The Auroran

BROCK’S BANTER: The road to hell is paved with snowballs

By Brock Weir We’re taught fairly early on in life that there is no such thing as a dumb question. It’s drilled into us as ...

INSIDE AURORA: Windrow Woes

By Scott Johnston It may seem an unlikely subject as the temperatures in Town finally hover around 20 degrees, but windrows, the piles of snow ...

MARKET MUSINGS: Opening Saturday

By Jan Freedman I know that it is supposed to be spring, but in our neighbourhood, there are still small piles of snow competing with ...

FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE: It has been an honour

By Chris Ballard, MPP Newmarket-Aurora This will be my final column before the election is called. It has been an honour and a privilege to ...

Armoury, Library Square could be funded out of Hydro Reserves

A revitalized Aurora Armoury and a completely transformed Library Square could ultimately be their legacy and Council has taken one step forward in freeing up the resources needed to make that happen.

Hallmark lands meeting set for Monday

A special meeting to get public input on the use of Aurora’s Hallmark lands is set for Monday. Members of the Parks, Recreation & Culture Advisory Committee will convene at Town Hall on Monday, May 7, at 7 p.m. to gather information from various local sports groups, and members of the public alike, on how the Vandorf Road lands will be designed and configured to address shortfalls when it comes to sports fields.

Wounded Warriors, Ontario Legion partnership will help veterans living with PTSD, address stigma

In more than 20 years living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Medric Cousineau never had a mental health professional rush to his bedside when he was having an “episode” to say, ‘Hey, buddy, I’ve got you.” Then Thai, a yellow Labrador retriever, came into his life.

Change is in the air ahead of Saturday’s Farmers’ Market opening

Jared Simpson is no stranger to farmers’ markets. A seventh generation farmer based in Stouffville, they have been second homes to him since he was a kid. Now, as he works to move the produce grown at Simpson Family Farm, he and his family are returning to Town Park again this Saturday for the opening of the Aurora Farmers’ Market.