How One Man Inspired a Generation of Female Hockey Players The Simple yet Powerful Gesture They Made to Honour his Memory

January 3, 2018 · 0 Comments

After more than 20 years as a volunteer with the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association, there’s one phrase that will continue to resonate with the players Mike Shields came into contact with; “Mike was a Rockstar.”

Villanova students take a stand against violence

December 6, 2017 marked the 28th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, where 14 female engineering students were killed by a gunman at Montreal’s EcolePolytechnique. Students ...

“Strangers with the Same Dream” selected for One Book One Aurora 2018

Acclaimed novel by Allison Pick looks at early foundations of modern Israel

Ahead of marathon New Year, PC leader pays tribute to local initiative

Just days before the start of the most important year in his political life, Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown was at the Aurora Legion with his two local candidates.

Design work on new rec centre set for 2018

By Brock Weir Sports groups have weighed in, Council has set the budget, now the public at large will sound off as well as Aurora ...

Temple of Fame will once again harness the power of local women – 100 years on

A century ago, Aurora women were looking to their heroines. It was a dark time in our history. World War One was still raging, thousands of Canadians had died, and suffrage was still something being fought for. But where there is darkness, there is also light. By breathing life to their heroines – women who led empires, changed the world through the written word, or exercised everyday heroism in the raising of their children at home – they too were determined to shine a light onto the world around them.

Canada 150 will go out with a bang at Family First event

2017 has been a year of celebration as the country has marked 150 years since Confederation, but the year will truly go out with a bang as fireworks take centre stage at Family First Night.

Restrictions on developments in stable neighbourhoods eyed by Council

The new year could bring a temporary crackdown on new building projects in Aurora’s stable neighbourhoods. Council last week tasked staff with coming up with a proposal for an Interim Control Bylaw intended to restrict developments in established communities with older housing for up to a year.

Kids get a merrier Christmas – thanks to your infractions

A bumper crop of toys were collected in Aurora’s 2017 Toys for Tickets program, but whether this indicates a bumper crop of parking tickets issued by the Town or a cornucopia of generosity from residents, however, remains to be seen.

Thousands of Christmas cards collected for soldiers – amid a call for change

By Brock Weir Each card put a smile on Dianne Harrison’s face. The Aurora resident has been busily distributing and collecting Christmas Cards for people ...

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