Oral history project unites generations and cultures

March 25, 2015 · 0 Comments

Elsie Adair first arrived in Aurora in 1958, ready to teach youngsters at the then-recently opened George Street Public School. After a short while commuting back and forth between her home well outside Aurora and the school, she...

Aurora United Church plans commemorations of fire anniversary

Saturday, April 11 will mark the one-year anniversary of the fire that devastated Aurora United Church (AUC).

Budget talks target training and education at Town Hall

Proposed residential tax increase currently stands at 4.44% ahead of final deliberations set for Monday and budget approval in April.

PC frontrunner touts message of “compassion”

Christine Elliott, a perceived frontrunner in the race to lead the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, brought her message to Aurora last week.

Planning underway for 2015 Magna Hoedown

The two day party runs September 18 - 19 and applications from partner charities, non-profits and community groups are now being accepted.

Council sets eyes northward on Industrial Parkway revamp

Changes are set this year for Industrial Parkway South’s intersection at Wellington Street with an eye to improve traffic congestion and now Council is setting their sights northward.

Cultural Festival aims for recipe to unite community

Railroad tracks might bisect Aurora, but food representing all the cultures that make up Aurora could be the recipe to make two halves a whole, according to Councillor Harold Kim.

2014 – 2015 a whirlwind for Aurora’s Citizen of the Year as nominations for successor close this week

The past few months have been a whirlwind for Aurora resident Beverley Wood, who was named Aurora’s Citizen of the Year last spring. But, living up to the saying that if you want to get something done you ask a busy person to do it, Ms. Wood has handled everything in her stride.

Family Leisure Complex – and Year of Sport – gets Federal seal of approval

The recently revamped Aurora Family Leisure Complex (AFLC) got the Federal seal of approval Monday afternoon hosting Bal Gosal, Minister of State for Sport, on his tour of Aurora.

Environmentalists urge action on untouched grassland by wildlife park

In the overall scheme of things, a pocket of land less than two acres in Aurora’s planned wildlife park might seem small potatoes, but to environmentalists behind the plan, it will make a world of difference to the critters that call it home.

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