September 2015 Archive

Straight talk coming on where your tax dollars are going

If you’re looking for a little straight talking about where your tax dollars are ultimately going, you’re in luck. Council gave the green light to take...

Canada 150 celebrations come calling with money for arena, armoury improvements

When Canada celebrated its centennial in 1967, the nation-wide party included a boatload of Federal funding for new hockey arenas dotting countless towns, including the Aurora Community Centre.

Candidate disagrees with Navy assessment

(Re: Canada’s Navy under Harper is “just not seaworthy, August 20) Unlike the previous Liberal government, who allowed Canada’s military to fall into disrepair during ...

Sports proposal for Hallmark building is “pie in the sky”

(Re: Sports groups make pitch for Hallmark building, August 20) Regarding the proposal to turn the Hallmark building and surrounding lands into a mammoth sports ...

Serving Canada’s veterans “is one of the highest priorities” of government: Conservative candidate

Serving Canada’s military veterans is one of the highest priorities we have as a government. The men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces are ...

Reader ponders “endorsement”

(Re: Conservatives “allow families to make the decisions that impact them”, August 20) Given the recent article on Lois Brown and the recent musings of ...

Long aims to give hope to voters while addressing income gaps

Newmarket-Aurora voters can expect something different this time around from Green Party candidate Vanessa Long. In the last...

Alarm bells raised over remains of Aurora’s last “Doan” house

Concerns have been raised at Council over the future of Aurora’s last surviving legacy of the historically prominent Doan Family – and engineers will now be tasked with seeing if the remains of the building can be saved for future generations.

CYFS Deputy Chief hangs up hat

Deputy Chief Paul Leslie leaves the force after a 35 year career focused on fire education and prevention.

Municipal hiring freeze fizzles — again

Despite general agreement that a closer watch needs to be taken at Town Hall to control new hires, a year-long freeze when it comes to new positions within the municipality has fizzled once again at the Council table.

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