New Mulock GO Station will help ease Aurora’s pressure: Officials

June 29, 2016 · 0 Comments

A new GO Train station on Mulock Drive in Newmarket will have a positive impact on the Aurora station and ease the parking concerns of those living around it, according to Newmarket-Aurora MPP Chris Ballard and Mayor Geoff Dawe.

Left turn restrictions at Yonge and Wellington postponed until Fall

A pilot project to ban left turns on Yonge Street at Wellington Street during peak traffic times has been put on the backburner until at least October pending a Regional decision.

Canada Day parade shortened due to “accessibility” concerns

Aurora’s Canada Day Parade will be shorter this year, following concerns raised over “accessibility.” Participants in this year’s Canada Day Parade will gather at Wellington Street to prepare for the parade, which formally begins just south of the intersection on Mosley Street.

Townhouse complex approved amid concerns for downtown retail

A development of 126 stacked back-to-back townhouses spread between six four-storey blocks has been approved for Aurora’s Downtown Core, despite some worries of the impacts it might have on local traffic and retail.

Healthy Kids Challenge plants summer seeds at St. Joseph

Students are now in the home stretch before packing up their books for a well-earned summer vacation but, as the school year winds to a close, local leaders are hoping they’ve put down the solid foundation of a healthy and active summer.

Vikings, Pioneer Days, Passports and “CCR” help ring in Canada’s Birthday

Take a trip around Canada without leaving Aurora, catch up with Vikings, and chill out before fireworks to a tribute to Credence Clearwater Revival as Lambert Willson Park becomes Birthday Party Central this Canada Day.

New Sports Hall of Fame will transform the SARC – but at a cost

With four new members in the class of 2016, the Aurora Sport Hall of Fame is on the move to bigger digs and, if all goes according to plan, it will dramatically transform what you see when you walk into the Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex.

Polo for Heart brings fashion and equestrian to York Region

The Gormley Polo Club in Richmond Hill was the site for polo enthusiasts from across North America over the weekend to get a taste of the rich equestrian culture of York Region.

See what’s on “The Bookshelf” Saturday with York Region authors

Detective Albert Hodgins is a man on a mission. The Toronto police officer’s adventures have taken him to Stouffville and Woodbridge so far and his next case, given to him by his creator, author Nanci Pattenden, is set to take him to Aurora, solving a murder unfolding during the holiday season in 1874.

Bumper crop of locks raise thousands for Canadian Cancer Society

Cheers went up from her classmates when hairstylists presented Georgia Barrington with a Ziploc bag full of her long tresses on Monday, but things didn’t stop there.

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