Town Hall late last month to buy his April York Region Transit pass.

Cadets’ bottle drive returns this Saturday

If you have liquor bottles piling up in the garage or ready to go out in the blue box, why not put them to good ...

Composting Challenge hopes to expand to 200 households

Following the success of last year’s Greener Gardens Composting program, Aurora is getting ready to up the ante. Once the weather warms up and you start thinking seriously about your springtime garden, the Town hopes you will be one of 200 residents to take them up on their offer for free backyard composting to keep safe food and yard waste out landfill and out of the costly Green Bin waste diversion program.

Our Lady of Grace school prepares for 60th anniversary bash

Hey, millennials – put down your selfie sticks and listen up for a sec. Look, you probably take more pictures than any generation, but if you went to Our Lady of Grace Catholic Elementary School between 2000 and 2010, you left very little behind.

Minister, YRP, and community groups gather for talks on “modern” policing

By Brock Weir People have their own perceptions of what a police officer does and looks like within a community. But, are these perceptions true? ...

Aurora’s Morrison named to Canada U18 team

Cameron Morrison’s rise from Aurora Tiger to elite NHL draft prospect has been a swift and smooth one. The 17-year old Morrison’s latest accolade is a selection to the 2016 under-18 World Championship tournament, donning the Canadian jersey this week in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

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