September 2016 Archive
FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE: Remembering in a more permanent fashion
By Stephen Somerville I was happy to read in the last edition of The Auroran an article by Brock Weir entitled, “Veterans to be celebrated ...
POLITICS AS USUAL: The Tyranny of the Perpetually Aggrieved
By Alison Collins-Mrakas A friend was recently recounting to me a hilarious story about an office colleague that drives everyone bonkers. If I was to ...
VIEW FROM QUEEN’S PARK: Prorogation, Go Transit, Economy and more
By Chris Ballard, MPP Newmarket-Arora Proroguing the Government What a busy and exciting summer it has been. It’s been great to be out in our ...
“Aurorans demand apology,” says resident
An Open Letter to Mayor & Council: I am fiercely Canadian of proud Italian Heritage living in Aurora. The proud Italian community feel the betrayal, ...
“I get it!” says reader
An ex-neighbour I met had seen more recent pictures of my family than I had. So, I understand the joke I just heard on the ...
Sheppard’s Bush goes to the dogs with the Lions this Saturday
Dog lovers – and even just those looking to have a good stroll – are invited to come out to Sheppard’s Bush this Saturday for the Lions Foundation of Canada’s Purina Walk for Dog Guides, which aims to raise money to train guide dogs for people with a variety of challenges, ranging from blindness to autism.
Four-storey retirement home plan alarms southwest neighbours
Residents in southwest Aurora say they were surprised to discover a four-storey addition to a neighbourhood retirement home could soon dwarf the surrounding homes after not being notified the plan was making its way through Town Hall.
Hoedown to get “wilder” for York Region’s special students
“Bigger and wilder” – that’s what York Region teacher Derek Bunn is promising as he and Magna prepare to welcome nearly 1,000 of York Region’s special needs students to Aurora this Friday for a Hoedown of their own.
Old works yard could breathe new life into Hillary House, neighbourhood
Hillary House, Aurora’s only National Historic Site, could get a new lease on life thanks to a potential grant to mark 2017’s Canada 150 celebration – and one of the Town’s old works yards.
Culture Days at the Aurora Cultural Centre
By Jane Taylor Aurora Cultural Centre The Aurora Cultural Centre welcomes you for an afternoon of discovery and delight in celebration of Culture Days on ...
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