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Chamber welcomes Interim Director following retirement of Ferri

March 20, 2025   ·   0 Comments

The Aurora Chamber of Commerce has welcomed new leadership following the retirement of long-time Executive Director Sandra Ferri. Back to the Chamber is Debra Wilson, ...

Public Art Strategy set to come before Council this spring

A long-awaited municipal-wide guide to public art will be coming before Council this spring for review. Funding for public art – such as murals and ...

Feds make significant investment in local watershed health

Efforts to improve ecology in the Lake Simcoe watershed received Federal dollars this month. Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill MP Leah Taylor Roy, accompanied by Newmarket-Aurora MP ...

Aurora’s Historic Pet Cemetery restoration sparks debate over hateful language on monuments

As the Town of Aurora continues planning the restoration of its historic Pet Cemetery, debate emerged at last Tuesday’s Committee of the Whole meeting on ...

Cenotaph restoration work will correct a century-old error

2025 marks the 100th anniversary of Aurora’s iconic Cenotaph and, amid plans to restore it to its former glory, some century-old corrections are on the ...

Winterfresh will keep community fed into spring, throughout year

Winterfresh, the primary annual fundraiser for the York Region Food Network, brought in record numbers last month and now that the numbers are in, the ...

Ontario Human Rights Commission weighs in on emergency housing issue

Ahead of a Special Council meeting set for Tuesday, March 18, which will see four Council members in favour of a men’s transition and emergency ...

Aurora hosts inaugural Holi Festival celebration

The Town of Aurora celebrated its first-ever Holi Festival on Saturday, March 15th, at Aurora Town Square.

More women need to get into public life, says MP at International Women’s Day event

Aurora-Oak-Ridges-Richmond Hill MP Leah Taylor Roy has been a long-time advocate for gender parity in politics. It’s a principle, she says, that has served many ...

Councillors vote to begin looking into creating a 24-Hour warming and cooling shelter for extreme weather

Aurora Council voted unanimously last week explore the creation of a 24-hour warming and cooling shelter to help residents during extreme weather events. The motion, ...

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