July 2014 Archive

Aurora Jays wrap up League season heading to playoffs

Despite a mediocre final week performance, the Aurora Jays are heading into the postseason at the top of the North Dufferin Baseball League (NDBL) standings.

Aurora Barbarians continue struggle on the Rugby field

Despite near perfect conditions for rugby, it was a less than pleasant day for the Aurora Barbarians Senior Men’s team on Saturday as they hosted clubs from the Niagara Region and Toronto for three matches at Fletcher’s Fields.

Lady Redbirds aim to put local lacrosse on the map with Aurora first

The Newmarket Lady Redbirds are looking to put Aurora and Newmarket on the map for Canada’s national sport. Girls as young as seven are learning how to play lacrosse on Newmarket’s under-11, under-13, and under-15 rep teams.

Local archer heads to Ontario Summer Games

Aurora’s Hayden Edwards is heading to Windsor, ON next Thursday, August 7, to take on archers from across Ontario in the Ontario Summer Games. Edwards, ...

Listed home on Wellington Street might make way for medical offices

It has served as a residence in Aurora for nearly 140 years, but the recently sold house at 95 Wellington Street East could soon make way for a new medical office. Council is set to approve...

New homeowners could help the hungry when they move into the 2C development

Summer is usually a slow time of year for the Aurora Food Pantry. People are often at the cottage soaking up the sun, away on vacation, or gearing up for the busy fall ahead. While Thanksgiving and...

Development of church lands need to pay attention to potential human remains: historians

The church building has been razed, and the brown earth filling the hole left by Aurora United Church is providing life to little bursts of green, but the future of the site will be very much in focus starting this week.

Snow disposal plan has, well, snowballed, argue Councillors

Snow is the last thing people want to talk about during the lazy days of summer – especially after the winter we’re still recovering from – but a decision on what to do with all the white stuff when it starts flying hit a snag at Council this month.

Aurora 150 finance motion would have negative impact on volunteers: Council

If you’re going to focus on one citizen committee, you should focus on them all. That was the argument made by many members of Council this month as they rejected a bid from Councillor ...

“Rising Star” doesn’t let setback take her eye off singing stardom

Amanda MacDonald is not one to rest idle when faced with a setback. An Irish Dancer at heart, Ms. MacDonald is counting down the days until she can get...

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