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Vol. 10 No. 25
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Week of April 13, 2010
Aurora wards?
No comment
They were all there thursday night as the new Aurora Cultural Centre held its official opening.
The Aurora mayor, Aurora councillors, the riding’s member of parliament, member of provincial parliament, and a representative from Ontario Heritage Trust, all joined together as the
historic Church Street School started a new phase of its 100 plus year life. But editor Ron
Wallace has a question about the location and you can find it on Page 4.
Auroran photo by David Falconer
Old school opens
as a new centre
After years of development,
consultation, renovation, and
restoration, the Church Street
School officially opened its doors
Thursday night.
The grand opening, presided
over by Mayor Phyllis Morris and
Aurora councillors, NewmarketAurora Member of Parliament Lois
Brown, and MPP Frank Klees,
Horvath gone
Long-time Town of Aurora
Employee Peter Horvath is out of a job.
The 19-year Town employee's stint
as the Municipality's Manager of
Operations Services came to an end
on March 29, he confirmed to The
Auroran.
But due to the fact Mr. Horvath is
seeking counsel on the issue, he said
it would be premature to comment
further on the matter.
Although a call was placed to
Mayor
Phyllis
Morris,
Jason
Ballantyne, Aurora's Manager of
Corporate Communications, said it
would be "inappropriate for the mayor
or anyone else on staff to speak publically about an internal staff matter."
attracted members of Aurora's
arts, culture, and civic communities, and the community at large
all wanting to take in what has
been described as the "jewel in
the crown" of Aurora's heritage.
The Centre's Brevik Hall on the
second floor was filled to nearcapacity not just to hear speeches
from dignitaries but to take in the
music made by internationally recognized
pianist
Elizabeth
Schumann as she took to the
Centre's brand-new showpiece
grand piano.
"When you look at today's
music, art, and literature, what
Please see page 17
Public interest in putting the
ward question on the October 25
ballot might be waning, if last
Tuesday's General Committee
meeting was any indication.
The committee doubled as a
Statutory Town Hall Meeting on
the question, the second step in
Aurora's three-step process to
gauge public interest in council
pursuing a ward system.
The meeting was slated to be
the opportunity for councillors to
hear directly from residents
either supporting the implementation of a ward system or maintaining the current "at large" system.
Not one resident on either
side of the debate stepped up to
the podium despite some attendees of the previous week's public meeting on the ward system
sitting in the audience.
"I don't see anyone rushing to
the microphones, so I think we
can assume there is a lack of
interest amongst this group present this evening," said Councillor
Evelyn Buck who chaired the
General Committee meeting.
"One factor that plays a part in
meeting attendance is that most
people have busy lives with many
competing priorities," said Jason
Ballantyne, Aurora's Manager of
Corporate
Communications.
"Electoral reform doesn't seem to
typically get many people
engaged, not just here in Aurora,
but elsewhere. I took a cursory
look at other jurisdictions where
electoral reform has come up for
discussion, including the UK, the
US, Manitoba and BC. The
shared experience seems to be
one of voter disinterest."
The final step of public consultation will be at a Special General
Committee meeting April 20.
If council decides to put the
ward system question on the ballot, the required bylaw would
need to be passed by April 27.
The Petch House
may live after all
Aurora's Petch House may be
granted a new lease on life after
Council voted last week to open up
its rebuilding and restoration to
competing bids.
The move to proceed with a
Request for Proposal (RFP) comes
after prolonged debate on the
future of the building with some
calling for its demolition.
Others looked to dismantle the
house for heritage material to
incorporate into existing buildings,
some wanted to completely restore
it for office and storage use, and
there were also calls to preserve a
section of the building as a public
monument.
"Due to the deteriorated physical condition of the Petch Log
House, the limited available funds
for restoration, the high historical
significance of the house to Aurora
and York Region and to significant
local interest in saving it; staff recPlease see page 20
2 - THE AURORAN, Week of April 13, 2010
COMING EVENTS
CONTINUING
Currently on display at the Colleen Abbott Gallery,
located on the second floor of the Aurora Public Library,
is an exhibit of paintings by Aurora’s Philippa Hajdu. The
paintings are selections from the artist’s self-portrait
series and her novel series inspired by the works of
James Lee Burke and Janet Evanovitch. This exhibit will
run through May 30.
****
A selection of landscape works from the collection of
Albert Chiarandini will be on display at the Aurora
Cultural Centre starting Saturday, April 10th.
Chiarandini, born in Udine, Italy, in 1915 was a prolific
painter until his death in December 2007. The display will
continue until May 1
****
Alateen meets every Sunday at 8 p.m. at St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Church, corner of Victoria and Mosley
Streets. Al-Anon meets every Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the
Aurora United Church on Yonge Street. For more information go to al-anon.alateen.on.ca.
****
The Aurora Garden & Horticultural Society meets on
the fourth Wednesday of every month at 8 p.m. at the
Royal Canadian Legion, 105 Industrial Parkway North in
Aurora. Visitors are welcome for only $2. For more information call Ray at 905-727-6168. On May 26th, Master
Gardener from Brantford, Nancy Lee-Colibaba, will
speak on Gardening for Health.
****
York Highlands Chorus is an award-winning a cappella Sweet Adelines chorus, a group of women who gather
Tuesday evenings at the Old Firehall, Newmarket, to
sing, share in the harmony of friendship and learn the
barbershop art form. York Highlands is always looking for
new women who share the love of a cappella music. Call
Karen at 905-726-2113 or Vikki at information@yorkhighlands.com.
****
The Upper Canada Chordsmen, Aurora-Newmarket’s
award winning chorus, is looking for male singers. The
group meets every Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at
the Old Firehall, 140 Main Street South, in Newmarket .
****
The Optimist Club of Aurora meets the first
Wednesday of each month at the Aurora Legion. New
members are welcome. Call 905-727-5012 for more
information.
****
The Aurora Lions Club meets the second and fourth
Thursdays at the Aurora Lions Hall, corner of Mosley and
Victoria Streets, Co-ed club welcomes new members.
For further information, call 905-727-6079.
****
Every Thursday, Martha's Table serves home-made
soup, sandwiches, and dessert in St. Andrew's Hall at
the Presbyterian Church, corner of Mosley and Victoria
Street. Cost is minimal, and the volunteer-run program
enabled the church to give more than $5,000 to local
charities in 2008 alone. You can enjoy lunch, conversation, and a sense of community between 11.30 a.m. and
Art Aurora
2010
The Aurora
Art Show
& Sale
Come and find
the perfect piece of art
to make your home
more beautiful
and colourful!
Saturday May 1st
10 am - 5 pm
Sunday May 2nd
10 am - 4 pm
Aurora Town Hall, 1 Municipal Drive
For more information contact (905) 726-4762
or visit www.e-aurora.ca
1.30 p.m. weekly.
****
The York Regional Police Male Chorus is looking for
new members. You do not have to be a police officer nor
are you required to read music to volunteer. The group
rehearses Monday evenings between 7.30 and 9.30 p.m.
For further information, contact the chorus supervisor at
905-727-9676 or the coordinator of volunteer services
for YRP at 905-830-0303, extension 6717.
****
Aurora’s Air Cadets meet every Tuesday night at
Cardinal Carter School from 6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m., and
offer a program for 12 years and older boys and girls.
****
Aurora Opera Children’s Chorus welcomes treble
voices. It is a choir dedicated to nurturing and providing
opportunities for children to express their musical abilities. The chorus is open to boys and girls ages 5-17.
Contact the general director at keepsinging@rogers.com
****
Community Home Assistance to Seniors (CHATS) is
looking for volunteers to assist with the activities in its
Adult Day Program. The positions call for a commitment
of a few hours a week at its Aurora location. Various
times are available. Call Christine at 905-713-3494.
****
Every Wednesday from 6.30 to 8 p.m. the Pioneer
Club for boys and girls, age three to Grade 4 and the
Junior High Club for boys and girls, Grades 5 to 8, will be
held at the Aurora Cornerstone Church, 390 Industrial
Parkway South. For more information call 905-841-8884.
****
A drop-in centre will operate every Wednesday at the
Community Bible Church on Bathurst Street just south of
Henderson from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information email Judy Hoffmann jhoffmann@sympatico.ca.
****
Scottish Country Dancing on Tuesday evenings at
8.15 p.m. at the Aurora Heights Public School and on
Friday mornings at St. Andrews' Presbyterian Church
beginning at 10.30 a.m. No partners are needed and
Please see page 22
THE AURORAN, Week of April 13, 2010 - 3
&
OUR
Aurora’s Axiom Group president Perry Rizzo
accepts document from Aurora-Newmarket
Member of Parliament Lois Brown after government announced Friday a contribution for the
Aurora company in the amount of $220,000 to help
the company develop a new thermal material for a
food container.
Firm gets help
Newmarket-Aurora MP
Lois Brown, on behalf of the
Honourable Gary Goodyear,
Minister of State (Science
and
Technology),
announced in Aurora Friday
a contribution of $220,000 to
Axiom Group Inc. from the
National Research Council
of
Canada
Industrial
Research
Assistance
Program (NRC-IRAP).
Axiom is located on Mary
Street.
The funding will support
Axiom in developing a new
thermal material for a food
container,
which
could
launch a second-generation
of its popular ThermaPod
product.
ThermaPod is an environmentally friendly one-piece
lunch box that looks like a
laptop computer and is easy
to clean and store.
Ms. Brown also presented
a Canadian Innovation
Leader Certificate to the
Axiom Group in recognition
of its success as an innovative Canadian firm that has
successfully linked scientific
research to commercialization, jobs and economic
growth.
"Our
government
is
investing in science and
technology to create jobs,
strengthen the economy and
improve Canadians’ quality
of life," she said. “I am
pleased to recognize Axiom
as a role model for entrepreneurs
in
communities
throughout the entire country.”
A Canadian Innovation
Leader is a small or mediumsized enterprise that demonstrates a specific advance in
research and development
within its industrial sector.
This advance must contribute to the wealth of the
country, either from a corporate growth perspective, job
creation, or through a particular investment in research
and development that has
improved the lives of
Canadians.
Formed in 1987, Axiom
Group is divided into three
divisions: Axiom Plastics,
Axiom Tooling and Axiom
Electronics.
The company designs
and develops a wide range
of products and services,
including wiring harnesses,
prototype and production
moulds for the automotive
industry and engineering
and design services.
"NRC-IRAP is playing an
important role in the success
of this innovative company,”
said Perry Rizzo, president
of Axiom Group. “The financial support we receive from
NRC-IRAP is helping Axiom
Group develop a full complement of high-tech solutions
for the automotive, plastics
and electronics industries.”
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Poor Ronnie
By RON WALLACE
Where do you park?
Before I even try to explain the photo at the bottom of this column,
let me tell you about last Thursday night.
I, and Patricia, attended the opening of the new (well, it’s Church
Street School, so how “new” can it be?) Aurora Cultural Centre.
When I put the brakes on this project several years ago, I guess I
wasn’t really sure what I was talking about, but I proved myself to be
right Thursday night.
Church Street School, okay, the Aurora Cultural Centre, needs
more parking.
Because, even though the event was well attended, the building
was not near capacity and parking outside was at a premium.
Now I have a blue, “disabled” sticker in the windshield of my car
(that’s another story) so I was able to find a place to park in front of the
old library on Victoria Street, next to the old firehall.
Both those buildings need to disappear and parking must be provided there.
Perhaps even a smaller version of the multi-story parking GO
Transit has constructed near the railway station. And the Town could
make money with such a project.
Because if the Cultural Centre takes off, like I think everyone thinks
it will, and becomes a “destination”, there needs to be a place to park
your car. Or a bus. Or whatever,
And, right now, there isn’t.
Now, normally, I’d be the last person on earth to suggest the old
library on Victoria Street be demolished, but I’m not sure what it’s proving by staying there.
The building, a gift to the Town from its citizens during Centennial
celebrations in 1963, is falling apart and will probably fall down soon
anyway.
It would cost a fortune to make it habitable again, and since the
senior citizens, wise that they are, decided against moving there a
number of years ago, there is little hope for the structure’s future,
except that it must be torn down.
The problem, of course, is the success of Aurora’s new library at
the corner of Yonge and Church, which is attracting all sorts of people...who drive their cars and fill all the spots.
Throw a Cultural Centre activity into the mix and you have chaos.
I first got involved with the Church Street School back in the spring
of 1969 when the newly formed York County Board of Education
decided the dollar a year rent was in their budget and the site became
headquarters for new education system.
I recall their first budget came in at about $25 million, sending shivers through the people who paid the bills.
Today, that amount of money doesn’t cover the transportation
budget for the system!!
The interior of the school is something to see, from the original ceiling tiles and wood floors to the blackboards that have been preserved
all these years.
Where the Board of Education held its first meeting, upstairs, the
room is split by a wooden divider that is still there and functioning.
Opening ceremonies took place in that large room Thursday night.
The room itself, named the Brevik room after the late Margaret
Brevik, who was a member of the Aurora Historical Society’s Board
of Directors, was full of invited guests who heard brief remarks from
Mayor Phyllis Morris, MPP Frank Klees, MP Lois Brown, and past
president of the Historical Society Helen Roberts.
All in all, a great show to herald the re-birth of a great building.
It’s worth your while to visit it, and I hope you can find a place to
park.
Now about this photograph...
Patricia and I took a few days last week to visit Las Vegas.
As I told every customs agent I met, I should have just sent a
cheque there and I would have saved a ton of money.
Anyhow, these two “girls” were attempting to get people into a casino in downtown Las Vegas...on Fremont Street, to be exact.
Patricia dared me to stand between them and she would take a
picture.
Ever up for a dare, I did just that. The smile on my face is another
story...
It’s hard to believe that when this photo was taken, seven people were absent. Minus the absentees, this
is the 1960-61 membership of Aurora High School’s (Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School) Glee Club.
Members included, front row, left to right, Jutta Fohrenkamm, Judy Dalrymple, Margaret Black (today’s
mayor of King Township), Sue Hiscocks and Helen Nidd. In the second row, left to right, are Lynn
Maynard, Gloria Downing, Jackie Wrixon, Melody Kilcup, Ria Enhoarn, Sheila Belfry, Ethel Mason, Nancy
Greensides, Valarie Patterson and Denise Heaps. In the third row, left to right, are Barbara Brown, Joy
Inglis, Virginia Moddle, Dianne Logue, Penny Parmenter, Iuadelle Sudehko, Dorothy Carleton, Marion
Orr, Sandra Foster, Irene Heacock, Kathleen Orr, Jackie Anderson, Joan Flucker and Donna Brown. In
the back row, left to right, are Steve Barber, Bruce Marchant, Bud Dunlop, David Troyer, Michael Troyer,
Gary McLaughlin, Don Gordon, Dave Moore, Brian Peter, Barry Wallace, Paul Rollinson, Scott Moddle
and Doug Routledge. The absentees include Elizabeth Black, Sandra Cane, Nan Funke, Gail Patrick,
Nancy White, Doreen Hardie and Bob Fry.
Letter to the Editor
Appointments didn’t include us
To the editor,
Last week, the mayor
circulated an e-mail list of
committees ser ved by
various
councillors.
Ostensibly to make sure
they were correct.
Stated intention was to
post them on the town's
website.
There were none missing. Some committees
listed no longer exist.
Court favourites reflected
the largest number.
Councillors
Bob
McRoberts, Alison Collins
Mrakas and myself, the
least.
The mayor quite often
reflects how some councillors do more work than
others.
No doubt the object
now is to present that evidence to the community
in good time for the election.
The Town's website is
a corporate resource.
One would be hard
pressed to argue political
promotion of the mayor
and friends is the corporation's business.
It could be said to be
misuse of town property
in
contravention
of
Clause 7 of The Code.
The mayor makes all
appointments. It shouldn't
be but with six votes
sewn up at all times,
that's how it goes.
When the Wells Street
school issue was on the
front burner, a committee
was struck with council
representation.
Councillor McRoberts,
a former student of the
school, a member of
t h e To w n ' s H e r i t a g e
Committee, member of
the Historical Society,
retired
high
school
teacher
and
deputy
mayor expressed interest
in being the town's representative on the committee.
Councillor
Collins
Mrakas, a member of the
Heritage
Advisor y
Committee, also indicated interest.
Councillor
Gallo,
appointed not elected
member of council, with
no association with the
school or neighbourhood,
was
the
mayor's
appointee.
When
for mer
Councillor Grace Marsh
resigned her seat on the
only standing committee
of council, the Joint Fire
Committee,
became
vacant.
Councillor
Collins
Mrakas indicated strong
interest
in
taking
Councillor Marsh's place.
Once again, Councillor
Gallo,
appointed
not
elected, was the mayor's
appointee.
When the 2C study,
Official Plan Amendment
committee was being created, Councillors Collins
Mrakas and myself were
asked would we be interested in serving.
We said we would.
Non-elected citizens
were appointed to the
committee.
But
not
Councillors
Collins
Mrakas or me.
Many of the committees cited in the mayor's
list would not stand up
favourably
to
closer
scrutiny.
The significant aspect
of the posting however is
how
a
cor porate
resource, the town's website, is being exploited for
political purpose in contravention of the Code of
Conduct.
The other oddity is
what it reveals about the
mayor's concept of leadership, inclusion and
ensuring all councillors’
views are considered
when
decisions
are
made.
Evelyn Buck
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Machell’s Corners
by Scott Johnston
Front Porch
Perspective
By Stephen Somerville
We have all heard of the Holy Trinity; The Father, The
Son and the Holy Spirit.
Well, we have our own kind of local democratic Trinity
here in Aurora; the ward system, the introduction of term
limits and the realization of another Aurora representative on York Region Council.
I have written about each of these in the past, but I
will limit myself this week to the issue of the ward system.
According to this newspaper, last week about 15 concerned citizens turned out to learn about the advantages
and disadvantages of Aurora adopting a ward council
system.
I was hoping to be in attendance that night, but unfortunately, work travel commitments kept me away.
Reading about the low turnout at the meeting is kind
of perplexing and ironic at the same time because supposedly one of the reasons for low municipal voter
turnout is due to our current local electoral system. Oh
well!
Let's briefly rewind the clock to the 2006 municipal
election.
When asked, during an Aurora Chamber of
Commerce municipal campaign event, all three of the
Ward system
mayoralty candidates stated that they supported the use
of a ward system.
Then challenger (now mayor) Phyllis Morris stated
that "there are 18,000 doors to knock on in Aurora" and
that it "is too hard for first time candidates to get elected."
Challenger Nigel Kean and then incumbent Tim Jones
were also in favour of a ward system.
Fast forward to the meeting held last week.
Reading through The Auroran story regarding the
meeting, there seems to be some pretty persuasive
arguments on both sides of the ledger regarding this
issue.
But being typically Canadian, I would like to see a
hybrid solution developed - one that I don't believe was
spoken about at the meeting.
I believe in a system whereby a portion of the councillors are elected by a specific geographic region and will
be accountable to that area while a number of "at large"
councillors would also be elected.
Generally speaking, I would suggest that Aurora be
divided up into say four electoral precincts and then have
four "at-large" councillors.
This system would give us the best of both worlds.
Inside Aurora
Ward councillors would supposedly be more attentive
to individual constituent needs while the "at large" councillors would be able to provide a broader view of things
because they represent an electorate four times as large.
Well, that's at least how it should work in theory.
I still need to do some more thinking on this issue.
While certainly not as important an issue as the type
of ward system that could be utilized, but far more interesting is the impact that a ward system - could it have
been implemented in time - would have on the next
municipal election.
The eight councillors that we elected last time out
reside in various clusters around Aurora.
And whether you go with eight ward seats or four ward
seats and four "at-large" seats, there would potentially
have been some councillors without a chair when the
music stopped in October, 2010.
What is also interesting is that we do not have any
councillors from the newer residential developments in
Aurora - namely from the area above Wellington, east of
Industrial Parkway, and out to Leslie Street.
Stephen can be contacted at:
stephengsomerville@yahoo.com
Caching in
By Scott Johnston
It was a beautiful spring day in Aurora, as I cautiously
approached the busy intersection of Yonge and Wellington.
Seeing the coast was clear, I searched and quickly found
the hidden container, right where it was supposed to be.
Unscrewing the camouflaged cap revealed a tiny notebook.
Taking another look around to make sure I wasn't
observed, I quickly wrote down my identification and the
date, returning the note to the canister, and resealing it.
I paused and tried to look casual as a passerby smiled in
my direction. Once she had moved on, I put the package
back, carefully concealing it from sight, and continued on to
my next drop.
Yes, this really did happen, and despite how it sounds, I
was not involved in some sort of espionage activity, although
it felt that way.
I was geochaching.
Advances in electronics have produced affordable handheld GPS devices.
These small units, about the size of a cell phone, use
satellites to pinpoint your location anywhere in the world to
within a few feet, and display it on a screen.
In geocaching, participants hide small containers in public places, and note their location on the internet.
By downloading the locations and clues on how to find
the caches, anyone with a handheld GPS can search for
them, kind of like a treasure hunt.
The canisters range from micro - perhaps as big as a
thimble - to lunchbox sizes.
Each will typically contain some notepaper, so that finders can record their "discovery". Larger ones may even hold
small items that can be swapped by the finder.
In one Newmarket location I picked up a small plastic
dinosaur, which I replaced with an "Aurora Street Sale" button.
There are more than 40 geocaches hidden in Aurora.
They're mainly located in parks, but they can be in parking lots, along boulevards, or any other public place.
And they're often in pretty busy areas.
Apart from the one noted earlier that's within a stone's
throw of Yonge and Wellington, another I looked for was
located between the old and new library, and another was in
a supermarket parking lot.
And I must have stood within a few feet of the one at the
cenotaph at numerous Remembrance Day services without
even knowing it.
You'd think being directed to within a few feet of the hiding place that they'd be easy to spot, but those that have created these caches can be devilishly clever.
In my travels around Aurora that weekend, I found several, but was also stumped by a few.
This may have been because they were so well hidden,
or perhaps because they had been "muggled".
Adapting the term from the Harry Potter books,
geochachers describe people who do not participate in this
hobby as "muggles".
Sometimes, a muggle will inadvertently stumble across a
cache and remove it. When this happens, the person who
originally established the cache will set up a new one.
It was a very entertaining trip around town, and I managed to get to a few places I'd never been to before.
I was also surprised to see how popular it was. While I
didn't run into other participants that day, the logs kept in
each cache I found showed that they had been opened at
least once every day or two.
You can also go on-line, and read notes from people who
had already found the caches.
One cache I never did uncover had notes on the website
that frustratingly observed that "my wife spotted it before we
even got out of the car", and "my five year found it before I
did".
Maybe that was my problem; I didn't have a five year old
with me!
Apart from the caches in town, there are many of them all
over the GTA, and if you're really ambitious, over a million
worldwide, so if you're looking for a novel way to explore
your neighbourhood, and get a bit of air, you may want to
look into geocaching.
Further details, including the location of Aurora's and
other local caches can be found at www.geocaching.com.
You'll need a GPS unit, a sense of adventure and a bit of
luck.
Having a five year old with you is optional, but may not
hurt.
Feel free to e-mail Scott at:
machellscorners@gmail.com
Letters to the Editor
Time for Aurora
to honour Jones
To the editor,
BRUCE’S MILL
The mill at Bruce’s
needs to be restored
To the editor,
I wish to draw your readers’ attention to “the Plight of
Bruce’s Mill”, one of York
Region’s precious heritage
buildings and a local landmark located in the Bruce’s
Mill Conservation Area at
Stouffville Road between
Warden
Avenue
and
Kennedy Road.
The conservation area is
owned and operated by the
Toronto
and
Region
Conservation Authority.
The mill building, as well
as the gatehouse on the
side, are listed of the
Stouffville and Whitchurch
Heritage Building register.
Sadly the buildings lack
the necessary dedication to
be protected under the
Provincial Heritage Building
Act.
Focusing the spotlight on
the mill building, here we
find years of inadequate preventive maintenance which
resulted in its present
deplorably neglected condition.
With siding boards missing, broken window panes,
falling shutters, crumbling
foundation and peeling
paint, it appears destined to
become a victim to the
wrecker’s crowbar.
It is painful to witness this
grand old lady be so harshly
and unjustly treated.
Bruce’s Mill deserves
another chance.
It begs to be preserved
as a tribute to our pioneering
forefathers as well as a gift
for our future generations.
A well-preserved heritage building is also a treasure and an asset to York
Region.
Norbert Batsch
Oak Ridges
I
note
Councillor
Evelina
MacEacher n
wants to recognize the
people who led the campaign to reconstruct St.
John’s Sideroad at the
McKenzie Marsh for their
work in preser ving the
natural habitat.
Great idea.
As well, the McKenzie
family certainly deserves
recognition.
I note this is duly supported by Mayor Phyllis
Morris, as it should be.
The effor ts of this
council
to
recognize
those residents who have
made a signficiant contribution to our community
is
commendable
and
should be supported.
It's par t of our heritage, it's part of our community.
It's what makes Aurora
the great place we chose
live in.
I wonder if Councillor
MacEacher n with the
support of Mayor Morris
would like to provide the
same recognition to a
longtime resident of this
Town who made innumerable
contributions
to
Aurora, many of which we
are just realizing now.
Tim Jones was an
elected official of the
Town for 28 years.
He was mayor for 12
and actually as leader of
council played a most significant role in the Aurora
we now see today.
It was through Jones’
leadership and vision that
the development we see
in our community took
shape.
That's when the vision
occurs, not when the final
bricks are placed.
I can think of no citizen
more deserving of having
a park, a trail or a facility
named in his honour.
What do you say?
Over to you, Mayor
Morris and Councillor
MacEachern.
Time to show some
respect towards a man
who spent his lifetime
contributing to Aurora.
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What’s the big hurry for
town wards, reader asks
To the editor,
Why the "late" rush for
wards?
Stephen Granger says
we are one of only a few
towns without ward systems. Is this a crime?
The
late
Dick
Illingwor th had a beautiful saying: Our Town.
It's 2010 and we are
still the same small town
that you can drive around
in about 15 minutes.
In 2003 - 2006 after a
widespread consultation
council determined not to
pursue a ward system
and not to implement a
question on the ballot.
Four years later at the
very end of the term this
council wants to do a
three-shor t meeting show
and then the question will
be put on ballot because
this majority of council
feel they can.
Why was this not
brought up during the
ter m for another widespread consultation?
Would the councillors
who have been flooded
with requests from resi-
dents to re-open this
please let the numbers
be known, if not why is
this being considered
even now?
It's not a known topic
throughout the town so
what direction is it coming from?
As for the cost of running a campaign maybe
that is a good thing, forget the comment of a
minority, or community
interest.
I thought all eight
councillors and the mayor
were your whole town
voice.
Do we want an individual councillor who's main
interest for running is to
get elected in their ward
only if they put on a good
show?
Take a look at other
towns, cities with wards sometimes in an emergency a ward councillor
is a no-show.
The current system is
more accountable to all
of the residents, a ward
gives you one vote for
councillor and one for
mayor.
Fur thermore what are
we saying yes or no to: 1.
How many wards? 2.
Should the councillor live
in the ward? 3. Is it 51
per cent of those who
voted or 51 per cent of
Aurora’s population to
pass?
Could this not be left
to the next council to
consider with a vast consultation of the public or
does it just have to be a
rush job like hiring the
Integrity Commissioner
because we have the
vote now?
You do the math.
In my view a loud
prominent group of residents - in one ward with a
pushy councillor could
have other wards losing
out or waiting for things
to be done.
Here’s an off the wall
thought: why not join up
with Newmarket and have
Newmarket - Aurora run
with one mayor and one
council for the New Town,
then have wards. We
already share police, fire,
hospital, Federal and
Provincial politicians then we would really be
like everyone else.
We still have a small
say in how "Our Town” is
run, don't we?
John Sargent
Aurora
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Letters to the Editor
Former resident recalls past events
To the editor,
I remember in 1936, a
number of fathers in the
town including ‘Pres.’
Thompson, Lor ne Lee,
Marsh Rank, T.H. Oliver
and several others found
a musical gentleman by
the name of Rober t
Moore.
They asked him to
form a boy’s band and
one day, they brought
their sons and other
young
men
-Bill
Thompson,
Stuar t
Delahaye, Jim Willis,
Dave
Johnson,
Ted
Johnson, Bruce Heise,
Jimmy Ransom, Harold
Oliver, Gordon Lee, Frank
Lee and several others
(see below).
Maybe readers can
add to the list.
We did “Gigs” at many
of the town fairs in the
district
including
the
Aurora Horse Show.
Our “pay” was 0.25
cents (the quar ter was
really looked forward to.)
We took par t in the
Labour Day parade at the
“Ex” at least twice and
paraded in Kitchener as
well.
Several others included Bill and Charley
Williams, J. Patenden,
Owen
Richards,
Bill
Ransom, Fred Rowe, Eric
Billbrough, Scott Annon,
Bill
Babcock,
F.
Anderson, Ken Jones,
Scotty McGee, Harr y
Sprague, Raymond Cook,
Bill
Knowles,
Doug
Nisbet, Howard Sutton,
Cliff
Clubine,
Harold
Foote, Harold Milgate,
Garfield
Dolittle,
Bill
Attridge, Howard Casen
and Ross Ash.
I
remember
one
Halloween when Lor ne
Lee (my Father) was
walking to work as he
always did, discovered
his treasured arbour sitting out in the centre of
the Wellington -Yonge
intersection.
I don’t know who
accomplished this act but
it was put back in his garden the same day!
I remember when all of
Aurora's (potable) water
was suplied by artesian
wells situated somewhere
on the then Nisbet proper ty with frontage on
Yonge Street.
I
remember
that
Aurora's only sewage
treatment plant was situated at the end of
Machell Avenue, then as
now a dead-end street.
I remember when Irwin
and Machell were the
only streets west of
Yonge and nor th of
Wellington. One of Aurora
Public School's Grade 8
Teachers - Miss Chapell lived on Machell.
I
remember
when
Stuar t Delahaye, who
lived on Wells Street, was
following his father and
his uncle as a member of
the Town Band.
About ten members
played on Saturday night
free skating during the
Winter. This was when
the ice was created by
flooding regularly.
I remember when my
telephone number was
215J. My father’s office
number was 215W.
I remember that two
doors east of where I
lived, there once was a
dairy with all the necessary accutrements.
These were discovered after the fact when
Clifford Bell and I discovered horse stables, milk
bottles and caps.
When I was a member
of a golf club, it was
called Highlands and was
owned by "Pop" Nissbet.
His son Keith, a former
mayor, ran the course. I
worked on the course one
summer cutting greens
and fairways.
I caddied there when
the pro was Bill Wright.
Among the members
that I caddied for was my
dad, of course, and Dr.
G.W. Williams.
Later, when I became
a member, I played in a
foursome weekly that
included Herb Cain, a pro
hockey
player,
Keith
Nisbet, and Frank Wims,
an executive in the local
Tannery.
I guess I could go on
and on. But enough.
Herb Cain won the
scoring champioship of
the NHL in the mid 50s.
He played for the
Montreal Maroons, and
the Boston Bruins as I
recall.
He was left handed in
both hockey and golf. I
am a lefty as well.
"Pop" had had one leg
removed to the shin area
but he could still play with
his replacement leg and
could beat most members
with one club, his trusty
5-iron - not even a putter.
I played Highlands
when it was only nine
holes and also when it
was 18 holes and then
later on Westview.
When my mom and
dad - Lorne Lee - moved
to Aurora, I was only
Why bother discussing
a ward system, he asks
To the editor,
RE: Residents hear
about the pros and cons
of the ward system, The
Auroran, April 6
I just learned from The
Auroran that a whopping
15 people showed up to
the public open house
intended to discuss the
potential for a ward system
in Aurora, with at least a
few people asking why we
were even bothering to
have this discussion in the
first place (which strikes
me as a reasonable question to ask under the circumstances).
It sounds to me like
most people were silent
and I expect that some of
the people were only there
because they were begged
by someone on council to
come out to this “important
meeting about the future of
our town”.
In the interest of gaining
the necessary perspective
to figure out what is really
driving this initiative it
would be beneficial for
Councillor
Stephen
Granger and Mayor Phyllis
Morris to explain how
many requests have been
pouring into the town for
this change to our local
government.
You also have to wonder
how the town can expect
51 per cent of the potential
voters to come out and
vote on the proposed referendum question in order to
make it binding given that
typically less than 40 per
cent of eligible voters even
bother to take the time to
vote as was pointed out by
Councillor John Gallo and
subsequently ignored.
But then again, this
small technical issue is a
moot point given the fuzzy
non-committal exploratory
nature of the potential referendum question which
will be non-binding in any
event.
One has to wonder if
this effort has more to do
with politics and perception
than anything else, which
would be consistent with
much of council’s actions
these days.
What else is the town
going to debate in the lead
up to the next election?
At the end of the day,
this debate could well
amount to yet another
huge waste of time and
potentially money, if the
town hires yet another consultant to explore the
unnecessary or the obvious, only to ignore the
input it does not want to
hear.
My suggestion is that
we just save ourselves a
whole lot of time and
money and ask Mayor
Morris, Councillor Evelina
MacEachern and The Lone
Granger what they are
going to implement regardless of what input is given.
Richard Johnson
Aurora
three years old, and our
rental house on Kennedy
Street backed on the 3rd
hole of the golf course.
I remember that my
first cousins were great
for playing tricks on each
other.
Two of the three were
reputed to have dismantled their brother's motorcycle and re-assembled it
on the top of the old water
tower one Halloween.
I remember that one of
my first cousins gained
access to the old post
office clock tower and
either car ved or wrote
their initials on one of the
beams.
Sadly that one of the
students of the Grade 7 or
8 class, Ted Komar, died
as the result of being shot
accidently while out in the
bush with friends. (1940
approx.)
I remember all my
teachers in elementar y
school (Church Street and
Wells St. - Gr. 1 Miss
Webster) Gr. 2 Miss
Pearson Gr. 3 Connie
Willis,
Gr.
4
Miss
Robinson, Gr. 5 Miss
Boynton,
Gr.6
Delroy
Babcock,
Gr.
7
Mr.
Webster, Gr. 8 Miss
Chapel
and
Mr
MacDonald (the principal).
I remember being the
person who collected all
the posted mail from six
mail boxes distributed
throughout the town.
Your pictures referring
to Scanlons reminded me
how much I looked forward to visiting the bakery regularly to share one
of the date cream pies
with the two bakers on
duty.
Time goes so fast nowa-days that I cannot put
dates on those past
events but I am sure that
they all happened.
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Letter to the Editor
Reader agrees plaques shouldn’t be near marsh
To the editor,
I am writing in response to
the
letter
from
Linda
(McKenzie) Napier and the emails that followed. Linda, quite
rightly in my opinion, pleads
that any plaques recognizing
Ildi Connor and Ben Kestein
should not be placed at the site
of the McKenzie Marsh.
Ildi and Ben had raised
awareness through "Save the
McKenzie Marsh" signs that the
marsh wildlife might be endangered by the recent widening of
St. John's Sideroad.
Linda mentioned that
money raised in the name of
the marsh did not go to the
marsh.
There are two items in
Mayor Morris' letter that I wish
to mention. $15,000 was raised
was no intention of slighting
There is one other wildlife
other "equally deserving" indi- refuge in Aurora.
viduals by suggesting a plaque
Sheppard's Bush was
for Ildi and Ben.
bestowed to the town by the
Both of these people I know Sheppard family. Heather and
personally and respect their Gord McKenzie have given us
efforts on behalf of the marsh, the McKenzie Marsh.
but I don't think it compares to
Without these two wildlife
that of Heather and Doug havens Aurora would be a
McKenzie.
bleaker place to live.
To have the inspiration to
On a personal note, we who
conceive of the idea of a refuge live in Hadley Grange near the
in the first place is commend- marsh, enjoy the ducks on the
able, and then to do the heavy pond, the song of the redslogging physical work year winged blackbirds and the chicafter year to create the wildlife a -dees, the Canada geese with
sanctuary is deserving of far nests in the wetlands, and the
more than a plaque.
occasional sighting of a doe
The McKenzies, though, do and fawn in the woodsy area.
secution receive swift protection not wish any visible recognition
May the Marsh live on!
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Government will fix immigration rules
This week the Honourable
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Citizenship, Immigration and
Multiculturalism introduced balanced reforms for Canada's
Asylum System.
Canada has a long-standing tradition of providing refuge
to individuals who face persecution. However, it is no secret
that although fair, it has also
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Between 2006 and 2008,
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Funding increase
will benefit Aurora
An increase in regional funding will "favourably impact"
Aurora's 2010 operating budget
by $68,141, according to
Aurora CAO Neil Garbe.
The infusion comes on the
heels of an amended York
Region Courts Inter-Muncipal
Agreement, which sees funding
distributed to local municipalities increase from $2.9 million
to $4.3 million in 2010.
According to a report
released by Mr. Garbe, the
Province of Ontario transferred
responsibility for "court administration, court support functions,
the conduct of routine prosecutions, and collection and
enforcement of fines to the
municipalities."
"The
Inter-municipal
Agreement in York Region contains a unique revenue sharing
model wherein it shares Gross
revenue rather than Net revenue," said Mr. Garbe in his
report. "Under the Inter-municipal agreement, all expenses
are borne by the Region and
the Region retains all revenue
from tickets issued by York
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The increase in funding for
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"The Region has also pro-
Organizers prepare
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Preparations are underway for 2010's Aurora
Community Heritage Fair
slated for Wednesday, April
21 at St. Andrew’s College.
The event, which has
been an Aurora staple for the
past five years is a "marvellous way for children to come
and present their Canadian
projects to the community,"
according
to
organizer
Susan Walmer.
Comprised of students
from Grades 4 to 8, the
Aurora Community Heritage
Fair brings together kids from
across York Region to Aurora
to represent their schools
with historical projects.
Ms. Walmer made a presentation to the Town and
councillors promoting the
event during a recent Open
Forum at a council meeting.
Organizers, she said, are
looking for volunteers to
assist with the fair.
"[Students] come to St.
Andrew's for the day; they
present their projects to
reviewers who are members
of our community," said Ms.
Walmer. "You don't have to
be a teacher, you don't have
to know anything about history, you just have to be really
enthusiastic and proud to be
Canadian, and willing to listen to kids tell their stories."
Ms. Walmer said organizers are open to all volunteers. Volunteering would
require a "couple of hours" of
commitment in the morning,
or a couple of hours in the
afternoon depending on the
schedule. An awards ceremony for the project gets
underway at 6 p.m.
"The evening is an open
house to the community to
come out and view the students' work, to talk to them
about their projects, and to
share their enthusiasm," she
said. "The children spend the
day doing interactive programming with various volunteers and they actually
have told us over and over
again how much they love
history when they leave that
day."
posed that the total revenues of
$4.3 million be transferred from
the local municipalities to the
Region of York commencing in
2011 and accounting adjustments to be made in exchange
for a transfer of 'tax room' from
the Region to the local municipalities.
While this shift impacts
Aurora's 2010 operating budget
favourably, Mr. Garbe said the
impact will not be one time "but
effectively will continue in perpetuity."
Revenue under this agreement comes from provincial
offences and excludes local
fines, so Aurora's parking fines
and property standards violations will be unaffected.
"It is the Highway Traffic Act
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Home Show Committee
Chair Robin Taylor-Smith.
"Aurora has great local businesses we can rely on to
keep our homes looking fabulous, and we encourage
people to shop locally first."
You have a chance to win
great prizes by entering the
Passport draw.
All prizes are donated by
local businesses.
Simply travel the show
and have your passport
stamped at seven different
booths, then drop your
passport in the draw box out
in the lobby.
Prizes this year include a
ladder from Featherlite; a
"Girlfriend
Party"
at
Pathways to Perennials; use
of a Softtub for a weekend
courtesy of Backyard Pool
and Spa; a cubic yard bag of
soil delivered by Zander
Sod; a nine-piece Café Tote
compliments
of
The
Partnership Network; and a
Eureka Vacuum cleaner
donated by the Canadian
Centre
for
Abuse
Awareness.
Make some time for a little fun at the Home Show,
too.
The Optimist Club of
Aurora is operating a beer
garden in the arena auditorium, serving their great barbequed
hamburgers,
sausages and peameal on a
The 2010 Aurora Home Show will include a Dream Garden in Arena 2, designed and coordinated by Jack Roeleveld of Jack’s
Landscaping. This area will include a four-hole mini putt – something every backyard needs! You can play for only a loonie, with
proceeds going to the Aurora Food Pantry. Dave Rusnell of Aurora offered to lend his woodworking skills to the construction of
the mini putt, which took place at Fischer Custom Cabinets. Shown above are Nancy Eveleigh Browne, Event Manager with the
Chamber of Commerce; Robin Taylor-Smith of PromotionalMarketing.ca and Chair of the Home Show committee; Dave Rusnell of
Fischer Custom Cabinets; and Jack Roeleveld of Jack’s Landscaping, putting some finishing touches on one of the mini putt
holes.
bun, along with refreshments.
Local musician Patty
McLaughlin and her band
will provide live entertainment.
Back by popular demand
is folksinger John Lemme,
entertaining in the Feature
Area of Arena 2. Check out
the Aurora Home Show
2010
website
at
www.aurorahomeshow.ca
for the live entertainment
schedule.
"Planning for the annual
Home Show takes about a
year," said Robin. "The
experienced,
dedicated
committee we've got makes
it look easy, yet it's a lot of
work to make sure the
weekend runs smoothly.
Chances are you'll see the
committee
volunteers,
Diane Buchanan, Robin
Hardman, George Hughes,
Bob Ince, Brian North and
myself working alongside
the Chamber staff of Judy
Marshall, Nancy Eveleigh
Browne, Caroline Rusnell
and Allison Morris during
the weekend of the show."
Whether you're looking
for home improvement
ideas, a company to help
you complete your plans, or
just a little fun, plan to
attend the Aurora Home
Show this year.
The Aurora Home Show
2010 opens Friday, April 16,
from 2 to 9 p.m., and continues Saturday, April 17
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m,
at
the
Aurora
Community Centre on
Aurora Heights Drive.
OPENS Friday, April 16, from 2 to 9 p.m., and continues Saturday,
April 17 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Home Show Sponsors
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at Home Show
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"There are two fun new features at the Aurora Home Show this year,"
said Chamber Event Manager Nancy Eveleigh Browne.
"We've got an exhibitor offering to help you with your golf swing, and our featured outdoor living area has a mini-putt,
with the proceeds going to The Aurora Food Pantry.” Can you imagine your backyard with a mini-putt course?
The Garden Feature Area will show you how it can be done.
And for just a loonie, your kids can shoot a round on the four- hole course.
"Many thanks to Jack Roeleveld of Jack's Landscaping, and Dave Rusnell of
Fischer Custom Cabinets for designing and building the course," Nancy said.
Golf lovers should visit booth 17 in Arena 1 of the Aurora Community Centre.
Westview Golf Course is sending their golf staff to give you a swing analysis and offer you
some helpful tips to get your golf season off on the right foot.
You might even win a free golf membership for the 2010 season.
Serving you in Newmarket-Aurora
LOIS BROWN, M.P.
Newmarket-Aurora
You are invited to
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Saturday, April 24, 2010
8:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m
905-642-9522
Second Cup
15440 Bayview Avenue
Aurora
(North of Wellington St. East)
Drop in and meet your
Member of Parliament
in a casual setting.
Your thoughts and suggestions are welcomed!
For more information call 905-953-7515
Or email Brown.L@parl.gc.ca
Lois Brown, M.P.
Newmarket-Aurora
206-16600 Bayview Ave.
Newmarket ON L3X 1Z9
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Booth # 64 in Arena #1
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Not to mention a few of these great standard options:
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Please visit us in Booth #’s 15 & 16
in Arena 1 and learn more about the Equinox
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905-727-4751
WE’VE GOT YOUR SOLUTION!
“We’ve Got Your Paint”
We are back again at the
THE AURORA
HOME SHOW
•
Learn about the Town
of Aurora’s current and
future environmental
initiatives
•
Sign up to participate in
the Mayor’s Anti-Litter
Day on April 24th
•
Participate in public
consultation for the
Town’s Parks and Trails
Master Plan
•
Find out more about
Town services, programs
and initiatives such as
the Downtown Corridor
Study
AURORA HOME SHOW
Another great opportunity to
reconnect with our past clients.
Drop by our booth and say hello!
Merilyn McCart
416-809-8752
Judy Kendall
416-258-9579
Sales Representatives
Century 21 Heritage Group Ltd.
(905) 883-8300
Independently owned and operated
Booth 27, Arena 1
The Town of Aurora
1 Municipal Drive, Box 1000
Aurora, Ontario L4G 6J1
www.e-aurora.ca
We’ve had another exciting year in
real estate and look forward to
seeing you and discussing
your real estate needs!
THE AURORA HOME SHOW
12 - THE AURORAN Week of April 13, 2010
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Acorn to Oak Tree Services
Edward Jones - John Langevin
T.H. Oliver Heating & Air Conditioning Inc.
Town of Aurora
Fresh Water Industries Inc.
Distinct Interiors
L.H. Lind Realty Inc.
Aurora Chamber of Commerce
Best Climate Heating & Cooling Inc.
S.M. Snider Interiors & Exteriors
Investors Group - Barbara Dawson
Aurora Banner
Newmarket Optical
Capstone ICS Inc.
Molly Maid
Hickory Dickory Decks - Aurora
Classic Touch Upholstery
Honsberger Physiotherapy and
Biomechanics Clinic
Whitchurch Riding Academy
D & D Landscaping
Staples / Business Depot
R & B Construction
Four Seasons Home Products
Aurora Custom Mouldings
PowerStream Inc.
Clements Interiors
Kwik Kerb Creations
Newmarket Glass
Lifestyle Windows & Doors
Century 21 Heritage Group Ltd.
Town of Aurora
The Auroran and
Rotary Club of Aurora
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Fitness Clubs of Canada
Hospice King-Aurora
Treefrog Interactive Inc.
BobHawkins.com Professional
Disc Jockey Service
Cougar Iron Fence
Robinson's Karate Schools
Bathway Inc.
U Weight Loss Clinic
Rogers Communications Inc.
Sony Style, Sony of Canada Ltd.
CIBC
Zander Sod Co. Limited
Sandgate Construction Inc.
Glenway Country Club
Kids & Company
Smile Works
Cruise Connoisseurs
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives
Freshwave Family Chiropractic
Rona Home and Garden Aurora
Agincourt Travel Service
Jones Pools
Northern Comfort
Windows & Doors
The Backyard Pool
and Spa Company Ltd.
Neighbourhood Network
Darlinghurst Construction
A Woman's Touch Painting
Inside Interiors
Green Window Works
Aurora Overhead Door
Garage Pro
Treeline Kitchens
Bath Fitter
Feature Area
Zamboni Link
Jack s Landscaping
Countryside Gazebos
Backyard Pool & Spa
Northsheds
Pathways to Perennials
Your Guide to Over 150 Exhibitor Booths
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T-Zone Health & McCallum Massage
Therapy and Holistic Health Centre
Evanov Radio Group - The Jewel 88.5
Belair Plumbing & Mechanical Ltd.
Summers and Smith Coolng & Heating
International Safety Systems Inc.
Granite Direct Inc.
Flan-Air Home Comfort / Eco Water
Griffin Gymnastics
Photography by Thea
Hollandview Trail Retirement Community
Highland Chevrolet Cadillac Ltd.
Westview Golf Club
KReative Iron
Nature Bound Pools & Spas
World Mosaic Stone & Tiles
Barron's
Envirocar Paint & Collision Services
Allstate Insurance Company of Canada
St. John Ambulance York Region Branch
Judy Kendall - Century 21 Heritage
Group Ltd.
A1 Granite Countertops
Saturday Afternoons Home Store
Mastercut Property Services Inc.
EZ Lawn Sprinklers Ltd.
Simply British Foods
Sunspot
Walkertech Electrical Services Inc.
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Casa Luna Aurora
White Elm Contracting Ltd.
Lifestyles Home Creations Inc.
Water Depot Newmarket
Georgina Paintball
Mason Place
1-888-Pic-A-Mix
Newmarket Scooter Inc.
BoatSmart Canada - Sara Oakley Group
Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd.
Curves
York Region Rapid Transit
Corporation (vivaNext)
Rose A Lane
Lighthouse Chiropractic Centre
Tom Beck Insurance & Investments
SGO Designer Glass
Jay Carter Roofing
Touchstone Overlay Systems Inc.
Nelson Billiards
Riptide Pools
Yardworks 4 Life, Aurora Home
Hardware, Newtonbrook Block
Lois Brown M.P.
Innovative Chiropractic Centre
Ontario Duct Cleaning
HTR Duradek Inc.
Basement Finishing System of
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First Choice Overhead Door
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Robert Brown Photography
Dreamworks Tree Services
Swim To Go
Oxford Learning Centre
Active Pavement Seal
Jude's Miracle Cloth
College Pro Painters
Cooper's CSA Farm & Maze
Forever Living Products
Costco Richmond Hill
Spar-Clean
Scentsy - Kim Coutts and Jacqui Dunphy,
Independent Consultants
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The Aurora Youth Soccer Club
Unique & Classic Designs
University First Class Painters
Roger Clowater
Innovative Ideas
Art of Design
Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant
Speaking Roses of Toronto
Akko Design
Isagenix
Custom Comfort
Bee By The Sea Natural Products
Silpada
A&T Protect All Coatings Inc.
.Follow The Yellow Brick Road...Follow The Yellow Brick Road...Follow The Yellow Brick Road...
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Michele Denniston,
Broker
The Team that goes
“Above and Beyond”
(416) 433-8316
(905) 883-8300 x 3085
Please visit us at
Booth 26, Arena 1
See you at Booth 109
M
AYOR
I look forward to meeting
you at The Aurora Home Show
April 16, 17, 18. I’m interested
in hearing your concerns and
discussing the issues affecting
our community. I’ll be
at Arena 1 - Booth T.
www.sja.ca
(905) 773-3394
www.rogerclowater.ca (905) 726-1899
“Come and see us at booths 9 and 10!”
The CIBC
Bayview & Wellington
Banking Centre
is pleased to be part of the
Aurora Home Show
Please drop by our booth near the Feature Area
For your ﬁnancial needs, visit us at:
CIBC Bayview & Wellington Banking Centre
660 Wellington Street E., Aurora
905 726-1723
“CIBC For what matters.” is a TM of CIBC.
Drop in to visit us at The Aurora Home Show.
Booths 4 & 5.
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Belair Plumbing has beautiful designs and stunning
fixtures to satisfy design options for
your home and business.
235 Industrial Parkway South,
Unit 11, Aurora ON L4G 3V5
905-713-3434
www.belairplumbing.ca
Licensing policy continues despite objections
Canvassers will soon be
knocking on your door asking if you have a dog or
cat,
after
the
Town
renewed its pet licensing
policy last Tuesday, despite
some opposition from
Councillor Al Wilson.
The agreement renews
the Town of Aurora's contract with door-to-door pet
canvassers and local pet
food retailers to sell pet
licenses and distribute
information on the Town's
licensing and animal control policies.
According to a report
released last week, the
Town has deemed the
door-to-door licensing program a success since it
Aurora cultural
centre opens
From page 1
you're really looking at is the
culmination of all the work
that has come before it,"
said Aurora CAO Neil
Garbe. "Musicians are influenced by those they listened to growing up;
authors learn their craft
from those they read when
they were younger; it's the
same with this Cultural
Centre.
"The work here can be
traced back to the first
architectural drawings from
the Church Street School.
Once it was decided in 2007
to turn the school into the
Cultural Centre, countless
people played a role in turning the building into something the community could
take pride in. We're very
lucky to have those people
in the room tonight."
Helen Roberts, past
president and current board
member of the Aurora
Historical Society was one
of "those people”.
"When former curator
Jackie Stewart boxed up
7,000 artifacts in 2002 we
little dreamed it would take
eight years before they
would be restored to their
home in this newly renovated building," said Ms
Roberts. "But dream we did
and we dreamed big. The
goal of the project was to
restore this amazing building to its former glory, to
open it to the public once
more, and create a vibrant
and active centre for culture
in Aurora. The project development committee, led by
Margaret Brevik, was passionate in its search for a
team that would recognize
the potential hidden behind
false ceilings and wall
dividers. We needed someone who 'got it', someone
who could see the future in
the old building and in the
team of Mary Ellen Lynch
and Steve Comisso we
were fortunate in finding
that visionary couple."
When Ms Brevik died in
2006, Ms Roberts said she
took much of their passion
and energy with her.
Following her death, the
Historical Society received
new cost estimates that
were beyond their capabilities.
"We were beginning to
despair of the Centre ever
reaching completion when
several members of Town
Council expressed an interest in assisting with the project," she said. "Lo and
behold with the support of
the current council and
Mayor Morris, here we are
less than two years later
celebrating the opening of
this wonderful building.
Together we have created a
masterpiece which will be
enjoyed by the community
for many years to come."
In her remarks, Mayor
Phyllis Morris hailed the
Church
Street
School
Cultural Centre as a "labour
of love."
She noted the Town's
continued commitment to
the building which began
when the Town of Aurora
acquired it in the early
1950s. She said it took a lot
of hard work, time, and
money, to get to the Grand
Opening, but "I'm sure you'll
agree by looking around at
these impressive results
that it was well worth it."
Following the mayor’s
speech, Newmarket-Aurora
MP Lois Brown presented
the Centre with a congratulatory certificate from the
Prime Minister.
Frank Klees, Member of
Provincial Parliament followed Ms Brown, paying
tribute to the Town's ongoing commitment to heritage
preservation and giving a
boost to a certain nearby
building whose fate is currently up in the air.
"New
buildings
can
always be constructed but
once you have a historical
site like this there is only
one of them - actually there
is another one over at Wells
Street - and I would like to
say to you as your MPP that
I would like to work with
Council and with MP Brown
to ensure that that incredibly wonderful historic building is also preserved."
As Church Street School
Cultural Centre's Executive
Director Laura Schembri
concluded the formal portion of the evening, she
noted that while the Centre
celebrates its past it is firmly looking to the future.
The Centre's calendar of
events is filling up fast. Last
Saturday saw the opening
of a new exhibit featuring
the work of Italian-Canadian
artist Albert Chiarandini
called York Region Vistas,
on loan from the Georgina
Arts Centre and Gallery, as
well as a display from the
Aurora Seniors' Centre's
woodcarving group.
May features the Pine
Tree Potters Show and
Sale,
and
ArtCures
Exhibition and Show hits the
Centre in June.
was resumed in 2008,
increasing both the number
of licensed pets in the
community and the amount
of revenue flowing into
Town coffers.
"The continued formal
agreement with the canvassers and pet store locations selling pet licenses
will ensure that the interests of Town and the vendors are protected," read
the report. "These agreements will ensure proper
financial
tracking
and
record keeping for all pet
licenses sold by vendors
and will set specific reporting terms and conditions
for both the vendor and the
Town."
Town Staff expect the
continuation of the licensing program will bring in
revenue of $95,000 with
$70,000 coming from dog
licenses and the remaining
$25,000 from licensing
their feline counterparts.
Councillor Wilson, however, expressed his concern over the policy of continuing to ask residents
already questioned in pre-
vious years of their pet
ownership status.
While
Jon
Popple,
Aurora's By-Law Services
Manager, said a person's
status as a pet owner can
change within a calendar
year, Councillor Wilson
said he found the situation
"remarkable".
"Every year we knock
on the same person's door
who doesn't have a dog
and every year they tell us
they don't have a dog but
keep going back and
knocking on their door asking if they have a dog," he
said. "I find it remarkable
that in today's economy
that we go and knock on
umpteen thousand doors
and ask them if they have a
dog. I have, I guess, a little
more faith in the public that
they understand they have
to have a license."
Councillor Wilson went
on to call the plan "redundant", adding it would be
more understandable if the
plan applied primarily to
new developments in - and
residents to - the town.
"I can see us knocking
on new residences in new
areas and we have a database for that," he said.
"That would be very easy
to do to let people know
what our systems are if
they are new to the community, but quite frankly I
find it darned annoying that
every year someone is
going to knock on my door
to ask me if I have a dog
and every year I'm going to
tell them 'No.'"
Others in the community
have been found to be less
annoyed by the process,
according to Councillor
Evelina MacEachern.
"The staff reports we've
received prior to [this]
report had clear outlines as
to the benefits of using the
canvassers," she said.
"The canvassers I've spoken to say the residents
actually see this as a convenience to have the people knock on their door.
"Perhaps some are
annoyed but others actually like the idea that some-
one comes to the door and
you pay at the door. If you
want to change the policies
you have to make sure that
our budgets reflect it and I
think our budgets were
built with the understanding that this revenue was
going to be coming."
The continued participation of canvassers - who
receive a $10 fee for each
dog license sold as well as
a $5 fee for each cat
license - also speaks to the
effectiveness of the program, added Councillor
MacEachern.
"We know that the canvassers do generate additional licenses because
that's why they do the job,"
she said. "They wouldn't do
the job if they weren't getting paid."
Dog and cat licenses
will be sold for $30 and $20
respectively. In addition to
the
door-to-door
canvassers, licenses will also
be available at Aurora's
two Pet Valu locations.
Town renews
Bullfrog deal
The Town of Aurora
offices will once again be
powered
by
"green
power" after councillors
approved a continuation
of its contract with
Bullfrog Power, a company
whose
electricity
comes "exclusively from
wind and hydro facilities"
cer tified as low impact by
Environment Canada.
Aurora first signed a
power agreement with
Bullfrog in 2008 and in
that time it purchased
enough green power to
run Town Hall each year.
"As a result, the Town
of Aurora decreased its
emissions footprint by
approximately
145
tonnes of carbon dioxide
(CO2 - the primary gas
that
causes
climate
change), 430 kilograms
of sulphur dioxide and
185 kilograms of nitrogen
oxide,"
said
Ilmar
Simanovskis in a repor t.
"High quality green electricity is readily available
for purchase in the form
of
Green
Electricity
Cer tificates offering a
convenient and environmentally
lower-impact
alternative."
According
to
Mr.
Simanovskis' repor t, the
Town's purchase of green
electricity "positions the
Town of Aurora as among
the
leading
'green'
municipalities in Nor th
America; reduces greenhouse gas emissions
associated
with
the
Town's electricity requirements; and sets an example to Aurora residents
and the Canadian public
about taking organizational responsibility for
action
on
climate
change."
It also "showcases a
strategically
selected
facility as powered with
green electricity."
Total hydro costs for
Town Hall in 2009 was
$98,481, including the
$20,000 premium for
green power, and green
power accounted for 91
per cent of the total
power consumed at the
facility.
"The Town of Aurora
purchases
Eco-Logo
Cer tified Green Power at
a rate of three cents per
kW-h for a total not to
exceed $20,000 in 2010,"
the repor t concluded.
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Accessibility meeting
draws large crowds
A cheque presentation was made recently to Colin Jenkins, of Community
Home Assistance to Seniors (CHATS) by Auroraʼs Pine Tree Potter members
Jane Stevens and Karen Zorn. Two cheques were presented to Colin, one for
the proceeds from the Charity Table at Pine Tree's Winter sale and the other
from a Silent Auction of Ann Mortimer's Bird forms held during her exhibition
“The Great Umbrella Caper” at the new Aurora Cultural Centre.
Legalized units go ahead
The Town of Aurora's plan to
legalize and register second
suite housing units marched
ahead at last Tuesday's General
Committee meeting despite
some concerns over future
maintenance and safety issues
relating to the units.
While discussing the proposed bylaw, Councillor Wendy
Gaertner expressed her reservations over the bylaw's proposed one-tier registration system. Under this reservation system, an owner would only have
to register their unit with the town
once.
In the registration process
each unit would be inspected to
ensure it meets Building and Fire
Codes, including the equipment
of working smoke and carbon
monoxide detectors. The owner
would also need to provide a letter of compliance from the
Electrical Safety Authority.
But once these criteria are
met, unlike other municipalities,
there is no set time period for the
Town to go back and make sure
the standards are still being
maintained.
Newmarket, for instance, has
a two-tier process which requires
second suite owners to re-register their properties for inspection
at a regular interval.
According
to
Marco
Ramunno, Aurora's Director of
Planning and Development
Services, however, this process
has not been entirely successful
for Aurora's northern neighbour.
"Our recommendation is the
one-time registration upon submission of a permit for a second
suite and the permit issuance
and inspection would occur at
that time.," he said.
In his report, Mr. Ramunno
noted "[Newmarket's] experience is that owners are not willing to re-register their units and
therefore the number of registered units actually decreased
over the last 10 years.
"Furthermore the Town does
not have any statutory authority
to require the re-registration of
the units."
The report notes that staff will
continue
to
discuss
Newmarket's
registration
process with their town staff and
will report back to council for further direction if they are able to
"formulate a successful two-tier
registration process."
Hours extended
If the arrival of Spring and the
warmer weather has given you
sudden inspiration to tackle that
home building project you've
been keeping on the backburner, the Town of Aurora will extend
their building and bylaw hours
next month.
"The extended hours provide
an opportunity for the Town to
support the Residential Express
Permit Program (REPP) and to
strengthen its commitment to
customer service excellence,"
said Jason Ballantyne, Manager
of Corporate Communications in
a statement. "Evening hours will
be offered... giving homeowners
and contractors the opportunity
to obtain information and discuss
their small scale home renovation projects and where possible,
have permits issued on the
spot."
Evening hours begin on
selected Thursdays from 6 p.m.
to 8.30 p.m. beginning May 13.
Scheduled Thursdays include
June 17, July 15, August 19,
September 16, and October 21.
The goal of the program is to
review residential applications
within three days and issue the
permit "within that time frame”.
To get a permit issued on the
spot, "you will need prepared
drawings which accurately
describe the proposed construction."
For more information on the
program, including REPP specifications and limitations, contact
the Town of Aurora's Building
and
By-Law
Services
Department at 905-727-3123,
extensions 4389, 4390, or 4394.
The
recommendation,
Councillor Gaertner said, did not
"satisfy" her.
"From a safety point of view it
just doesn't make any sense,"
she said. "It really doesn't satisfy
the safety requirements and that
is the reason we are doing this.
We can ask the home owners to
register, but we can't ask them to
re-register, we have no right to do
that? My intent in bringing this
back to council was from a safety
issue. Is this report basically saying you can get someone to register once, have it inspected for
safety, and we can't get them to
re-register, so after 10 years the
conditions could change and that
is just as it is? There is absolutely
nothing we could do about that?"
Despite legalizing second
suites, Mr. Ramunno said the
Town does not expect to be flooded with new units putting a strain
on Town infrastructure.
"Experience has shown that
when a municipality legalizes
second suites, many of the units
which would be registered are
existing," he said in the report.
"Furthermore the Region has
indicated that their flow monitoring program would identify if there
is a need for increased servicing,
which could then be planned for
in future servicing capacity
assignment reviews."
Aurora staff will also provide
further information to residents
promoting the benefits of registering second suites.
The bylaw will appear at this
week's Council meeting, and is
expected to be signed following
the session.
Stakeholders, caregivers, and
community groups came out in
force last Wednesday to help the
Town of Aurora determine its next
Accessibility Plan.
The open house, held during
the
monthly
Accessibility
Advisory Committee meeting,
was an opportunity for users to
share their experiences and
express their needs while the
Town forges ahead.
"We look forward to your
input,"
Councillor
Bob
McRoberts told the audience at
the start of the meeting. "Each
year we have an accessibility
plan developed with input from
staff and committee members...
and if you would like to make
comments or suggestions for
things that the Town could or
should work at improving in
terms of accessibility we would
love to hear from you."
The audience was invited to
share their views in four main
areas, the first being physical
spaces and structures, followed
by programs and services,
improving customer service, and
an open category. Suggestions
on how to improve programs and
services evolved into the primary
theme of the evening.
Nevin Demani was one of the
first members of the public to
speak, expressing concern over
accessibility in the Town's summer recreation programs.
Ms. Demani's 16-year-old
daughter Natasha has been a
regular user of the summer
recreation programs.
A girl with special needs,
Natasha has been able to make
progress with the programs over
the past two years with the help
of staff members being able to
provide her and her family with
one-on-one support.
People like Natasha would
benefit from more money going
into the program to support special needs kids and their families,
said Ms. Demani.
"The camp coordinator and I
have worked together the last
couple of years to really make
sure Natasha has the support
she requires in a camp environment and it has been very successful," she said. "But what has
happened recently is that
because there is such a heavy
volume in the program I find I am
now limited to only having two
weeks allocated to me for summer camps. I am a working
mom... there are a lot of constraints on us and I now find that
just being allocated two weeks is
not enough. I need usually six
weeks of summer camps and
without one-on-one support I
really can't have Natasha in
camps. My concerns are we
really would like more funding
available to the summer camps
program to provide the one-onone integration coordinators so
children like my daughter can
attend the camps and can have
the wonderful experiences she
has been having."
According
to
Camp
Coordinator Nicole Campsell,
Town Staff are looking to develop
their volunteer program specifically for special needs users.
Space, she said, was allocated on how many users they
would be able to help, but while
training volunteers is not an
issue, it is a matter of bringing in
the appropriate people.
Dan MacDonnell, acting
president of the York Region
chapter of the Canadian Hard of
Hearing Association highlighted
the importance of accessibility
for people living with hearing loss
in Aurora.
Although he said having note
takers recording the evening's
proceedings on the large
screens at the front of the
Council chamber made "a world
of difference for those that can't
catch every word being said," he
suggested that this consideration could be applied elsewhere.
"The Aurora Public Library
has a special movie night and
special programs," said Mr.
MacDonnell. "A couple of times I
have asked if the program was
going to be captioned or not and
they don't usually know or are
unwilling to turn it on for the audience. They sometimes have a
movie night in Town Park in the
summer and that would be ideal
to have captions on the movies.
There is an election coming up in
the fall and if there is any
debates, they should have note
takers at least going on during
the debate to catch everything
that is being said making it
accessible for everyone."
Aurora student Tyler Barker
made a case for infrastructure
improvements, particularly with
uneven sidewalks which can
make navigation in his sensitive
electric wheelchair extremely difficult, he said.
He also expressed frustration
with automatic doors at some
Aurora establishments, including
town facilities such as the Aurora
Community Centre and various
local establishments ranging
from stores to restaurants.
Improvements also need to
be made at the Aurora Public
Library, according to Cathy
Harris, former president of the
Pine Tree Potters.
The Potters Guild currently
uses space at the facility, and
they would like to have a ramp
for their handicapped and senior
members.
"One of our members is
handicapped and she needs a
wheelchair or cane and we can't
use the elevators when the
library is closed," she said. "We
currently have to schedule the
clay delivery around library hours
[to have access to an elevator],"
she said.
She added that the inability to
access the elevator outside of
library hours can also be dangerous.
"At Doors Open last August,
we had a senior pass out in the
basement, in the Guild, and 911
was called," she said. "They
weren't able to get a gurney
down there. Thankfully she was
okay but that should never have
happened."
The Accessibility Meeting
was also attended by Councillor
Al Wilson, in addition to Mayor
Phyllis Morris who took the
opportunity to address the audience.
"We believe that hearing
from the people in the community will make us do a better plan
and we hope you have given
ideas that the committee can
consider them," she said. "If
there are some things that can
be recommended immediately quick wins - that would be great.
If, on the other hand, there is
something that needs more
input from staff, some other
issues can be referred to staff
and [they] can bring those recommendations back to committee."
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Senior Scape
By BRIAN WARBURTON
ASA hosts appreciation month
The
Aurora
Seniors
Association (ASA) hosts
Volunteer Appreciation Month
Monday, April 19th, from 7 to
9 p.m.
Volunteers past and present are invited to sign up for
this event by April 14th.
Volunteering refers to
becoming involved in some
helpful way, often by informally supporting a new member
in your group, and at other
times by taking a proactive
and positive approach to
organizing and ensuring that
activities are available consistently and renewed with fresh
ideas from time to time.
Volunteers are pillars of
support among members of
the senior society.
Most of us volunteer some
help at some time, and some
volunteers assist enormously
and have helped enormously
in assisting the ASA to evolve
to its present condition of volunteerism and self government.
The Computer Club meets
each Wednesday between 2
and 3 p.m., which is open to
all members of the ASA.
A fine presentation was
made last Wednesday by
Jeffrey Walker who demonstrated via laptop and projector, an Internet program at
www.maps.google.com.
This program moved to
the fore, in the estimation of
many present, as the best
Internet program for maps
and directions available so
far.
Apart from excellent directions including digital graphics, to world wide destinations, the program also
enabled individual digital
images of addresses to be
displayed, which resulted in
views of former homes in the
U.K., of members present,
displayed with surprisingly
good quality.
The quality of directional
map programs on the Internet
appears to be improving and
even better quality can be
expected in the future.
The audience was not
aware of the value of the program when the presentation
commenced, but after a convincing presentation, most
appeared determined to
employ it the next time directions are required.
The “Sew Much Fun”
sewing group, which meets
on Friday each week, are the
recipients of an embroidery
machine purchased by the
ASA with funds from the New
Horizons federal funding program.
The ladies who sew have
produced fine work for a long
time and now the embroidery
machine will allow embroidery to decorate their designs
further.
The ASA has been invited
to participate in the 2010
Senior of the Year Award.
The invitation came from
the mayor’s office and the
award will recognize a senior
who is 65 years of age or
older, and who has enriched
culture, civic or social life in
the community without personal or financial gain.
Votes must be submitted
with the name of the nominee
and reasons for the nomination.
The ASA has members
who spend a remarkable
amount of time furthering the
cultural and practical interests
of all members, including new
members who were unknown
until they joined the ASA.
A suggestion is to select
someone you believe is
deserving of this attention
and should be recognised as
deserving this reward, and
then allow the power of the
ballot to determine who is
recognized.
The arrival of spring has a
positive effect on the mood of
almost everybody, and now
longer, warmer days enable
April to be truly a month of
renewal in nature’s majestic
scheme of things.
We all love beautiful gardens, and the ASA garden
was beautiful last year and
will become even more beautiful this year, with another
helping of tender loving care.
For a beautiful garden to
materialize the task of gardening must be divided
among enough volunteers as
to diminish gardening tasks to
the capacity of everybody.
Consequently,
each
Wednesday weather permitting, one hour is allotted
between 10 and 11 a.m. to a
gardening crew to focus on
gardening assignments within their ability, and new volunteers are invited to attend.
Members entering the
Seniors’ Centre daily must be
impressed with the diligent
gardening and resulting
shrubbery and floral arrangements that Mother Nature’s
team of gardeners has created or soon will create.
The almost lifeless barren
debris, left over from the task
of erecting the building, has
been nurtured and transformed to an elegant area of
cultivated garden.
Judy Buchanan and all
who work with the soil will create and present a beautiful
environmental influence, and
will improve the Seniors’
Centre for all who look upon
their handiwork.
Collection comes to Aurora
A selection of landscape
works from the collection of
Albert Chiarandini will be on
display at the Aurora
Cultural Centre from now
and will continue until May
1.
Chiarandini, born in
Udine, Italy, in 1915 was a
prolific painter until his death
in December, 2007.
The paintings are on loan
from the Georgina Arts
Centre & Gallery in Sutton
where Chiarandini’s permanent collection resides.
Albert Chiarandini – York
Region Vistas at the Aurora
Cultural Centre is a collaboration with Georgina Arts
Centre and it is the first time
these particular paintings
have been displayed outside
of their home.
In 2004, a donation of
159 of Albert’s paintings
was made to the Georgina
Arts Centre by the late
Bruce Smith.
The permanent collection
has been included in “The
Group of Seven Project”, citing Albert as “The Unknown
Group of Seven Member”.
Chiarandini began painting as a child with his
father’s old shaving brush
and powdered colours
mixed with water, then
applied to the plaster walls
of the woodshed out back
where his father allowed him
to paint.
He arrived in Canada in
1932, at the age of 17,
applied and was accepted to
the Ontario College of Art.
His early history was that
of portrait painting.
He was so successful
that it led to a string of portrait commissions, including
many of the faces still
famous today in the history
and cultural fabric of Toronto
and Ontario.
Albert loved painting
landscapes and said that
“landscapes allowed him to
explore the profound beauty
of nature, echoes of light
and the smell of the countryside”.
From today’s perspective,
Chiarandini has created a
unique and powerful gift of
historical
documentation
and beauty.
Chiarandini’s paintings of
fields now hold subdivisions
in their soil.
These paintings are
recorded history of what
Richmond Hill, Aurora,
Newmarket and other once
rural neighbourhoods were.
Also on display during
this exhibition are works
from the Aurora Seniors’
Centre Woodcarving Club.
Entitled “Carved by Hand”
this collection of exceptional
work is on display in the
foyer of the Aurora Cultural
Centre.
The opening reception
takes place Saturday, April
10th at 2 p.m. at the Cultural
Centre, 22 Church Street.
the home of the famous
Church Street School.
Exhibition hours are
Tuesday to Saturday from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information
call the centre at 905-7131818
or
e-mail
info@auroracultural
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Golf course pond
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Members of the Crimson Rotary Club team celebrate their 1-0 victory over
White Lightning Mr. Dairy team in a bantam championship house league
hockey game recently. Jennifer English scored the winning goal in overtime
with the assist going to Shannon MacMillan. Girls were participating in the
Central York Girls Hockey Association league championship action at
Aurora’s Recreation Centre on Wellington Street East.
Relay seeks help
On June 11, people who
have been touched by cancer will have an opportunity
to "celebrate, remember, and
fight back", according to Lynn
Pearson, Committee Chair
for Aurora's Relay For Life
event.
Relay For Life, the
Canadian Cancer Society's
most prominent fundraiser
for research, will be held that
evening
at
Magna
International on Wellington
Street East running through
the next morning.
"The event begins with
the first lap being walked by
the survivors and their all
important caregivers,” Ms
Pearson said. “We remember
family and friends lost to cancer and we honour those
continuing to fight by lighting
hundreds of dedicated luminaries that light our path
along the way at night."
Ms Pearson and Alex
Reil, area manager for the
Canadian Cancer Society,
appeared before a general
committee meeting to seek
and receive a noise exemption for the event to have
area musicians perform intermittently through the night.
"The bands play on and
off over the 12 hours to keep
us awake and on track when
we're on the track," said Ms
Pearson. "We aim to have the
volume just high enough for
participants to hear. The
Relay for Life is not a concert. The music is secondary
to the event as a whole and
the volume would be kept to
a reasonable level.
Opening ceremonies for
the 2010 Relay For Life begin
at 7 p.m., with the relay kicking off with the Survivor
Victory Lap at 7.30. The luminary ceremony follows at 10
p.m. followed by overnight
entertainment commencing
at 11 p.m.
Teams of 10 are still being
accepted. For information on
how to participate and submit
your team, call Karen at 905830-0447, ext. 3833.
Petch House to live?
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ommend an RFP as a fair
and transparent approach to
determine available options
and associated cost for the
restoration of the house,"
said
Marco
Ramunno,
Director of Planning in a
report to Council.
More than $95,000 is
available
in
Aurora's
approved Capital Budget for
the restoration of the Petch
House.
"The Petch Log House is
an
important
heritage
resource to the Town of
Aurora and its long term
preservation and public use
would enrich the community's heritage," continued Mr.
Ramunno.
Mr. Ramunno's report
outlined a number of developments regarding the Petch
House since it was last
brought up at Council in
February.
At a February council
meeting, Aurora resident
and historical activist David
Heard suggested that some
beams from the house might
be installed at the Church
Street
School
Cultural
Centre.
However, Laura
Schembr i, Executive
Director of the Cultural
Centre said, "due to the
multi-purpose design and
use of the walls and room
spaces we could not consider mounting a permanent or
semi-permanent
display
within the building.
According to Councillor
Evelina MacEachern, media
coverage of the Petch
House's fate has renewed
interest in the structure.
"I got a phone call from
contractors if that is the right
word and they thought the
[original] cost estimates
were high," said Councillor
MacEachern, referring to figures presented to Council in
earlier reports. "However, the
expression of that contractor
was that this project would
be a project of passion.
Therefore, there is expressed
interest in the community to
bid on the project.
"The recommendation to
go with an RFP is the only
way to get a true cost of what
[it takes] to get this structure
up and running.
“So we get our RFP and if
we like the price we can go
with it. If not, we're back at
hanging timbers somewhere."
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Environmental impacts
at Aurora's Highland Gate
Golf Club were highlighted
at council last Tuesday as
a video presentation from
the Lake Simcoe Region
Conser vation
Authority
was played for the assembled audience.
"In municipalities all
over the Lake Simcoe
watershed, watercourses
like [the one flowing
through Highland Gate]
are being redesigned,"
said
Christa
Shar p,
Watershed Coordinator for
the Lake Simcoe Region
Conservation Authority in
the video.
"Here in a busy area of
Aurora, Club Link and the
Highland Gate Golf Club
have a project to make
this watercourse more
esthetically
attractive
while improving water
quality and wildlife habitat.
"Ultimately this design
recognizes the needs of
the golf course, the nearby residents, and the environmental aspects."
Improvements in this
area include the installation of an open span
bridge to improve water
flow, the reconfiguration of
the area with a "pool and
ripple design" which will
promote aeration in the
watercourse, the stabilization of river banks, and the
planting of a vegetative
buffer "to reduce contaminants and improve habitat.
"The pond area will be
reduced and a wetland will
be created which will be
suitable for ducks and
other birds that the neighbours enjoy," said Ms.
Sharp. "Fish passage and
habitat
will
also
be
improved."
"The funding for this
project has been made
available
through
Environment
Canada's
Lake Simcoe Cleanup
Fund, the Lake Simcoe
Conservation Foundation,
this golf course, and the
Lake
Simcoe
Region
Conser vation Authority,"
she added. "These kinds
of projects show that golf
courses can keep interesting course features and
nurture wildlife and water
areas."
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available for the project.
"There's a benefit from
working
with
the
Conser vation
Authority
because they bring the
knowledge and expertise
on a project such as this,"
said Ms. Burgess.
During the meeting
Mayor Phyllis Morris and
Councillor
Evelina
MacEachern underlined
the importance of having
a par tner in the Lake
Simcoe
Region
Conservation Authority.
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Aurora Minor
Hockey Association
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING
2010/2011 REGISTRATION AND REP TRYOUTS
(AAA, AA, A, AE, SELECT)
Registration for the 2010-2011 hockey season will begin online APRIL
9TH, and in person on APRIL 9th.
Please refer to our website www.auroraminorhockey.net for further
information.
Rec Sports, shown here, won the Monday night hockey league title with a 4-3
victory over Baldwin’s recently. Members are, back row, left to right, Bob Ince,
Mark Lemmon, Mike Allen, Gerry Mackrell, Scott Shepperd, Kevin O’Keefe, Ed
Kilroy; front row, left to right, Jason Muise, Graeme Goodfellow, Julian Dalcin,
Andrew Dalton, John Andersen, Doug Adair and Jason Hurlbut. With the trophy is Ken Heinrich. Absent when the photo was taken was John Kennedy. In
the consolation game, Priestly Demolition dumped FPL Aggregates 8-0.
“Aurora Miler” added
to July 1st activities
Aurora's Canada Day
Parade will get off on a different foot this year with the
addition of a one-mile race
before the floats make their
way down Yonge Street.
In a presentation to
council recently, parade
organizer Sher St. Kitts and
running enthusiast John
Cappelletti outlined their
vision for the new event The Aurora Miler.
"This is something we
had tried to do in 2008, but
we just didn't have the
momentum. Now, here it
is," said Ms. St. Kitts. "It is
just a mile run before the
parade, which is at a time
when the roads are
closed."
Ms. St. Kitts said she
believed since the 2010
Canada Day Parade is honouring
the
Vancouver
Olympics and Canada's 14
gold medals, having this
"display
of
red
hot
Canadian pride coming
down Yonge Street" is
important.
She also said it will help
"galvanize" the event.
"About six weeks ago I
was having some treatment
by a physiotherapist in
town and we talked about
the possibility of running a
one-miler on Canada Day,"
said Mr. Cappelletti, who
described himself as an
avid runner and athlete.
"Shortly thereafter I called
the town and they put me in
touch with Sher and I proposed it as an idea as an
add-on to the parade. From
our perspective it was relatively easy to organize
because the roads were
closed already, the length
is short, straight, can be
easily marshaled and it
would have wide appeal
because it appeals equally
to the hardcore runners,
the track guys who want to
see how fast they can go
the distance, and also the
novice runners and walkers
who might want to participate in it as well."
Mr. Capelletti said he
was involved in the former
Hartwell Challenge from its
inception, first as a founding member eight years
ago, then as a race director
for four years, ending as
the event's Chief Financial
Officer before it was turned
over to the Southlake
Foundation.
"We look forward to
working with you on a great
Canada Day Parade and
also the Southlake Run as
well," said Mayor Phyllis
Morris. "Bob Hartwell was a
wonderful gentleman and
many of us remember him
fondly."
The annual kick-off
party for the Canada Day
Parade is on the evening of
April 21 at Jonathan's
Restaurant.
"It's not about raising
money, it's all about raising
the bar in Canada's
Birthday Town and celebrating who we are, and
getting more people who
want to help us with the
athletic portion...and just
supporting the parade in
general," said Ms. St. Kitts.
"[With
the
Aurora
Community Heritage Fair
on the same day], April 21
is a big day in Aurora!"
Registration fees for the 2010/2011 season are:
$500.00 (Tyke to Minor Midget)
$535.00 (Midget
The AMHA will accept children born in 2004 for our Tyke Hockey
Program.
It is recommended that they have either taken skating lessons or
completed one year of Opti Hockey.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A PERMISSION TO SKATE FOR AAA TRYOUTS CANNOT BE
PROVIDED UNTIL APRIL 12TH (after the completion of the OHF
Championships).
In order to receive a permission to skate or tryout for an AMHA Rep
Team (AA, A, AE, SELECT) PLEASE NOTE:
1)
You must reside in Aurora or reside in a right of choice area (refer
to OMHA website for information on right of choice areas).
2)
You must be registered with the AMHA and the fee paid in full.
IF YOU ARE A NEW RESIDENT OF AURORA, YOU WILL NEED TO
COMPLETE THE NECESSARY TRANSFER PAPERWORK PRIOR TO
REGISTRATION.
PLEASE ALLOW 2-4 WEEKS FOR THIS
PROCESS.
For those requiring registration for AAA tryouts, the AMHA office will be
open:
SAT APRIL 17
10AM – 1PM
MON APRIL 19
7PM – 9PM
WED APRIL 21
7PM – 9PM
SAT APRIL 24
10AM – 1PM
MON APRIL 26
7PM – 9PM
WED APRIL 28
7PM – 9PM
DURING THESE AMHA OFFICE HOURS WE WILL ONLY
REGISTER THOSE WHO REQUIRE A PERMISSION TO SKATE.
AMHA Rep tryouts will begin on April 27TH. Once the schedule is
confirmed it will be posted on the website.
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COMING EVENTS
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beginners are welcome.
****
Aurora Rotary Club meets every Monday at 6.30 p.m.
at Gabriel's on Yonge Street. New members are welcome.
For further information call 905-841-1352 or 905-7139356.
****
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge 148 meets
the first and third Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. at
15216 Yonge Street, south of Wellington. For more information call 905-830-9205.
****
Masonic Rising Sun Lodge meets the first Thursday of
each month at the Rising Sun Temple, 57 Mosley Street,
Aurora at 7.30 p.m.
****
Robertson Masonic Lodge meets the third Saturday
each month at 57 Mosley Street at 10.30 a.m. Coffee
Club at 9 a.m. and lunch at noon. Call 905-727-3032 or
905-727-1080 for more information.
****
Gamblers Anonymous meets every Tuesday night at
Trinity Anglican Church, Victoria Street, at 7.30 p.m.
****
Progressive Euchre every Thursday night at the
Aurora Legion at 7.30 p.m. Call 905-727-9932.
****
Canadian Federation of University Women holds
monthly meetings at the Aurora Legion with a variety of
speakers. Contact Beverley at 905-727-2151.
****
The Aurora Seniors Evergreen Choir practice in the
West-McKenzie Hall of the Seniors’ Centre, every
Wednesday from 2.30 to 4.30 p.m. under the direction of
Enid Maiz.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14
A Buddhist Seminar, called “A Life Philosophy for the
Happiness of Humanity” will be held in the Newmarket
Public Library multi-purpose room, 438 Park Avenue,
beginning at 7 p.m. and continuing until 8.15 p.m.
Admission is free for the event which is presented by
Soka Gakkai International Association of Canada. For
further information, call Donna Daly in Aurora at 905726-8074.
SATURDAY, APRIL 17
Once again the Newmarket Parents of Multiple Births
Association (POMBA) will hold their spring/summer gently used clothing, equipment and toy sale today. The sale
will be held at 185 Industrial Parkway North beginning in
the moming at 10 a.m. and continuing until 1 p.m. The
sale will also include a "For Sale By Owner" Board where
members will be selling cribs, car seats, furniture and
other large items that are too large to bring to the sale.
For more information for the cash only sale visit
www.newmarketpomba.ca, or contact sale coordinator
dyan.oliver@sympatico.ca.
****
Join local artist Philippa Hajdu to design and create
your own Sacred Circles at the Aurora Public Library.
This program is for children aged nine to 14, costs $15
and runs from 1 to 3.30 p.m.
SUNDAY, APRIL 18
Guest speaker at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in
Aurora is Shama Mall, talking about the work of Christian
churches to promote food security and education in
Pakistan and Afghanistan. Speaker is in Canada for
meetings with Presbyterian World Service and
Development and is deputy director of Church World
Service Pakistan/Afghanistan. Worship service begins at
10.30 a.m. Everyone is welcome.
Open House
being planned
for community
Aurora’s Dan McDonnell
is the president of the
recently
formed
York
Region Branch for the
Canadian Hard of Hearing
Association (CHHA), and
they are hosting an open
house to introduce themselves to the general public.
The event will be held
Saturday, April 24 at the
Richmond
Hill
Public
Library, 1 Atkinson Street,
in Room B.
The open house will
begin at 2 p.m. and continue until 4 p.m.
Coffee and treats will be
served, Mr. McDonnell
said.
****
A free Nordic Pole "First Steps Clinic" will be held at 9
a.m. followed by a free Nordic Pole "Next Steps Clinic" at
10.30 a.m. at St. Andrew’s Valley Golf Course, 4 Pinnacle
Trail.
TUESDAY, APRIL 20
“Shop Like the Planet's Watching!” The Aurora Public
Library presents a free, instructive presentation with The
York Region Environmental Alliance and York Region.
Presentation begins at 7 p.m. in the Lebovic Room. Preregister at the Adult Information Desk, or call 905-7279493 option 4.
APRIL 23 AND 24
Aurora United Church spring rummage sale at the
church, 15186 Yonge Street at Tyler. Times on April 23 1
p.m. to 8 p.m., for the individual sale and April 24 from 9
a.m. to noon for the bag sale. For further information, call
905-727-1935.
SATURDAY, APRIL 24
Aurora Nursery School Family Fun Day, on today, consists of children's entertainment (Lenny Graf as seen on
TV Treehouse), children's activities such as face painting, vendors, refreshments, a silent auction, raffle and
door prizes. The event is a "Family Fun-d-raiser" for the
oldest not-for-profit co-operative nursery school in Aurora
and will take place at the Aurora Lions Hall from 2 to 4
p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under
the age of 10. For more information and tickets please
Nicole at 905-395-2879 or email auroranursery@gmail.com.
****
The annual senior citizens’ Spring Sale will add a
mini-farmers’ market to its roster this year at the Aurora
Seniors’ Centre from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Among other things
there will be a 50-50 draw, a just for kids store, a white
elephant sale and barbecue crafts. The Centre is located
at 5 Municpal Drive, across from the Town Hall.
MAY 1 AND 2
The annual Aurora Art Show and Sale takes place at
the Aurora Town Hall Saturday, May 1 from 10 a.m., to 5
p.m. and Sunday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For all art
enthusiasts this is an important event featuring more
than 200 pieces of artwork. Amateur and professional
artists from Ontario will be displaying their original two
and three-dimensional artwork created in any medium
except computer-generated art.
MAY 6 TO 8
The Pine Tree Potters' Spring Pottery Sale wll be held
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May 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is free parking, free
admission and a door prize.Call 905-727-1278 for further
information or visit http://www.pinetreepotters.ca.
SATURDAY, MAY 22
The Aurora Garden & Horticultural Society is having
their annual plant sale at the Aurora Public Library,
15145 Yonge Street, Aurora from 9.30 a.m. to noon.
Everyone is welcome.
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FREE TANGO LESSON
7:30 p.m.
Latin/Ballroom/West Coast Swing and Line dancing until midnight
with desserts & coffee @ 10:30.
Dance Lessons
Level 1: Cha Cha and Social Foxtrot 8 - 9 p.m.
Level 2: Jive and Tango 9 - 10 p.m.
Please call for advanced
Dance Lessons started
The cost is just $85 per person for 8 weeks.
registration or pay at the
May 3rd, 2010
door the first night
Do I need special shoes?
and continue until June 28 No, but dance or leather soled shoes with non marking heels are best.
Do not wear rubber soled shoes.
Location: Royal Canadian Legion in Aurora, 105 Industrial Parkway North
(Please park around back and enter through that door)
Please call or email for more information or to register for upcoming events
Site: www.SteveMillerDance.ca
Call Steve Miller at 416-587-4125
Email: Steve@SteveMillerDance.ca
* NO TAX or 1 YEAR Interest Free
Buﬀet&Hutch $1698
Table/4chairs$1198
QueenBed,Dresser,
Mirror,NightStand
$998
PubTable/4Chairs$998
Sofa $798
Love Seat$748
4colours-red/sage
oyster/cocoa
2-pcSectional $ 998
LeatherandLeatherMatch
GO TO
White Bunkbed$998
BrownBunkbed$698
RecliningSofa $ 898
Loveseat $ 848 TwinPosterBed $498
TwinPosterBed $398
www.uptownfurniture.ca
TO SEE OUR 8 PAGE FLYER
MONDAY - FRIDAY 10-9, SATURDAY 9:30-6, SUNDAY 11-5
17255 Yonge Street, Newmarket • (905) 895-6517
* The sale will be reduced in an amount equal to the taxes, O.A.C. see store for details.

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