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New partnership will increase animal control in Aurora, Newmarket and Georgina
December 22, 2018 · 0 Comments
A new partnership between Aurora, Georgina and Newmarket promises to bring increased animal control services to all three municipalities starting on January 1.
Bring home the bacon at Family First Night
Close out the year and ring in a new one by bringing home the bacon from Family First Night. Well, not literally, but there will be pig-themed crafts galore in store as the annual New Year’s Eve tradition at the Aurora Family Leisure Complex (AFLC) ushers in the Year of the Pig.
Stable Neighbourhoods report due in New Year, but ratepayers want more input
A consultant’s report on how Aurora can best address development within long-established communities is due next month, but impacted ratepayers say they are concerned about the level of input they’ve had in upcoming recommendations.
Acclaimed artist Helen Lucas finds beauty in nature
Growing up in Saskatoon in the 1930s and 40s, first generation Canadian Helen Lucas grew up in very strict Greek family. Her friends in school were a little bit too fast for her conservative parents’ liking – after all, they wore lipstick, and some of them even dated! By her own admission, Ms. Lucas grew up as a “loner” who often took solace outdoors, helping her mother tend the beautiful garden at The Ritz, the unlikely name of a 25-room hotel in the Saskatchewan city her father happened to win in an all-night poker game.
Every day is a saved life at Yellow Brick House, says Executive Director
Every day is its own milestone at Yellow Brick House – it is a worthy day because they save lives, according to Loris Herenda, Executive Director of the Aurora-based shelter for Women and Children.
Committee consolidation leads to questions on community input
The possible amalgamation of Aurora’s Parks & Recreation, Environment and Trails Committees into one citizen advisory committee with a broad mandate has led to some Council members questioning community input.
Local students help rebuild SickKids – one candy cane at a time
Toronto’s SickKids Hospital is in the middle of a desperately needed billion dollar rebuild campaign, and Rick Hansen Public School students are banding together to do their part – one candy cane at a time.
Homeless but Happy: the spirit of the season remains
Part Four in a Series Special to The Auroran Our beloved town comes alive with festive beauty of the holiday spirit. The traditional Christmas Tree ...
Arboretum challenges community to look beyond the Pine with new evergreen grove
A rose might be a rose, but trees might be an issue altogether thornier for the Aurora Community Arboretum – but they’re setting out to do something about that thanks to Tree Canada and Home Hardware.
Colleagues pay tribute to John Abel
Former deputy mayor John Abel’s death on December 6 sparked a flood of tributes across Aurora from those who encountered him as a community leader to those who served with him across the Council table.
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