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ESSAYS FROM THE EAST SIDE: Creating community at the end of your driveway

January 3, 2019   ·   0 Comments

By Corrie Clark My next-door neighbours are new. They leave at 6 a.m. in the dark that is winter and come home at 6 or ...

TIME TRAVELLER’S DIARY: Welcome to 1919

By Katerina von Holt Co-op Studen Picture yourself, 100 years ago, walking down Yonge Street and picking up a copy of the local paper. As ...

BROCK’S BANTER: Every Ugly Christmas Sweater has a silver lining

By Brock Weir At the risk of being vulgar for a moment, particularly in our last paper of the holiday season, I’m afraid I just ...

TIME TRAVELLER’S DIARY: Matchless Aurora

By Jacqueline Stuart Christmas was the last thing on the time traveller’s mind on December 22, 1924, as he hurried eastward along Connaught Avenue, heading ...

FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE:

By Stephen Somerville I like to believe that neither my wife nor I have ever been accused of being either “helicopter” or “lawnmower” parents. I ...

CHRISTINE’S CHRONICLES: Delivering on our Promises for the People of Ontario

By Christine Elliott, MPP Newmarket-Aurora With the holidays quickly approaching, I am pleased to provide you with an update of what my recent activities in ...

BROCK’S BANTER: Remembering John Abel

By Brock Weir It wasn’t that long ago when he just stopped what he was doing, looked down, widening his eyes just a little bit, ...

INSIDE AURORA: ‘Twas Two Weeks Until Christmas 2018

By Scott Johnston ‘Twas two weeks until Christmas, and far north of here Santa’s workshop prepped for the big night of cheer. The old elf ...

TIME TRAVELLER’S DIARY: A Gift Yule Remember

By Rachel Dice Volunteer, Aurora Museum & Archives With just under two weeks to go until Christmas, we are all in a tizzy making sure ...

MARKET MUSINGS

By Jan Freedman This time of the year is full of happy music, wonderful decorations and cheerful spirits, but has been interrupted this year by ...

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