March 2014 Archive

Tigers claw back against Cougars, taking semifinal in Game 7

Although things seemed a little bleak earlier in the series, the Junior A Aurora Tigers pulled off a gutsy win over the Cobourg Cougars in Game Seven of the OJHL northeast semi-finals on Tuesday night.

BROCK’S BANTER: Roll out the red carpet

By Brock Weir Nearly two years ago, as Aurora Council debated the merits of going forward with a Youth Centre, or a Community Space for ...

INSIDE AURORA: Going…Postal

By Scott Johnston Something unusual happened to me last week; I received a letter in the mail. “Hmph – I get mail all the time”, ...

POLITICS AS USUAL: And they’re off!

By Alison Collins-Mrakas Last week, I talked about how deftly Alberta Premier Alison Redford had managed to stave off a palace coup by simply staring ...

IN GOOD COMPANY: Aurora On Top

By Mayor Geoffrey Dawe As some of you may know, MoneySense magazine recently published its list of Canada’s Best Places to Live, ranking Aurora at ...

FRANKLY SPEAKING: Essay Contest

First Responders Day celebrations include student essay contest By Frank Klees, MPP Newmarket-Aurora On December 11, 2013, the First Responders Day Act was passed into ...

MARKET MUSINGS

By Jan Freedman Spring is here, but winter doesn’t seem to have received the message. Everywhere I go, people are complaining about the winter that ...

SENIOR SCAPE: Has food lost its allure?

By Sylvia Dickens One problem often experienced by seniors is loss of appetite. This is especially true for those who live alone. Fixing a meal ...

Five minutes is not enough time to speak at budget meetings

(Re: The People’s Choice, Brock’s Banter, March 20) In your editorial, you lament the fact that very few residents participate in budget sessions of Town ...

Walk for Wellness raises over $30,000

On behalf of CHATS – Community & Home Assistance to Seniors – I would like to thank all those from Aurora and across York Region ...

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