VIEW FROM QUEEN’S PARK: Happy New Year!

January 4, 2017 · 0 Comments

By Chris Ballard, MPP Newmarket-Aurora From my family to yours, I hope 2017 is a great year for you. I hope you can join me ...

ACTIVATE AURORA: Starting from Scratch

By Ron Weese The phrase “starting from scratch” has its origins in sport history as the “scratch-line”, scratched in the road to identify the start ...

BROCK’S BANTER: See and ye shall find

By Brock Weir I often wonder how websites and social networks like YouTube and Facebook structure their algorithms to deliver targeted material to their users. ...

FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE: A new home for the PM

By Stephen Somerville For many years we have been reading stories about how inadequate the Prime Minister’s residence is at 24 Sussex Drive. According to ...

VIEW FROM QUEEN’S PARK: A look back at the Fall Session

By Chris Ballard, MPP Newmarket-Aurora The very productive Fall session of the Ontario Legislature recently ended. It saw the passage of 19 bills and another ...

IN GOOD COMPANY: Saying goodbye to 2016

By Mayor Geoff Dawe As 2016 comes to an end, this is a great time to reflect and be thankful for a wonderful year. The ...

BROCK’S BANTER: Time to talk about food donations

By Brock Weir The hibernation mode is settling in. As the weather gets colder and the days get shorter and shorter minutes at a time ...

INSIDE AURORA: The Christmas Wish

By Scott Johnston Twas two weeks before Christmas, up north saw a gale While a well known elf inside was reading his mail. Hard copy ...

POLITICS AS USUAL: Electoral Reform

By Alison Collins-Mrakas Recent elections in multiple countries have brought into stark relief the need for electoral reform. Shocking results in France, in Italy and ...