June 2013 Archive

First Responders celebrations had added poignancy

As people from York Region converged on Newmarket’s Ray Twinney Complex Saturday for the first annual iRun & Rock in honour of area first responders and those living with PTSD, events of the previous day added poignancy to what was otherwise due to be a celebration.

Aurora Filmmakers win big at Multimedia Film Festival

Local filmmakers walked the red carpet at Newmarket on Wednesday evening for the York Region Multimedia Film Festival where, once again, Aurora’s Alex Broughton took top honours, collecting multiple trophies for his film Kazu and Azul.

Conservation and new museum top priorities with $100k investment

Items in the historic Aurora Collection won a $100,000 reprieve last week as Council vote to invest $100,000 to look at ways to conserve and manage the artefacts and further ways to develop a museum.

New body checking rules spur polarizing reactions

For years, body checking has been introduced to players at the peewee level in the Ontario Minor Hockey Association. But that was swiftly changed at a recent Hockey Canada general meeting, where the decision was made...

SAC students smash expectations in spring festivities

St. Andrew’s students smashed their expectations last week in their efforts to help local kids in need. The students put their heads together to form the third annual Highland Spring Smash...

Team of the Week nominees show big hearts in Aurora

Aurora’s U9 Girls are not ones to shy away from a challenge. The Stingers A soccer team, comprised of local girls of the age of 9, have increasingly become familiar faces...

Barbarians tackle Toronto and Markham

There was plenty of action at Fletcher’s Fields on Saturday, keeping the Barbarians senior men’s and women’s teams busy throughout the day. The first women’s team made sure their season continued to roll along capturing a whopping 68 – 35 win over the Toronto Saracens to...

Going in for a close shave ahead of Relay for Life

Ivy Henriksen is the first to admit that people think she is “a bit nuts” for auctioning off the shaving rights to her head this Friday, but she is not one to step back from taking a “leap of faith.”

Top 20 Under 20 student reflects on whirlwind year

By Brock Weir The last twelve months have been a whirlwind for Aurora’s Brooke Harrison. As her reign as one of Canada’s Top 20 Under ...

Diamond Jubilee Park eyed as site for accessible playground

Aurora honoured the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a park, renaming Civic Square Park, home of a soccer pitch and a garden, in her name last...

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