FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE: Initial thoughts on President Elect Trump

November 24, 2016 · 0 Comments

By Stephen Somerville Before this column returns to the local themes of people, politics and public affairs, below are some unconnected, stream-of-conscious and (most likely) ...

IN GOOD COMPANY: Get involved and have your say

By Mayor Geoff Dawe I was recently at a meeting at Southlake Regional Health Centre and heard something that resonated with me. A physician said: ...

VIEW FROM QUEEN’S PARK: Building Ontario Up

By Chris Ballard, MPP Newmarket-Aurora Building Ontario Up For Everyone Act Last Thursday, the Ontario government introduced the Building Ontario Up For Everyone Act (Budget ...

MARKET MUSINGS

By Jan Freedman As most of you are gearing up for the holiday season, the Aurora Farmers’ Market and Artisan Fair’s indoor season is winding ...

ACTIVATE AURORA

By Ron Weese What began as a simple but powerful report prepared by Statistics Canada and the World Health Organization in 2006, set off a ...

POLITICS AS USUAL: Post-Truth?

By Alison Collins-Mrakas It was recently reported that the Oxford dictionary now recognizes a new word, “post-truth”; an adjective, “…defined as relating to circumstances in ...

BROCK’S BANTER: Your smugness is showing

By Brock Weir Well, it happened. Despite polls showing it a near impossibility, reality TV star Donald Trump has been elected President of the United ...