December 2018 Archive
Ugly Christmas Sweater party supported Inn from the Cold
As Christmas approaches I wanted to take a moment to say a personal Thank You to everyone who supported and/or attended this year’s second annual ...
BROCK’S BANTER: Every Ugly Christmas Sweater has a silver lining
By Brock Weir At the risk of being vulgar for a moment, particularly in our last paper of the holiday season, I’m afraid I just ...
TIME TRAVELLER’S DIARY: Matchless Aurora
By Jacqueline Stuart Christmas was the last thing on the time traveller’s mind on December 22, 1924, as he hurried eastward along Connaught Avenue, heading ...
FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE:
By Stephen Somerville I like to believe that neither my wife nor I have ever been accused of being either “helicopter” or “lawnmower” parents. I ...
CHRISTINE’S CHRONICLES: Delivering on our Promises for the People of Ontario
By Christine Elliott, MPP Newmarket-Aurora With the holidays quickly approaching, I am pleased to provide you with an update of what my recent activities in ...
New partnership will increase animal control in Aurora, Newmarket and Georgina
A new partnership between Aurora, Georgina and Newmarket promises to bring increased animal control services to all three municipalities starting on January 1.
Bring home the bacon at Family First Night
Close out the year and ring in a new one by bringing home the bacon from Family First Night. Well, not literally, but there will be pig-themed crafts galore in store as the annual New Year’s Eve tradition at the Aurora Family Leisure Complex (AFLC) ushers in the Year of the Pig.
Stable Neighbourhoods report due in New Year, but ratepayers want more input
A consultant’s report on how Aurora can best address development within long-established communities is due next month, but impacted ratepayers say they are concerned about the level of input they’ve had in upcoming recommendations.
Acclaimed artist Helen Lucas finds beauty in nature
Growing up in Saskatoon in the 1930s and 40s, first generation Canadian Helen Lucas grew up in very strict Greek family. Her friends in school were a little bit too fast for her conservative parents’ liking – after all, they wore lipstick, and some of them even dated! By her own admission, Ms. Lucas grew up as a “loner” who often took solace outdoors, helping her mother tend the beautiful garden at The Ritz, the unlikely name of a 25-room hotel in the Saskatchewan city her father happened to win in an all-night poker game.
Every day is a saved life at Yellow Brick House, says Executive Director
Every day is its own milestone at Yellow Brick House – it is a worthy day because they save lives, according to Loris Herenda, Executive Director of the Aurora-based shelter for Women and Children.
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