MPP Chris Ballard named Minister of Housing

June 15, 2016 · 0 Comments

Newmarket-Aurora MPP Chris Ballard was named Ontario's Minister of Housing and Minister Responsible for Poverty Reduction in Premier Kathleen Wynne's cabinet shuffle on Monday morning.

Parents call for new secondary school on Bayview Avenue

As east Aurora grows, more and more teens are having to make their way from northeast Aurora to Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School to hit the books – but for local parents, a new secondary school on Bayview Avenue north of Wellington Street is not only the right decision, but the “Smart” decision.

Organizers gear up for new Aurora Music Festival

If you happened by the north stage at the Aurora Street Festival on Sunday shortly after the noon hour, you may have been treated to an impromptu performance from the Good Brothers – but this was just a teaser of what’s to come.

Three-year-old Mason named “Ambassador” for Walk to Cure Diabetes

Three-year-old Mason Dos Anjos’ face lights up whenever he sees another person with an insulin pump. Despite his age, the Aurora boy is already nearing expert-level with his own pump, having been...

You may not be able to cure, but you can “give kids with cancer a good time”

After she lost her young daughter Haddan to cancer six years ago, Kim Eby uncovered a new side of her child. When Kim picked Haddan, who was diagnosed...

Community gardens, pickle ball courts questioned by Mavrinac community

The community has had no shortage of suggestions on what to do with recently-acquired six acre parcel of parkland on Mavrinac Boulevard, but last week provided them with the first official opportunity to weigh in on the concept.

The Loft “walks path” with at-risk youth

"The Loft", Aurora's drop-in for local youth, has proved popular with teens, but has evolved from simply fun and games.

Animals will no longer feature in Street Fest following public outcry

Animal displays will no longer be a part of the annual Aurora Street Festival following a widespread public outcry over a petting zoo following this past Sunday’s event.

York Region gears up for Pride Week

The raising of the rainbow flag has significant meaning for Amanda Kenegje and Mike Blackburn. As president and vice president, respectively, of the York Region chapter of

Get up and be active during Aurora’s Recreation & Parks month

Summer officially arrives this month, ushering in a season of being outside for some fun in the sun, so get outside to our local greenspaces to mark Aurora’s Recreation & Parks Month – or #aurorarpm16.

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