October 2017 Archive
INSIDE AURORA: The Year Ahead
By Scott Johnston So, are you tired of 2017? The soggy summer…endless political quotes and discord from the U.S… the inability to find a weekday ...
VIEW FROM QUEEN’S PARK: Why Code Aurora
By Chris Ballard, MPP Newmarket-Aurora With all the challenges facing our world, we can’t afford to leave anyone on the sidelines. It’s “all hands on ...
ACTIVATING AURORA: Ditch the Excuses
By Ron Weese “Ditch the Excuses,” says ParticipACTION; our Canadian “thought leaders” on physical activity, when speaking about getting kids to walk to school. As ...
Minimum wage increase will result in budget hit at Town Hall: staff
Ontario’s plans to increase the minimum wage will result in a big challenge to Aurora’s 2018 Budget, according to municipal staff. The Town’s Finance Department informed Council, sitting at the Committee level last ...
New focus on economic development needs to be steered with business expertise: Committee member
Economic development in Aurora is set to shift gears significantly this fall as the final details are hammered out on a new Board to steer the ship. Aurora’s new Economic Development Board, which was...
Leaves begin to bud on Canada 150 legacy
Thanksgiving has come and gone and, with the change in the weather towards autumn, leaves are quickly fluttering to the ground – but they’re just coming into bud on a legacy project to mark the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation. Over the course of Culture Day on...
Baha’i community marks milestone anniversary with celebration
Aurora’s Baha’i community will mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of its founder this month with a series of commemorative events to highlight the faith’s “transformative impact on the lives of families, neighbourhoods, and communities around the country and around the world.”
Leadership conference highlights the power of the “Misfit”
Everybody has their own inner misfit, but do you try to keep it down or do you harness its unique powers for the greater good? That was one of the questions left with local students at the end of September after participating with teens from across the country at the 2017 Canadian Student Leadership Conference.
Ex-Tiger Formenton makes NHL debut with Sens
When the Ottawa Senators were introduced for their warm-up before their matchup with the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night at Canadian Tire Centre, one lone skater took to the ice for a couple of laps.
Saints football stays perfect in battle with St. Mike’s
When two perfect seasons clash, one is bound to lose that moniker. That was the case last Wednesday in the CISAA matchup between the 2 – 0 St. Andrew’s College Saints and the 2 – 0 St. Michael’s College Kerry Blues, longtime rivals in the independent school league.
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