December 2013 Archive
West remembered as “straight shooter”
John West is being remembered this week as a straight shooter, a man who didn’t mince words or suffer fools gladly. They were the tools that helped him win multiple terms as Mayor of Aurora, as well as Councillor, in his decades of public service. The former mayor died Saturday after a long period of ill health.
With power restored, attention turns to cleanup following ice storm
By Christmas Eve, PowerStream had restored most of the power to affected Aurora homes with outages remaining in the Kennedy Street area from Bathurst to Murray Drive, along portions of Murray Drive, and Old Bloomington Road from Yonge to Bayview, including the nearby...
Why Aurora needs a Ward System
(Re: Should Aurora split into wards? That will be your call in 2014. December 4.) A community leader wishing to run for elected office once ...
Evening for Philippines was a success
We would like to thank everyone who participated in A December Evening 4 The Philippines last Thursday evening. We especially acknowledge businesses Aurora Home Hardware, ...
Reflections on seasons of Christmas cards
For me, the joy of the Christmas Season is reaching out to friends with a card and Christmas letter I send each year to some ...
BROCK’S BANTER: The Newmarket 6
Farewell to the Newmarket Six and 2013 By Brock Weir On Friday afternoon, I was asked by one of the players in the Buck Trial, ...
FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE: Gift Ideas
By Stephen Somerville In 2001, PBS aired a television series entitled “Cracking the Code of Life”, which “chronicled the race to capture one of the ...
POLITICS AS USUAL: Political Apology?
By Alison Collins-Mrakas The Nuns of the Sisters of Loretto were a rather strict bunch. Hard work and personal excellence was expected of all of ...
IN GOOD COMPANY: Successful Year
A very successful year By Mayor Geoffrey Dawe It seems Mother Nature is intent on giving us a white Christmas, after much milder weather the ...
OTTAWA REPORT
By Lois Brown, MP Newmarket-Aurora Record Session of Parliament Parliament has concluded the most productive year on record, with 40 bills being passed. We negotiated ...
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