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Diamond Jubilee Park set to open this month
August 1, 2017 · 0 Comments
Nearly five years in the making, Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Park will soon be ready to welcome visitors. Aurora’s first fully-accessible park, designed with amenities...
14-year-old cyclist injured in serious collision
Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigation Unit are seeking witnesses following a serious collision involving a cyclist in Aurora. On Monday, July ...
Local runners take strides for youth mental health
By Brock Weir Whether it is anxiety, depression, or even addiction, it is estimated that as many as two million young Canadians are now struggling ...
Ballard named Ontario Environment Minister
Long time advocate for Moraine preservation moved to Environment and Climate Change portfolio in Monday cabinet shuffle.
Ladies get Ball-sy to help out their favourite causes
To make a difference, sometimes it takes some balls – just as the women of the Aurora/Newmarket Ladies Ball Hockey League. There might not be skates, but some of our area’s fastest women are lacing up their running shoes, taping up their hockey sticks, and getting their balls warmed up for their summer tournament, the end of another fun season on the ice-free floor of Arena One of the Aurora Community Centre.
Stories of Aurora – and Canada – integral to Community Mural project
Whether it is a relaxing feeling of sitting in a Muskoka chair, beer in hand, looking over a lake at sunset, or memories of standing on the side of Yonge Street watching Terry Fox go by on his Marathon of Hope, “Canada” can be an evocative phrase. As it turns out, it is a perfect springboard for the community to converge and brainstorm ideas for the Canada 150 Milestone Mural which will be a lasting legacy in Aurora marking the sesquicentennial of Canadian Confederation.
“Just party with us,” says Music Festival headliner MonkeyJunk
Admit it – you probably have some preconceived notion of what it means to sing the “blues” – ranging anywhere from plaintive, to sad, to angsty – but you’re probably wrong. In fact, musician Steve Marriner has one of his own: “complaining.” But the
DOORS OPEN 2017: Doors are always open at Hillary House!
If the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the Hillary House is that “I have passed it a hundred times and never thought to come in,” then now is your chance!
Sensory Garden will have “tremendous benefit” for people with dementia
People living in dementia now have an opportunity to get up close – and get their hands dirty – with nature with the opening of the Alzheimer Society of York Region’s long-awaited Sensory Garden.
Hillary House offers kids a summer of Discovery
If you’re looking for family activities over the summer that are just a little bit outside the norm, take a second look at Hillary House National Historic Site.
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