April 2023 Archive

Community Clean-Up was start of busy spring for green programs

Dozens of area residents braved the elements on Saturday morning, fanning out through Aurora as part of the Town’s annual Community Clean-Up Day. Provided with ...

Pennsylvania’s Kiski Prep Cougars hand SAC Saints their first lacrosse loss of 2023

Kiski Prep Cougars fired five unanswered goals in the fourth quarter en-route to a 13-7 win over St. Andrew’s College at Yuill Field in exhibition ...

Province allocates $36.7 million to Region to address homelessness

The Region of York will receive $36,701,600 for programs aimed at preventing homelessness. The allocation was announced last week at the Regional Headquarters in Newmarket ...

Community comes together for local hospital April 30 for Southlake Run; registration closes Friday

Karel Span is getting his last-minute stretches in this week to try to match his 2022 record. Ahead of next weekend’s Nature’s Emporium Run for ...

Florence Foster Jenkins inspires people to be their authentic selves, say actors

When Florence Foster Jenkins stepped on stage to let her voice soar to the rafters of Carnegie Hall, she was “acutely” aware of what people’s ...

TA’s Glorious! The True Story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the Worst Singer in the World

Continuing this season’s theme of The Mighty Heroine, Theatre Aurora’s latest play is the comedy “Glorious!: The True Story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the Worst ...

Food of the Future challenges ideas of agriculture By Brock Weir As our population grows, our traditional methods of farming might not be able to ...

Students saluted at start of National Volunteer Week

York Region students are being celebrated for their community contributions on National Volunteer Week, which runs April 16 – 22. On Monday, Neighbourhood Network announced ...

Municipal partnership will look at accessibility in Town facilities

Accessibility for persons with disabilities at Town Hall, local recreation centres and other municipal facilities, will be thoroughly reviewed in a new partnership between the ...

Veteran Gummersall was a very visible representation of service in the community

Few were the Remembrance Day and Legion events where Dorothy Gummersall didn’t turn heads with her nursing uniform. It wasn’t the uniform that most of ...

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