May 2014 Archive

“Who is the ‘toxic one?” asks reader

(Re: Dawe officially launches re-election bid, posing question to Aurorans, May 1, 2014) It is humorous that Mayor Dawe has started to throw mud already ...

This Liberal is voting PC this time around

(Re: Newmarket-Aurora is a Liberal seat and should be a Liberal seat, argues Health Minister, May 8, 2014) Deb Matthews has been the most incompetent ...

Aurora Jays shake off the rust in season opener

The Aurora Jays senior men’s baseball team finally kicked off their 2014 North Dufferin Baseball League (NDBL) season last week and are poised to make another strong run at a title.

Soccer is in the blood for Ciara Ambrose

For a young athlete, turning years of hard work into something bigger is always a benchmark, and that is exactly what 17-year-old Ciara Ambrose has done. The Aurora resident and student at Country Day School...

Barbarians suffer opening day loss, second team rallies for big comeback win

The Aurora Barbarians senior men’s teams travelled to Stoney Creek on Saturday to take on the hometown Camels at Salt Fleet High School to open the 2014 Ontario rugby season.

All work and no play make filmmakers dull boys – and girls

Connor Parkinson, a Grade 8 student at Aurora Senior Public School is no stranger to hard work. But, the budding filmmaker, whose film “All Work and No Play” played in town last week...

Youth show artistic flair for Aurora’s heritage in upcoming exhibition

Amid a sea of crumpled clear packing tape, shoeboxes, fabric swatches, sewing needles, and a few hockey jerseys thrown into the mix for contrast, students are dabbling in Aurora’s past and present.

Hillary House stands tall in new exhibitions

The rich history was on full display this past weekend in Aurora, and considering the formation of Aurora dates back nearly 170 years, the pickings are all but slim.

Brown confirmed as Newmarket-Aurora’s Conservative nominee

Incumbent Newmarket-Aurora MP Lois Brown was acclaimed as the Conservative Party’s nominee in the next Federal Election last week. Ms. Brown was officially

Cardinal Carter’s E-waste day benefits local, national and international causes

Students in the Free the Children Club at Cardinal Carter Catholic High School are working hard this week to get the word out about their second annual E-waste event on May 31.

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