April 11, 2024
“It will be a new vision for a changing community”
Aurora United Church looks forward to the future on 10th anniversary of blaze
Capital Campaign will help AUC “Rise from the Ashes”
It’s now been 10 years since fire devastated Aurora United Church in Aurora’s downtown core. The world has changed significantly in the decade since – ...
Council pay raise vetoed – again – through Strong Mayor powers
Mayor Tom Mrakas has once again vetoed a potential pay increase for Aurora Councillors. The Mayor announced his decision in a statement on Monday and ...
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 ...
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Mental health, bereavement supports for first responders announced in Aurora
More than $3 million will be invested by the Ontario government to support families of first responders and public safety personnel who are killed in ...
Aurora Town Square’s opening celebration to kick off September 20
Save the date – the grand opening celebration for Aurora Town Square will take place September 20. The long-anticipated opening of the downtown redevelopment, which ...
Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program helps youth cope with challenges of treatment
Southlake program developed in partnership with Princess Margaret Hospital
Marquee could be Town Square’s “resident” theatre group
Marquee Theatrical Productions could find a long-term home at Aurora Town Square. A potential agreement between the Town and Marquee was reviewed by Council at ...
Southlake 90% towards Cancer Campaign fundraising goal thanks to TD
The Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation is now 90 per cent of its way towards its $20 million HERE is Where Cancer Meets Its Match ...
Future of windrow snow removal program considered by Council
The future of Aurora’s windrow removal program, a pilot that was in place for the winter of 2023-2024, could be determined this spring. Council, sitting ...
Immersive experience takes the stage as Theatre Aurora caps season with On Golden Pond
On Golden Pond has touched the hearts of theatre- and movie-goers for 45 years but, as Theatre Aurora prepares to bring down the curtain on ...
Last chance to see larger-than-life pop-up from Aurora High students
As the 2024 Mayor’s Celebration of Youth Arts nears its end at Town Hall, so too does a larger-than-life off-shoot exhibition celebrating the work of ...
“It will be a new vision for a changing community”
Aurora United Church looks forward to the future on 10th anniversary of blaze
Capital Campaign will help AUC “Rise from the Ashes”
It’s now been 10 years since fire devastated Aurora United Church in Aurora’s downtown core. The world has changed significantly in the decade since – ...
Sports
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 ...
Cheyenne Degeer scores game-winning goal in U22 Panthers’ 3-0 win over Toronto Aeros
The Central York Junior Panthers continued their winning ways on Saturday afternoon with a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Aeros at the Vaughan Village Sportsplex. ...
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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