Looking through my blog, you can see just how beautiful Aurora is. If you already live here, it’s important that we take pride in our environment and appreciate the wonderful place full of opportunities that it is. Today, I’m going to take some time to highlight a few facts and pieces of history about the town, along with some photos from 2011. We, as a community, should be proud of our heritage.

Where is Town of Aurora? Aurora is located roughly 20 km north of the city of Toronto and sits on the Oak Ridges Moraine. The Moraine, covering a vast area of 1,900 km from Caledon to Rice Lake, is a geological landform believed to have been created during the Late Wisconsinan glacial period. The word “beautiful” hardly does justice to the splendour of the area, and it’s truly a wonderful place for Aurora to be.

In terms of the town, I’d say I’m not the only person who loves it. In 2010, the population rose to 53,892, making us the 97th largest population in Canada. This is a significant jump from 113th in 2001, and I believe many people, like me, moved into the area and simply fell in love with it. A lot of this affection stems from the fact that much of Aurora is under the Ontario Government’s Greenbelt legislation, which places limits on growth in designated areas. While there’s a lot of development to the north, the southeastern areas, in particular, remain largely protected.

So, what is there to do in Aurora? One great option is our community theatre, Theatre Aurora. Founded in 1958 as the Aurora Drama Workshop, it merged with the Aurora Musical Society in 1973 to become Theatre Aurora. The following year, they moved into the Factory Theatre on Henderson Drive, where they continue to put on show after show, entertaining audiences from generation to generation. Their productions are always worth watching.

So there you have it—just a few little facts, and of course, some photography of our big town. Ho Ho Ho…