March 2017 Archive
Back to the drawing board? Don’t blow it? Rebuild plan gets mixed public reviews
Will a nine-storey retirement home, coupled with a rebuilt Aurora United Church, set a negative precedent for the Town, or might it be a blown opportunity the community could live to regret? These were the questions Council was left to ponder after a packed house weighed in on the local church’s plans to rebuild.
Aurora High sending 70 students to Vimy Ridge anniversary
“In their footsteps” isn’t just a sentiment at Aurora High School; next week, 70 students and seven chaperones will be headed across the Atlantic to follow in the footsteps of young Canadian men who laid down their lives for King and Country. Departing...
Infrastructure not keeping up with times: reader
Metrolinx (GO Transit) continues to expand rail capacity on the Barrie line through Aurora which is mostly positive news. However, the town’s infrastructure is not ...
Committee needed to address Metrolinx issues
(Re: Metrolinx could face tough Council questions next week, March 23) Thank you for that well written article. It covers all the salient issues, including ...
BROCK’S BANTER: …and the rest
By Brock Weir Last week, The Auroran brought you the double-header of Conservative leadership candidates Lisa Raitt, who visited the riding of Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill ...
INSIDE AURORA: Best Stressed
By Scott Johnston It was a fine spring day (finally) and I was out strolling through the arboretum, when I spied a familiar figure slumped ...
POLITICS AS USUAL: No Go? Oh no!
By Alison Collins-Mrakas As a daily transit user, I can tell you, from first hand, hard won experience, that our transit system, while serviceable, is ...
VIEW FROM QUEEN’S PARK: Raising Ontarians out of poverty
By Chris Ballard, MPP Newmarket-Aurora Last week, the province released its 2016 Poverty Reduction Strategy Annual Report, which highlights progress made by the province in ...
Water rates set to rise, but more efficient water meters still years away
By Brock Weir Water bills in Aurora are set to rise once again this year. Council is set to approve the 2017 combined water, wastewater ...
MUFON offers “public service” to those with UFO experiences
It was early one morning a few years ago when Stu Bundy and his wife looked out their bedroom window and saw some mysterious “super bright” lights hanging over the former Aurora Highlands Golf Club.
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