February 6, 2025
Tariff threats could change the way Town does business
An eleventh-hour agreement between Canada and the United States on Monday led to a 30-day delay in imposing “devastating” tariffs on Canadian goods going across ...
Arctic Adventure: Two days, two venues, one long weekend of winter fun
Family Day is just around the corner and the Town of Aurora is putting the finishing touches on what promises to be a long-weekend full ...
SAC Saints capture 41st MacPherson Hockey Tournament
St. Andrew’s College Saints defeated the Bishop Kearney School Selects 3-2 to win the 41st MacPherson Hockey Tournament on Sunday afternoon. Power forward Alex Carscadden ...
More News
APL hopes The Immigrant Story exhibition connects community
The Immigrant Story, an interactive exhibition using words and photographs to highlight the journeys of dozens of newcomers to Canada, opened at the Aurora Public ...
Aurora 2035 planning program could help revitalize downtown core
Public consultation will be key in developing the Town’s proposed Community Planning Permit System, a streamlined planning process focused on bringing new growth to Aurora’s ...
“Problematic” headstones could be altered at historic pet cemetery
Aurora could seek to alter or re-make certain gravestones in the historic Happy Woodland Pet Cemetery which could be seen as “problematic” through a modern ...
Town seeks applicants for John Abel Community Garden
If you’ve been looking for the chance to grow your own veggies, the John Abel Community Garden might just be for you. Applications are now ...
Aurora eyes improved pedestrian, cycling connections for Yonge’s south end
A new multi-use path on Yonge Street from Bloomington Road to just south of Henderson Drive could help increase connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists alike ...
Murdock Avenue will be repaved in 2027, Council decides
Murdock Avenue will be repaved in 2027 as planned, following a decision made at the January 28 Council meeting. The decision comes after a Pavement ...
Creativity set to abound for all ages as PC launches filmmaking, Photoshop courses
Students and life-long learners will have plenty of chances to hone their creative skills this spring as Newmarket-based independent school Pickering College launches a new ...
Experiencing cabin fever? Get out with your camera, urges the Town
If you’ve been feeling cooped up amid the snow, ice, and wintery weather – grab your camera and head outside to be a part of ...
Alzheimer Society builds on engagement with new community programs
January was Alzheimer Awareness Month across Canada, and the Alzheimer Society of York Region is aiming to keep this momentum going not just in February ...
Black History Month flag raised with “One Heart, One Love”
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Sports
Degeer’s four-point performance leads Junior Panthers to 4-1 win over North York Storm
The Central York Junior Panthers—hot off their sparkling 2-1 OT win over Team China last Sunday—opened a weekend homestand at SARC with a decisive 4-1 ...
Junior Tigers rip Rangers 6-1 in North York
For the second Sunday in a row, the Aurora Tigers won a road game decisively. In a tip of the cap to Bill Murray’s Groundhog ...
SAC Saints capture 41st MacPherson Hockey Tournament
St. Andrew’s College Saints defeated the Bishop Kearney School Selects 3-2 to win the 41st MacPherson Hockey Tournament on Sunday afternoon. Power forward Alex Carscadden ...
Zoe Li leads Junior Panthers to 2-1 OT victory over Team China in front of 850 fans at the ACC
The Aurora Community Centre was the place to be for hockey fans on Sunday afternoon. In the biggest Junior hockey game played in Aurora this ...
Hundreds attend ribbon-cutting ceremony at King’s Zancor Centre
Hundreds of residents, visitors, and dignitaries attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony in King’s Municipal Maintenance Athletic Centre at the Zancor Centre on Sunday morning. The grand ...
Humphries’s 57-save performance spurs Tigers to 5-2 upset of JRC and earns promotion to Ice Dogs
Matthew Humphries bid adieu to the Aurora Tigers on Monday, but not before leading the club to its best performance in 2025: a decisive 5-2 ...
Weekend sweep of Nepean and Kingston preps Panthers for showdown with Chinese National Team
The Central York Panthers will carry a high degree of confidence and momentum into their showdown with the Chinese National Women’s Hockey team on January ...
JRC Juggernaut rolls to 8-2 win over Aurora Junior Tigers
The Toronto Junior Canadiens tallied six unanswered goals in the second and third period en-route to an impressive 8-2 thumping of the Aurora Tigers at ...
Johnson and Howard deliver three-point performances as Tigers crown Royals 7-4
The Aurora Tigers sprung back into the win column with a decisive 7-4 victory over the Royals at the Markham Centennial Community Centre last Sunday ...
Celtics defeat Wildcats 73-50 in “Battle of Aurora”
Cardinal Carter’s Senior Basketball Team captures Bur Oak Invitational to run overall record to 16-3
Arts & Culture
APL hopes The Immigrant Story exhibition connects community
The Immigrant Story, an interactive exhibition using words and photographs to highlight the journeys of dozens of newcomers to Canada, opened at the Aurora Public ...
Review: Theatre Aurora’s “The Melville Boys”
By Scott Johnston What can be better (and more Canadian) for two adult brothers than to head into the woods for a weekend of fishing, ...
Cultural Centre to mark 15th anniversary with celebratory concerts
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Holiday baking brings new accolade to Aurora’s Levitt
The holiday season was extra sweet for Aurora resident Steve Levitt as the Great Canadian Baking Show alum took home the trophy in Food Network’s ...
Cenotaph Centennial will see Aurora, King and Stouffville come together in 2025
Aurora, King and Whitchurch-Stouffville will mark the 100th anniversary of its shared Cenotaph, located at the heart of Aurora’s Peace Park, in 2025 with a ...
Jim Lang’s My Day with the Cup and Everyday Hockey Heroes rocket up the Bestsellers charts in time for Christmas giving
2024 has been a great year for best-selling author Jim Lang. The veteran broadcaster’s latest publications, “My Day with the Cup” and “Everyday Hockey Heroes ...
GTA “Masters” in Georgina collection showcased at Aurora Cultural Centre
Treasures from “Seven Masters” in the collection of the Georgina Centre for Arts and Culture are experiencing a homecoming of sorts at the Aurora Cultural ...
Influential music teacher Penny Sedore dies at 75
Penny Sedore, a local teacher who helped foster a love of music for generations of students, has died at 75. Sedore, former Head of Music ...
CDS presents “Peter and the Starcatcher”
Come and see The Country Day School’s Grade 7-9 production of Peter and the Starcatcher November 14 and 15 at 7 p.m. and November 16 ...
Cultural Centre’s fall and winter show celebrates regeneration and rebirth
As the autumn settles in, trees and plants are shedding the leaves from the season that was and hibernating animals are ready to hunker down ...
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