Sports Hall of Fame wants your nominations!

June 19, 2013 · 0 Comments

Here is your chance to honour your local sporting heroes – the Aurora Sports Hall of Fame is looking for your nominations. “The inaugural Aurora ...

Rain thwarts home games, but Jays move into second place league tie

By Jeff Doner The Jays only hit the diamond for one game this past week after yet another rain-out Tuesday, but managed to improve their ...

Grade 11 student earns spot on national golf team

By Cindy Veitch Matt Yustin has been invited to represent the Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) at the Dutch World Championships this summer in Amsterdam. ...

Barbarians womens’ team fares better than men in away games

The Aurora Barbarians Rugby Club senior men’s team hosted the Oakville Crusaders at Fletchers Fields in Premiership play for three games last Saturday. The Crusaders are the reigning...

Give Back awards honour 23 Grade 12 grads

Looking over at the group of graduating high school students this month poised to receive their Give Back Awards, organizers of the scholarship said they felt they really hadn’t done much in their lives by comparison.

Canada’s “Chief Play Officer” hangs up Xbox controls

She didn’t wanna to grow up—after all, she’s a Toys R Us kid – but for Aurora’s Julianne Bisnaire, all good things must come to an end. Julianne, formerly a student at ESC Renaissance, was appointed nearly two years ago as Toys R Us’ Chief Play officer. Thrilled with her appointment...

Code of Ethics passes amid criticism over restrictions, lack of punishment

It is an issue that has been simmering on Aurora’s backburner for the entirety of this Council term and a good portion of the last, but Aurora’s Council Code of Conduct was formally replaced with a new Code of Ethics last week.

York marks Big Brothers Big Sisters’ 100th anniversary

Big Brothers Big Sisters of York is about more than just mentoring and providing an ear and some guidance for today’s youth – it is also about building healthy minds and healthy bodies.

Adventurous twosome awarded Duke of Edinburgh awards by L-G

One snowshoed through the Ontario wilderness, walked for Heart, and developed quite a beat on the drums. The other taught others to streak down the ski slopes, and then went rustic on a nine-day canoeing and portaging trek, all the while kicking butt in black belt...

Question of confidentiality raises eyebrows at Council

Before Councillors went into a closed session meeting last week to discuss the ins and outs of former mayor Phyllis Morris’ $250,000 lawsuit against the Town of Aurora launched June 7, members had some hesitation discussing the matter while the cameras were not rolling.

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