June 2016 Archive

Developments could prove “catastrophic” to Wildlife Park

This week, Council is set to approve a $200,000 contract to inch the Aurora Wildlife Park – over 20 years in the making – closer to completion. The man behind the plan, however, says he has serious concerns about...

Council moves ahead with contract to break stalemate on Wildlife Park

Council is set to bring on Cole Engineering to move forward the development of Aurora’s Wildlife Park prolonged negotiations and disagreements between the Town, local environmentalists and the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority.

Leah Daniels looking forward to hometown love at Aurora Music Festival

By Brock Weir Fresh off being named Female Artist of the Year at the Country Music Association of Ontario last month, singer Leah Daniels is ...

Prince Harry to be invited to open Diamond Jubilee Park playground

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Park is set to be Aurora’s first multi-faceted, fully accessible playground and with construction slated to be finished by the fall of 2017, Council is aiming to make its opening an event to remember.

Ratepayers prepared to go “toe to toe” with developer over Highland Gate

Ratepayers in Aurora’s Highland Gate area are prepared to go “toe to toe” with developers over the redevelopment of the former golf course, according to their lawyer Stephen D’Agostino, but first they will take a crack at mediation.

BROCK’S BANTER: Not the end of the rainbow

By Brock Weir There are times when something happens in the world that makes words pour forth like a spring. Other times, however, an event ...

POLITICS AS USUAL: An Act of Hate

By Alison Collins-Mrakas This is not the column I wrote for this week. I simply could not submit it. Why? Because this week, a political ...

FIVE MINUTE MAJOR: Gordie Howe was a symbol of NHL past

By Jake Courtepatte As a twenty-something, I find it surprisingly difficult to write how I feel about Gordie Howe: not the Gordie Howe I know, ...

MP’s REPORT: Time on the Hill

By Kyle Peterson, MP Newmarket-Aurora It has been a packed session on Parliament Hill. As the saying goes, time flies when you are having fun! ...

MARKET MUSINGS

By Jan Freedman Despite the dire warnings about possible severe weather this past Saturday, the sun played peek-a-boo with the clouds for most of the ...

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