Events for February 2010.
Chamber of Commerce Business After 5
What better way to start the New Year off with local friends and local businesses than to get together at the Tuscany Event Centre, home of The Roving Chef. It was a great turn out...more
Taste of our Town
Last month I had the absolute delight of visiting the new Italian fine food boutique that just opened in the Aurora Shopping Centre. A Taste of Italy carries only the finest produc...more
Watercolour Paintings by Alana Biasi
On display at the Aurora Public Library in the Colleen Abbott Gallery, located on the second floor of the Library, is an exhibit of watercolour paintings by Alana Biasi. This exhib...more
Grand Opening of Soul Reason
We all have a purpose here in our lifetime and through Soul Reason's intuitive counselors (psychics and mediums), they can help your angels, guides and deceased loved ones relay th...more
St. Andrew's College MacPherson Hockey Tournament
For the past 27 years, St. Andrew’s College (SAC) has hosted some of the top high school hockey teams from across North America at the annual MacPherson Hockey Tournament. This y...more
Heart & Stroke 2010 Person to Person Kit Depot
All Captains for the February 2010 Person to Person Campaign were able to pick up their fundraising kits at Thompsons Funeral Home last month. It is Heart & Stroke month this month...more
Dragon Fencing Tournament at SAC
St.Andrew's College hosted a Dragon Fencing Tournament last month for youth from all over the GTA. The Dragon Fencing Academy is York Region's premier fencing academy and club. The...more
Students and seniors working together
Ms. Coulton's grade three and four students from Northern Lights Public School in Aurora worked very hard last month with the Aurora Seniors Center to knit and sew blankets for orp...more
Northern Karate Ladies Night
Aurora's Northern Karate School recently held a ladies night class for a group of very energetic women. The class went through warm ups and an impressive series of self defense pun...more
Hartman Public School Teacher Sleepover
The students from Hartman Public School in Aurora sold over $12,000 in their magazine fundraising drive last fall. One of the top incentives was that the Principal, Dr. Walsh, and ...more
Cliff and Elaine Taylor celebrate 90 Years!
Last month, I had the absolute pleasure of covering Cliff and Elaine Taylor's 90th surprise Birthday party held by their loving family at the Senior's Centre. Family and friends ga...more
Senior's Centre Donates Toys to Neighbourhood Network
The Senior's Centre had their Christmas party before Christmas and asked people to bring toys and games to donate to Neighbourhood Network's Annual Toy Drive. The Senior's were abl...more
Bake sale for Haiti
On January 12, 2010, a massive earthquake struck Haiti, reducing much of its capital to rubble. It was the worst earthquake in the region in more than 200 years, with an untold num...more
DryICE Centre Open for Business
DryICE Training Centre is a fully integrated sport training centre, combining the latest techniques in core strength and conditioning with sport specific training stations. Their i...more
Hollandview Trail's Donation to the Seniors Centre
Hollandview Trail Retirement Community donated a popcorn machine to the Seniors Centre at the end of December. The Seniors Centre has movie nights every week so the popcorn machine...more
Park Place does Wii!
The residents of Park Place Manor Retirement were up and it when I stopped in to grab some shots of them playing Wii! The ladies were busy with Wii bowling and were doing quite wel...more
Women's Centre of York Region AGM
The Women's Centre of York Region held their AGM/Volunteer Recognition Event last month at the beautiful Church Street School Cultural Centre. Women's Centre of York Region is dedi...more
Mardi Gras Kick-Off!
It was a bright and colourful afternoon when I went to cover the Mardi Gras Season kick-off at DiNardo's last month. The Aurora Aerials from Jaymore Dance were in attendance in the...more
Sunset Grill Now Open
Sunset Grill is open for business! With huge popularity and consistent service, this is the place to come for an all day breakfast. The food and preparation methods are five star i...more
Neighbourhood Network and Salvation Army work together
This year, with the assistance of volunteers from Neighbourhood Network, The Salvation Army almost doubled the money raised from last years Kettle Drive in the Aurora community. Gl...more
