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Feedback on Aurora’s Downtown Revitalization Efforts

January 19, 2026

The ‘F’ Grade Is on the Mayor, Not Aurora

December 11, 2025

All I Want for Christmas: Strong Mayor Powers to Go Away

December 23, 2025

The Blue Bin Question: How Did They Not Know?

December 5, 2025

Town Talk

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Aurora’s Last Nail in the Housing Coffin

January 25, 2026

What we call a “homelessness crisis” is really the tipping point of the broader housing affordability crisis—the moment when the rising flood finally pulls...

All I Want for Christmas: Strong Mayor Powers to Go Away

December 23, 2025

The Blue Bin Question: How Did They Not Know?

December 5, 2025

When “Transition” Becomes a Breakdown

November 18, 2025

The Price of Forgetting

October 30, 2025

documenting Aurora

Doors Open Aurora – Swans and Freedom Fighters

July 26, 2012

By Matt Maddocks. Recently I attended two of the many Doors Open Aurora events. I went to visit Harry Lumsden's home/trumpeter swan sanctuary/Eden in Aurora....

documenting Aurora

The Petch House, A New Journey

July 9, 2011

The Petch log house has been garnering significant attention in recent issues of The Aurora and The Banner. Lengthy articles have been written, and...

Postcards of Olde Aurora, A Sesquicentennial Project

January 6, 2013

Aurora Armoury, The Inside Job

March 29, 2018

Pet Cemetery, Access Denied

August 18, 2011

Who Was Mrs. Capstick, Pet Cemetery, Part V

July 13, 2011

Live Concerts in Aurora

Aurora’s Concerts in the Park, A Tribute to the Tragically Hip

July 30, 2015

Last Wednesday on July 29 The Wheat Kings took over the band-shell to pay a tribute to "The Tragically Hip" band. Great performance! There...

Town of Aurora Events

Culture

Aurora’s Haunted Forest – Fortnite Included

October 29, 2018

"I know they're not real," then she said, "you can't scare me," while walking through the candy shop. Kudos to this little brave person....

Fleetwood Nicks and Practically Petty Concerts in the Park Throwback

October 25, 2018

Concerts in the Park – Marshall Dane Country Live Show

August 2, 2018

This is How Aurora’s Concerts in the Park Look Like in Motion

July 22, 2018

Second Aurora’s Multicultural Festival 2017, Successful

September 10, 2017

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Aurora’s Last Nail in the Housing Coffin

January 25, 2026

All I Want for Christmas: Strong Mayor Powers to Go Away

December 23, 2025

The Blue Bin Question: How Did They Not Know?

December 5, 2025

When “Transition” Becomes a Breakdown

November 18, 2025

Town Talk

Feedback on Aurora’s Downtown Revitalization Efforts

January 19, 2026

Give Likes ❤️ Only When You Mean It 😉

January 12, 2026

Time for Real Action, Not Just Photo Ops

December 21, 2025

Strong Mayor Powers: Speed vs. Transparency in Governance

December 17, 2025

TOWN TALK

where facts matter

Aurora Ward System

Aurora Ward System – As Decided by Council

Aurora Council 2018-2022 August 17, 2020

Aurora ward system implementation for the 2022 Municipal Elections is now completed following the passing of the by-law on ward boundaries on July 14,...