May 2015 Archive

Government needs mining watchdog with real oversight: Amnesty York Region

I am a member of Amnesty International in York Region and Amnesty has been in the forefront of speaking out for human rights in Canada ...

Highland redevelopment offers opportunity for wisdom: reader

This is an open letter to the Town of Aurora and to the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority. I am writing about the proposed Geranium/ClubLink ...

George Street’s “Dot Project” was team effort: teacher

Thank you for your article about the George Street Closing Celebration and our Dot Project. There were actually two “brainchildren” behind the project, Deb Sinyard ...

Oak Ridges Moraine review could provide opportunities as Council wants more time to weigh in

Loosening some restrictions on existing Oak Ridges Moraine legislation could provide opportunities for Aurora, according to municipal staff and some members of Council, but more time is needed to properly weigh in on potential changes, they say.

Limited options remain to address affordable housing crunch

Council may have balked at what is considered affordable housing in Aurora, but there are limited options on the horizon to address the issue.

Burmese Lessons explores politics, love, and the “artist as a young woman”

One Book One Aurora Living in Vancouver, Karen Connelly could hear the drumming of indigenous women in the distance as police and investigators began excavating the farm of serial killer Robert Pickton, looking for bodies of scores of women missing from the city’s Downtown Eastside.

Medical pot production set for municipal approval

Medical marijuana production facilities in Aurora’s new business park could get Council’s green light this week, but local lawmakers aren’t necessarily keen to roll out the red carpet.

New policies could be in the offing as Aurora tackles encroachments

Aurora residents are set to approach Council this week to speak out against removing encroachments from their properties onto municipal rights of way – but some Councillors question whether a July 15 deadline to rectify the problem is the best way forward.

Hundreds bid fond farewell to the “little school with the big heart”

John Mullings only had about five years’ teaching experience under his belt when he walked through the doors of George Street Public School for the first time in 1963. Over the following six years, he instilled ...

Fresh sod lays groundwork for old tradition ahead of Pan Am Games

To find your roots, you have to do more than scratch the surface, and landscaping crews will be on hand beginning this week to excavate the north lawn of Hillary House, making it ready for July’s Pan Am Games.

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