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Aurora to get tougher on door-to-door sales, but enforcement could be at issue

March 16, 2016   ·   0 Comments

The Town of Aurora will work together with York Regional Police to raise awareness of issues surrounding door-to-door salespeople but while Council approved new measures to get tougher and more up-to-date on sales, enforcement might be at issue.

Farmers’ Market awaits word on location for outdoor season

By Brock Weir Saturday shoppers descended on the Aurora Armouries this past weekend for the final indoor installment of the Aurora Farmers’ Market for the ...

Author Terry Fallis joins GranAurora to raise awareness of African grandmothers

By Brock Weir When life gets tough, sometimes all you can do is laugh. If you’re in Aurora on March 29, however, you can laugh ...

Easter Bunny set to hit trail and hop back to Aurora

By Brock Weir You might wonder where the Easter Bunny gets the energy to visit so many homes on Easter Weekend to cleverly hide his ...

Mavrinac neighbours get their park in 7 – 2 vote

The journey has hardly been a walk in the park, but residents in Aurora’s 2B development now have one more to call their own after Council voted 7 – 2 to secure a six acre parcel of land, which has been the subject of considerable Council debate over the last two years, as parkland.

Families fight for full day kindergarten at St. Joseph

By Brock Weir A decision by the York Catholic School Board to eliminate full day kindergarten at St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School by 2017 will ...

Let Soyeon Kate Lee be your guide on “musical journey”

“It’s a Scriabin sandwich,” jokes pianist Soyeon Kate Lee, as she puts the finishing touches on the plan for her upcoming Aurora concert. Ms. Lee is set to hit the stage of the Aurora Cultural Centre this Friday, March 11, and in devising her set list, one of her first stops was the extensive work produced by Russian composer Alexander Scriabin.

High priorities dominate new Parks & Rec plans

If Aurora’s Master Ducks Swim Club is hoping to have a new pool in Town soon, they might have to tread water a little bit longer.

Aurora’s Women’s Institute moves well beyond jams and cakes

If you think a Women’s Institute, once a mainstay of every Canadian community, sits around and makes jellies and flower arrangements all day, think again. Aurora’s Women’s Institute is back and they’re looking to become better than ever.

Hit the pavement in May for annual Run for Southlake

Runners, take your marks. Plans are underway for the 2016 incarnation of the Nature’s Emporium Run or Walk for Southlake, a charity fun run to bring much-needed funds to Southlake Regional Health Centre.

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