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Comments on Williams are “misguided”, says parent advocate

November 30, 2016   ·   0 Comments

The future of Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School should be taken out of the equation when discussing the need for a school on the east side of Aurora, says an area parent.

Welsh Choir returns to raise voices for Welcome Table

Volunteers at Welcome Table devote hours of their time to the organization’s weekly meal for people in need, but recently they have been getting the hang of making buttery, currant-filled Welsh cakes. Welcome Table isn’t necessarily flexing their international culinary muscles, but getting everything in place for next Saturday when the Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir lifts up the community through song at Trinity Anglican Church.

Aurora requests Police provide designated safe spaces for Classified buys

Any transaction stemming from a classified ad is always a matter of “buyer beware” but as safety concerns regarding meeting strangers to complete online transactions mount, the York Regional Police should take action to make these concerns a thing of the past.

Aurora pedals forward on cycling master plan

If you’re a cycling enthusiast – or even someone who just goes for a fun weekend pedal – you might have found an obstacle in your path to veer around, but Council took a sharp right turn this week in a direction that could make the self-propelled commute a little bit easier down the road.

Theatre Aurora’s Spring Awakening: A Review

Theatre Aurora’s latest play, “Spring Awakening”, is not the sort of fare we’re used to seeing at the Henderson Drive theatre.

Jump into the Canadian Tire Aquatics Centre at the SARC

Local swimmers can now dip their toes into the waters of the newly minted Canadian Tire Aquatics Centre.

Plenty of Reindeer Games at Wednesday’s Tree Lighting

Santa’s reindeer are in a competition right now on just who will be joining him in Aurora next Wednesday as he helps turn on the lights of Aurora’s Official Christmas Tree. After a rollicking...

Santa’s long-time helper gets new gig at 91

Long-time mall Santa Harry Vowles breaks in a new gig -- Aurora's "Head Elf" -- thanks to the Town, his seniors' residence and a local business.

A new high school shouldn’t spell the end of Williams: Council

A new high school should be built on Aurora’s east side, but a new school in the Town’s fastest growing neighbourhood shouldn’t mean the end of Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School.

Pilot Yonge and Wellington turning ban gets final green light

A three-month pilot project, which will see a ban on left turns made on Yonge Street at Wellington starting in April got the final green light at Council last week.

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