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Hotel renos highlight local need: Chamber

May 21, 2014   ·   0 Comments

Visitors to Aurora’s Howard Johnson Hotel, which has recently been operating under the name Aurora Inn, may have been surprised to find the hotel roped off for closure last week.

Cardinal Carter’s E-waste day benefits local, national and international causes

Students in the Free the Children Club at Cardinal Carter Catholic High School are working hard this week to get the word out about their second annual E-waste event on May 31.

Bidder “disappointed” over museum process: CAM

Her company might be based in Markham, but Shelley Falconer, partner in Cultural Asset Management (CAM), considers herself a local. The King resident has expressed disappointment in the tone of Council debate...

Grade 4/5 students take colourful approach to rebuilding Aurora United Church

Aylin, Keira, Serin and Audrey are four students looking for ways to help their community. They might not all attend church regularly, or be religious in any way whatsoever, but last month...

Jobs in focus as Provincial campaign hits Week 2

As the Provincial Election campaign settles into its second official week, local focus is shifting to jobs and public services. Last week’s announcement by Tim Hudak that 100,000 public sector...

Museum moves forward as Council approves curator plan

A restored Aurora Museum is a go following Council approval last week. Councillors threw out an RFP, which attracted a winning bid from Cultural Asset Management (CAM), as well as the Aurora Historical Society and Aurora Cultural Centre...

Cardinal Carter students honoured for Character, heroism

Back in September 2013, brothers Colten and Luke Rybuck were just out to buy a new video game when they heard a smoke alarm and someone calling for help in a nearby house.

Newmarket-Aurora “is a Liberal seat and should be a Liberal seat,” argues Health Minister

Premier Kathleen Wynne may have called the June 12 Provincial election on Friday afternoon, but the campaign got off to an early start last week with a fundraising visit from Health Minister Deb Matthews.

Young Aurorans to take a hands-on approach in look and feel of Youth Space

Doors were opened last week for youth to become involved in the issues that matter to them. Last week was National Youth Week and, coinciding with that commemoration, Aurora is now...

Aurora and Newmarket to collaborate on info tech strategies

It has been in the works for nearly three years, but this spring the Town of Aurora is set to launch a new interactive website. The twist? It will be hosted by servers maintained by the Town of Newmarket.

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