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Streetscape improvements in Aurora Promenade will be early focus of next Council
August 6, 2014 · 0 Comments
Beautifying Aurora’s downtown business core has been a subject debated at Aurora Council for many years and, when the new Council is inaugurated in December, it is likely to be near the top of the Agenda.
Aurora and Region need to work together to tackle housing crunch: Councillors
Aurora should have more of a say when it comes to addressing the need for affordable housing in the community. That is the word coming from Councillors out of last week’s Council...
Make sure you bag all your garbage before tossing it into your curbside bins: new bylaw
You may need to stock up on more garbage bags, following Council’s approval of a new waste bylaw last week. Rest assured, however, you don’t need to buy clear ...
Listed home on Wellington Street might make way for medical offices
It has served as a residence in Aurora for nearly 140 years, but the recently sold house at 95 Wellington Street East could soon make way for a new medical office. Council is set to approve...
New homeowners could help the hungry when they move into the 2C development
Summer is usually a slow time of year for the Aurora Food Pantry. People are often at the cottage soaking up the sun, away on vacation, or gearing up for the busy fall ahead. While Thanksgiving and...
Snow disposal plan has, well, snowballed, argue Councillors
Snow is the last thing people want to talk about during the lazy days of summer – especially after the winter we’re still recovering from – but a decision on what to do with all the white stuff when it starts flying hit a snag at Council this month.
Aurora 150 finance motion would have negative impact on volunteers: Council
If you’re going to focus on one citizen committee, you should focus on them all. That was the argument made by many members of Council this month as they rejected a bid from Councillor ...
“Rising Star” doesn’t let setback take her eye off singing stardom
Amanda MacDonald is not one to rest idle when faced with a setback. An Irish Dancer at heart, Ms. MacDonald is counting down the days until she can get...
Breaking bread brought an oasis of calm between local faiths
With tensions boiling over between Israel and Hamas in recent weeks, Aurora was an oasis of calm last week as people from across York Region, representing many faiths that add to the richness of local culture, came together for an evening of dialogue.
Salaries for Mayor and Council to stay as-is…for now
Pegging salaries for the Mayor of Aurora and Councillors on a more predictable scale is likely to be an issue tackled by the class of 2018, following a Council decision this month. Earlier in July, a...
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