December 2016 Archive
BROCK’S BANTER: See and ye shall find
By Brock Weir I often wonder how websites and social networks like YouTube and Facebook structure their algorithms to deliver targeted material to their users. ...
FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE: A new home for the PM
By Stephen Somerville For many years we have been reading stories about how inadequate the Prime Minister’s residence is at 24 Sussex Drive. According to ...
VIEW FROM QUEEN’S PARK: A look back at the Fall Session
By Chris Ballard, MPP Newmarket-Aurora The very productive Fall session of the Ontario Legislature recently ended. It saw the passage of 19 bills and another ...
IN GOOD COMPANY: Saying goodbye to 2016
By Mayor Geoff Dawe As 2016 comes to an end, this is a great time to reflect and be thankful for a wonderful year. The ...
A thank you note from the Pine Tree Potters
On behalf of the Pine Tree Potters’ Guild, I would like to express our gratitude to everyone who participated in the 2016 Empty Bowls event ...
A story for Christmas: God’s Wife
In New York City, on a cold day in December, some years ago, a little boy about 10 years old was standing, almost barefooted, in ...
Condos support Food Pantry
The residents of the condominium at Civic Square Gate came together this month to support the Aurora Food Pantry.
New garbage contract signed amid service concerns
Service concerns dominated discussions last week as Aurora approved a new contract with Green For Life for garbage and waste collection. The contract, which will come into effect in 2018, is an agreement between York Region’s northern six municipalities, which also includes King, Newmarket, East Gwillimbury, Whitchurch-Stouffville and Georgina.
Gorman Christmas party collects thousands
Young mothers in York Region will have a merrier Christmas and a happier New Year thanks to the generosity of hundreds who came out to Aw, Shucks! on December 9 to the annual Christmas party hosted by Joe Gorman.
Want to see where to locate a new Tim Hortons? Students learn there’s an app for that!
Do you have a spare million or two kicking around and you’re wondering what to do with it? You might want to take a tip out of the playbook of Pickering College students who have been tinkering with an app to figure out the best and most logical place to locate a new Tim Hortons franchise in a community where it seems like there’s just about one on every corner.
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