Our Town and Its Business

Fair, Brave Sir Robert It's my job to ask questions and obtain information on behalf of the community. I do not rely on the town's w...

In an anonymous comment to Aurora Citizen, a resident indicates a desire to understand how council decisions are made. I smiled to myself a...

I write a Blog and copy it as a Letter to the Editor. Then I write other stuff - sometimes political, sometimes personal. Days later I read ...

Blog postings and Letters to the Editor are very satisfying. I spend an average of four or five hours on each. I write it, leave it ...

Last week, I shared information about the town's windrow clearing service for seniors and the disabled. Council gave direction to staff ...

The Mayor has informed a confidante Mr. Whitehurst will be resuming his appointment with the Arts and Culture Committee soon. Mr. Whitehurst...

Hearing of my seven, people often commented they would have gone crazy with so many children. I would smile and think.... maybe I did and di...

At last night's general committee meeting, I asked about the status of the new windrow clearing program. I understood the direction giv...

December 15th, hardly in keeping with the season, I received an email from a resident of Orchard Heights Blvd. “Resign,” he said, “so that t...

Monday Jan 5, 2009. Second month of the Third year of this term of office. We are not exactly at the start of an Epic Arctic Expedition b...

Hours remain of the old year. Knitting on the needles must be finished. Every corner of the house must be clear and clean as a whistle....

The Code of Conduct is in place. There appears to be a glimmer of understanding it is not the weapon hoped for. The process is straightforwa...

Jag Baduria is a name some readers may re-call. He was elected as a Liberal to Jean Chretien's government from a Markham riding. Certain...

In the little town of Aurora, stars on the Christmas tree lit up on Wednesday evening. Every year is more exciting than the last. The Salvat...

I am never surprised but always intrigued to read the Mayor's responses in the media on any town issue. Last week's quotes on Code o...

A legal opinion on our recently passed Code of Conduct is on hand. It was vetted behind closed doors before being released for public con...

Because I am a councillor, I have a ring-side seat to all that transpires at meetings of council. Because I have forty-five years of experi...

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The same lawyer who attended to steer council and keep them in line on the night of the decision not to hold a Byelection to fill Grace...

A delegate had a harrowing tale to tell at Tuesday's committee meeting . In 2005, he experienced a time lag in an agreement prepa...