January 2017 Archive

“Hope and goodness” was needed

(Re: Brock’s Banter, December 22) I’m sitting over my second cup of coffee, feeling a little disillusioned about Christmas and people. We…well, I…tend to think ...

“I am the little girl with Santa”

(Re: Aurora Museum & Archives Feature, December 22) My name is Wendy Powell (nee Tull). I am the little girl in Santa’s arms. I was ...

Environmental “extremism” has a cost: reader

Welcome to the Provincial government’s 2017: Higher gas prices. Higher home heating costs. A cap and trade system that has failed elsewhere (i.e. Europe). And ...

BROCK’S BANTER: Up and into the aih

By Brock Weir Okay, let’s do a headcount. Did everyone make it through 2016 intact? Okay, now that we’ve got that out of the way, ...

INSIDE AURORA: Year in Review

By Scott Johnston It’s time to take a look back at events in Aurora in 2016. January – The New Year starts off like it ...

POLITICS AS USUAL: Hello, 2017!

By Alison Collins-Mrakas Happy 2017 everyone. 2016 is finally over and I, for one, would like to say a hearty good riddance! It was a ...

VIEW FROM QUEEN’S PARK: Happy New Year!

By Chris Ballard, MPP Newmarket-Aurora From my family to yours, I hope 2017 is a great year for you. I hope you can join me ...

100 Youth Who Care make a huge difference in just one hour

By Brock Weir In 2016, men and women from across Aurora and Newmarket learned what a difference they could make in just one hour. Ladies ...

Volunteers lauded for contributions to sport in Aurora

Volunteering can sometimes be a thankless passion, but not in Aurora.

ACTIVATE AURORA: Starting from Scratch

By Ron Weese The phrase “starting from scratch” has its origins in sport history as the “scratch-line”, scratched in the road to identify the start ...

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