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Art with Heart brings out the colours of life

April 4, 2018   ·   0 Comments

During her recovery on the road to mental wellness, Liza Cadawas found she was having a hard time expressing herself. She felt “stalled” and at a crossroads, but once she found some paints and a few pencil crayons in hand, she felt a new world opening up to her and that roadblock to self-expression slowly lifting away.

Last chance to explore history of one of Aurora’s founding businesses

It might be a safe bet to wager there haven’t been that many members of the Fleury family in Aurora for the better part of a century, but local heritage came full circle last fall as generations of one of the Town’s founding families gathered to open The Plow in the Crest.

Collaboration with school board is essential to tackle recreation crunch: advocates

Time is of the essence to address shortfalls in Aurora’s recreation facilities, according to advocates, and Council agrees that a possible solution might be found on the current site of Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School.

Partnerships on new high school could lead to more community space

There is a “renewed level of enthusiasm and energy” between the Town and the York Region District School Board on possible partnerships on a new building when they move Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School to Bayview Avenue, according to Mayor Geoff Dawe.

Climate Change prompts question of whether Aurora is flood-ready

Climate change has brought some extreme weather to the recent years, whether it has been snow days on the rise or flooding on many of Aurora’s streets after significant rainfall – now Council wants assurances that Aurora is truly flood ready.

York Symphony Orchestra presents pianist Vivian Chen

To help perform some of the most popular music of Russian composers at its next pair of concerts, the York Symphony Orchestra will welcome young ...

Accessibility champions left out of awards process, says activist

If Aurora is having trouble finding champions for accessibility to recognize at the annual Community Recognition Awards each year, why not turn to the people who advocate for accessibility every day?

April declared “Special Olympics Month” in Aurora

The Special Olympics are getting the star treatment for their tenth year in Aurora.

Christine Elliott confirms Newmarket-Aurora PC run

By Brock Weir After weeks of swirling rumours, Christine Elliott has formally put her name forward for the Newmarket-Aurora PC nomination. In a statement released ...

Anti-whistling program comes off the track – for now

A proposal to halt train whistles as they come through Aurora has been taken off the track and put in the rail yard – at least for now.

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