October 2015 Archive

“Cultural” precinct could give way to “Creativity”

Over 100 years ago, there was a certain rhythm in Aurora’s Downtown Core. Factories and railways surrounding the area punctuated the day. Train...

Community mailbox u-turn unlikely to impact Aurora: Town

Canada Post’s decision to halt the implementation of their community mailbox program has raised questions around Aurora where door-to-door delivery was expected to cease at the beginning of the week.

“I was a darned good MP,” says Lois Brown

“My mum would be so proud of me.” It was a simple, yet emotional statement from Lois Brown...

Tigers thriving under new head coach Milne

It seems an old familiar face was what the Junior A Aurora Tigers needed to get back to their style of hockey.

Speed monitoring – not speed cushions – is needed on Kennedy Street: resident

I was reading in The Auroran that Council is considering installing speed bumps on Kennedy between McGee and Murray. As reported in The Auroran, these ...

Thanks, but no tanks: historian

(Re: Tank, tulips to transform Cenotaph park. October 15) I regret that I somehow missed the initial mention of the proposal to place a Light ...

BROCK’S BANTER: Ready.

By Brock Weir 20 years from now, I look forward to seeing the historical perspective on just what happened across Canada on Monday night, the ...

FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE: Election Predictions

By Stephen Somerville As loyal readers will know, one of my favourite pastimes is making electoral predictions. Before I provide you with this, a little ...

POLITICS AS USUAL: The Enemy of my Enemy

By Alison Collins-Mrakas I fully admit that this week’s article is written on the fly. But in my defence, I did have a completely different ...

VIEW FROM QUEEN’S PARK: Poverty Reduction

By Chris Ballard, MPP Newmarket-Aurora Two exciting poverty reduction projects in our area As the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Responsible for the province’s Poverty ...

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