October 2, 2025
Rugby World Cup “Watch Party” attracts more than 220 to Town Square
Aurora Barbarians McKinley Hunt and Tyson Beukeboom featured on Silver Medal-Winning Roster
Neighbourhood Network winds down, transitions to Magna In Action
Neighbourhood Network, a division of Magna International which has provided local volunteer opportunities, organized community events, and facilitated charitable giving in York Region’s northern six ...
Region pushes for reimbursement after Province cancels speed camera program
The Region of York is calling for reimbursement from the Province after Queen’s Park moved to cancel speed camera programs Ontario-wide – but Aurora’s Regional ...
Windrow clearing pilot will continue with increased user cost, subsidies
Aurora’s windrow removal pilot program will continue into this coming winter – with an increased price per household, and subsidies to help others make ends ...
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Aurora student, team helping students ease into learning English
An Aurora student is working hard to ensure her peers learn English with ease after moving to Canada. Mary Liu, a Grade 12 student at ...
Local dance instructors reflect on a decade of Dancing with the Easter Seals Stars
After opening up their ballroom dance school on Industrial Parkway South, burgeoning business owners Anastasia Trutneva, Kelly Stacey, and Patrick Derry sought ways to become ...
APL’s University Fair to showcase Canadian and international opportunities for students
As Grade 12 students look ahead to their post-secondary careers, representatives from Canadian and international colleges and universities are set to descend on Aurora to ...
Youth Volunteer Fair will connect teens with local opportunities
Local youth looking for volunteer opportunities here in Aurora will have all their questions answered this Wednesday, October 8, as the Town of Aurora hosts ...
First-time homebuyers rebate could be on ice until other levels of government pay up
Plans to establish a Development Charge Rebate Program for first-time homebuyers in Aurora could be placed on the backburner pending further support from the Federal ...
Changes to Development Charges laws are bringing a financial hit to the Town
Provincial changes on how municipalities like Aurora can collect Development Charges (DCs) from incoming developers are resulting in a financial hit at the municipal level. ...
Region confirms Karachiwalla as York’s Medical Officer of Health
Dr. Fareen Karachiwalla was formally confirmed as York Region’s Medical Officer of Health last week. The appointment was confirmed by Regional Council last week following ...
Neighbourhood Network winds down, transitions to Magna In Action
Neighbourhood Network, a division of Magna International which has provided local volunteer opportunities, organized community events, and facilitated charitable giving in York Region’s northern six ...
Region pushes for reimbursement after Province cancels speed camera program
The Region of York is calling for reimbursement from the Province after Queen’s Park moved to cancel speed camera programs Ontario-wide – but Aurora’s Regional ...
Windrow clearing pilot will continue with increased user cost, subsidies
Aurora’s windrow removal pilot program will continue into this coming winter – with an increased price per household, and subsidies to help others make ends ...
Sports
Aurora Junior Hockey Roundup: U22 Central York Panthers’ road trip yields two-game sweep versus Bluewater Hawks and Windsor Southwest Wildcats
The Central York Junior Panthers vaulted into fourth place in the 25-team OWHA U22 Elite division with a pair of road wins in southwestern Ontario ...
Rugby World Cup “Watch Party” attracts more than 220 to Town Square
Aurora Barbarians McKinley Hunt and Tyson Beukeboom featured on Silver Medal-Winning Roster
Aurora Hearts’ Mike Globocki fires second half goal to salvage 1-1 tie with Toronto Celtics in battle for first place
As the southbound 9 p.m. GO Train sped along the tracks past the Aurora Soccer Club, the green and white-striped Toronto Celtics took to the ...
Stouffville storms into first place with 7-2 win over Aurora Junior A Tigers
Hudson Armstrong and Evan Breckles scored two goals each to pace the surging Stouffville Spirit to a 7-2 win over the Aurora Tigers at the ...
44th Annual Aurora Chamber of Commerce Golf Day enjoyed by 96 golfers at Westview GC
The 44th annual Aurora Chamber Golf Day—sponsored by Magna, The Auroran, Smith and Long, Foundation BTS, and Highland GM—was enjoyed by 96 golfers at the ...
Hurricanes wreck Junior Tigers’ Opening Night party with 5-3 comeback victory at ACC
The Aurora Tigers spoiled the Newmarket Hurricanes’ home opener last Saturday afternoon at the Ray Twinney Recreation Centre and the visitors returned the favor on ...
York Oldtimers Hockey Association marks its 50th Anniversary
Stephen Forsey has been a York Oldtimers Hockey Association administrator for twenty years and it’s under his watch that the venerable hockey league will mark ...
Aurora Junior Tigers’ rookie goalie Jayden Rhee makes 36 saves in 2-0 blanking of Newmarket Hurricanes
Cayden Smith and Anrijs Bundzenieks tallied third period power play goals and Jayden Rhee made thirty-six saves in his OJHL debut to lead the Aurora ...
Sport Aurora’s first annual “All Kids All Adults All Sport One Day” event rolls out September 27 at AFLC
Sport Aurora’s popular “All Sport–One Day” will roll out on Saturday, September 27, at the Aurora Family Leisure Complex. During this year’s version of the ...
Community shows support for Race for Plunkett, Special Olympics Ontario
The streets and trails of Newmarket were filled with energy and determination on Wednesday, August 6, as York Regional Police welcomed residents to the annual ...
Arts & Culture
Dancing with the Easter Seals Stars marks 10th anniversary with million-dollar goal
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Theatre Aurora presents: A Grand Night for Singing
A Review by Scott Johnston Changing things up right off the bat, Theatre Aurora kicks of its latest season not with a play, but a ...
Culture Days will be three-week showcase of arts, culture and heritage
Arts, culture and heritage will be firmly in the spotlight this month as Aurora takes part in Culture Days. Taking place from September 19 to ...
Aurora business owner is first-time novelist with The Red Apple
Revi Mula’s book charts grandparents’ harrowing flight from Poland
Multicultural Festival will span two locations in Culture Days kick-off
Culture Days in Aurora will kick off with a spicy celebration of the diversity that calls Aurora home at the Town’s annual Multicultural Festival. Set ...
“Change happens when we all come together”
New exhibition strips community back to its roots
Immersive experience lands at Aurora Cultural Centre in “Sabzeh”
An immersive, multi-sensory experience lands at the Aurora Cultural Centre this week, looking at the spirit of growth at renewal through a Persian lens. “Sabzeh” ...
APL’s Browse & Borrow micro-branch officially opened at SARC
The Aurora Public Library’s new Brose & Borrow Kiosk at the Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex is now available to avid local readers. The kiosk, which ...
Bright Lights in the Afternoon brings music, collaboration to Aurora Town Square
Local music lovers had an afternoon treat on Saturday as they enjoyed a blend of soulful folk and Persian percussion in Aurora Town Square – ...
Theatre Aurora’s 2025-2026 season finale six years in the making
What’s the result when you combine two elderly sisters, a carafe of poisoned wine, and a long string of gentlemen who meet their maker after ...
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