“Comprehensive report” will address JOC budget issues: Mayor

February 15, 2017 · 0 Comments

CAO's report will address lingering concerns over the final costs of the Town’s new Joint Operations Centre, according to Mayor Geoff Dawe.

Police mark Black History month boosting “Unity in the Community”

Unity is essential a strong community, according to York Regional Police as they mark the start of Black History Month. Hundreds of people from across York Region gathered the YRP’s headquarters in Aurora on Saturday morning for the annual celebration to pay tribute to African-Canadian trailblazers within the local police community as well as celebrate the theme of “Unity in the Community.”

Joint Operations Centre cost concerns sent back for answers

Councillors hope a future report will paint a “full picture” on the true costs of Aurora’s new Joint Operations Centre. The Joint Operations Centre (JOC) was recently completed at the top of Industrial Parkway North and is now the home of Aurora’s Department of Public Works, as well as the Parks Department.

Should Aurora become a sanctuary town? – Toronto motion raises questions

Could Aurora become a Sanctuary Town? A request by Councillor Sandra Humfryes last week to endorse Toronto’s affirmation of its status as a “sanctuary city”, in the wake of international demonstrations protesting...

Wait for snow plows was an “operational decision,” says CAO

If you were left wondering where the snow plows were as you were trying to get down your street in December, it was an “operational decision” at Town Hall, according to CAO Doug Nadorozny.

Multicultural Festival committee nixed due to time concerns

An initial move to make this year’s second-annual Aurora Multicultural Festival a fully citizen-led affair was nixed by Council last week amid timing concerns.

Duo joins forces for a cool night of hot blues

After soaking in church music as a child, Diana Braithwaite often had one destination in mind after the service finished: over to her friend’s house to listen to her mother’s Bessie Smith album. She was barely a tween at the time but she knew from then on, as she would later tell fellow musician Chris Whiteley, “I don’t think I can get out of these blues alive!”

Politicians issue a challenge in wake of Quebec attack

They may have been somewhat at a loss for words, but representatives of all three levels of government shared the idea that diversity is Canada’s strength Saturday’s Aurora Community Vigil, remembering the six men killed in a terrorist attack at a Quebec City mosque last weekend.

Vigil shows “strength in diversity”

It was standing-room-only at the Aurora Cultural Centre’s Brevik Hall on February 4, as Aurora’s faith groups welcomed the public to a Community Vigil in Support of Our Muslim Neighbours in the wake of a Quebec City-area Mosque which left six men dead on Sunday, January 29.

Aurora family pays it forward with $2 million donation

Aurora’s Jessica Coriat thanks the doctors and staff of Toronto’s Hollandview Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Centre with helping her to learn how to live independently. Born with...

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