Five minutes is not enough time to speak at budget meetings

March 26, 2014 · 0 Comments

(Re: The People’s Choice, Brock’s Banter, March 20) In your editorial, you lament the fact that very few residents participate in budget sessions of Town ...

Walk for Wellness raises over $30,000

On behalf of CHATS – Community & Home Assistance to Seniors – I would like to thank all those from Aurora and across York Region ...

Parking lot is the “pragmatic” option for Library Square for now

(Re: Politics As Usual – “Failure to Consult”, March 13, 2014) Kudos to Alison Collins-Mrakas for pinpointing that legislation often excludes the public from public ...

Resident surprised at “fear mongering” over Heritage District Plan

(Re: Politics as Usual & Brock’s Banter, March 13, 2014) I read with interest Alison Collins Mrakas’ column and both agree and disagree with her ...

Council has “no confidence” in Joint Ops decision

The joint works and parks facility was contemplated five years ago at the time of the last Development Charges calculation. The period for using those ...

Community ranking shows Aurora “on the right path”

The April 2014 issue of MoneySense magazine has identified Aurora as one of the best places in Canada to live; specifically, 24th best place in ...

Ward system would bring “accountability”, town into 21st century

I am proud resident of Aurora for the past 20 years. I have been a vocal proponent of the Aurora ward system for the past ...

Joint Ops costs are “out of control”, says Reader

(Re: Aurora signs off on next phase of $26M Joint Ops Centre) A few weeks ago at the invitation of the Town to the citizens, ...

Business owner welcomes Community Improvement Plan assistance

(Re: Downtown to benefit as Council approves Community Improvement Plan, March 6) As owner of Caruso & Company I would like to add clarification to ...