March 2019 Archive

SENIOR SCAPE

By Christina Doyle “The more you LIKE yourself, the less you ARE LIKE anyone else, which makes you unique.” – Walt Disney Like all of ...

Sport Aurora addresses “misconceptions” in future of Sports Plan

Sport Aurora was commissioned nearly four years ago to bring Aurora’s Sports Plan to fruition, but now that the Town is mulling a change in direction, the body representing more than 40 local sports teams, is stating its case.

Councillors mull path ahead for Aurora’s sports

Four years into its development, the Aurora’s Sport Plan is now waiting for a plan of its own going forward.

Library Square is one “bookend to an exciting story”: Mayor

If the Aurora Armoury’s future as a campus to Niagara College’s Canadian Food & Wine Institute is a bookend on downtown revitalization, everything in between is held up by the bookend on the other end of the shelf: Library Square. This was the view offered to local business leaders last month at Mayor Tom Mrakas’ inaugural Annual Mayor’s Lunch hosted by the Aurora Chamber of Commerce.

Siblings fight to stay together, pursue education after mother’s death

The four Broad siblings had just made important decisions on what they wanted to do with the rest of their lives. The eldest, an animal lover, set her heart on studying to be a veterinary assistant, the second ...

Senior Panthers draw Waterloo in Provincial League opener

The Aurora Panthers are back in the Provincial Women’s Hockey League postseason. The organization’s senior squad picked up six points over the final seven games of the regular season to squeeze back into the playoffs, after missing out on the big dance this time last year.

Varsity Saints win seventh-straight CISAA title

Lucky number seven. The varsity St. Andrew’s College Saints are at the top of the prep school hockey chain for the seventh time in a row, after sweeping Ridley College in the CISAA championship series in two games.

MPP rejects claims that Health Care reforms will lead to privatization

Newmarket-Aurora MPP Christine Elliott is rejecting claims by the Ontario NDP opposition that recently announced changes to the Province’s Health Care system will open the door to privatization.

GETTING THINGS DONE

By Mayor Tom Mrakas This month at Regional Council, Council debated and ultimately approved the 2019 budget. After months of work by Regional staff, Council ...

Be A Hero campaign aims to help the community’s littlest fighters

By Brock Weir In a room full of police officers, paramedics and firefighters, it was agreed that one of the smallest people in the room, ...

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