Limited options remain to address affordable housing crunch

May 27, 2015 · 0 Comments

Council may have balked at what is considered affordable housing in Aurora, but there are limited options on the horizon to address the issue.

Medical pot production set for municipal approval

Medical marijuana production facilities in Aurora’s new business park could get Council’s green light this week, but local lawmakers aren’t necessarily keen to roll out the red carpet.

New policies could be in the offing as Aurora tackles encroachments

Aurora residents are set to approach Council this week to speak out against removing encroachments from their properties onto municipal rights of way – but some Councillors question whether a July 15 deadline to rectify the problem is the best way forward.

Hundreds bid fond farewell to the “little school with the big heart”

John Mullings only had about five years’ teaching experience under his belt when he walked through the doors of George Street Public School for the first time in 1963. Over the following six years, he instilled ...

Fresh sod lays groundwork for old tradition ahead of Pan Am Games

To find your roots, you have to do more than scratch the surface, and landscaping crews will be on hand beginning this week to excavate the north lawn of Hillary House, making it ready for July’s Pan Am Games.

Yellow Brick House is looking for a few good men to eliminate violence against women

Okay, so more than a few would be great, but spreading the word that violence against women will not be tolerated is a message Yellow Brick House is hoping to get out to the community one brick at a time.

Community Recognition Awards honour Aurora’s brightest “ambassadors”

In the words of Mayor Geoff Dawe, they are “the mortar that really binds our community together”, and on Monday night, over 90 outstanding community volunteers and organizations were honoured for their contributions to Aurora at the Town’s annual Community Recognition Awards.