The Auroran

Yellow Brick House is looking for a few good men to eliminate violence against women

Okay, so more than a few would be great, but spreading the word that violence against women will not be tolerated is a message Yellow Brick House is hoping to get out to the community one brick at a time.

Community Recognition Awards honour Aurora’s brightest “ambassadors”

In the words of Mayor Geoff Dawe, they are “the mortar that really binds our community together”, and on Monday night, over 90 outstanding community volunteers and organizations were honoured for their contributions to Aurora at the Town’s annual Community Recognition Awards.

Community mailboxes at the centre of new bylaw

Canada Post’s controversial decision to eliminate door-to-door mail service across the country in favour of community super mailboxes receieved a firm answer from Aurora this week in the form of a new bylaw.

Jays improve winning streak to four

The Aurora Jays’ bats are heating up early in the 2015 North Dufferin Baseball League season, as they improved their record to 4 – 1 with another pair of wins last week.

Diane Buchanan named Aurora’s Citizen of the Year

By Brock Weir Long-time volunteer Diane Buchanan says she was “shocked” before being moved to tears upon being named Aurora’s Citizen of the Year this ...

Lake Ride benefits Southlake, homeless youth

By Brock Weir On any given night, up to 500 youth could be homeless in York Region. That was a statistic which “overwhelmed” Aurora resident ...

Teams come together for tournament to honour slain officer

By Jake Courtepatte Const. Garrett Styles loved to play baseball. He was a seasoned pitcher playing with the Newmarket Baseball Association for many years. But ...

MP Lois Brown announces “Activate Aurora” program

Sport Aurora, as well as the Canadian Sport for Life Community, gained some national attention when MP Lois Brown sang its praises in the House of Commons last Wednesday.

Federal Budget draws mixed reviews from opposition candidates

The Election is on! Okay, so the 2015 Election Campaign won’t truly be underway until the Governor General says so, but as far as local Federal candidates are concerned, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has fired the opening salvo.