Residents left to clean up after Arboretum fire

April 4, 2019 · 0 Comments

Residents in the Bayview and St. John’s Sideroad area have been left to clean up after their back fences were destroyed last week following a grass fire in the Aurora Community Arboretum.

Water rates set to rise 2.2 per cent this year

Average Aurora homeowners can expect to see a $26.72 increase on their 2019 water bills, following the approval of the municipal budget at Council last week.

Children’s music brought to life with familiar community faces

Walking into the Aurora Public Library with her kids in 1987, Kathy Reid Naiman just wanted to introduce her kids to the journeys that can happen between the pages of a book; but this particular trip set the Aurora mother on a different journey all together, one which is set to come full circle at the Aurora Cultural Centre next week.

Kaleidoscope project will bring Cultural Centre into Aurora schools

Since its inception, the Aurora Cultural Centre has been delivering arts to Aurora within the walls of the historic Church Street School, but now, through a collaboration with the Town, local school boards and local private donors, they’re preparing to take the show on the road.

Staying active takes centre stage at Minister for Seniors’ roundtable

Allowing seniors to age in place – and remain active while doing so – were central issues voiced to Canada’s Minister for Seniors last week at a roundtable hosted by Newmarket-Aurora MP Kyle Peterson and the Aurora Seniors Association.

Leaders of Tomorrow Scholar takes “giving back” from community to the world

For more information on how to apply for the 2019 John West Memorial Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship, visit aurora.ca/leadersoftomorrow. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, May 1.

MP Kyle Peterson won’t seek re-election

By Brock Weir Kyle Peterson will not seek re-election this fall, the MP for Newmarket-Aurora announced Thursday. Mr. Peterson, who was first elected to Parliament ...

Theatre Aurora’s Stepping Out: A Review

This play by Richard Harris is about several strangers in North London who are taking dance lessons at a low-end studio. Each character has their own reasons for being there, and over the course of the show we discover more about their fears, motivations and relationships.

Arab Voices to rise in “unique cultural festival”

The conversation between cultures is something “crucial for the betterment of human relationships,” according to writer and poet Abdulrahman Matar, and there is no better way to start a conversation than speaking up.

Council looks for alternatives to Aurora Heights Public School–area sidewalk

Would the Aurora Community Centre parking lot be a safer place to drop off Aurora Heights students while improving traffic and parking congestion in the streets surrounding the school?

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