Long-time Auroran Galbraith honoured as a figure skating icon

September 28, 2016 · 0 Comments

A lifetime of accolades at the provincial and national level has landed Sheldon Galbraith initiation into local lore, as one of the newest members of the Aurora Sports Hall of Fame.

New hours and new drives for Aurora Food Pantry

Fall is in the air and that means new hours and new ways to help the Aurora Food Pantry. Beginning October 1, the...

Mathews completes record-breaking Moraine hike

In her historic seven-day marathon of the Oak Ridges Moraine Trail, Aurora resident Kelly Mathews did much more than “take a hike.”

New OSPCA contract will address public safety response

Aurora will work with the OSPCA on a new response plan to situations where there’s a public safety concern as the Town renews its contract with the Society for animal control services.

Traffic, parking plans hit roadblock

Proposals to improve traffic flow and increase parking in Aurora’s downtown core are expected to be in the spotlight this week after several plans got snarled in a Council jam last week.

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

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.

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