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Citizen Budget survey leaves Councillors with questions
November 16, 2016 · 0 Comments
Some Council members might find it encouraging that most of the respondents in this year’s 2016 Budget Survey are happy with the bang they get for their tax buck, but it is all in the eye of the beholder as Budget talks get underway.
Potential northeast high school back up for Council talks November 22
The clock is counting down on a 30 day deferral on Council spurring dialogue between residents and the York Region District School Board on making a new high school in northeast Aurora a reality.
Aurora Sports Hall of Fame a family affair for Stemmles
The Auroran touched last week upon two new inductee’s into the Aurora Sports Hall of Fame’s hallowed halls, longtime NHLers Mike Murphy and Mike Kitchen. This week, Olympic skier Karen Stemmle, and Canadian figure skating legend Sheldon Galbraith, share the spotlight in rounding out the 2016 class of Aurora’s most celebrated athletes and coaches.
Sports sponsorships could be found without consultants’ help: Council
Aurora’s arenas and pools now boast the names of Highland Automotive, Aurora Toyota, Canadian Tire, and Pfaff, to name but a few companies that have recently purchased the naming rights to municipal facilities – but further sponsorship opportunities must be found by in-house staff, according to Council.
Take a trip around the world with every sip of scotch
Tickets are selling fast for an opportunity to take your taste buds on a trip around the world through the liquid brown gold of scotch.
St. Max puts a modern spin on Remembrance Services
Stepping into St. Maximilian Kolbe Secondary School in the lead-to Remembrance Day, you’re greeted with the site of poppies falling from the sky, scattering on a tomb representing the Unknown Soldier.
Sugary drinks should be phased out of vending machines: Activate Aurora
Activists call for healthy alternatives.
Veterans bring girl power and tail fire to students’ Remembrance Service
As a young woman in the 1930s, Peggy Strange was a salesgirl at the Regina Simpsons store. Despite the Prairies’ “Dirty Thirties” it was a relatively...
Parking relief coming for Aurora Medical Centre patients
Patients using the Aurora Medical Centre will now be able to take one worry off their list as Council eases parking restrictions in the area of Kennedy Street and Gurnett.
Christmas cards show soldiers how much you care
By Brock Weir Each November, Dianne Harrison gathers Christmas cards and sends them on their way, a process undoubtedly carried out by countless Aurorans each ...
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