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SENIOR SCAPE: Alive & Well

May 28, 2015   ·   0 Comments

By Jim Abram I am back. I always wondered how my musings and antics might reappear in The Auroran’s Seniorscape column after grieving over the ...

Storm volleyball clean up at national championships

By Jake Courtepatte Aurora Storm Volleyball has gained quite a reputation since its inception in the fall of 1998, and the program doesn’t seem to ...

Aurora ultra-marathon runner sets Canadian record in ten-day race

By Jake Courtepatte 62-year-old ultra-marathon runner George Biondic is showing no signs of slowing down. The Aurora resident’s latest feat of endurance was a ten-day ...

Diggers hold “softball explosion” ahead of Pan Am Games

On May 9, the Aurora Diggers Girls Softball Association hosted an open softball skills clinic for girls of all ages. This was a special day ...

Oak Ridges Moraine review could provide opportunities as Council wants more time to weigh in

Loosening some restrictions on existing Oak Ridges Moraine legislation could provide opportunities for Aurora, according to municipal staff and some members of Council, but more time is needed to properly weigh in on potential changes, they say.

Burmese Lessons explores politics, love, and the “artist as a young woman”

One Book One Aurora Living in Vancouver, Karen Connelly could hear the drumming of indigenous women in the distance as police and investigators began excavating the farm of serial killer Robert Pickton, looking for bodies of scores of women missing from the city’s Downtown Eastside.

Fresh sod lays groundwork for old tradition ahead of Pan Am Games

To find your roots, you have to do more than scratch the surface, and landscaping crews will be on hand beginning this week to excavate the north lawn of Hillary House, making it ready for July’s Pan Am Games.

Community mailboxes at the centre of new bylaw

Canada Post’s controversial decision to eliminate door-to-door mail service across the country in favour of community super mailboxes receieved a firm answer from Aurora this week in the form of a new bylaw.

Jays improve winning streak to four

The Aurora Jays’ bats are heating up early in the 2015 North Dufferin Baseball League season, as they improved their record to 4 – 1 with another pair of wins last week.

Lake Ride benefits Southlake, homeless youth

By Brock Weir On any given night, up to 500 youth could be homeless in York Region. That was a statistic which “overwhelmed” Aurora resident ...

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