Hoedown season is off to early start for community groups

May 18, 2016 · 0 Comments

Magna’s annual Wild, Wild West Hoedown is more than just York Region’s biggest party – it is a movement that brings out the best of the community – and 15 community groups are wasting no time counting the reasons why.

Next phase of Yonge Street Parking Plan due next week

By Brock Weir Next steps to a plan proposed by Mayor Geoff Dawe to limit traffic on Yonge Street in the Downtown Core to one ...

Skate parks and brew pub considered in new vision for Aurora

They are buildings that have sat underused and without use for many years, but a new study is suggesting ways to breathe new life into community hubs all around Aurora. Council is set to tackle...

Life is a never-ending adventure for gardener Dierdre Tomlinson

There are those who go through certain trauma and come through the other side without complaint. Then there are those who are adventurous, promiscuous, chatty enough to take up all the air space around them yet have nothing to say. Some others display aggression against their neighbours. A slice of ordinary human existence? Perhaps. But, this is how Dierdre Tomlinson sees her garden.

Door-to-door sales ban will protect seniors: MPP

This past spring, Aurora took steps to get tough on door-to-door sales; but now the Province of Ontario is poised to take things a step further with an outright ban on the sales of air conditioners, water heaters, furnaces, and water treatment systems.

Revamped Pipes & Drums Centre pays tribute to teacher

It isn’t every day you can go to work and walk through the doors of a building bearing your name. But, it is an honour Jim McGillivray experiences every day as he walks

Long-term care facility, retirement home planned for south Aurora

A new retirement home and long term care facility will be built in the south end of Aurora, pending Council’s approval this week. Councillors gave the tentative green light at the committee...

Less than 60% of Aurora kids are active every day: study

Less than 60 per cent of Aurora kids get the physical activity they need every day, according to a needs assessment carried out by the Town of Aurora and Windfall Ecology Centre.

Customer is king – or queen – for Business Woman of the Year

It’s been quite a ride since Pam Martin first walked into Creative Colours, going in for a fitting after agreeing to be in a fashion show for one of her favourite clothing boutiques.

Regency aims for a renaissance as a “makerspace”

By Brock Weir Necessity might be the mother of intervention, but a really cool opportunity might be the mother for re-invention over at Regency Acres ...

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