Park auction will benefit patient care at Southlake hospital

October 5, 2017 · 0 Comments

If you’ve ever wanted to leave behind a lasting legacy in Aurora – and have your name remembered for generations to come – you will soon have your chance with Southlake Regional Health Centre. A parkette near the intersection of...

AHS sisters aim to empower girls through coding

Maya Bishop has always been interested in science and technology, but when she sat down to put her interests to good use in high school computer engineering course, she noticed something a little bit unusual.

Accessible washroom trailer has regal debut

Prince Harry might not have needed to stop and try a new throne on for size, but York Region’s new accessible washroom trailer had a regal debut on Friday morning, taking pride of place at the Invictus Games’ archery championship.

Theatre Aurora’s new season lays groundwork for anniversary “rebirth”

It’s an inevitability of any lifecycle, the ultimate end – but, if done right, it can be one hell of a trip. It certainly has for Theatre Aurora as they put the finishing touches on their latest season, which is the end of a very unique lifecycle all its own.

Award-winning poet sheds light on Indigenous relationship with water through unique lens

No matter where we come from, no matter our background, we each have a relationship with our ancestors and history, according to poet Gwen Benaway. For Benaway, a writer of Anishnaabe and Metis descent, it is fertile ground to explore and that is just what she does in her latest collection of poetry, “What I Want is Not What I Hope For.”

“It happened to us, but it is not us”

Hartman community comes together with united message after hateful graffiti incident.

Community Cafe is coffee with social purpose

Community Cafe will give adults with special needs an employment opportunity, while providing fellowship within the wider area -- but bakers are needed to lend a hand.

Library Square could be razed by November, ahead of Christmas Market

The former homes of the Aurora Public Library and Seniors’ Centre could be razed as early as November, according to municipal staff.

Dancers – and community leaders – lace up for Easter Seals

Since they opened their studios two years ago the dancers behind Artistica Ballroom Dance Studios set out to do something different. Backed by testimonials and international awards, their venture has gone from success to success and 2017 has been a particularly banner year for them including picking up more international awards and recently receiving a nomination as “New Business Venture of the Year” by the Aurora Chamber of Commerce.

Blaze your own trail at Trailblazers music festival

Have you ever just set out to go your own way? Well, in Jared Stafford’s book, you’re a definite trailblazer. Quite simply, they’re “people who do their own thing” and the rafters of the historic Aurora Armoury will be rattling with the sounds of people doing just that with the new Trailblazers Music Festival which will take place this Saturday, September 30 as part of Culture Days.

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