Aurora students fly to Kenya with Me to We

March 9, 2016 · 0 Comments

“What did you do on March Break?” It’s a question just about every student will be asked when they get back to the classroom later this month and some might already have their answers prepared.

Council members take Regional Chair push to Queen’s Park

Aurora lawmakers were in Toronto last week calling for an elected Chair for the Region of York. Following Regional Council’s decision to vote...

Leading women, girls recognized as community builders

Leadership can be demonstrated in many different ways by many different women and Newmarket-Aurora’s community builders of today were recognized Monday night along with the leaders of tomorrow by MPP Chris Ballard at his second annual Leading Women, Leading Girls Awards

Syrian family “overwhelmed” by community outpouring

They were about an hour and a half from the nearest border by car when they realised they had to leave. Settled in one stronghold, they knew ...

Sport Aurora highlights ‘Year of Sport’ at AGM and looks to the future

The Year of Sport in Aurora is now behind us. 2015 brought about the “Activate Aurora” plan, announced by former MP Lois Brown to make Aurora Canada’s most active community.

One Man, Two Guvs’ Coulter was bitten early by acting bug

Megan Coulter is a firm believer in the old adage that there are no small parts, only small actors. In fact, when she first stepped onto the stage, she was quite literally a piece of the scenery, playing a piece of the furniture in a production of Beauty & The Beast staged by Aurora’s Marquee Theatrical Productions.

Core Chair’s turn in Dragon’s Den leaves them overwhelmed with orders

Last April 29 was a big day for Aurora’s Pat Harrison. After years in development, his new spin on the traditional office chair, the Core Chair, was just in stock. He and his co-workers were preparing to take the chair into the studios to face CBC’s Dragon’s Den that day. Oh, and it was also his birthday.