August 2020 Archive

Province says “no” to $31.6 million grant for Library Square

Potential grant money of more than $30 million was a cornerstone of the Town’s financial plan for the $50+ million...

Active COVID-19 cases in Aurora remains in single digits as Region rates follow

The number of active cases of COVID-19 within the Aurora community remains in the single digits. As of Thursday, August 20, Aurora is grappling with ...

Aurora siblings making bedazzled way of keeping masks clean and ready

Have you ever taken off your face mask and, without thinking, set it down on a potentially dirty surface? It happens to the best of ...

$38 million line of credit proposed to finance Library Square build

With no Provincial grant money to speak of, Aurora’s Library Square redevelopment project might hinge on a $38 million construction line of credit. This is ...

Hillary House re-opens to public – just in time for staycations

Behind its red-brick gothic façade, is evidence of how our community’s earliest doctors dealt with local health crises, including the Spanish Flu pandemic. And now, ...

Emergency made Aurora come together as community: Humfryes

Councillor eyes Library Square, heritage for fall The global pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone, but, from the perspective of Councillor Sandra Humfryes, ...

Why Charlottetown just might be the right spot for the Canadian Premier League

The Canadian Premier League’s newly-minted “Island Games” will kick-off at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) on August 13. In full perspective, it is ...

Newmarket hockey team inspires the community

Grade 12 student Raychel Gillis was scorekeeping her dad’s hockey game last year when one of the fathers in contention collapsed on the ice. She ...

YRDSB and St. Andrew’s College offer multiple outlooks for sport this year

Of all the uncertainties that have continuously plagued what was previously a robust school system before March, a few things are becoming certain. When Stephen ...

“Don’t take a single breath for granted”

Local artist sends powerful message through public art

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