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Photographer, journalist Shi rounds out Aurora’s 2026 Mayoral ballot

August 27, 2026   ·   0 Comments

Journalist and photographer Yafang Shi is the fourth and final candidate to put themselves forward to be Aurora’s next mayor. Shi was the final mayoral ...

Former mayoral candidate Durrant seeks Council seat in Ward 2

Aurora Black Community Association (ABC) founder Phiona Durrant is running to be Aurora’s next Ward 2 Councillor. Durrant, who previously ran for mayor in 2022, ...

Williams students’ Hackathon reached students around the world

More than 340 students from over 50 countries came together online this month for a 40-hour hackathon hosted virtually by two local students. The NGN ...

Salvation Army deepens food partnerships, redirecting funds to broader programs

The Salvation Army’s Northridge Community Church has strengthened partnerships with local food banks in order to ensure their own funding can further support essential programs ...

Kids Help Phone launches new service for Indigenous Mental Health

The Kids Help Phone is aiming to “End the Silence” on the Indigenous mental health crisis in Canada. The organization kick-started the conversation on August ...

Best of community set for spotlight in Aurora’s “Month of Culture”

Town Square will be a celebration of all the communities that call Aurora home as the Town celebrates a “Month of Culture” this September. A ...

Registrations close and the race is on in the 2026 Municipal Election

It will be a four-way race to be Aurora’s mayor in the next Council term after photographer and journalist Yafang Shi threw her hat in ...

Aurora Public Art Festival will showcase common threads, celebrate anniversary

A two-week celebration of the ties that bind us together will form the heart of the inaugural Aurora Public Art Festival. Common Threads: Aurora Public ...

Local filmmaker’s short film tapped for CBC competition

When Beth Evans and her husband bought a unit in the Wells Street Schoolhouse Lofts more than 15 years ago, they initially secured it as ...

Province announces $16.6 million in funding to support Southlake

Nearly $17 million in Provincial dollars are coming to Southlake Health’s Newmarket campus to improve accessibility and infrastructure. The funding was announced at Southlake’s Cancer ...

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