March 2014 Archive

POLITICS AS USUAL: Failure to Consult

By Alison Collins-Mrakas I attended last week’s Council meeting and arrived to find the usually near-empty chamber almost full. A room full of people who ...

FRANKLY SPEAKING: A Personal Appeal

A Personal Support Worker’s Appeal for Seniors By Frank Klees, MPP Newmarket-Aurora On Monday, March 3, I took the issue of cuts to personal support ...

SENIOR SCAPE: Marching into Spring

By Charles Sequeira The Aurora Seniors’ Centre will host our annual Spring Sale on April 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Aurora ...

Joint Ops costs are “out of control”, says Reader

(Re: Aurora signs off on next phase of $26M Joint Ops Centre) A few weeks ago at the invitation of the Town to the citizens, ...

Business owner welcomes Community Improvement Plan assistance

(Re: Downtown to benefit as Council approves Community Improvement Plan, March 6) As owner of Caruso & Company I would like to add clarification to ...

Aurora needs to rethink sports facility strategy: Reader

(Re: Sport Dome could come under ownership of Town, February 27, 2014) It seems to me that we have gone mad by providing year- round ...

The Great Reunion series ends next week with the “sounds of Hoagy” and Hazelton

A singer, actress, and artist, Terra Hazelton had a meeting of the minds when she first met the multi-talented John Sheard. Mr. Sheard is the musical director of CBC’s Vinyl Café with Stuart MacLean and..

Tigers trounce Hurricanes in first round, before moving on to Cobourg

After winning the first three games of their series against the Newmarket Hurricanes, the Aurora Tigers Junior A hockey club dealt the final blow to their Yonge Street rivals with a come-from-behind 6 – 2 win in game four last Tuesday.

Williams’ volleyball champs celebrate winning season

The students of G.W. Williams high school were treated to an afternoon of fun heading into the March Break, when their York Region championship junior boys volleyball team faced off against a team of staff members for a friendly match.

Richards is Keeper of the “Fame”

Although she spent last weekend ice fishing when the weather became a little bit more hospitable, Catherine Richards, Manager/Curator of the Aurora Historical Society, wasn’t necessarily a sports buff. That is, until just a few short years ago...

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