July 25, 2024
School Athletes of the Year honored at Town Park
45 student-athletes and their families were recognized in a summer holiday ceremony last Thursday night.
Bike share program explored by Aurora
As Cycle Aurora encourages residents to get out to explore the community on bikes this summer, municipal staff are looking at potential ways to get ...
Circular Economy initiatives help keep useful items going
Recycle, Reduce, Reuse has been a green mantra for generations, but when it comes to Reuse, sometimes a helping hand is needed to make that ...
Mental Health Association seeks public input on new Strategy
The Canadian Mental Health Association of York Region and South Simcoe is looking for the community’s input in developing its new Strategic Plan. As the ...
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Youth Mental Health Fund will have lasting local impact: advocates
The Government of Canada’s newly-established Youth Mental Health Fund will pay local dividends, according to area mental health advocates. Mental health leaders from across the ...
2,000 Eagles fans flock to Town Park to enjoy Hotel California’s stellar tribute performance
Over 2,000 fans surrounded Town Park’s Bandshell on Wednesday night to enjoy a tribute performance to the Eagles by Hotel California. The congenial quartet performed ...
Young local entrepreneurs get business boost from Region, Province
Summer jobs are often a rite of passage for young Canadians, but spending the season getting your own businesses off the ground can be an ...
“Declining” state of infrastructure could lead to tough Council decisions this fall
A “decline” in the state of infrastructure in Aurora could lead to some tough decisions around the Council table this fall as lawmakers and municipal ...
Photography exhibition extended, coinciding with upcoming 150th anniversary
Aurora residents will have more time to get up close and personal with the community of the past as the Contact Photography Festival has been ...
Fool’s Gold exhibition looks into the life of the humble goldfish – and their big eco impacts
A goldfish can be a perfect starter pet, but what happens when the lustre wears off? Mother Nature may take her course, resulting in a ...
Singer Bernadette Connors looking forward to near “homecoming” at Concerts in the Park
Bernadette Connors, a popular mainstay of the local music scene, will enjoy something of a homecoming next Wednesday, July 31, as part of Aurora’s popular ...
Bike share program explored by Aurora
As Cycle Aurora encourages residents to get out to explore the community on bikes this summer, municipal staff are looking at potential ways to get ...
Circular Economy initiatives help keep useful items going
Recycle, Reduce, Reuse has been a green mantra for generations, but when it comes to Reuse, sometimes a helping hand is needed to make that ...
Mental Health Association seeks public input on new Strategy
The Canadian Mental Health Association of York Region and South Simcoe is looking for the community’s input in developing its new Strategic Plan. As the ...
Sports
School Athletes of the Year honored at Town Park
45 student-athletes and their families were recognized in a summer holiday ceremony last Thursday night.
Stephen Maar and Andrew Nembhard named to Canadian Olympic Volleyball and Basketball teams
Two of Sport Aurora’s former Athletes of the Year have demonstrated their transition from the playground to the podium. Stephen Maar has been named for ...
Barbarians’ Chloe Daniels named Vice-Captain of Canadian Senior Women’s Rugby 7’s Olympic Team
Chloe Daniels has had a year of stratospheric achievements with Canada’s Rugby Sevens team. Last August, Daniels’ squad qualified for the Paris Olympics by going ...
NDBL hosts annual All-Star game in New Lowell
The North Dufferin Baseball League hosted its annual All-Star game on the diamond in New Lowell on Saturday, July 6. This is a chance for ...
Rugby Club of Aurora Junior Program co-founder Steve Bernardo passes away at 78
The Town of Aurora lost an influential sports figure on Tuesday night when Steve Bernardo passed away peacefully in his home in the presence of ...
450 Rugby Players flock to Aurora for the 2nd Annual Barbarians’ Festival
Over fifty rugby teams from across Central Ontario and the GTA competed in the 2nd Annual Aurora Barbarians’ Festival at Sheppard’s Bush on Sunday morning. ...
SAC’s Dean Letourneau taken 25th by Boston and Jack Pridham chosen 92nd by Chicago at the 2024 NHL Draft
It was a big weekend for the St. Andrew’s College hockey program as two of its graduates were chosen by NHL Original Six teams in ...
Titans’ Director of College Placement Bailey commits 22 “Class of 2024” student-athletes to US and Canadian destinations
The Titans Baseball Club, whose five Canadian Premier Baseball League teams play out of St. Andrew’s College in Aurora, faced a significant challenge last September: ...
Aurora’s Owen Norris has big offensive weekend for the 18U Titans
Owen Norris’s offensive production last weekend caught the attention of 18U Head Coach Kirby Smith. The pitcher/infielder from Aurora, who will be playing for the ...
New Sports Plan needed to address “evolving needs” of athletic community
Aurora’s Sports Plan was intended to guide local athletic developments from 2015 – 2020, but it now requires an overhaul to meet the current needs ...
Arts & Culture
Fool’s Gold exhibition looks into the life of the humble goldfish – and their big eco impacts
A goldfish can be a perfect starter pet, but what happens when the lustre wears off? Mother Nature may take her course, resulting in a ...
The Great Big Yawn is Aurora sisters’ love letter to dad, book for kids
There were few things Margaret and Eleanor Clowater loved more when they were kids than a trip to the zoo – except, perhaps, a new, ...
Taylor Swift and classic rock tributes, local bands form Concerts in the Park season
If you’re a Swiftie and weren’t able to snag a coveted ticket to her Eras tour, come out to Town Park this summer for the ...
First Drag King Story Hour a hit for Aurora Public Library
The Magna Room at the Aurora Public Library was the scene of joy and inclusion on June 1 as the APL hosted its first Drag ...
Peacekeeping Past & Present in focus at Hillary House National Historic Site
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be marked by the Aurora Historical Site with a presentation from a decorated peacekeeper. Next Wednesday, May ...
WeeFestival set to wow youngsters with Paper Playground
Youngsters will be able to flex their creative muscles in brand new ways this month as the Aurora Cultural Centre partners with WeeFestival to bring ...
Shadowpath makes sure love is in the air this Valentine’s at local gallery
Everybody has a story that can inspire. This is a philosophy that drives York Region’s Shadowpath Theatre Productions and has served to inspire a new ...
Renowned painter Helen Lucas, best known for paintings of flowers, passes away
Painting is all Helen Lucas ever wanted to do. The renowned painter passed away November 27. She was 92. Helen was a huge presence in ...
Marquee Theatrical Productions marks 20 years of fostering young talent
Joseph of Technicolor Dream Coat fame had more than his fair share of patches on the garment so well-known theatre-goers – but the sum total ...
Juno Award-winning Sealy bringing Jazz to Trinity next week
Toronto-based Canadian Jazz icon Joe Sealy and collaborator Paul Novotny will help open the Aurora Cultural Centre’s fall performing arts season next week with a ...
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