June 2013 Archive
York marks Big Brothers Big Sisters’ 100th anniversary
Big Brothers Big Sisters of York is about more than just mentoring and providing an ear and some guidance for today’s youth – it is also about building healthy minds and healthy bodies.
Adventurous twosome awarded Duke of Edinburgh awards by L-G
One snowshoed through the Ontario wilderness, walked for Heart, and developed quite a beat on the drums. The other taught others to streak down the ski slopes, and then went rustic on a nine-day canoeing and portaging trek, all the while kicking butt in black belt...
Question of confidentiality raises eyebrows at Council
Before Councillors went into a closed session meeting last week to discuss the ins and outs of former mayor Phyllis Morris’ $250,000 lawsuit against the Town of Aurora launched June 7, members had some hesitation discussing the matter while the cameras were not rolling.
Expanding local calls could come at a cost
Change could soon be in the air on what it means to make a local call. Council voted to get the ball rolling on expanding Bell Canada’s Local Calling Area for Aurora, following...
Former Mayor’s lawsuit hits Council table
Aurora is preparing its case against claims made by former mayor Phyllis Morris in her $250,000 lawsuit launched against the Town on June 7. Councillors went into closed session at last week’s Council meeting to...
Aurora to tighten communications after Cell Tower issue
Communication errors were made, helping pave the way for the controversial cell phone tower in King that caused protests among adjacent Aurora neighbours, according to municipal staff.
College, businesses eye Old Library for “Fab Lab”
Aurora could soon be an “innovation incubator”, if the Town, Region, local educators – and potentially manufacturers and biotech engineers – get their way. Representatives from Aurora, the Region of York and Seneca College...
Magna marks Hoedown’s 25th Anniversary
If you ever set out to make $7 million from your backyard barbeque, you better promise the public something they want. Evidently Magna founder Frank Stronach had just the right recipe when he threw open his...
Don’t miss Melinda’s Room
Sometimes the extraordinary is right in front of us, perhaps a rare butterfly drying itself on a twig. We miss it, and it is gone. ...
Dead poets’ society is alive and well
What some may consider poetry reading as being rather a dead society, this is not the case of this poetic society, still very much alive ...
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