Community Recognition: Barker honoured as accessibility difference-maker

January 3, 2019 · 0 Comments

Tyler Barker is not resting on his laurels – there’s still much more work to be done. That was the message Mr. Barker delivered earlier this year as he accepted the Town of Aurora’s 2018 Inclusivity Award, part of the Community Recognition Awards’ program.

The Genie’s Out of the Bottle: Journalist, author talks what it means to be “Brown” in Canada and impact of social media

The worst thing you can do is check your Twitter feed before turning off the lights at night, according to award-winning journalist Kamal Al-Solaylee.

Local playwright challenges perceptions of “invisible disability” with comedy

Frey hopes to spark important conversation at the 2019 Toronto Fringe Festival

Story of struggle and home selected for One Book One Aurora 2019

The world will soon know more about Lilly when actress Dakota Fanning brings her to life on the big screen in the upcoming adaptation of Sweetness in the Belly, but this year Aurorans will have...

Retail cannabis’ future in Aurora set to be decided January 21

The future of retail cannabis sales in Aurora will be decided on January 21, just hours before the Province’s deadline for municipalities to say yes or no.

New partnership will increase animal control in Aurora, Newmarket and Georgina

A new partnership between Aurora, Georgina and Newmarket promises to bring increased animal control services to all three municipalities starting on January 1.

Bring home the bacon at Family First Night

Close out the year and ring in a new one by bringing home the bacon from Family First Night. Well, not literally, but there will be pig-themed crafts galore in store as the annual New Year’s Eve tradition at the Aurora Family Leisure Complex (AFLC) ushers in the Year of the Pig.

Stable Neighbourhoods report due in New Year, but ratepayers want more input

A consultant’s report on how Aurora can best address development within long-established communities is due next month, but impacted ratepayers say they are concerned about the level of input they’ve had in upcoming recommendations.

Acclaimed artist Helen Lucas finds beauty in nature

Growing up in Saskatoon in the 1930s and 40s, first generation Canadian Helen Lucas grew up in very strict Greek family. Her friends in school were a little bit too fast for her conservative parents’ liking – after all, they wore lipstick, and some of them even dated! By her own admission, Ms. Lucas grew up as a “loner” who often took solace outdoors, helping her mother tend the beautiful garden at The Ritz, the unlikely name of a 25-room hotel in the Saskatchewan city her father happened to win in an all-night poker game.

Every day is a saved life at Yellow Brick House, says Executive Director

Every day is its own milestone at Yellow Brick House – it is a worthy day because they save lives, according to Loris Herenda, Executive Director of the Aurora-based shelter for Women and Children.

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