The Auroran

GETTING THINGS DONE

By Mayor Tom Mrakas The Federal government has just announced that they are pledging $595 million in federal funding for Barrie GO line corridor improvements. ...

Restaurants – and young Owen – join forces for Heart Month

There is very little the average parent can do to fix a child born with a congenital heart defect, but there’s a lot they can do to make sure those who can have everything they need to do so.

Art students find their voice at Mayor’s Celebration of Youth Arts

Art never fails to spark a conversation, but when nearly sixty students from all four of Aurora’s high schools come together to share over 100 pieces of their creativity, this conversation hits a community crescendo.

Love and deception hit the stage in Theatre Aurora’s Kiss of the Spider Woman

Kiss of the Spider Woman is nearly 35 years in the making for Neill Kernohan. Mr. Kernohan first saw Manuel Puig’s landmark play about two prisoners in a Buenos Aires prison when the film adaptation first graced the silver screen in the mid 1980s and its plot has stuck with him ever since.

Homeless But Happy (Part 6)

Special to The Auroran I close my eyes and imagine my Mother with her arms wrapped around me holding me tightly, to keep me safe ...

Aurora’s Mizzi signs pro contract with Utah Grizzlies

The Ontario Junior Hockey League’s top scorer is turning pro. Joseph Mizzi left the Aurora Tigers organization last week to sign a contract with the ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies, jumping straight from the Junior A level to the professional ranks in an extremely rare feat.

Puck drops on second annual Aurora Cup

Student athletes from across Aurora’s elementary schools took a break from the classroom last Wednesday, instead getting their education on the ice in the annual Aurora Cup hockey tournament.

Council Code of Conduct set for approval Tuesday

A new Code of Conduct governing the behaviour of Council members, as well as members of local boards, passed the first hurdle last week and is set to be ratified at Council this Tuesday.

Parking still at issue over Library Square plans

It’s a problem that just won’t go away and parking issues continue to plague plans for the redevelopment of Library Square. Council members had their first crack at revised plans for the long-gestating downtown revitalization project while sitting at the Committee level last Tuesday and, once again, inadequate parking promptly rose to the top of their concerns.