Demolition approved for Library Square buildings

December 7, 2016 · 0 Comments

Council approved the demolition of the old Aurora Public Library and Senior Centre buildings on Victoria Street on Monday night after nearly 17 years of debate. Next step: deciding what to put there.

OMB paves way for Highland Gate redevelopment

A plan to transform the former Highland Gate Golf Course into a 159 unit residential development with a seven story condominium building represents “good planning,” ruled the Ontario Municipal Board last Thursday.

Run for Southlake heads north to Newmarket

It has been a long-standing Aurora tradition for over a decade, founded in honour of the late Aurora councillor Bob Hartwell, but now the annual Run for Southlake is moving to Newmarket.

Khamissas to be Aurora’s voice during Canada 150 celebration

Back in her native South Africa, Aurora’s Mae Khamissa has developed a bit of a reputation with her friends and family. Such is her love for her adopted homeland, one nephew teasingly dubbed her, “Miss Beautiful Canada” for all the marvellous stories she has shared with them. Now, “Miss Beautiful Canada” has gone legit, with Mae and Raz Khamissa...

Completed budget targeted for this week

As Aurora awaits a final number crunch on the Town’s 2017 Budget, the projected residential tax increase stood at 2.8 per cent as the final round of talks started this week.

Comments on Williams are “misguided”, says parent advocate

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.