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CDS Debating Team Places 2nd at Internationals

November 10, 2016   ·   0 Comments

Veteran debating coach Kerstin Wyndham-West raised the bar once again yielding a 2nd place finish overall for the three-person Country Day School team at last weekend’s International Independent Schools’ Public Speaking Competition (IISPSC) in Vancouver.

Hall of Famers celebrate Class of 2016

The best on snow and ice were lauded at the Aurora Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner on Wednesday night, a sold-out event for the third year in a row.

Soldiers find comfort in a shared experience

It’s a letter nobody should have to write, let alone receive, but Lt. Col. Dave Grebstod vividly remembers setting pen to paper.

Details of Highland Gate settlements could be made public by December 1

By Brock Weir Details of settlements recently reached between Highland Gate Developments Inc. and area ratepayers, as well as the Town of Aurora, could be ...

Developer hails settlement, residents not so much

Aurora Council signing off on a settlement deal over the redevelopment of Highland Gate Golf Course was hailed by the developers last week. “We’re very pleased that Council voted to support the..."

Push for new high school could have ripple effects, politicians caution

A new public high school in northeast Aurora could have ripple effects in other areas of Town, including a consideration on whether or not Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School should be shuttered, cautioned local lawmakers.

Get ready for a full month of Blues as Aurora Winter Blues Fest grows

In February, where the days are short, the nights are long, and the flying snow gets everyone a little bit down, Aurora will have more reasons than ever before to sing the blues as the Aurora Winter Blues Festival ramps up the volume.

Historic Willow Farm property acquired by St. Andrew’s College

One of Aurora’s oldest surviving houses is set to turn over a new leaf in its storied history. Willow Farm, which has been on the southwest corner of Yonge Street and St. John’s Sideroad for nearly 200 years, is now part of the St. Andrew’s College campus, a deal the local private school has been eyeing for over 40 years.

Winter overnight parking ban to be lifted November 15

Aurora residents looking to secure places to park their cars overnight once the snow starts to fly can rest a little bit easier with Council’s decision to lift the ban on overnight parking during the winter months.

Go, Go, Go, Go and See Marquee’s production of Joseph this week

Its message of love, forgiveness and, most importantly, fun has kept audiences around the world enraptured for over four decades, but now is your chance to take part in the phenomenon this week as Aurora’s Marquee Theatrical Productions opens its production of Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat.

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