June 2014 Archive

Abbotsford went the extra mile for Jake and his “mom”

I have been writing this letter in my head for the past month or so. I just cannot find the words, but I will give ...

Pay it forward for performer with “heart of gold”

I was so sad when I read that Randy Skelcher had passed away. Randy was an amazing person with a heart of gold. Even with ...

Voting system delivered “false majority” to Liberals

Ontario’s voting system took only 38.6% of the votes to manufacture a majority for Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals. Locally, Chris Ballard got 43.8% of the Newmarket-Aurora ...

BROCK’S BANTER: Deja Vu — Coming to a Town Near You

By Brock Weir I have to hand it to the good people of Newmarket-Aurora. You belied any conceptions that voters, at least in this area, ...

INSIDE AURORA: Ready for my Closeup? (Pt. 2)

By Scott Johnston The car drove slowly through the Toronto cemetery, pulling to a stop in front of a beautiful flowering crabapple next to a ...

SENIOR SCAPE: Winding down already?

By Sylvia Dickens It seems like mere days since the Aurora Seniors’ Centre reactivated its programs after a long, hot summer and here we are ...

OTTAWA REPORT

By Lois Brown, MP Newmarket-Aurora Service Dogs Pilot Project Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) is funding a two-and-a-half-year pilot project to look at the impact of ...

INSIDE AURORA: Ready for my closeup?

By Scott Johnston Sometime next year movie-goers throughout Europe could be visiting their favourite theatres, sitting down with a large popcorn, or whatever they snack ...

Musicians get ready to lift you up at this Sunday’s Gospel Music Festival

Jim Edwards wasn’t always a man who felt like he was on the right path for himself. Indeed, he characterises his past as often one of “inner turmoil”, “leaning on...

“Dancing for Life” continues reign as top Relay fundraisers

The Somerville Dance Academy in Richmond Hill one again submitted a full team to the annual Relay for Life, once again rising to the top by raising over $21,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society this year.

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