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Tax hike stands at 3.44% as budget talks continue

January 15, 2014   ·   0 Comments

Aurora’s potential 2014 tax increase sits this week at 3.44 per cent after two days of budget talks. Deliberations kicked off Saturday, tackling a forecasted 3.77 tax increase, which was later whittled down to 3.38 per cent over the weekend.

St. Joseph’s hosts benefit concert for seven-year-old Laura

Laura, a Grade 2 student at St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School, spent this Christmas a long way from home. Staying with her parents in Texas with the support of a local church, however, she had a taste of home that morning opening up a box of cards, drawings, and other goodies from her fellow students, teachers, and wider school community.

Mounting garbage prompts special Council meeting

If your garbage has been sitting out on your curb for days on end waiting for a long-delayed pickup, it has not gone unnoticed. Aurora Council will convene a special meeting at 9 a.m. on this Saturday, January 11, to deal with the mounting problem.

“Major cleanup” of roads and sidewalks expected Saturday

The Town of Aurora will take full opportunity of forecasted warmer temperatures to undertake an extensive clean-up of roads and sidewalks on Saturday, January 11. “The extended period of extreme cold and inclement weather that began with...

Aurora proposes 3.77% tax increase

3.77 per cent is the magic number as Councillors prepare tackle Aurora’s Operations Budget this Saturday. Municipal Staff propose a 3.77 per cent tax rate increase for the Aurora portion of your tax bill.

BROCK’S BANTER: Cry Me a Cryoseisma

By Brock Weir Last week, I wrote about lessons learned over the past calendar year. As I noted, I was writing it during the ice ...

POLITICS AS USUAL: Election Season

By Alison Collins-Mrakas Happy New Year! I hope that everyone had a very happy holiday season. As it is now 2014, it is officially election ...

FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE: Round Two

Round Two with Ms. Park’s Grade 5 Class By Stephen Somerville For those loyal readers of this column, you may recall a couple of weeks ...

SENIOR SCAPE: I’m Forrest Gump

By Jim L. Abram I have several favourite film and television actors. I seem to like those actors that start out in comedic television roles ...

OTTAWA REPORT

By Lois Brown, MP Newmarket-Aurora Health Care Transfers I am often asked about our health care system. Where does one go when a problem arises? ...

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