Aurora students clean up with Athletic Awards at Pickering College

March 15, 2019 · 0 Comments

By Brock Weir Grace Robinson was off to what she describes as a “rough start” when she first stepped on the volleyball court last year, ...

YRP Deputy Carrique takes helm of OPP

“Today is about moving forward,” says appointee

Hould recognized with Good Citizenship medal for therapy dog work

Aurora resident Vivian Hould was one of eight Ontarians recognized at Queen’s Park on Wednesday with the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship.

Feeling the pressure to be perfect? Artists, advocates have a four-letter response

Before he took his own life in the 1990s, James Peek said the pressure he felt to be “perfect” had become too much. It was a feeling that resonated with those he left behind, not the least of whom was his sister Michelle, who has dedicated her life to doing something about it – now armed with a simple and provocative message...

Lieutenant-Governor takes in Church Street School displays

The first stop was a look at a few pieces of art that will play a part on Waterschedsci, billed as “a unique environmental collaboration between the Simcoe Watershed Art Project and Lakehead University.”

Cannabis use should be regulated across Region, says Council

Recreational cannabis use might be legal across the country, but just where you can light up is a more complicated issue. Following a motion from Mayor Tom Mrakas last week, Aurora called on the Region of York to develop a policy on cannabis use in public places that would be uniform throughout all nine municipalities within York Region. The motion also called on municipal staff to create an education/resource guide on cannabis to “ensure residents and businesses are aware of the regulations” once they come into force.

Sport Aurora addresses “misconceptions” in future of Sports Plan

Sport Aurora was commissioned nearly four years ago to bring Aurora’s Sports Plan to fruition, but now that the Town is mulling a change in direction, the body representing more than 40 local sports teams, is stating its case.

Councillors mull path ahead for Aurora’s sports

Four years into its development, the Aurora’s Sport Plan is now waiting for a plan of its own going forward.

Library Square is one “bookend to an exciting story”: Mayor

If the Aurora Armoury’s future as a campus to Niagara College’s Canadian Food & Wine Institute is a bookend on downtown revitalization, everything in between is held up by the bookend on the other end of the shelf: Library Square. This was the view offered to local business leaders last month at Mayor Tom Mrakas’ inaugural Annual Mayor’s Lunch hosted by the Aurora Chamber of Commerce.

Siblings fight to stay together, pursue education after mother’s death

The four Broad siblings had just made important decisions on what they wanted to do with the rest of their lives. The eldest, an animal lover, set her heart on studying to be a veterinary assistant, the second ...

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