February 2017 Archive
Should Aurora become a sanctuary town? – Toronto motion raises questions
Could Aurora become a Sanctuary Town? A request by Councillor Sandra Humfryes last week to endorse Toronto’s affirmation of its status as a “sanctuary city”, in the wake of international demonstrations protesting...
Café Series gives chance for people to reconnect with themselves
By Brock Weir Screaming on the street corner might not be the most “socially acceptable” way of expressing one’s self, but doing so with a guitar in hand, and set to a bit of a melody? Well, now you’re talking.
Tigers split weekend against Spirit, Dukes
Aurora’s Junior A Tigers were victorious on the road for just the second time this season on Saturday, ending a three-game losing streak in their season series against the Stouffville Spirit.
St. Max Mustangs look to defend title in girl’s hockey
The St. Maximilian Kolbe Mustangs have a reputation to uphold in hockey, and the varsity girls squad is certainly doing their part.
Wait for snow plows was an “operational decision,” says CAO
If you were left wondering where the snow plows were as you were trying to get down your street in December, it was an “operational decision” at Town Hall, according to CAO Doug Nadorozny.
Multicultural Festival committee nixed due to time concerns
An initial move to make this year’s second-annual Aurora Multicultural Festival a fully citizen-led affair was nixed by Council last week amid timing concerns.
Duo joins forces for a cool night of hot blues
After soaking in church music as a child, Diana Braithwaite often had one destination in mind after the service finished: over to her friend’s house to listen to her mother’s Bessie Smith album. She was barely a tween at the time but she knew from then on, as she would later tell fellow musician Chris Whiteley, “I don’t think I can get out of these blues alive!”
Politicians issue a challenge in wake of Quebec attack
They may have been somewhat at a loss for words, but representatives of all three levels of government shared the idea that diversity is Canada’s strength Saturday’s Aurora Community Vigil, remembering the six men killed in a terrorist attack at a Quebec City mosque last weekend.
Vigil shows “strength in diversity”
It was standing-room-only at the Aurora Cultural Centre’s Brevik Hall on February 4, as Aurora’s faith groups welcomed the public to a Community Vigil in Support of Our Muslim Neighbours in the wake of a Quebec City-area Mosque which left six men dead on Sunday, January 29.
Aurora family pays it forward with $2 million donation
Aurora’s Jessica Coriat thanks the doctors and staff of Toronto’s Hollandview Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Centre with helping her to learn how to live independently. Born with...
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