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Mayors look to keep university hopes alive

April 30, 2014   ·   0 Comments

York University rejected Aurora and Newmarket’s pitch for a new university campus straddling the two municipalities last week. But, the two proponents of the plan, Aurora Mayor Geoffrey Dawe and Newmarket Mayor Tony Van Bynen, are not ready to let the plan go to waste just yet.

Updated: York University nixes Aurora-Newmarket bid

Aurora and Newmarket’s pitch to bring a campus of York University to the two municipalities has been nixed. York announced their shortlist on Friday morning and bids from Markham, Richmond Hill and Vaughan have made the cut. Two bids were expected to make the final cut on Friday ahead of further consideration next month, but York and Seneca College extended their options.

Updated: Church façade, towers to be demolished

By Brock Weir The landmark façade that has greeted generations of Aurorans at Aurora United Church (AUC) will now be consigned to the history books. ...

Planning underway for Duke of York visit

Community celebrations with a Royal flavour are now in the works to honour the long-standing service of Aurora’s regiment, the Queen’s York Rangers, with their Colonel-in-Chief Prince Andrew.

BROCK’S BANTER: Magic Bullet?

By Brock Weir Maybe 2014 is Aurora’s year. Or maybe I am just optimistic. After all, after losing the fight to keep Aurora intact as ...

INSIDE AURORA: Full House

By Scott Johnston It was a beautiful spring day (finally), and I was strolling through the Arboretum, enjoying the sunshine. I was thinking about all ...

POLITICS AS USUAL: “Just the flu”

By Alison Collins-Mrakas I hope that everyone had a lovely Easter. It was Orthodox (Greek) and Roman Catholic Easter on the same Sunday this year, ...

SENIOR SCAPE: Remember the ’50s?

By Sylvia Dickens What do you remember from the ‘50s? Watching black and white television shows that focused on the family, good living and cowboys ...

FRANKLY SPEAKING: First Responders

Inaugural First Responders Day is May 1st By Frank Klees, MPP Newmarket-Aurora Mark April 30 and May 1 on your calendar and plan to participate ...

ESC Renaissance takes to the catwalk with message of hope

Students at ESC Renaissance put on their designer duds and polished off their talents this month to help send a message of hope to the community.

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