July 2016 Archive
VIEW FROM QUEEN’S PARK: Parading, GO Transit, School Investment and more…
By Chris Ballard, MPP Newmarket-Aurora Happy Canada Day It was wonderful to again walk in Aurora’s Canada Day Parade. Although there was some rain, the ...
FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE: My Top Pet Peeves
By Stephen Somerville Six years ago your writer produced a column entitled, “The top ten reasons why I love Aurora and my pet peeves”. Three ...
Melissa Suma crowned Aurora’s 2016 Teen Idol
Aurora’s Melissa Suma has always had an affinity with pop music, but things recently changed. As she began learning more about jazz, she soon realised she was...
Public input to be sought on left turn bans at Yonge and Wellington
If you have strong opinions one way or the other on whether left hand turns should be banned at Yonge and Wellington during peak times, you may have your chance to weigh in this summer.
Green thumbs kept busy in lead-up to Sunday’s garden tour
John Briggs learned a lot at his first job in a greenhouse, earning “35 cents an hour – top dollar!” tending plants and bagging soil – and it instilled in him a love of getting his hands dirty that endures to this day.
Wavestage’s Ragtime is more relevant today than ever
Growing up, Manuele Mizzi was all too familiar with the immigrant experience, but recently he started wanting to know more about his roots. The son of a white Jamaican mother and an Italian father, he grew up...
Time for discussion “has passed” on Library Square, say action-seeking Councillors
The time “has passed” to gather options on what to do with Library Square, according to some Council members looking for long-awaited action on the future of Aurora’s Downtown Core, but Council moved forward this past week on another round of public consultation on the Town’s Cultural Precinct.
Flamingo Frolicks and “Therapy Seekers” lined up for Kerry’s Place
Prepare to seek out a little bit of Therapy when you head over to Town Park this Saturday. No, don’t expect to have to lie down...
Aurora United blanked by Toronto
By Jake Courtepatte The men’s side of Aurora United FC picked up their third loss in a row Saturday against Toronto FC Academy at Sheppard’s ...
Five charged following Dinardo’s Mansion shooting
Canada Day shooting left three men and two women in hospital with varying -- but non-life threatening -- injuries and Police seek witnesses to identify one man seen leaving the scene.
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