tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post2512945796094918913..comments2023-07-04T09:54:15.920-05:00Comments on Our Town and Its Business: HERE'S A THOUGHT !!!!Evelyn Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03283458715658096750noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-77221874911760366562015-11-22T21:17:49.970-05:002015-11-22T21:17:49.970-05:00Actually, I think it's more a case of 'you...Actually, I think it's more a case of 'you scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-46452554932772041482015-11-22T10:16:44.446-05:002015-11-22T10:16:44.446-05:00What about the products the town sells or ticket s...What about the products the town sells or ticket sales, and sponsors???,,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-55176039401358989442015-11-21T12:29:26.607-05:002015-11-21T12:29:26.607-05:00That's exactly my point, 10:29. It's not a...That's exactly my point, 10:29. It's not a charity or a non-profit, or some kind of service club or community group. What's next, a bake sale for the joint-ops building, or maybe a rummage sale with the proceeds going to SARC?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-26078968301865794072015-11-21T10:29:37.710-05:002015-11-21T10:29:37.710-05:0016:41- The museum is owned by the Town.16:41- The museum is owned by the Town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-39380493499843833592015-11-20T16:41:39.361-05:002015-11-20T16:41:39.361-05:00"P.S. I like the Ice Cream Shoppe suggestion ..."P.S. I like the Ice Cream Shoppe suggestion - a good way to fund programming!"<br /><br />Speaking of which; what's with the book sale at the old armoury? How can you have a fundraiser for the museum - a Town facility? That strikes me as rather odd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-47698754369530641082015-11-19T09:22:24.603-05:002015-11-19T09:22:24.603-05:0023:23
You are exactly right. It is the government...23:23<br />You are exactly right. It is the governments that made these rules and further to that, the people that seem to complain the most are the ones that elected the governments that we have now. So, they felt that their saviours were elected only to be hood-winked at the end. <br /><br />I don't want to say I told you so but......<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-43538271194362764142015-11-18T23:23:53.933-05:002015-11-18T23:23:53.933-05:00We elected this council and provincial government...We elected this council and provincial government. The developers did make up the rules to these games. Government did. Is it the deveopers fault that they're better players? Is it the developers fault that government is in in debt and desperate for revenue? Remember this during the next election. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-89785609837238684092015-11-18T18:56:39.072-05:002015-11-18T18:56:39.072-05:00It will be interesting if council is going to help...It will be interesting if council is going to help fund this performance at the OMB. My bet is that they are, knowing that they will lose. That's what Newmarket did. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-83725230343393135732015-11-18T14:11:05.977-05:002015-11-18T14:11:05.977-05:00
Councillor Thompson raves how great it was for C...<br /><br />Councillor Thompson raves how great it was for Council and the developer to reach a compromise agreement dealing with Timberlane and how if enough time had been available the same could be accomplished with Highland.<br /><br />The Timberlane project is a disgrace with nearly double the density as its immediate neighbour. Just a matter of human greed.<br /><br />Highland should be rejected by the OMB. It destroys neighbourhoods. This is wanton destruction and greed on a grand scale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-77027671422768221522015-11-18T13:48:30.913-05:002015-11-18T13:48:30.913-05:0013:02
Those residents venting at open meetings ...13:02<br /> Those residents venting at open meetings & a couple of obtuse councillors trying to to straddle the lines thought otherwise.<br /> They figured that their play had a longer run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-76713506555198999022015-11-18T13:18:13.549-05:002015-11-18T13:18:13.549-05:0010:07
And the other side has demands... who is ri...10:07<br /><br />And the other side has demands... who is right? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-62870312155067230722015-11-18T13:02:18.296-05:002015-11-18T13:02:18.296-05:00Of course this was going to the OMB. Did anyone th...Of course this was going to the OMB. Did anyone think otherwise?<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-22784475258563172912015-11-18T10:07:47.272-05:002015-11-18T10:07:47.272-05:00Highland Gate has gone to the OMB. Shows what happ...Highland Gate has gone to the OMB. Shows what happens when one demands changes instead of trying politely to obtain<br />them. Those people were nuts. They had demands on their demands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-88023896859319977672015-11-17T22:57:27.249-05:002015-11-17T22:57:27.249-05:00Oh they will! And probably get that money as well....Oh they will! And probably get that money as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-8716383660707271812015-11-17T22:00:58.648-05:002015-11-17T22:00:58.648-05:00Exactly! Who doesn't like ice cream! The money...Exactly! Who doesn't like ice cream! The money that could be made. I mention it every now and again, but it doesn't make any traction. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-26608111548967493382015-11-17T21:53:18.601-05:002015-11-17T21:53:18.601-05:00The Aurora Historical Society's Heritage Centr...The Aurora Historical Society's Heritage Centre - not strictly a museum - became the Town's Cultural Centre (with a heritage component). Lucky us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-89279971498172249552015-11-17T21:50:21.191-05:002015-11-17T21:50:21.191-05:0018:51 - You haven't lived here very long, it w...18:51 - You haven't lived here very long, it would seem (much like the 'patron saint').Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-16890796188357373542015-11-17T21:30:03.464-05:002015-11-17T21:30:03.464-05:00Anonymous 20:48
Thank you for your concern. Plea...Anonymous 20:48<br /><br />Thank you for your concern. Please feel free to email or phone me so that we can set up an appointment to discuss in an open fashion.Shawna Whitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-89997565391203116082015-11-17T21:18:01.931-05:002015-11-17T21:18:01.931-05:00"I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him,&qu...<br />"I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him," spoken by Mark Antony in the play Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare<br /><br />The brutal slaughter of dozens of people in Paris has seen many world leaders react with great outrage and condemnation, and rightly so. Many speak about a united military strike against the cowardly perpetrators, led by France and with American and German backing. But this will not be an easy task nor is its outcome assured. ISIS appears to be well organized and has tentacles in many countries and occupies a vast land mass.<br /><br />Criticism has crashed down upon our new Prime Minister during the first ten days of his mandate as he has distanced himself from a Canadian role in future military action. Our ability to carry out such an action is minimal and the six fighter jets we have in the region are not capable of much impact or destruction. He has offered in the alternative additional personnel for on the ground training of regional forces.<br /><br />Critics appear all the time, making loud noises but seldom proposing solutions.<br /><br />There is a significant other side to our Prime Minister's first overseas trip.<br /><br />At the G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, Mr. Trudeau has been welcomed by China into the international family of world leaders like a "long-lost son."<br /><br /> Trudeau and Xi Jinping, China's president, met yesterday morning. Xi started off by saying China was grateful for what Pierre Trudeau did in 1970, when Canada became one of the first countries in the West to officially recognize the Communist government in mainland China.<br /><br />"That was an extraordinary political vision. China will always remember that."<br /><br />Xi's extraordinarily warm greeting to Justin Trudeau, coming less than two weeks after he's been sworn into the job, is in sharp contrast to Stephen Harper, who had to wait more than three years for a nice word from a Chinese president.<br /><br />The Chinese were so angry at Harper they wouldn't deal with him until he travelled to Beijing in late 2009 where he got the equivalent of a public dressing-down by China's premier before he was allowed to talk to then president Hu Jintao. <br /><br />So affairs of state often evolve from the personalities of the players and criticism and praise are both transitory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-60461803109095561262015-11-17T20:48:59.030-05:002015-11-17T20:48:59.030-05:00Ms White, before I engage you on a few of your poi...Ms White, before I engage you on a few of your points, may I ask if you cleared your response to this blog with the Town of Aurora's Communications Dept? This type of discourse may be an issue for them, and subsequently...you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-87442976986592667892015-11-17T20:33:42.318-05:002015-11-17T20:33:42.318-05:00Yes it was under construction.
Reno to become The...Yes it was under construction.<br /><br />Reno to become The Aurora Heritage Center.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-88081452291063273412015-11-17T20:15:26.857-05:002015-11-17T20:15:26.857-05:0020:06
Then all that scaffolding on the building...20:06<br /> Then all that scaffolding on the building with Museum and the big sign...." Under Construction " was wrong ? There was no construction going on ?<br /> Silly old me.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-22517693354852905722015-11-17T20:06:39.509-05:002015-11-17T20:06:39.509-05:00What, 18:51? A museum has never been "under c...What, 18:51? A museum has never been "under construction." It has always been housed in a variety of existing buildings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-12188546795025749692015-11-17T19:07:16.124-05:002015-11-17T19:07:16.124-05:00Thanks for helping to spread the word about our ca...Thanks for helping to spread the word about our card collecting club and I do hope that you will join us. It is part of the programming efforts tied to our current exhibition "A Legacy of Sport". Additional programming includes the 52 Pick Me Up project which features various athletes, teams and objects/location tied to Aurora on a collectible deck of trading cards. David and I are donating our time (after working hours) to gauge interest in starting a club in Aurora. We wanted to provide a safe, non-judgemental environment where individuals could come together around a shared interest and maybe learn a little bit about the history of sport in Aurora. <br /><br />I firmly believe that the Museum should be a resource for the community that can help connect, involve, and inspire through its objects and stories. I am working on proposals for a number of initiatives that will use the collection in untraditional ways and welcome other groups to come forward to see how we can work together. I would also like to personally invite you Anonymous 12:28 to come and sit down with me to discuss your thoughts/ideas for moving forward with the collection. I am pitching a big community tent and all are welcome!<br /><br />P.S. I like the Ice Cream Shoppe suggestion - a good way to fund programming!Shawna Whitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-91631656780633930432015-11-17T18:53:49.620-05:002015-11-17T18:53:49.620-05:00@16:00
The Old Library is about as viable a bu...@16:00<br /> The Old Library is about as viable a building as the Old Hotel.<br /> Knock the poor thing down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com