Our Town and Its Business

Ten--thirty p.m. is council's hour of adjournment. It never happens. At the last meeting, seventeen of twenty-three agenda items were st...

I read in the Toronto Star yesterday about the Ontario Municipal Board "endorsing" a plan for high rise clusters in the west end o...

Last week, I received a call late in the evening. There was no water in the taps in the north-west corner of the town. The caller added peop...

Council met in the evening of June 17th for the first time as an audit committee. Boring, eh?! It didn't turn out that way. Councillor M...

I have created my own blocks to my blog writing. I recently engaged in a discussion with someone who preferred to be anonymous. The issue wa...

I said I would copy the exchange between myself and Councillor McEachern. I have not done so. I have mixed feelings about the merits of repr...

June 8th 10.17 a.m Good Morning All, On Tuesday we spent time talking about the region coming up with a new way to collect toxic waste. In t...

Heather Sisman, she who finds or creates pictures and helps with format, does not like me to refer to the difference in our age. She passion...

So, Vaughan is going to have an Integrity Commissioner. Aurora's Mayor is giving serious consideration to the idea. Newmarket is warm to...

HEATHER'S NOTE: Below is an email exchange between Evelyn and a young Aurora citizen. I thought this was definitely worth posting. I...

Cooky Ellis is a truly beautiful human being. Warm, friendly and completely competent in her job. In many instances, Cooky gave face to the ...

HEATHER'S NOTE: Spring is a time for change, rebirth, and rejuvenation. To that end, Evelyn and I are revamping both her website, and th...

ORIGINALLY POSTED Thursday, May 17, 2007 In the year 2007, the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in Canada, and said, "Once again...

ORIGINALLY POSTED Thursday, April 26, 2007 Three years ago The Aurora Historical Society at their request, negotiated a legal agreement wit...

ORIGINALLY POSTED Friday, April 20, 2007 I only had one concern about the decision to use artificial turf on the Sheppard's bush soccer ...

ORIGINALLY POSTED Sunday, April 15, 2007 Bill Cosby was a guest on David Letterman’s program. Letterman was celebrating his sixtieth birthda...

ORIGINALLY POSTED Friday, April 13, 2007 The anniversary of Vimy Ridge has kept my thoughts churning this week. All those young men who died...

ORIGINALLY POSTED Monday, April 2, 2007 I have written two blogs about the Planning Act. They were too dry. Didn't make the point I want...

ORIGINALLY POSTED Thursday, March 29, 2007 What am I supposed to do when patience is stretched to the limit? There were six or seven offici...

ORIGINALLY POSTED Wednesday, March 28, 2007 Nigel Keane deserves to be promptly pricked by a two-pronged prod in a prominent part of his an...