This page was exported from The Auroran [ http://www.newspapers-online.com/auroran ] Export date:Sat Nov 1 18:22:18 2025 / +0000 GMT ___________________________________________________ Title: INSIDE AURORA: There once was a town... --------------------------------------------------- By Scott Johnston It's not quite the end of 2013, but let's take a moment to look back at some news items this year in Aurora through that well-known story telling device, the limerick. January - Aurora to be split into two Federal ridings When the town's split into two ridings was news Our Federal voice people feared we would loose But perhaps the worst blow And what we wanted to know Was which side of Wellington our MP would choose. February - Petch House reconstruction nears completion Petch House's re-birth's been a real slog In approvals it's been in a fog But through work and repair It stands now proud and fair Just too bad you cannot see the logs. March – Ongoing budget discussions Reducing the budget, and how much to spend Required program cuts now, not when Council argued and debated But in the end simply stated “We'll just have to raise taxes again.” April – Cell tower built just west of Bathurst A cell tower appeared from the blue And caused a big hullabaloo Council sought legal advice But was told in a thrice There was nothing Aurora could do. May – Plans for the new Queen's Diamond Jubilee Park Park plans with debate have been fraught Should playground equipment be bought? Or shall soccer remain? When she heard the refrain The Queen said, “Amused, we are not.” June – Youth Centre plans move ahead slowly The years of Youth Centre planning have flown By the time they place the last building stone The ones it was built for Will be children no more And, in fact, will have kids of their own. July – Residents protest tree cutting on nearby property When tree cutting caused people to freak Local government's help they did seek The region pondered and mused But unlike saws that were used They found their bylaw's teeth were quite weak August – Concerns raised about the length of Council meetings Said a member “the time that we spend That gets longer each meeting, must end.” So they discussed several ways To reduce the length of their stays But still adjourned past midnight, again. September - Aurora's 4th Sesquicentennial event is held The last sesqui event was at hand The theme ‘Culture across our fair land' But all events for that day The rain, alas, washed away So a make-up event will be planned. October – Fair increase planned for York Transit After last year's strike they decreed The next month no payment you'd need But it's now no surprise That bus fare's on the rise In the end, you know nothing is free. Feel free to e-mail Scott at: machellscorners@gmail.com --------------------------------------------------- Images: --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Post date: 2013-10-16 17:39:47 Post date GMT: 2013-10-16 21:39:47 Post modified date: 2013-10-30 17:39:06 Post modified date GMT: 2013-10-30 21:39:06 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Export of Post and Page as text file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.gconverters.com