March 2013 Archive

Chief, Council ponder Regional fire merger

By Brock Weir When Fire Chief Ian Laing arrived in Town from Mississauga to take the helm of Aurora and Newmarket’s amalgamated fire service, he ...

Klees bill would make towns more “accountable” to residents

By Brock Weir How a community looks should be decided by the community itself and the people they elect to represent them, rather than an ...

Bill Rickard strikes the right chord

By Brock Weir Aurora’s Bill Rickard is someone who has repeatedly defied the odds. It was little over 10 years ago that the owner of ...

Budget set for approval Tuesday with 3.42 percent tax increase

By Brock Weir After months of debate and negotiations, Aurora’s 3.42 per cent tax hike for 2013 is slated for final approval this week. Councillors ...

MP’s column is ironic when looking at Senate

It is quite ironic that the local Member of Parliament warns us in the Auroran (March 12) that it is fraud prevention month and we ...

Queen’s York Rangers committee appreciated coverage

On behalf of the Committee who facilitated the recent breakfast in support of the Queens York Rangers, I would like to thank Brock Weir and ...

On municipal surveys and riding splits

(Re: Machell’s Corners & Inside Aurora, March 5, Pages 4 and 5) Too bad there wasn’t enough space on the “Life Cycle…” to drill down ...

Councillor “disappointed” and “dumbfounded” by column

(Re: Politics as Usual, March 12, Page 16) After reading Ms. Collins-Mrakas’s letter in The Auroran last week, the first thing that came to mind ...

Wards would be in the Town’s best interest

(Re: Wards for Aurora could be considered this fall, Feb. 19, Page 9) I was reading the article from February 19 and wanted to respond ...

FRANKLY SPEAKING: Preserving Existing Communities

By MPP Frank Klees Preserving Existing Communities For most families, the single largest investment they will ever make is in the house that will be ...

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