The Auroran

Father-son duo among Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019

The father-son hockey duo of Dave and Ryan Gardner are among the individuals honoured as the Aurora Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019.

Aurora’s “environmental heart is still beating,” says ratepayer

After an intensive two-year campaign to protect Significant Woodland and Endangered Species Habitat on the Oak Ridges Moraine, the Henderson Drive Minor Variance applications were ...

BROCK’S BANTER: Ears to the Ground

By Brock Weir My paternal instincts come and go. On a particularly sunny Sunday this past weekend, I had the chance to just sit back ...

FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE: Clifford Gambell – Remembered

By Stephen Somerville For those loyal readers you will recall in my last column that I provided an update on Cliff and Pat Gambell after ...

GETTING THINGS DONE

By Mayor Tom Mrakas At this past week’s General Committee meeting, Council discussed the proposed “link” between the Library and the new addition to the ...

PARSA’S PERSPECTIVE: May Update

By Michael Parsa, MPPAurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill During the most recent Legislative Session, our government’s Finance Minister, the Honourable Victor Fideli, tabled the government’s first budget. ...

Business Improvement Area business plan, tax levy set for green light

A tax levy on several businesses and properties in Aurora’s historic Downtown Core to help fund the new Downtown Business Improvement Area is set to get the green light this week.

Café concept for Library Square percolates debate on vision

Building a café to serve the patrons of Library Square brewed up some heated debate around the Council table last week.

Local mental health and addiction services groups receive $3 million provincial boost

Addiction Services for York Region set out this past winter to make inroads into many of our community’s hotspots, working with youth and adults dealing with substance use challenges without the means to seek help with the launch of their mobile unit.