High priorities dominate new Parks & Rec plans

March 9, 2016 · 0 Comments

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.

But what kind of park do Mavrinac residents want?

Now that Council has followed through on last week's decision to proceed with a design process for a new park on Mavrinac Boulevard, it will first have to start with what kind of a park the neighbourhood – and the Town in general – wants and needs.

Farmers’ Market aims to stay in Town Park

The conversion of the former Wells Street School to a condominium development caused some concern for vendors and patrons of the Aurora Farmers’ Market over the future of the Saturday mainstay on their Downtown Aurora home.

Aurora students fly to Kenya with Me to We

“What did you do on March Break?” It’s a question just about every student will be asked when they get back to the classroom later this month and some might already have their answers prepared.

Council members take Regional Chair push to Queen’s Park

Aurora lawmakers were in Toronto last week calling for an elected Chair for the Region of York. Following Regional Council’s decision to vote...

Leading women, girls recognized as community builders

Leadership can be demonstrated in many different ways by many different women and Newmarket-Aurora’s community builders of today were recognized Monday night along with the leaders of tomorrow by MPP Chris Ballard at his second annual Leading Women, Leading Girls Awards

Syrian family “overwhelmed” by community outpouring

They were about an hour and a half from the nearest border by car when they realised they had to leave. Settled in one stronghold, they knew ...

Sport Aurora highlights ‘Year of Sport’ at AGM and looks to the future

The Year of Sport in Aurora is now behind us. 2015 brought about the “Activate Aurora” plan, announced by former MP Lois Brown to make Aurora Canada’s most active community.

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