The Auroran

7.5% salary bump in store for next Council

Candidates looking to fill one of six Council seats in the 2018 Municipal Election can anticipate a salary boost of 7.5 per cent over today’s incumbents.

Tigers downed by Markham in North division battle

While it may have been their first meeting of the season, the rivalry already runs deep between the Junior A Aurora Tigers and Markham Royals.

Lions Club Seeks Donations for Christmas Drive

The Aurora Lions Club is a charitable organization that has been helping the local community since 1944. The past generosity of our donors has been ...

Rick Hansen students want your stories

My name is AasrithVemulapalli, and I am a grade 6 student at Rick Hansen Public School. The students in my classroom firmly believe that diversity ...

BROCK’S BANTER: Unscrewing the silencer

By Brock Weir “That sort of flopped, didn’t it?” I had to agree. But before I had to put it in print, I had to ...

INSIDE AURORA: A Word of Difference

By Scott Johnston I just returned from a month out of the country. When I left Aurora, the temperatures were in the low 20s, and ...

IN GOOD COMPANY: Events to celebrate the holiday season

By Mayor Geoff Dawe I was pleased to attend the 2017 Aurora Chamber of Commerce’s Business Excellence Awards last week. This was a wonderful event ...

VIEW FROM QUEEN’S PARK: College students our concern

By Chris Ballard, MPP Newmarket-Aurora College students should be back in the classroom by now and, under the guidance of teachers, working hard to catch ...