June 8, 2023

APL’s Drag Queen Story Hour attracts more than 80 participants

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Local robotics team conquers the world at international championship

Local students took on the world and emerged victorious at an international First Lego League competition in Arkansas last month. Aurora’s Équipe Francobotique, which received ...

Tigers’ governor, lacrosse pioneer named to Aurora Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of ‘23

Pioneers and capacity builders in Canada’s two national sports are among the Aurora Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023. Announced by the Aurora Sports ...

Music and art celebrate National Indigenous History Month

On Saturday, National Indigenous History Month kicked off with crafting at the Aurora Farmers’ Market. The weekend session, during which families were invited to make ...

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Expansive park and open space dedicated in Highland Gate community

Mayor Tom Mrakas, members of Council, and representatives from Geranium Homes, came together on Saturday morning to formally dedicate a 50+ acre park and greenspace ...

Community Partnership Grants aimed to boost culture and rec initiatives

A new grant program from the Town of Aurora will support culture or recreation-based initiatives. The Council-approved program is designed to assist individuals and groups ...

Marquee celebrates grant funding to increase capacity, teaching opportunities

Aurora Performing Arts Festival set for Saturday

School board marks 100th anniversary of Chinese Exclusion Act with new exhibition

2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, a piece of legislation banning most Chinese immigration to Canada – and now the history ...

Bike share program feasibility study underway in Aurora

A feasibility study to implement a bike share program in the Town of Aurora, which will provide residents and visitors with access to a fleet ...

APL’s Drag Queen Story Hour attracts more than 80 participants

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Local robotics team conquers the world at international championship

Local students took on the world and emerged victorious at an international First Lego League competition in Arkansas last month. Aurora’s Équipe Francobotique, which received ...

Tigers’ governor, lacrosse pioneer named to Aurora Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of ‘23

Pioneers and capacity builders in Canada’s two national sports are among the Aurora Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023. Announced by the Aurora Sports ...

Music and art celebrate National Indigenous History Month

On Saturday, National Indigenous History Month kicked off with crafting at the Aurora Farmers’ Market. The weekend session, during which families were invited to make ...

Seasonings is catering company with a cause with YRFN

A new local catering company is cooking for a cause, working to highlight the realities of food insecurity while highlighting local solutions while adding flavour ...

Sports

Aurora Lawn Bowling Club awarded $12,887 “New Horizons” grant from the Federal government

Representatives from the oldest sports organization in Aurora were presented with a $12,887 grant by Members of Parliament Tony Van Bynen (Newmarket-Aurora) and Leah Taylor ...

Titans’ closer Graham Marshall secures a doubleheader sweep by notching two saves against the Mississauga Terriers

Titans’ 17U closer Graham Marshall earned two saves on Sunday to seal a doubleheader sweep over the Mississauga Terriers in Canadian Premier Baseball League action ...

Tigers’ governor, lacrosse pioneer named to Aurora Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of ‘23

Pioneers and capacity builders in Canada’s two national sports are among the Aurora Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023. Announced by the Aurora Sports ...

Aurora’s Jake Cowden roars to three victories to sweep the Victoria Day Speedfest at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

Jake Cowden of Aurora drove his #9 RySpec Radical SR3 to victory in all three of his races at the Victoria Day Speedfest held at ...

Cardinal Carter’s Dayne Indraji is ranked #1 in the world heading into the 2023 CrossFit Games in Wisconsin

Dayne Indraji has embraced the daunting and challenging regimen that is required to be a CrossFit Games competitor. The CrossFit circuit is not for the ...

Onna Okeke’s three gold medals pace the St. Anne’s Cygnets to the CISAA Novice Girls’ Track Title

It was an auspicious debut for the St. Anne’s Cygnets at the CISAA Track and Field Championships in Toronto last week. The first-year Aurora school, ...

SAC Saints upend UCC Blues 10-2 in CISAA Lacrosse Semi-Final

Anselmo Rego fired five goals and Brendan Wright added four more to lead the SAC Saints to a decisive 10-2 CISAA semi-final victory over the ...

Titans’ Emmett Doyle strikes out nine in 14-1 Mother’s Day mauling of the Toronto Mets

14U Titans pitcher Emmett Doyle saved his best effort of the CPBL season for Mother’s Day. The right-handed hurler struck out nine Toronto Mets on ...

Aurora Sports Hall of Fame inductee banners adorn the downtown core

Eight decorative inductee banners were installed along Yonge Street on Monday morning in downtown Aurora to mark the tenth anniversary of the Aurora Sports Hall ...

Hometown hero Fionn Keon walks off the Ontario Nationals in Titans’ home opener victory at SAC

Aurora resident Fionn Keon drove in the game-winning run as the 17U Titans Baseball Club walked off the Ontario Nationals 3-2 at Saint Andrew’s College ...

Arts & Culture

Arts Survey will help drive future cultural programming in Aurora, Town Square

A new survey being conducted by the Aurora Cultural Centre will help drive future programming for portions of Aurora Town Square and the community as ...

TA’s Glorious! The True Story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the Worst Singer in the World

Continuing this season’s theme of The Mighty Heroine, Theatre Aurora’s latest play is the comedy “Glorious!: The True Story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the Worst ...

Illusions of Separation offers immersive experience, food for thought at Cultural Centre

As an artist, Samar Hejazi works with fabric, light and shadow to create works that are constantly transforming right before our eyes. They’re not normally ...

Put your “showstopping talents” forward for second annual Aurora Performing Arts Festival

It’s time to dust off your dancing shoes, warm up your vocals, and flex your acting chops – the Town of Aurora is looking for ...

Photographer’s exhibition proceeds at Library after “censorship” claims

Art by local photographer Yafang Shi is now on the walls of the Aurora Public Library (APL) as the artist envisioned after a dispute over ...

AHS launches Youth Mentorship Program to give students hands-on experience in museums

It’s often said that you can’t determine where you’re going without knowing where you’ve been – and sometimes knowing where you’ve been is all about ...

Poetry challenges ideas in “Challenging Times” at Library

Words can speak truth to power, and challenge prevailing ideas. They can stand on their own, be spoken to the beat of a good rhythm, ...

MCOYA gives students a chance to express selves through art

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Musical reunion will bring international flair to Family Day

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Youth artists prepare to showcase talent to community at MCOYR

Youth artists in local high schools are ready to lift the curtain on their talents this Saturday, February 11 with the opening of the Mayor’s ...

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