The Auroran

Classy Cyborgs team with VentureLAB to take innovation to next level

Innovations spearheaded by Grade 7 and 8 students at Lester B. Pearson Public School to halt a “literacy crisis” among the visually impaired is set to be taken to the next level – and to market – with the backing of VentureLAB and technological leaders.

Audio recording nixed for closed session meetings

Council has nixed a suggestion to audio record their closed session meetings, despite support from members of Council who believe it’s a move that would avoid trouble down the road.

Mental health programs target stigma for men and boys

All too often men think that silence equates to strength – keep quiet, toughen up, and you’ll get through it. But that is a perception which came sharply into focus as local organizations launched Mental Health Week.

BROCK’S BANTER: Aurora Horror Story

By Brock Weir Stockholm Syndrome once seemed to me, as a concept, as foreign as Sweden itself, with my own personal experience being confined to ...

INSIDE AURORA: A Rough Road Ahead (2)

By Scott Johnston It was early summer in 1796. Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe was coming out of his office in the Town of York, ...

POLITICS AS USUAL: Water, Water Everywhere

By Alison Collins-Mrakas Have you bought any almonds lately? If so, did you have a case of extreme sticker shock when you got to the ...

OTTAWA REPORT

By Lois Brown, MP Newmarket-Aurora Economic Action Plan 2015 delivers a balanced budget, as promised, keeps taxes low, provides benefits for families and delivers record-high ...

MARKET MUSINGS

By Jan Freedman What glorious weather we had for the second market day of the outdoor season. The day dawned bright, sunny and warm and ...

New normal? You bet, says parent

Rick Doust’s letter “Questioning the ‘new normal’” makes a set of broad assumptions on what constitutes “normal” in Canada, and one notably misleading reference. On ...