December 2013 Archive

Lawyer advises Council to keep mum on Mavrinac park

Aurora residents east of Bayview Avenue will have to wait for the foreseeable future to find out all the details discussed by Council behind closed doors on a six acre plot of land they are fighting to turn secure for parkland.

UPDATED: Buck trial to resume January 22 following jury dismissal

A decision in Councillor Evelyn Buck’s trial against members of the 2006-2010 Council will be made by a judge and judge alone. Justice Edwards, the presiding judge in Councillor Buck’s defamation suit against...

Abuse of handicapped parking spaces is “rampant”

I am writing today to discuss an important topic regarding handicapped parking at the Aurora GO station. We are all in a rush to get ...

Government has “turned its back” on veterans

Another veteran from the Afghanistan war has committed suicide. That brings the total in the last month to four, plus many others who have been ...

BROCK’S BANTER: Mandela & The Children

By Brock Weir It almost seemed like the world paused for a second or two as we got home from work or school on Thursday, ...

INSIDE AURORA: The Christmas Mailbag

By Scott Johnston ‘Twas two weeks till Christmas and each day without fail All the North Pole’s residents went through that day’s mail Bags of ...

POLITICS AS USUAL: Invictus

By Alison Collins-Mrakas The world lost one of its most ardent defenders of democracy this week, former South African President and Nobel Laureate Nelson Mandela. ...

FRANKLY SPEAKING: Merry Christmas

By Frank Klees, MPP Newmarket-Aurora “Many constituents are not Christian. I would think you would acknowledge multiculturalism and not only those who share your own ...

SENIOR SCAPE: “C” is for “Ceniors”

By Jim Abram This week’s SeniorScape article is brought to you by the letter “C”. As Canadians we contribute through community spirit, care giving, compassion ...

Aurora jeweller revives old-world traditions

After Fred Jakob came to Canada from the former USSR in 1984, he and his wife decided to journey to Jerusalem. The world, after all, had been closed to him for much of his life. On a trip to a museum of Israeli crafts, however...

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