April 2014 Archive
Council leaves window to get “creative” after residents shoot down Heritage District
Neighbours will have to wait nearly three more weeks to find out whether or not a Heritage Conservation District in their community will proceed to the next steps. Nearly 200 residents from Aurora’s downtown southeast quadrant filled Council Chambers on Wednesday evening to sound off on...
Prince Andrew to experience “Aurora’s pride” next month
The Queen’s York Rangers have been part of Aurora’s fabric for over 125 years. Aurora residents might see them at community events, see their distinctive army vehicles cruising around the Industrial Parkway neighbourhood, but after so many years as fixtures in Aurora life, sometimes people don’t take...
Mayors look to keep university hopes alive
York University rejected Aurora and Newmarket’s pitch for a new university campus straddling the two municipalities last week. But, the two proponents of the plan, Aurora Mayor Geoffrey Dawe and Newmarket Mayor Tony Van Bynen, are not ready to let the plan go to waste just yet.
Updated: York University nixes Aurora-Newmarket bid
Aurora and Newmarket’s pitch to bring a campus of York University to the two municipalities has been nixed. York announced their shortlist on Friday morning and bids from Markham, Richmond Hill and Vaughan have made the cut. Two bids were expected to make the final cut on Friday ahead of further consideration next month, but York and Seneca College extended their options.
Updated: Church façade, towers to be demolished
By Brock Weir The landmark façade that has greeted generations of Aurorans at Aurora United Church (AUC) will now be consigned to the history books. ...
Planning underway for Duke of York visit
Community celebrations with a Royal flavour are now in the works to honour the long-standing service of Aurora’s regiment, the Queen’s York Rangers, with their Colonel-in-Chief Prince Andrew.
BROCK’S BANTER: Magic Bullet?
By Brock Weir Maybe 2014 is Aurora’s year. Or maybe I am just optimistic. After all, after losing the fight to keep Aurora intact as ...
INSIDE AURORA: Full House
By Scott Johnston It was a beautiful spring day (finally), and I was strolling through the Arboretum, enjoying the sunshine. I was thinking about all ...
POLITICS AS USUAL: “Just the flu”
By Alison Collins-Mrakas I hope that everyone had a lovely Easter. It was Orthodox (Greek) and Roman Catholic Easter on the same Sunday this year, ...
SENIOR SCAPE: Remember the ’50s?
By Sylvia Dickens What do you remember from the ‘50s? Watching black and white television shows that focused on the family, good living and cowboys ...
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