Activate Aurora campaign looks to make Aurora Canada’s most active community

September 21, 2016 · 0 Comments

Sport Aurora Past President Ron Weese wants the Aurora community to know that children born today will have a shorter projected lifespan than their parents, for the first time since the 1960s. The sedentary lifestyle and poor nutrition habits of today’s youth are just two of the factors that the Activate Aurora campaign is looking to combat, having officially launched Sunday at the Aurora Family Leisure Complex.

Kennedy Street could be prioritized as speed cushion pilot faces delay

Problem areas on Kennedy Street West could be prioritized after a speed cushion pilot program on three area streets hit a roadblock at Council last week.

Culture Days at Aurora Public Library

Experience your passion through music and art as Aurora Public Library unleashes creativity in this year’s celebration of Culture Days. Culture Days is a national initiative committed to the goal of encouraging all Canadians to make culture a daily part of life.

One Book One Aurora sparks human rights discussion next week

The face of Aurora is changing with exceptional growth in the northeast, but how can Aurora keep from becoming a “splintered town”? That is the question that has been on the minds of a number of community leaders this month as they prepare to tackle that issue, and many others, head-on in “The Changing Face of Canada,” an open forum on the richness of and challenges facing our community.

Seniors in the spotlight for Active Aging Week

Aurorans of all ages got into gear this past Sunday for the launch of Activate Aurora, the effort to get Aurora on the map as Canada’s most Active Community, but seniors come into the spotlight this Sunday with the start of Active Aging Week.

Bilingual signs would promote “inclusivity” say Councillors and residents

Aurora signs should include at least 50 per cent of its text in either English or French in a bid to promote “inclusivity,” according to Councillor Harold Kim.

Three day celebration marks opening of new Salvation Army

This weekend will mark a homecoming for the Salvation Army of Central York Region as they officially throw open their doors to their new multimillion dollar Northridge Community Church and community.

Yonge and Welling turn restrictions delayed pending fall reports

Aurorans will have to wait until the second half of October – at the earliest – to learn the future of a pilot project which would see left-hand turns restricted at Yonge and Wellington Street during peak times in an effort to improve traffic flow.

Sheppard’s Bush goes to the dogs with the Lions this Saturday

Dog lovers – and even just those looking to have a good stroll – are invited to come out to Sheppard’s Bush this Saturday for the Lions Foundation of Canada’s Purina Walk for Dog Guides, which aims to raise money to train guide dogs for people with a variety of challenges, ranging from blindness to autism.

Four-storey retirement home plan alarms southwest neighbours

Residents in southwest Aurora say they were surprised to discover a four-storey addition to a neighbourhood retirement home could soon dwarf the surrounding homes after not being notified the plan was making its way through Town Hall.

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