August 2016 Archive
You can help save the bees: Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth Canada is calling on residents of Aurora to join the Great Canadian Bumble Bee Count and help scientists learn more about ...
Canada must stand with allies on ISIS: Ambrose
Canada must stand with our allies and recognize and condemn ISIS’ actions for what they really are – genocide. The stories from Syria and Iraq ...
BROCK’S BANTER: A place to call home
By Brock Weir A town is many things… It has a spirit of its own, its own character Its own reasons for being, its own ...
POLITICS AS USUAL: The Better Way?
By Alison Collins-Mrakas I can’t bring my bike on the train in the morning. As per TTC bylaws, I am required to have a foldable ...
FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE: Stop texting/emailing and driving
By Stephen Somerville This is a public service announcement. Please stop texting and driving. When I am in my car waiting for the street light ...
VIEW FROM QUEEN’S PARK: Long Weekend, Tick Prevention, and more…
By Chris Ballard, MPP Newmarket-Aurora TD-Newmarket Jazz+ Festival and the Civic Long Weekend I hope you all had a safe and enjoyable Civic Day long ...
Cullen is on the search for Aurora’s “Untold Stories”
Lauren Cullen recently sat down with a man who knows her workplace all too well. Pointing out a corner, he recalled there used to be a water fountain installed on the spot where, once upon a time, he was dragged over and had his mouth washed out with soap for swearing in school.
Chance of having a hotel decision by the end of the year on a scale of 1-10? A seven, says CAO
According to Mr. Nadorozny there are “two or three” hotel developers that would sit comfortably on the seven marker “in terms of doing something before the end of the year.”
Ballard to run in Newmarket-Aurora in 2018
When Ontarians next go to the polls in 2018, Aurora voters will find themselves voting once again in a split riding. Following the Federal Government’s lead, the Province has redrawn its electoral boundaries, splitting Aurora on the north side of Wellington Street to the riding of Newmarket-Aurora and the south side of Wellington to the new riding of Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill.
Cultural groups weigh in on next year’s budget
A 2.7 per cent budget increase for the Town’s “Cultural Partners” – the Aurora Cultural Centre, the Aurora Public Library and Aurora Historical Society – cleared a hurdle last week at the committee level.
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