August 2014 Archive

Snow dump delayed as Council seeks alternatives to Lambert Willson site

Aurora’s long-gestating snow dump will have to cool its heels for a little while longer after Council voted to delay making a decision on whether or not it will become a reality.

Optimists and Staples raise thousands to help students start the year off right

Katy Perry might have what it takes to make people roar, but when it comes to getting the school year off right to local students in need, she hasn’t got a patch on the Optimist Club of Aurora and Staples.

Talks leading up to lawsuit made public ahead of court date

According to a revised Statement of Claim by former Aurora mayor Phyllis Morris, the Town of Aurora “had complete carriage” over a lawsuit brought forward against three local bloggers in the fall of 2010 over what she claimed were “defamatory comments” made on the Aurora Citizen Blog.

Jennifer Coulthard finishes at top of her class

By Angela Gismondi Jennifer Coulthard has graduated with one of the highest marks at Aurora’s Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School. The York Region District School ...

Brown does the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge “in style”

If she was going to get drenched with a bucket of ice water, trust Newmarket-Aurora MP Lois Brown to do things in style.

Morris, Town to continue fight over lawsuit costs this week

Representatives for the Town of Aurora and former mayor Phyllis Morris are due in a Kitchener courtroom this week to continue the fight over whether the municipality is responsible for costs spent by...

Liberals set to name Peterson as Newmarket-Aurora candidate

Newmarket lawyer Kyle Peterson will once again carry the Liberal banner in the next Federal election. Mr. Peterson is set to be officially nominated...

Breakthrough artist to usher in Hoedown Showdown champ

For nearly 20 years, Tim Hicks made his living playing his music five or six nights a week through steady gigs in smaller venues in and around the GTA and Niagara Region.

BROCK’S BANTER: Comedy & Tragedy

By Brock Weir Right at the outset of this week’s column I would like to thank Angela Gismondi for putting last week’s edition of The ...

FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE: Mastermind

Customer Service in Aurora — Round VIII: Mastermind By Stephen Somerville A couple of weeks back, I wrote about the fact that corporate loyalty programs ...

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