Granddaughters pay tribute to Pearson’s legacy

October 11, 2017 · 0 Comments

Barb and Robin Hannah had something of a homecoming on Wednesday night, paying tribute to their grandfather Lester B. Pearson on the 60th anniversary of his Nobel Peace Prize.

Audit hoped to provide missing piece of the puzzle in JOC costs

Lawmakers still seek answers on whether costs of Joint Operations Centre were "artificially" lowered to meet budget targets.

Hillary House Ball will take you back to 1867

150 years ago, Queen Victoria was on the throne, John A. Macdonald was just settling into his new gig, and the former Provinces of Canada, along with the colonies of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were going through the growing pains of becoming a new blended family.

Fire hall, new baseball diamonds lead to “largest capital budget in 10 years”

A new fire hall serving Aurora and Newmarket and baseball diamonds behind the former home of Hallmark are some of the big ticket items at the centre of a very big capital budget for the year ahead.

Aurora men thank “guardian angels” for second chance at life

Brian Golder describes himself as “an older gentleman” but a very thankful one. In fact, he views himself as an older gentleman “given a second chance at life.” On Tuesday, Mr. Golder had...

Park auction will benefit patient care at Southlake hospital

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.”

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