April 18, 2024
George Street PS site secured by Town for parkland, redevelopment
George Street Public School, and its surrounding property, have been secured by the Town of Aurora for parkland and redevelopment. The Town announced the $10,722,000 ...
Addressing income struggles is key to battling food insecurity: YRFN
As important as food banks are to communities like Aurora, addressing income inequality will be the key to tackling food insecurity, according to the York ...
Electric Vehicle Showcase zooms into SARC for reimagined event
The ins and outs of electric vehicles (EVs) will be in the spotlight on Sunday, April 28, as the Town of Aurora’s Electric Vehicle Showcase ...
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Museum exhibition shines light on Aurora “disasters” and resilience to come through
This month, the skeleton of the first of Aurora United Church’s two new steeples is set to be hoisted into place. The design of the ...
Ojibwe healer invites community on healing journey with “Living by the Medicine Wheel”
April 30 presentation is part of APL’s Indigenous Teachings program
Aurora launches online reporting system for coyote and fox sightings
Coyote sightings in your neighbourhood might be alarming, particularly to parents of small children or pet owners, but a new online reporting system launched last ...
Thermogenics receives nearly $50k in Provincial Funding to expand
Aurora-based Thermogenics, which is a leading producer of boilers critical to hospitals and healthcare, received a boost from the Provincial government on Friday to help ...
Theatre Aurora wraps 2023-24 season with “On Golden Pond”
A Review by Scott Johnston Theatre Aurora wraps up its 2023-24 season with Ernest Thompson’s classic “On Golden Pond”. Set at a lakeside summer house ...
Solution for teacher absence raises eyebrows at St. Max
A temporary solution offered by the York Catholic District School Board due to difficulty in replacing a teacher at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School ...
Budget is about “fairness for every generation” says MP ahead of announcement
The 2024 Federal Budget is about fairness – “fairness for every generation,” according to Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill MP Leah Taylor Roy. Ahead of the release ...
Aurora Lions Club celebrates 80 years of community service
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George Street PS site secured by Town for parkland, redevelopment
George Street Public School, and its surrounding property, have been secured by the Town of Aurora for parkland and redevelopment. The Town announced the $10,722,000 ...
Addressing income struggles is key to battling food insecurity: YRFN
As important as food banks are to communities like Aurora, addressing income inequality will be the key to tackling food insecurity, according to the York ...
Sports
A Golf Adventure in Arizona: Cursin’ Amid the Cacti
If you’re interested in embarking on an eight-day, seven-night Golf Adventure in Arizona, I have a tried and true itinerary for you. Last week, I ...
Central York Panthers set to battle three Top Ten Canadian teams in opening round of OWHL Playoffs
Central York Panthers U22 Head Coach Steve Dempsey has his young team ready for the provincial playoff cauldron this weekend in Toronto at the Scotiabank ...
The Rites of Spring and its Seasonal Sports
The Rites of Spring are all around us in the festivals of rebirth being observed by tens of millions across Canada. This past weekend, the ...
Keeping Track of the Expatriate Tigers: Ten former Tigers contributing to 2023-24 OJHL Playoff Teams
The following ten players—rostered by the Junior A Tigers during the 2022-23 and/or 2023-24 seasons—were either traded or waived by the Aurora hockey club over ...
A season-end interview with Aurora Tigers’ Owner and Governor Jim Thomson
It’s been a turbulent season in Tiger Town and team owner Jim Thomson made headlines last week when he announced that his General Manager of ...
Qureshi leads Wildcats to 4 wins in 5 games at OFSAA to capture AAA consolation championship
Co-Captain Rehan Qureshi and the Dr. G.W. Williams Wildcats had much to celebrate over the March Break after their memorable Senior Boys Basketball season ended ...
Williams’ four-goal weekend paces Junior Panthers to a pair of shutout wins
It was the kind of weekend that Central York Panthers U22 Head Coach Steve Dempsey has been looking forward to for quite some time. His ...
Central York Junior Panthers beat Barracudas 3-1 in Burlington
Amber Esterbrooks fired the game-winning goal and Izzy Whynot kicked out 27 of 28 shots to lead the U22 Central York Panthers to a crucial ...
Whitby Wolves wreck Central York Panthers’ party
One of the memorable moments in the classic film Forrest Gump is when the protagonist, played by Tom Hanks, punches out a misogynistic hippie at ...
Junior Tigers stomped 7-2 by Stouffville in OJHL season finale
The Aurora Junior Tigers finished their 2023-24 season the same way they started it—with a loss to the Stouffville Spirit. The Tigers’ regional rivals wrecked ...
Arts & Culture
Shadowpath makes sure love is in the air this Valentine’s at local gallery
Everybody has a story that can inspire. This is a philosophy that drives York Region’s Shadowpath Theatre Productions and has served to inspire a new ...
Renowned painter Helen Lucas, best known for paintings of flowers, passes away
Painting is all Helen Lucas ever wanted to do. The renowned painter passed away November 27. She was 92. Helen was a huge presence in ...
Marquee Theatrical Productions marks 20 years of fostering young talent
Joseph of Technicolor Dream Coat fame had more than his fair share of patches on the garment so well-known theatre-goers – but the sum total ...
Juno Award-winning Sealy bringing Jazz to Trinity next week
Toronto-based Canadian Jazz icon Joe Sealy and collaborator Paul Novotny will help open the Aurora Cultural Centre’s fall performing arts season next week with a ...
Comic creation to woodcarving, Cultural Centre’s fall education programs offer something for everyone
Whether it’s comics for the kids or woodcarvings simple or elaborate, if you’re learning to pick up a new artistic skill this fall, the Aurora ...
Theatre Aurora explores human connections in season of favourites
Canada’s most prominent literary heroine and Agatha Christie’s most prominent sleuth might not have much in common, but the stories surrounding them tell important tales ...
“Oowatanite” it was with April Wine in Machell Park at Ribfest 2023
A Review by Jim Stewart Thousands of classic rock fans filled Machell Park on Saturday night to enjoy the latest incarnation of April Wine. Marc ...
Cultural Centre’s fall visual arts season kicks off with the Hindu-Canadian experience
Art can say far more than mere words about the human experience, and the Hindu-Canadian experience is set to come into the spotlight this fall ...
Suzie McNeil and The Chain Reaction deliver masterful Motown medleys and dynamic pop standards at Town Park
Canadian pop singer-rocker Suzie McNeil—backed by seven-piece ensemble The Chain Reaction– treated Town Park attendees to a dynamic performance on Wednesday night. McNeil’s vocal versatility ...
Smiles Across Borders helps students connect through the written word
The written word has always had a power to inspire, but letter-writing in recent years has become something of a lost art. Now, however, Aurora ...
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