Ratepayers prepared to go “toe to toe” with developer over Highland Gate

June 15, 2016 · 0 Comments

Ratepayers in Aurora’s Highland Gate area are prepared to go “toe to toe” with developers over the redevelopment of the former golf course, according to their lawyer Stephen D’Agostino, but first they will take a crack at mediation.

“We will not allow fear to rob us of our Pride”

With vigil candles and rainbow flags in hand, my partner, children and I gathered with thousands in Toronto to mourn the loss of...

Murphy, Stemmle, Kitchen & Galbraith enter Sports Hall of Fame

The Class of 2016, which honours heroes on the ice and snow, will be inducted this November in a special ceremony at St. Andrew's College.

MPP Chris Ballard named Minister of Housing

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.