June 2014 Archive

POLITICS AS USUAL: The Right to be Forgotten

By Alison Collins-Mrakas Google has just begun the process of wading through the 10s of thousands of requests from folks in Europe who are exercising ...

FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE: Slow Play

By Stephen Somerville Loyal readers will recall that in my last column I wrote about my son playing in his first golf tournament. The tournament ...

ASK THE DESIGNER: The Comeback of Wallpaper

By Jean Bisnaire Niche Decor We are seeing a big resurgence in the use of wallpaper right now. Modern day adhesives and formulas make it ...

MARKET MUSINGS

By Jan Freedman The last two weekends at the Aurora Farmers’ Market have been absolutely bustling with energy and people, due in part by the ...

OTTAWA REPORT

By Lois Brown, MP Newmarket-Aurora Saving Every Woman, Every Child Summit In my role as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development, I occasionally ...

Former AHS president backs Curator decision

After reading the May 6 Council Meeting Minutes, it is gratifying to know that Council does indeed recognize and appreciate the importance of the Aurora ...

Reader supports Farmers’ Market decision

I write to The Auroran with regard to comments David Heard chose to mention and the approval The Auroran gave to permit its printing. I’m ...

Get your rear at next week’s Push for your Tush

Losses often bring families closer together, but after Tanya Shepherd lost her battle with colon cancer in November of 2009, it brought her family not only closer together with a common purpose, but introduced them to what has become a tight-knit...

Opera rises to the rafters as Aurora United Church looks to rebuild

Members of Aurora United Church welcomed the public into their home-away-from home at Trinity last Saturday, for an opera showcase to rebuild their spiritual base.

Aurora Historical Society revives oral history tradition

Anyone who cares to listen will know Aurora’s seniors are a veritable treasure trove of local history, international perspective, and personal heroics – but all too often these stories get lost to the ages. The Aurora Historical Society, in conjunction with the Senior Wish Association and...

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