February 2019 Archive

SENIOR SCAPE

By Christina Doyle The flower shops and chocolate candy sales are on every shelf in stores these days, and they are about to encounter one ...

Author hopes One Book One Aurora will change perspectives

Camilla Gibb’s upbringing, by her own admission, wasn’t exactly “jolly.” A native of England, she grew up in a family headed by a father she describes as “rule-bound, rigid, and ex-military” and “as a consequence of it not being a particularly jolly [atmosphere]” her parents divorced when she was 10. While a divorce is always a challenging time for children, for Ms. Gibb it ultimately helped open up a brand new world to her.

“We never let his diagnosis create the people we are”

Epilepsy York Region aims to “Skate Away the Stigma”

Public can weigh in on Library Square next month

Members of the public will have a formal chance to weigh in on the development of Library Square at a special Council meeting set for March 21.

Budget talks begin with a 3.5 tax increase

The average Aurora homeowner could see a 3.5 per cent increase on the municipal portion of their tax bill if the Town’s 2019 Operating Budget is approved as-is next month.

Junior A Tigers clinch third in OJHL North

A podium finish for the Aurora Tigers: though standing lower than they would have hoped. The Junior A organization wrapped...

Council to adopt new Code of Conduct

Once a political hot potato less than a decade ago, Aurora is set to adopt a new Council Code of Conduct.

Library Square focuses on “performance hall” and year-round attraction

A year-round attraction and a multi-purpose “performance hall” are the hallmarks of revised plans for Library Square, which are due to be presented to Council members this week.

Fire & Ice to keep families warm at Arctic Adventure

For decades, archaeologists have been able to chisel prehistoric creatures out of blocks of tundra ice, giving us a good idea of the larger-than-life animals that used to roam the earth.

Laramie Project aims to shine light on humanity, say student actors

Convincing someone to set aside their personal biases for a moment and take a new approach in how they look at the world has become an increasingly tall order in this increasingly polarized world, but students at King’s Country Day School are aiming to do just that later this month when they perform The Laramie Project.

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