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Vol. 5 No. 8
Representing
Week of December 7, 2004
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Aurora
woman is
April star
Briefly
Community concert
One of the most eagerly awaited events of the Aurora social season
is set to go Thursday night.
The Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School community concert gets
underway at 7 p.m. and features bands, choirs and ensembles from
Aurora Grove, Highview and Regency Acres Public Schools, and
Williams.
Admission at the door is $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and children
under 12.
Proceeds will be shared by the participating schools for the benefit of
their music programs, said instrumental music teacher from Highview,
Sam Carothers.
Ruth Fotheringham of Aurora
has become a calendar girl.
An employee of Air Canada,
Ruth is the project director, who,
along with a committee, is responsible for creating a calendar featuring a dozen “fun, fabulous and
50-ish” flight attendants.
The fund-raising idea will ultimately benefit the Princess
Margaret Hospital Foundation.
Ruth is featured in the month
of April.
Called “Cabin Fever”, the
calendar features mature flight
attendants in playful but tasteful
poses in an around luxurious private aircraft.
A selection of aviation trivia
questions and amusing excerpts
from pioneer flight attendants’
(they were called stewardesses
then) archives further enhances
the calendar's sense of fun.
The idea of creating a calendar
that celebrates mature flight
attendants was born in late
September.
Ruth said that what unites
everyone who has worked so hard
to make “Cabin Fever” a reality
Please see page 8
Speaking of music...
Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School senior jazz band entertained at
a Stephen Lewis fundraiser in Richmond Hill last week and delighted an
audience of more than 1,000 people.
The $500 paid to the band for their performance will be donated to the
Lewis Foundation as it continues to battle AIDS in Africa, music teacher
Penny Sedore said.
Senior games
Apparently, if you’re a “senior” you don’t want to participate in competitive activity.
Recently, at a meeting for the York Region Ontario Senior Games, the
executive decided to change its name.
It was learned the word "senior" had discouraged people over 55
from participating in the games.
Therefore, the committee voted to change the name to "The York
Region Ontario 55+ Games".
Promotions Manager Roy Bannon hopes the new name will encourage more people to participate in the games.
Tickets still available
Tickets are still available for an evening with the Hillary House Players
at Aurora's historic Hillary House this Saturday, Dec. 11, at 7.30 p.m.
This year's program is entitled, "Yes, Virginia…" inspired by the
famous editorial which appeared in The New York Sun in 1897 in
response to a little girl's question about the existence of Santa Claus.
After the 45-minute program in the ballroom, guests will be taken
downstairs to the study to see the preparations which have been made
for Santa Claus' visit on Christmas Eve, 1913.
In the drawing room, they will see how he may have been welcomed
to Hillary House in the 1950s.
Tickets are $10 per person and must be ordered and purchased in
advance by calling Hillary House at 905-727-4015.
Hillary House is located at 15372 Yonge Street, between Wellington
and Aurora Heights Drive.
Aurora’s Ruth Fotheringham with fund raising calendar.
Auroran photo by David Falconer
CAO post up for grabs again
Aurora Council is on the
verge of hiring a new Chief
Administrative Officer (CAO) following the resignation of Larry
Allison in July.
Later in the month council
hired Scott Somerville as its
interim CAO on a six-month contract then began fishing for a
permanent employee.
Currently, the list has been
First Night festivities set to go
Aurora's first New Year’s Day
Levee was held in 1984 to welcome Ontario's Bicentennial Year.
It was held at the Leisure
Complex and even with short
notice more than 150 residents
showed up to meet and exchange
New Year’s greetings with the
mayor and council.
The levee became an annual
event until it was replaced by “First
Night” as a family event to welcome
the New Year.
And Aurora’s Special Events
Committee is preparing for this
year’s First Night activities.
It was in 1994 when Aurora
joined with other municipalities to
welcome the New Year with a First
Night Party at the Leisure
Complex.
It was designed to provide family entertainment at a low cost and
families participated in large numbers.
However, the Aurora celebration
was a little different. In order that
more young children could participate, it was decreed that New
Year's came to Aurora the same
time as it did in Newfoundland,
making it a little earlier.
There was free skating and
swimming in the Leisure Complex,
sleigh rides and a bonfire in adjacent Lambert Willson Park with
fireworks to bring in the New Year.
Most of those activities (assuming there’s snow) will make up this
year’s First Night, but participants
will also get to witness Princess
Karma’s Family Magic Show.
Officials are planning two 40minute shows, one at 6.30 p.m. and
the second at 8 p.m.
On this New Year's Eve plan to
participate in the First Night celebrations to bring 2005 to Aurora.
ered a change in administration
with the appointment of a
clerk/administrator.
Rodger was named in May,
1971, at a salary in the $14,000
to $15,000 range up from the
clerk's position which was in the
$10,000 range.
Following an organizational
review, the town's administrative
structure was changed resulting
in Rodger being appointed the
town's first CAO in 1986.
Deputy Clerk Colleen Gowan
moved to Clerk and Larry Allison
to Deputy Clerk. When Gowan
retired in 1990 she was replaced
by Allison.
In December, 1987, a split
Aurora Council asked Rodger to
resign or be fired without any
reason made public.
On January 14, 1988, he submitted his resignation as requested rather than resolve the issue
through an appeal to the Labour
Relations Board.
He later admitted that the
amount of infighting and animosPlease see page 13
narrowed to two candidates.
Somerville, meanwhile, was
the former CAO of the City of
Vaughan and currently operates
a municipal affairs consulting
company.
For some reason or other the
position of Chief Administrative
Officer has always been controversial in Aurora, starting with
Aurora's first CAO, Bud Rodger,
who was appointed to the position in 1986.
Throughout the history of
Aurora, the town's top staff member was the clerk/treasurer, from
Charles Yorke in 1863, to Bill
Johnson who served from 1957
to 1967.
Growth of the municipality
forced the position to split in
1967 and Johnson kept the
treasurer post, which he held
until he retired in 1984.
Bud Rodger was hired as
clerk in October, 1967. He had
previously been employed in his
home town of Weston, and later
as clerk/treasurer in Tilbury.
In May, 1969, council consid-
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COMING EVENTS IN AURORA
CONTINUING
During the month of December the
Skylight Gallery in the Town Hall will feature the artwork of Terry Cole. Viewing
hours are 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Monday
to Friday.
****
Every Friday night from 8.15 to 10.15
p.m. at the Dr. G. W. Williams Secondary
School gym there will be a Basketball
and Volleyball Drop-In for ages 14 to 18.
Shoot hoops or dig for volleyballs for
only a Toonie. Call 905-726-4760 for further information.
****
Independent Order of Odd Fellow
Lodge #148 meets the first and third
Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. at
15216
Yonge
Street
(south
of
Wellington). For more information, call
905-830-0205.
****
Masons' Rising Sun Lodge meets the
first Thursday of each month at The
Rising Sun Temple, 57 Mosley Street,
Aurora at 7.30 p.m. For further information contact Bob Butler at [email protected] or 905-713-3314.
****
Robertson Masonic Lodge meets the
third Saturday each month at 57 Mosley
Street at 10.30 a.m. Coffee club at 9
a.m., lunch at noon. Contact 905-7273032 or 905-727-1080.
****
Helping Hand: Gently used clothing
for women and children, at Trinity
Anglican Church, 79 Victoria Street,
every Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9.30
- 11.30 a.m. Wednesdays 5.30 - 7 p.m.
For more information, call 905-7276101.
****
Gamblers Anonymous, every Tuesday
night, Trinity Anglican Church, Victoria
Street, 7.30 p.m.
****
Queen's York Rangers Army Cadet
Corps camping, canoeing, first aid, orienteering in two to six week camps for
males & females 12 to 18. Aurora
squadron meets every Friday. For more
information call 905-726-8600, Tuesday
evenings between 7 and 9 p.m.
****
Co-Dependents Anonymous, every
Tuesday, Aurora United Church, 15186
Yonge Street, Aurora. 7.30 p.m.
****
Overnight parking restrictions in
effect until April 15th from 2 to 8 a.m. on
all town streets.
****
Towns of York Toastmasters meetings
are free and open to the general public.
Meetings are held every second and
fourth Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m.
to 9 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion,
105 Industrial Parkway N., Aurora. For
more information see the club's web site
at www.townsofyork.org or phone Roy
Bannon at 905-853-0859.
****
Progressive Euchre every Thursday
night, Aurora Legion, 7.30 p.m. Call 905727-9932.
****
Operation Catch-Up presents free
"Tutoring and Homework Help" for ages
10 to 18 years every Tuesday and
Thursday from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. during
the regular school year at the old
Victoria Street library building. Call 905773-7024 for details.
DECEMBER 10/17/18
Queen Elizabeth Dinner Theatre at
Howard Johnson Aurora presents
"Greetings", a Christmas play with a difference. Call 905-727-1312 to reserve.
DECEMBER 11
Hillary House Players perform at 7
p.m. $10 per person. Call 905-727-8991
to reserve.
****
Salvation Army Kettle Drive requires
volunteers to spend an hour or two to
help raise funds for the needy at
Christmas. Volunteers are also needed
for December 17/18/22/23 and 24. Call
Cookie Ellis at 905-726-4741 at the
Town Hall to volunteer. Councillor John
West is coordinating the Aurora Kettle
Drive.
DECEMBER 12
From 1 to 4 p.m. Aurora's Marquee
Productions will audition children for the
upcoming production of "The Sound of
Music" at the studio, 73 Industrial
Parkway North. Adults wishing to audition may do so December 16 and 17
from 7 to 10.30 p.m. Call 905-713-1040
to book a time.
DECEMBER 13
Aurora Writers Group monthly meet-
ing. Aurora Town Hall, 100 John West
Way. 7.30 p.m. Writers of all genres and
levels welcome. Malcolm Watts will discuss the self-publishing process and his
novel "Reflections from Shadow."
****
Mid-winter Christmas Night at Wesley
United Church. Aurora Opera Company
members sing "old fashioned" Christmas
songs from Wales, England, Scotland
and traditional carols. 7.30 p.m. Church
is located at the corner of Aurora
Sideroad
(Wellington
East)
and
Woodbine. Tickets $15 at the door. For
more information, call 905-841-0414.
DECEMBER 14
Aurora Council meets at 7 p.m. in the council chambers of the Town Hall. Council will consider an amendment to the Licensing Bylaw
and amendments to the Sign Bylaw. Copies of
the proposed amendments are available at the
Clerk's office or the town web site.
DECEMBER 15
Aurora Council will hold a public planning
meeting at 7 p.m. in the council
chambers to hear an application for a sixstorey multi-use building at the north-east corner of Yonge and Centre Streets. The
proposal includes retail space on the
ground floor and 58 residential units
on the upper floors.
DECEMBER 18
Children's Christmas workshop at Hillary
House, 10 a.m. to noon. Make an old-fashioned gift and an ornament. For ages six
through ten. Fee: $5. Pre-registration necessary. Call the Aurora Museum at (905) 7278991.
DECEMBER 25
Merry Christmas!
DECEMBER 31
Family First Night Celebration, Aurora
Family Leisure Complex. 6 - 9 p.m.
JANUARY 5
Aurora Seniors Scottish-themed celebration “Salute to Robbie Burns" at the Royal
Botanical Gardens in Burlington. Cost is $69
for members, $74 for non-members. Call
905-727-2816 for information and departure
time.
JANUARY 15 to 23
Leave the winter behind and join the
Aurora Seniors for a luxury cruise aboard
MS Westerdam for an enticing 7 days of
warmth and pleasure on a Western
Caribbeam cruise that includes popular
ports in Bahamas, Jamaica, Grand Cayman
and Mexico. Book early as space is limited.
Call Kim Hinder at the Seniors Centre to
register at 905-727-2816.
Christmas Day Buffet
Saturday, December 25
HOT TABLE
Carved Honey Glazed Ham,
Roast Turkey with Dressing and Gravy,
Stuffed Sole with Blue Crab and Scallops,
Spinach and Cheese Cannelloni with Tomato Sauce,
Roasted Root Vegetables and Scalloped Potatoes
COLD TABLE
The Aurora Historical Society is currently seeking
Smoked Salmon, Paté en Croute, Jumbo Shrimp,
Assorted Cold Cuts, Raw Veggies and Dip, Relish Tray,
Assorted Salads, Marinated Mussels.
VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS
SWEET TABLE
from the community who are committed to supporting
and promoting the heritage of the Town of Aurora.
The AHS Board is committed to the creation of the Aurora Heritage Centre
at Church Street School while supporting the ongoing work
of Hillary House and the Society.
Orientation packages will be delivered to interested candidates.
Please include in your letter of intent, information
about former or related experience,
involvement with community or Town of Aurora committees
or work experience which would advance the work of the Board.
Letters, in confidence, should be submitted to:
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AURORAN, Week of December 7, 2004 - 3
Town seeks new image
At last week’s
council meeting members
received a report from the
Economic Development
Committee which included an update on the
search for a marketing
logo for Aurora and the
development of new promotional print advertisements.
Earlier in the year as
part of the town's communication plan, it was recommended a new marketing plan be developed.
It was pointed out that
the town was using its
crest as an identifier,
which was said to be noneffective for marketing
purposes.
The committee was
advised it was staff's
intent to present a report
and design options.
A public meeting was
held November 10th and
although not well attended, staff believed the participants who did attend
provided valuable insight
to the consultant.
Preliminary research
revealed that Aurora values its traditional smalltown character, there is a
strong sense of community, the municipality is a
great place to live and
residents were uneasy
about how development
was changing the community.
There was a desire to
preserve Aurora's small
town/friendly character, to
ensure that growth was
controlled, a need to
improve
the
balance
between residential and
business
development
and the need to develop
more business facilities
and
maintain
green
spaces.
Please see page 14
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4 - AURORAN, Week of December 7, 2004
Poor
Richard
Council voted;
get on with it
You’re damned if you do,
You're damned if you don't;
Leadership is needed,
For those who say, "I won't".
- Poor Richard's Scrapbook
The word "democracy" is normally defined in the
dictionary as a form of government in which political
power resides in all the people and is exercised by
them directly or is given to elected representatives.
Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg described it as
government of the people, by the people and for the
people.
Winston Churchill once said that democracy was
the worst system of government devised by the wit
of man, except for all others.
One of the most difficult tasks for any politician at
all levels of government is to determine how best to
represent the citizens.
At one time when municipalities were small it was
possible to hear needs and concerns through face
to face contact, but with growth it is almost impossible.
Elected representatives have a responsibility to
obtain as much information, both pro and con, on an
issue in addition to the staff repor t and after considering all the facts, make a decision as to what is
considered best for the municipality and the majority of the residents.
It is never possible to please all the citizens and
if a politician tries, he or she will usually end up
pleasing no one.
Once the decision has been made and unless
there is new per tinent information, stick with it.
While politicians have a responsibility to listen to
all sides of an issue, there is always the possibility
that they may be influenced by the vocal pressures
of a minority group.
People in those groups will not run for political
office but like to supply the heat for those who do.
A politician must learn, right from the very first
day in office, that he or she is elected as a representative of the people, not their delegate.
Politicians are elected to represent all the people, not to take orders from the vocal minority.
It can often be very difficult to vote for what you
truly believe to be in the best interests of the municipality when there is considerable opposition from a
noisy group of citizens in the council chambers.
Members of council must also remember that
once a decision has been made by a majority vote
of council, that it is a council decision, whether they
agree with it or not.
The Code of Ethics, which all members signed,
clearly states that members of council will accurately and adequately communicate the attitudes and
decisions of council, even if they disagree with a
majority decision of council so that there is respect
for the decision-making processes of council.
Two majority decisions of council have embroiled
the current council throughout the past year, to the
exclusion of other municipal business. They are
amendments to the procedural bylaw and the street
address of the Town Hall.
In spite of the majority decision of council, the
debate and the controversy was allowed to continue
in spite of the procedural bylaw and the Code of
Ethics.
The procedural bylaw states that after a resolution or bylaw that determines the final outcome of a
main motion has been enacted, council may not
reconsider or rescind such resolution or bylaw for a
period of six months, except under cer tain conditions including a two-thirds vote of council.
In neither of the above two cases was a motion of
reconsideration introduced but the debate was
allowed to continue dividing council and the citizens.
There are two more years in this term and if this
council is ever to become a functional, productive
council, it's necessary for them to convene a working assembly, or whatever they want to call it, and
vent their frustrations with each other and become a
working team.
Councils in the past have had hot debates on
issues, confined to the council chambers, but once
the vote was taken and a majority voted one way or
another, it was a council decision and all members
of council got behind it, regardless if they agreed
with it or not.
It's called democracy!
Now, here’s a Santa Claus Parade. Back in 1913, Nov. 14 to be exact, this float was part of a parade that
went through Aurora, after starting in Newmarket and finishing in Toronto. Santa’s float featured live
reindeer, and it was part of an early Eaton’s parade. This picture was taken from John McIntyre’s book
Aurora A History In Pictures, that is currently out of print. Elsewhere in this edition of The Auroran you
will find a list of winners from last week’s Santa Claus Parade in Aurora.
Letters to the Editor
Better site for town hall
rejected by councillors
To the editor,
I read with interest the
town hall controversy in
Rosemary's Auroran.
After reading our Auroran
paper my thoughts turned
back to when council was
selecting a site for our Town
Hall.
I was a member of
Aurora Council at the time
and could not agree on the
site selected.
As you can see now, it is
on a side hill and it required
a road to be constructed,
construction of a costly
bridge and installation of all
underground services.
I can remember holding
up the site selection a second and third time to reconsider the old pony track
which was level, fully serviced and on a paved road.
I can remember when
the site was a race track and
losing a few bucks betting
the ponies.
Now I hear our town hall
needs another major repair.
My information is the
town hall is cracking and
could possibly slide down
the hill towards the gigantic
crater they are digging for
our new seniors’ centre.
Can our town hall be
saved or will it join the seniors’ club building?
Is the seniors’ building
land suitable to hold that
large building?
There are some current
senior members who will
remember a walking tour
and inspection of the building that was my choice.
This beautiful building
was large enough to be the
home of our new library
along with the seniors’ centre, was located on 13 acres
of land for parking and
carried a price tag of
1.2 million dollars.
After spending $20,000
on engineers to ensure the
building was suitable for a
library and senior centre,
was structurally sound with
no signs of cracking and
sinking, the majority of
council turned down the
building and site.
There are large sections
of our town that cause problems for engineers and
builders and I am sure that
our new seniors’ building
and site and new arena site
will give Al Downey, our
Director
Of
Leisure
Services, a few headaches.
Norm Weller
Aurora
Auroran believes the
writer is referring to the
Cousins
land
on
Industrial Parkway South,
next to the soccer fields.
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Southlake impresses patient
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To the editor,
In appreciation of our
Southlake Regional
Health Centre:
My heartfelt thanks to all
those who took such good
care of me at our wonderful
new Southlake Regional
Health
Centre
in
Newmarket, during my
recent emergency visit with
a ruptured appendix.
The rapid response to my
wife's first midnight call to
911, the courtesy, kindness,
and genuine sense of caring
and humanity shown by the
paramedics,
physicians,
surgeons, nurses and staff
were all a real comfort in
time of desperate need.
A special thanks to all
those who took such good
care of me in Room 6624.
The great work going on
at Southlake, along with the
attention provided by the
home care team, speaks
volumes to the success of
our Canadian health system, one we can all be
proud of.
The new buildings and
services, many now nearing
completion, at Southlake
require the financial support
of all area residents.
My wife and I will be redoubling our efforts to do so.
Deepest appreciation to
all.
If you read the comments in The Auroran,
especially Homer Farsad in
the recent one, you have to
wonder.
The best one is the letter asking for council to
resign.
With a few exceptions.
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Retreat great idea: reader
To the editor,
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905-727-3300
There are only two or
three councillors worth a
damn.
I have never seen such
bickering and infighting.
That retreat is a great
idea.
Fresh faces are needed.
Mike Moran
Aurora
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AURORAN, Week of December 7, 2004 - 5
Machell’s Corners
by Scott Johnston
Mayor’s Report
By Tim Jones
Regional
statistics
The Region of York recently published a report “2004
Housing and Our Economy”.
It contains a number of statistics and comments that I
would like to share with you.
* Between 1991 and 2001, York Region’s employment
has increased more than 50 per cent or 132,000 jobs.
* By 2026, the number of York Region seniors (65 and
over) is expected to quadruple and account for more than
20 per cent of the population.
* York Region’s live-work ratio is the lowest in the GTA at
53.8 per cent. We need to improve on this to reduce gridlock (compare to Toronto-82.2 per cent, Peel-64.2 per
cent).
* The largest increases in number of jobs were in management, business, finance, and administration.
* There is a lack of rental housing and affordable housing for those who work in York Region but cannot afford to
live in York Region.
* Eighty-six per cent of York Region housing is owned
(GTA - 64 per cent) and 14 per cent is rental (GTA - 36 per
cent).
* Between 1991 and 2001 York Region housing stock
increased 48 per cent.
* By mid-2004, the average resale price of a single family detached dwelling in York Region was $405,392.
* The share of single detached units in York Region has
decreased from 81 per cent in the mid-80's, to 75 per cent
in 2001 to 73 per cent by December, 2003.
Some conclusions that are drawn from the above (there
are many more stats which room does not allow for) indicate that York Region employers rely heavily on in-commuters.
In-commuters contribute to traffic congestion.
Housing and transit solutions are two of the main concerns expressed by Region employers.
York Region does not compare favourably to other
regions in terms of rental opportunities, existing housing
mix as well as average and entry level housing prices.
An increased supply of affordable housing is necessary
in order for York Region to support its resident labour force
and employers and therefore remain economically competitive and maintain a high quality of life.
In speaking to Aurora specifically, between 1991-2001:
* Population has increased 36 per cent, we represent
5.2 per cent of the Region.
* Employment has increased 52.5 per cent (4.7 per cent
of the region’s jobs are in Aurora).
* Thirty per cent of Aurora's resident-employed labour
force worked in Aurora.
* Total number of occupied private dwellings increased
by 38.3 per cent, from 9,400 to 13,000.
* December, 2003 housing was 14,080 units representing 5.5 per cent of Regional total.
* Single detached units decreased from 71.4 per cent
in1991 to 68.9 per cent in 2001 to 67.9 per cent in 2003.
* Rental units decreased by 100 units from 2,100 to
2,000.
* Thirty-seven per cent of jobs in Aurora were filled by
Aurora residents, 40.5 per cent by people living in York
Region and 22.5 per cent by people living outside York
Region.
If you see something in this column that you wish to
respond to, I welcome your comments, either through
the paper, to the Town Hall by mail - Box 1000, Aurora,
Ontario,
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Letter to the Editor
Councillor missed the point
To the editor,
I think Councillor Ron
Wallace has missed the
point entirely on the
address name change.
The main objection to
the address, as I understand it, was that it gave
John West an unfair advantage over other councillors
in local elections.
How would naming
something else - specifically the location where the
town hall is located - after
him, solve the problem?
I have always thought
that naming places, streets
etc. after people who are
still alive is not a good idea
and this entire issue confirms my opinion.
I concur with the original suggestion that John
West Way remain the
street address but that the
town hall address be
changed to Municipal Way
or Aurora Way or some
such address that does not
show preference to any living person.
Jackie Smith
Aurora
Letter to the Editor
Time to start solving problems,
not creating them, reader says
To the editor,
The mayor should quit
flogging a dead horse
over a street name, get
off his high horse, and get
on with doing something
constructive about running our town.
Council made a legitimate decision, stick with
it.
If I were John West, I
wouldn't want a street
named after me.
I, too, was at the
November 23rd council
meeting. I listened to the
impassioned speeches by
a couple of people.
I heard Graham Wride
say, "Is contrary to the
wishes of the majority of
Aurora citizens”.
He has no authority to
speak for the majority of
Aurora citizens.
Mary Swan wrote an
excellent rebuttal to his
point of view.
I also agree with her
that our mayor should not
continue using his own
column to attack other
councillors or use his column to give us propaganda on his views outside of
council.
And on that note…in
this week's column he
tries to use a lawyer's
opinion as justification to
hold secret meetings out
of town.
He continues to flog
this issue.
We pay our mayor and
council to make those
decisions.
It is no excuse to disguise them as meetings,
assemblies or any other
name. The cost to the
town should be the question.
Fur thermore,
the
mayor should be looking
at our roads, gridlock,
and problems with the
new town hall, roof leaks
and all.
Where is the contractor who did this work?
Is our new library sinking? Is it turning into a
Leaning Tower of Aurora?
Were proper soil tests
done on the swamp it was
built on, according to a
letter by Norm Weller?
Where is the contractor of this building, built a
few feet from a major
highway?
How did the architect
get that by officials in
planning?
We may end up rerouting traffic over to Highway
404.
Mr. Mayor, from my
first observation of you in
council, it is time to start
solving problems, not creating them.
Hugh Allen
Aurora
Cathy’s
Corner
It’s that Barbie chick again
I heard that Talking Barbie ditched Ken and moved to
Aurora.
She works at the new Loblaws Superstore at Bayview
and St. John’s now.
For me, at the best of times, grocery shopping ranks
right up there with root canals.
Anything that might make it a little more bearable is
worth a try, so I decided to check out Aurora's brand new,
state of the art, food chain.
Nice, very nice. Except for one thing: talking Barbie
works there.
I remember Barbie back in the days when she was my
nearest and dearest.
I bought her the hottest new fashions and shoes to
match.
I stuck earrings into her head and played with her hair
till I tore it all out.
Sad, but this is Barbie, remember? I got her a whole
new head of hair, and a whole new head came with it!
Over the years, Barbie got prettier, sexier, younger.
A hot new body came with the next new head.
For the first time in her life, she could do the twist, bend
her knees, and talk.
It's the talking part that ruined everything.
She says bad things.
"For service in English," she says, "press 1".
I hear the word "service", and I have hope, because
that's why I'm calling who I'm calling: service. Not Talking
Barbie, service.
Twenty minutes later, no sign of service and too much
Talking Barbie goes by.
I lose hope, I'm done pressing…and I've moved on to
pulverizing the phone. And tearing out my own hair.
But at least I'm in the privacy of my own home. Nobody
needs to know how I got those bald spots.
Now that Talking Barbie has infiltrated the grocery store,
all of Aurora is going to know that I have the ability to construct entire paragraphs using only four letter words.
She started it. There I was, minding my own business at
the "self check-out", and she started saying nasty things.
"Please put the item in the bag."
She said it over and over again, like her string had
jammed.
At first, I didn't let her frazzle me. I know she's a control
freak, but I complied anyhow, just to keep the peace.
But when I tried to rearrange my items because I was
running out of space on the carousel, she got a lot more
controlling.
"Please put the item BACK in the bag!"
"No!" I screamed. "I am not putting a nine kilogram bag
of dog food on top of my strawberries!"
Does she have plastic for brains?
Next thing I know, I'm surrounded. Barbie called the
check-out patrol on me. She has issues.
"Do I get a discount for this?" I asked the SWAT team
that showed up.
When it came time to sign the credit card receipt (no
discount), I was tempted to mark it with an "X" - just to see
which one of us would have an on-the-spot meltdown first.
She is made of plastic, okay?
But I was afraid it would be me.
Now I'm not so sure Barbie ditched Ken. I think it was
the other way around.
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6 - AURORAN, Week of December 7, 2004
Letters to the Editor
If address remains will
council rename parks?
By DICK ILLINGWORTH
BOUQUETS to Councillor Ron Wallace, chairman of the
Santa Claus Parade Committee, special events
coordinator Julie Geering, all the committee members, dedicated volunteers and participants for
one of the largest and best Santa Claus Parades ever and
a BOUQUET to the weatherman for delaying the rain.
BRICKBATS to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment
for failing to assist the town in investigating
the cause of contamination of Tannery
Creek downstream from the former Collis
Leather plant reported in June, and a gasoline leak detected in a hydrant on Industrial Parkway South reported in
October.
BOUQUETS to the York Regional Police Male Chorus
for raising funds for social agencies and other
groups in York Region, as well as providing excellent musical entertainment. Over the past 11 years
they have raised $80,000 for the agencies.
BRICKBATS to York Regional Police for not following up
on their program "Safe Streets, Nice
Neighbourhoods". Last August, Aurora
Council adopted a bylaw imposing a 40
km/hr limit on Cousins Drive and requested York Regional
Police to increase police enforcement. Still waiting to see a
police cruiser on Cousins Drive!
BOUQUETS and best wishes to Irene Webb and Bill
Wilson, both residents of Aurora Resthaven who
made history when they became the first couple to
be married in the facility's chapel.
BRICKBATS to the driving instructor who allowed his
student to make a left turn from Dunning
Avenue south onto Yonge Street, against
the yellow light. There was plenty of time to
stop but the car sailed through with the light turning red.
BOUQUETS to VIA Rail and Warner Brothers for donating 10,000 Christmas bells as promotion for the
Polar Express movie and the volunteers who sold
the bells prior to Aurora’s Santa Claus Parade. A
great marketing idea.
To the editor,
In 1990 our new Town
Hall was assigned the
address of 100 John West
Way to honour an individual who had devoted 33
Jogger spit
on his car
To the editor,
On Sunday morning, Nov.
28, I was driving south on
Yonge
St.,
north
of
Bloomington Road in the curb
lane when I noticed a jogger
ahead running against our
flow of traffic.
All was fine, I thought, until
he indignantly began pointing
his arm toward the road for
ME to move into the middle
because, apparently, he
seemed to think he had the
right of way.
I thought this was rather
nervy to say the least, and I
suppose I didn't obey his
orders to his complete satisfaction, so he resorted to spitting on my car as I went past.
BOUQUETS to Aurora's Khamissa family, owners of
Omar's Shoes in the Aurora Shopping Centre, for
donating 5,000 toonies for the Stephen Lewis
Foundation campaign to assist HIV/AIDS sufferers
in Africa.
BRICKBATS to Prince Charles for royal snobbery by
criticizing the British education system for
its learning culture, by claiming it was
responsible for people thinking they were
qualified to do things beyond their capability. His memo was
read out at a employment tribunal when one of his personal aides suggested those in lower positions should be
trained for more senior positions in the household.
BOUQUETS to the members of the Toronto Police
Service Board for rejecting a request from the
police department to provide taser guns to 489
sergeants at a cost of just over a million dollars
until such time as more information is available on the longterm health effects of being tasered.
BRICKBATS to Aurora Council for their lack of action in
making any decisions regarding a Youth
Centre. It's been discussed since 1966 with
money put in the budget, but no action.
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He then did the same
thing to the car behind me.
Although I do my best to
respect joggers who use our
roads, I am beginning to
question whether they bother
to think about their responsibility!
Well, mister jogger, just
because you might have had
a stone in your shoe doesn't
give you the right to
behave as childishly as
you did.
If I had blown a tire at that
given moment, you would
have been running nowhere,
fast.
Think about that!
B. I.
Aurora
Parade impresses
Aurora councillor
To the editor,
BRICKBATS to Premier Dalton McGuinty for blaming
the first past-the-post system of electing
MPPs as the major reason for young people
becoming alienated from the electoral
process by not voting when all he has to do is look in the
mirror for the main reason and his list of broken promises.
years of his life making our
community a better place
to live.
Fourteen years later
after 47 years of giving of
his time and energy to
Aurora he is to be stripped
I would like to congratulate the organizers of the
2004 Santa Claus Parade.
The parade ran well and
was parhaps the largest to
date.
The time that it must
have taken to organize the
parade must have been
amazing.
Thank you to the Special
Events Committee and the
chairman Ron Wallace.
Special thanks to Julie
Geering, the Special Events
Coordinator.
Julie, as usual, did an
amazing job in organizing
everything to do with the
parade.
Thanks also to Ron
VanHart and the work he
did to get the Farmers’
Market float ready for the
parade.
Thank you, also, to
Martha
Hall
Findlay,
Councillor Wendy Gaertner
and others who helped the
float along the way.
Can't wait for next year.
Nigel Kean
Aurora
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for no valid reason and with
no public input.
If Councillors Kean,
Vrancic,
Morris
and
Gaertner feel a citizen who
also happened to serve on
council is not worthy of the
honour as bestowed on Mr.
West then they must also
rename such public property as Norm Weller Park,
Herb
McKenzie
Park,
Fleury Park, Murray Drive,
Timpson Drive, Crawford
Rose Drive, Walton Drive to
name a few - oh, and don't
forget Yonge Street.
I believe there are now a
majority of five councillors
who realize the re-addressing of our Town Hall is inappropriate.
I ask at least one of the
remaining four councillors
to vote to rescind this
motion.
Graham Wride
Aurora
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of this honour because he
spent 28 years of this period representing the people
of Aurora in publicly elected office.
I read with interest the
letters from Donna Cree
Johnson and Mary Swan
(Auroran November 30th).
This is good healthy debate
and I respect their views.
If only the councillors
who supported the motion
to change the Town Hall
address hadn't been so
secretive we could have
debated and resolved this
issue months ago, before
tax money or staff time had
been spent.
The issue is not about
what present or future
streets or parks or buildings are named, that is up
to this and future councils
and public to decide. What
is wrong is a council going
back 15 years and changing the history of our Town
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Letters to the Editor
Street name fine tribute to Doolittle
To the editor,
This is for the committee
responsible for naming the
streets in Aurora.
My brother Claire and I
would like to express our
sincere thanks to you for
the recent naming of Loring
Doolittle Court, located off
Wellington Street West.
Loring was born and
Brethour offered him good advice
To the editor,
A tear came to my eye
when I got my copy of The
Auroran (Nov. 23) and read
about Ross Brethour.
He was my Grade 7
along with the postal code
and box number.
He told me it would be a
steady pay and good benefits.
How right he was and I
became postmaster of
Rexdale, Ont., in 1981.
I retired in 1987 with no
complaints with my career
with Canada Post.
In ending, “a good name
is won by many acts and
lost by one”.
R.W. Hanes
Aurora
Roy McIntyre
Brampton
teacher at Wells Street
Public School and after
graduation from high school
in 1959, I went to Ross and
asked for advice on being
one of Aurora’s first postmen.
Taj Mahal address?
To the editor,
I rather like this council’s
actions because there is
debate and not a rubber
stamp like it was with the
old boys’ club of which our
current mayor and Mr. West
were members.
Keep up the good work,
ladies and gentlemen,
make everyone work for
their point of view.
I am only sorry you voted
down the new rec centre
and then changed your
mind and approved it.
Do not back off of the
Town Hall address change.
The address should be
Town of Aurora Taj Mahal,
Why note
Hartman
location?
To the editor,
Why
would
Mr.
Chapman want to trouble himself about a
plaque to denote where
a wonderful example of
an histor ic proper ty
once stood?
Shouldn't he be more
concer ned with ample
signage demonstrating
his desire to give us the
best deal on a Corolla?
If he lacks vision
enough to incor porate
the Har tman house in
his plans to sell cars to
the citizenry in this town
why would he want us to
view
some
obscure
plaque surrounded by
steel and glass?
One need only to look
around for the constant
reminders, plaques, of a
once noble and historic
time (Doan Hall) in this
town.
For every plaque that
is erected you can be
sure that the building
doesn't fit into the plan,
it has been remodelled
so doesn't resemble the
original, you can buy it
for a dollar or someone
could care less when it's
their right to do what
they want.
Why
should
Mr.
Chapman put up a
plaque?
For the same reason
the Histor ic Society
would be in favour.
So they can sleep at
night.
Mark Warburton
Aurora
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Tigers keep on winning;
streak extended to six
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Action, action, action
and more nonstop action.
That’s what Aurora Tiger
Provincial Junior A fans
have been experiencing as
the team continues to stay
atop the scoreboard winning their last six games.
They added two victories
to their total over the weekend.
The Aurora Community
Centre
continues
to
increase with fans and
excitement and the Tigers
continue to dominate at
home.
They have lost only one
game at home all season,
and are now playing to
crowds averaging about
600.
Sunday’s home game
saw the new trio of Curtis
Vickers, Wes Ewer and
Brandon Vanderloo rally for
six goals and a combined
13 points.
Sean Thompson posted
a goal and added three
assists, Josh Diamond
added a goal and two
helpers, while newcomer
Josh McNair scored on his
very first shift as a Tiger and
added one more in the third
to put the ice on a 12-4
beating of the Couchiching
Terriers.
Friday night was a close
match for the better part of
two periods as the Tigers
faced off at home against
the Muskoka Huntsville
Otters.
Aurora potted a late second period power play goal
with only four seconds left
on the clock, after a close
two periods.
The homesters entered
the third period with a 4-2
lead in a game that might
have gone either way. But,
while the Otters lost their
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On a Sunday afternoon when most sensible men were basking in
the war m glow of a
Buffalo Bills football
game on television, a
handful of otherwise
sane individuals were
proving their mettle at
the game in Aurora.
Playing in the second
of a three-game series
of seven-a-side football
games, the battle of
East vs. West Aurora
was about to begin.
For the group, this is
the eighth year of this
showdown.
In a howling late
November wind, East
Captain Andy Coll gathered his team on the
field
at
Dr.
G.W.
Williams
Secondar y
School to see if they
could follow their first
game victor y, which
they◊d
played
two
weeks prior, on Grey
Cup weekend.
West opened aggressively, driving down the
field with some great
plays, the highlight of
which was Remo Guerra
rolling onto his back to
reach up and receive a
pass from the star ting
quar terback
John
Petallo.
Moments later, those
effor ts were rewarded
with the first touch down
of the game by the surehanded Patrick Best,
another well-decorated
westerner.
Not to be embarrassed on their home
field, East came back
with a picture perfect
reception by the agile
Steve (Largent) Forsey.
But the drive came
with a price - it left one
of East◊s stars, Barry
(Casper) Locke, now
limping on his previous-
ly-damaged right hamstring.
Another series of
strategic plays put West
within striking distance
of a second touchdown
and a play later it was
successful.
At half time East
trailed 2-1.
Things
continued
badly for East with two
of their star players
injured,
and
Steve
McMillan now nursing a
sore hamstring.
They were forced to
borrow another of the
many
talented West
Aurora players.
But a heroic interception by Scott Harris early
in the third quar ter
turned things around for
East.
Building
on
that
momentum, through cold
grit and brutal determination, and aided by the
great arm of quar terback
Steve (Stabach) Mar tin,
East roared back to win
the game 3-2.
It takes a cer tain type
of football fan to brave
the gales of November.
But these guys will
hardly feel the cold
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League Games
106 White/Royal TIM HORTON'S LEAFS 10:
Christopher Sutherland 1G1A, Jesse Weimer 6G,
Peter Andreakos 2G, Joshua DiVincenzo 1G 2A,
Taylor Lemmon 1A, Adam Hoffman 1A. 105
Gold/Black TIM HORTON'S BRUINS 3: Denzel
Speller Drews 1G, Jeffrey Stobo 2G, Darren Tree
1A, Michael McKerracher 1A.
102 Black/Gold TIM HORTON'S PENGUINS 11:
Nicholas Baxter 6G 1A, Connor Cann 1G 1A, Riley
Weller 1G 1A, Ryan Ouwroules 2G, Graydon
Gardner 1G 1A, Alex Popa 1A, Brenden Bilotta 1A,
Jason Omand 1A. 101 Green/Gold TIM HORTON'S
STARS 5: Alex McGovern 3G, Darren Iwai 2G,
Nolan Smith 1A, Cole Johnson 1A.
104 Royal/White TIM HORTON'S BLUES 2: Jimmy
Abels 1G, Kyle Bryden 1G, Andre Cristillo 1A,
Austin Waite 1A, David Kangas, shutout. 103
Red/White TIM HORTON'S RED WINGS 0.
109 Orange/Black TIM HORTON'S FLYERS 10:
David O'Connor 5G 2A, Brenden Ruuskanan 2G,
Alex Bernier 2G 1A, Erick Bor tolotti 1G 1A,
Savannah Moody 1A, Madison Lee 1A, Hussain
Akbar 1A, Carter Goan 1A. 110 Teal/White TIM
HORTON'S SHARKS 5: Jake Appleby 2G, Griffen
James 2G, Michael Ruggerio 1G, Jamie Harrison
1A, Christian MacGillivray 2A, Jessica Ash 1A,
Natthew McGrath 1A.
108 Grey/Black TIM HORTON'S KINGS 6:
Matthew Bellerby 2G, Austin Insley 3G, Eddie
Duffy 1G 1A, Brady Mulhern 1A, Joshua Capodagli
2A, Julia Fedec 1A. 107 Maroon/White TIM HORTON'S AVALANCHE 5: Steven Tsianos 1G 1A,
Tyler Boston 3G, Dylan Pyziak 1G, Conor
MacPherson 3A, Kennan Nocon-Willatts 1A.
302 NACORA INSURANCE BROKERS 9: Drew
Bryan 3G, Massimo Longhin 1G, Jesse Borin 1G,
Stephen Wilkins 2G, Chance Rodin 2G, Franco
Porano 1A, Connor McQuillan 1A, Scott Cosentino
1A. 306 CONTINENTAL CUSTOM INGREDIENTS
4: Christopher Tsianos 4G, Justin Stevens 2A,
Drew Davison 1A
301 TILEMASTER 5: Quinn McCowan 2G, Chris
Cherubini 1G, Matthew Roach 1G, Evan Sheridan
1G, Kevin Cress 1A, Kieran 2A. 305 ROTARY
CLUB OF AURORA 2: Ryan Dowling 1G 1A,
Michael Perryman 1G.
303 DIAMOND GROUNDSKEEPING SERVICES
LTD. 4: Sammy Fanone 2G, Luke Pizzuro 1G,
Jason Samide 1G, Dustin Partanen 1A, Hailey
Black 1A. 304 DR. STEINER'S DRILLERS 2: Curtis
Fordyce 1G, Eliott Harkin 1G, Quinn Harris 1A,
Andrew Staples 1A.
401 AURORA CABLE INTERNET 4: Eamon
Reilley 2G, Matt Hart 1G, Wade McFarlane 1G,
Braedon Mackenzie 1A, Nick Theodoropoulous 1A.
402 D-MAC FURNITURE 2: Kevin Rush 1G, Andew
Martin 1G, Shane Laverty 1A, Cole Roffery 1A.
406 AURORA HOME HARDWARE BUILDING
CENTRE 4: JP Hudon 1G, Brandon Kirasak 1G,
Shannon Cross 1G, Andrew Curci 1G, Austin
Fenyes 1A, Myles Mundiger 1A, Sam Straw 1A.
404 SUPREME COLLISION CENTRE 2: Michael
David 1G 1A, Chris Beach 1G, Ward Benn 1A.
405 PERMANENT PRESS PRINTING 6: Ryan
Lowden 3G, Kyle Coughlin 1G, Peter Hillar 1G,
Madison Schaefer 1G 1A, Liam Judges 1A, Robert
Bulgaretti 1A. 403 EMILIO'S PIZZA 4: Mackenzie
Lafleur 1G, Graeme Joiner 1G, Andrew Seguin 1G,
Zachary Pyle 1G, Matthew Melito 1A, Gregory
Morihovitis 1A.
508 MANHATTAN TROPHIES 3: Charlie Still 1G,
Jordan Gerace 1G, Adrian Tobin 1G 1A. 505 INFINITY TECHNOLOGIES 2: Taran McGowan 2G,
James Forrester 1A, Kyle Rojas 1A.
503 AB COX PONTIAC BUICK GMC 6: Andrew
Bolton 3G, Aaron Nusbaum 2G, Chris Bull 1G,
Paul Tuck 2A, Troy Gouveia 1A. 509 DOMINION 2:
Brett Richardson 2G, Spencer Palmer 2A, Adam
Masciangelo 1A.
505 INFINITY TECHNOLOGIES 6: Paul Andrews
3G, Taran McGowan 1G 2A, Chris Waller 1G,
Christian Avolio 1G 1A, Ryan Kennedy 1A. 504
CAA CENTRAL ONTARIO 1: David Scott 1G,
Chase Riddell 1A, Robert Bince 1A.
506 McALPINE FORD LINCOLN 3: Michael
Takahashi 1G 1A, Colin Sandquist 1G 1A, Danny
Malinas 1G, Christian Davies 1A, Rocco DeBartolo
1A. 502 A.D.C. ALUMINUM 2: Curtis Stobo 2G,
Clayton Arnold 1A.
507 COSENTINO PRODUCE 10: Anthony Selski
4G, Cameron Annear 1G 1A, Tyler LaMantia 2G,
Andrew Cosentino 2G, Robert Anderson 1G, Lucas
Cristillo 2A, Logan Weber 1A, Mitchell Harris 1A,
Zachary Andrews 2A, Alexander Payne 1A, Joey
Lombardi 1A. 510 THE BACKYARD POOL & SPA
COMPANY 4: Sean Halley 3G 1A, Marco Campoli
1G, Dylan Jolivet 4A, Jarret Lennie 1A, Phillip
Mueller 1A.
504 CAA CENTRAL ONTARIO 4: Chase Riddell
1G 1A, Brodie Royce 1G, Tanner Brewer 2G,
Tr ystan Nelson 2A, Scott Sturges 1A. 507
COSENTINO PRODUCE 2: Zachary Andrews 1G,
Tyler LaMantia 1G, Jonathan Boehmer 1A,
Alexander Payne 1A.
505 INFINITY TECHNOLOGIES 7: Jake Hindley 2G
1A, Taran McGowan 3G 2A, Kyle Rojas 1G 2A,
Braden Drummond 1G 1A, Ryan Kennedy 2A,
Chris Waller 1A. 510 THE BACKYARD POOL &
SPA COMPANY 5: Sean Halley 1G 1A, Rhys
Gander 3G 1A, Dylan Jolivet 1G, Jarret Lennie 1A,
Ben McConnell 2A.
503 AB COX PONTIAC BUICK GMC 7: Aaron
Nusbaum 1G, Andrew Bolton 1G, Chris Bull 2G 1A,
Troy Gouveia 2G, Paul Tuck 1G, Gianluca Sampieri
1A, Sean Maule 1A, Gianfranco Galluzzo 1A,
Jordan Gregoris 1A, Brandon Connolly 1A. 506
McALPINE FORD LINCOLN 1: Sean Takahashi
1G, Colin Sandquist 1A, Christian Davies 1A.
509 DOMINION 3: Spencer Palmer 1G, Kevin
McCrudden 1G 1A, Stephen Newby 1G, Ethan
Morice 1A, Rosario Arcuri 1A. 501 MARY'S
FLOWER SHOP 3: John Zorzit 1G, Michael Wood
1G 1A, Michael Rielly 1G 1A, Alex Thompson 1A.
502 A.D.C. ALUMINUM 4: Curtis Stobo 1G 1A,
Clayton Arnold 1G 1A, Anthony DeCesare 1G,
Ryan Hastie 1G, Mark Tanel 1A, Zack Henderson,
shutout. 508 MANHATTAN TROPHIES 0.
902 OPTIMIST CLUB OF AURORA 2: Br yan
Dunjko 1G, Sam Mulholland 1G, Ryan Joynt 1A,
Morgan Mittlestaedt 1A, Andrew Rowan 1A.
904 HS FINANCIAL SERVICES 6: Ian Mulhern 1G,
Kyle Apps 1G, Alex Smith 2G, Drew Brown 1G 1A,
Jesse Gattelerro 1G, Stephen Pitts 3A, Kevin
Michie 1A, Stephen Gray 1A, Patrick Madden 1A,
Kiefer McBride 1A. 903 IZZI POPAT - ROYAL
LePAGE 2: Mike Rowe 1G 1A, Peter Walker 1G,
Doug Bainbridge 1A, Jeff Seymore 1A, Jason Tuck
1A.
905 Gold/Black PIZZA PIZZA 5: Jamie Fenyes 1G
2A, Tom Horner 2G 1A, Jacob Evelyn 1G, Andrew
Kines 1G 2A, James Connolly 1A, Nick Verdugo
1A, Ryan Cain 1A, Joel Stock 1A, Jesse Barker 1A.
901 AURORA CANADIAN TIRE 2: Daniel Kupraty
1G 1A, Mike Perretta 1G 1A.
902 OPTIMIST CLUB OF AURORA 4: Sam
Mulholland 1G, Jake Teel 1G, Andrew Rowan 2G
1A, Matthew Joynt 1A, Morgan Mittlestaedt 1A,
Jason Markovich 1A. 906 White/Red PIZZA PIZZA
2: Cam Harris 2G, Maegan Bastarache 2A, Justin
Torma 1A, Brad Wilkens 1A.
501 MARY'S FLOWER SHOP 1: Michael Rielly 1G,
Michael Wood 1A. 508 MANHATTAN TROPHIES
0.
1008 ASTECH SOLUTIONS 8: Mike Cooperthwaite
3G, Dale Ogilvie 2G, Tanner Kinnarinnen 2A, Rob
Buchner 1G 1A, Dan Henderson 1G, Jason
Zepanovich 1G, Andrew Sturgess 1A, Dan Abram
1A, Zack Andrews 1A, Nelson Weese 1A. 1009
Orange/Black PIZZA PIZZA 3: Luke Stinson 2G,
Alex Canneau 1G, Drew Beal 1A, Derek Smith 1A,
John Stinson 1A.
706 OMAR'S SHOES 4: Derek Isidoro 1G 1A,
Scott Denotter 1G, Dylan Calver t 1G, Ben
Slimkowich 1G, Alec Mackrel 1A, Eric Bailey 1A.
704 FRESH WATER INDUSTRIES 2: Jamie Russell
1G, Mike Grande 1G, David Staeuble 1A.
1006 White/Royal PIZZA PIZZA 2: Dennis Jarret
2G, Robert Juffs 2A, Tyler Fyfe 1A, Sean Devlin1A
1010 CHEVALIER CHRYSLER 2: Jimmy Wahab
1G, Adam White 1G, McKenzie Kemp 1A,
Christopher Govan 1A, Michael Fong 1A.
705 SKATERS FIRST 3: Marshall McQuillan 1G
2A, C.J. Melichercik 1G, Daniel Korolnek 1G,
Michael Hartman 1A, Robert Revington 1A. 701
COLL AUDIO & ACCURATE ELECTRICAL 2:
Adrian Clark 1G, Hunter Warden 1G, Peter Martin
1A.
1006 White/Royal PIZZA PIZZA 4: Agi Bova 1G
1A, Kyle Wilton 1G, Andrew McGee 1G 1A, Devin
Andrews 1G, Brandon Morton 1A, Robert Juffs 1A.
1008 ASTECH SOLUTIONS 1: James Harrison 1G.
702 RECREATION LEISURE SERVICES LTD. 3:
Tom Gibson 1G 1A, David Yates 1G 1A, Simon
Esposito 1G, Taylor Bryce 1A. 703 CENTRAL
YORK FIREFIGHTERS 2: Nathan Weir 1G, Blair
Nimmo 1G, Brendon Harrington 1A, Mike
Shoesmith 1A.
705 SKATERS FIRST 3: C.J. Melichercik 1G 2A,
Cody Benson 1G, Marshall McQuillan 1G. 704
FRESH WATER INDUSTRIES 2: Mike Grande 1G,
Kevin Nandlall 1G, Jamie Russell 1A, Brian Kearns
1A.
703 CENTRAL YORK FIREFIGHTERS 5: Andrew
Storms 1G 1A, Jay Finch 1G, Ryan Logue 1G,
Casey Van Ry 1G, Mike Shoesmith 1G, Blair
Nimmo 2A, Brendan Harrington 1A. 707 ASA
ALLOYS 1: James Suddes 1G, Brendan Forrest
1A.
702 RECREATION LEISURE SERVICES LTD. 7:
Madison Weber 4G 3A, Michael McGee 2G, Trevor
Spence 1G, Tom Gibson 3A, John Merritt 1A. 707
ASA ALLOYS 1: Taylor Buxton 1G, Ken Horner 1A,
Jake Thompson 1A.
706 OMAR'S SHOES 4: Derek Isidoro 2G, Dylan
Calvert 2G, Dane Gregoris 1A, Robert Ierfino 1A,
Eric Bailey 1A, Greame Smart 1A. 701 COLL
AUDIO & ACCURATE ELECTRICAL 3: Eric
Beveridge 1G, Connar Dellar 1G 1A, Geoffrey
Knaack 1G, Hunter Warden 1A, Adrian Clark 1A.
901 AURORA CANADIAN TIRE 4: Eric James 1G,
Mike Perretta 1G, Dale McDonald 1G, Derek
Sweeting 1G, Dan Lewis 1A, Evan Magill 1A, Rob
Kaptyn 1A, Kevin McCreedy 1A. 903 IZZI POPAT ROYAL LePAGE 3: James Seymore 2G, Mike
Rowe 1G, Peter Walker 1A, Jeff Seymore 1A, Doug
Bainbridge 1A.
904
HS
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
2: Bill
Spasopolous 1G, Jesse Gattelerro 1G, Stephen
Gray 1A, Stephen Pitts 1A. 902 OPTIMIST CLUB
OF AURORA 1: Harrison Brook 1G, Ethan Lebovic
1A, Jason Markovich 1A.
905 Gold/Black PIZZA PIZZA 4: Stephen Horan
2G 1A, Tom Horner 1G, Cameron Spence 1G,
Jacob Evelyn 2A, Jamie Fenyes 1A, Joel Stock 1A,
Andrew Kines 1A. 906 White/Red PIZZA PIZZA 2:
Cameron Harris 2G, Alex Ginther 1A, Justin Torma
1A, Taylor Jeffery 1A, Brad Wilkins 1A.
903 IZZI POPAT - ROYAL LePAGE 5: Mike Rowe
1G 1A, Curtis Robinson 1G, Omar Popat 1G, Tyler
Cappell 1G, Keith Bradford 1G, Erin Devlin 1A,
Kur tis Wilton 2A, Doug Bainbridge 1A. 906
White/Red PIZZA PIZZA 3: Justin Torma 1G, Alex
Ginther 1G, Cam Harris 1G, David Petrasovic 1A,
Jamie Rundle-Sanderson 1A, Derek Hurst 1A.
901 AURORA CANADIAN TIRE 4: Braden Bonner
1G, Kevin McCreedy 1G, Evan Magill 1G, Derek
Sweeting 1G 1A, Rob Kaptyn 2A, Mike Perretta 1A.
904 HS FINANCIAL SERVICES 4: Alex Smith 2G
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AURORAN, Week of December 7, 2004 - 13
Town tries to fill top job again
From page 1
ity exhibited by council
members made the council the most difficult he
had worked with in his 31
years of municipal work.
Originally the four
members demanding his
resignation
were
Councillors Norm Weller,
Evelyn Buck, Richard
Barker and Martin Paivio,
but they were in the
minority. Then Councillor
George Timpson joined
their ranks and they had a
majority.
Rodger was highly
respected by his peers as
he was elected president
of
the
Clerks
and
Treasurers Association of
Ontario and served on the
board of directors of the
Association
of
Municipalities for many
years.
By February, 1988, a
citizen movement petitioned the provincial government into council's
action and lack of explanation.
The forced resignation
cost taxpayers $130,000
in severance pay based
on his years of service,
plus $28,175 to an
employment consulting
firm to find a replacement.
WHILE VISIONS OF
SUGAR
PLUMS:
Aurora Mayor Tim
Jones takes time out
from his usual ribboncutting duties to enjoy
the products available
at Bedrooms To Go, a
new business recently
opened in the Aurora
Shopping Centre at
the corner of Yonge
Street and Murray
Drive. The new company occupies the
premises of a former
bakery and offers a
variety of bedroom
ensembles.
Auroran photo
by Ron Wallace
In November that year
Rodger's forced resignation was an election issue
with Rodger, incumbent
Mayor John West and
Councillor Richard Barker
as candidates.
Frank Klees, an Aurora
resident and a provincial
Tory candidate, received
loud applause at an allcandidates meeting when
he said voters were having a tough time selecting
a candidate to vote for
when council had not
explained the reasons for
Rodger's resignation.
He asked all incumbent
members of council for a
response but only the
three mayoralty candidates took him up on it.
Barker cited administrative problems, lack of
communication and general sloppy management.
West said he was disgusted with Barker's comments and declined to
comment on the issue as
it was a personal issue
between council and
Rodger.
Rodger
refuted
Barker's claims and pointed out that he had
advised council on the
issues and how they had
misused sewer and water
levies to help pay down
the debt on the Leisure
Complex and issuing contracts without going to
tender. West was re-elected.
Rodger was replaced
in 1988 by Jay Currier
who was hired on a threeyear contract. He had a
wide background of experience
in
municipal
affairs.
His work was satisfactory and his contract was
extended for another five
years. Then changes
appeared to be taking
place between his relationship with council
members and the public
and at times he demonstrated a rather irrational
behaviour.
Suddenly, on August
26, 1994, he submitted
his resignation with no
reasons given, other than
he
was
considering
establishing his own consulting company.
With the resignation of
Currier,
Allison
was
appointed acting CAO.
There was considerable
controversy on council
about filling the position. It
was well into 1995 before
it was agreed to hire a
recruitment firm.
Some members of
council argued that as the
town had operated several months without a CAO,
the position wasn't necessary but a motion not to
fill the position was
defeated on a 6-2 vote.
More than 215 people
including Allison applied
for the position and in
June, 1995, it was
announced that Marc
Neeb had been selected.
He
had
served
as
Commissioner of Social
Services
with
Mississauga and later
with Brampton.
His
salary
was
between $90,000 and
$106,000.
Allison was offered the
newly created position of
Director of Corporate
Services, which included
other duties as well as
town clerk.
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Mayor Tim Jones said
Neeb had been awarded a
$10,000 bonus in recognition of his contribution to
the community over the
previous three years.
The
announcement
came as a shock to some
members of council as the
bonus had never been
approved in open council
and it created considerable controversy over the
payment and the mayor's
actions.
The mayor issued a
statement apologizing to
Neeb and his family for
any embarrassment the
announcement and resultant discussion may have
caused them and he
accepted full responsibility for his actions.
A special meeting of
council was held on May
5, 1998, to discuss the
bonus in open council. Six
delegations spoke at the
meeting, two in support of
the bonus and four
opposed. Some called for
a public inquiry to determine how and why it happened. Council approved
the payment on a 6-3 vote.
Council
members
pointed out it was unfair to
give a bonus to senior
staff without having a
bonus policy for all
employees and in July,
1998, approved a bonus
for employees who submitted ideas to save the
town money.
The suggested amount
was $10,000 annually.
During the 1999 budget
debate the item was deleted.
On September 17,
1998, Neeb submitted his
resignation to join Magna
International as director of
corporate administration.
Allison was once again
appointed acting CAO.
On March 15, 1999,
Allison was appointed the
fourth CAO for the town
and now the process
resumes to find the fifth.
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RUMOURS AND RAMBLINGS
Yonge sidewalk crosses the street
During the summer of 1981, Aurora Council considered
constructing a sidewalk on the west side of Yonge Street
from Henderson Drive to Murray Drive so that pedestrians,
especially mothers pushing baby carriages, from the townhouses on Henderson could walk to the Aurora Shopping
Centre.
Somehow or other, the tender was called for a sidewalk
on the east side of Yonge Street.
Nobody seemed to know, or would admit, how the tender
call was changed, and the sidewalk was constructed in
accordance with the tender. A sidewalk was later constructed on the west side as originally approved.
ANOTHER SWITCHEROO
Back in 1965, Aurora Council adopted a bylaw to prohibit parking on the east side of Edward Street, north of
Cousins Drive, by what was then the Oak-Hart plant.
The “No Parking” signs went up, but on the west side of
the street, not the east as authorized by the bylaw.
When asked how that happened, Works Superintendent
Mac MacGregor said that was the way the mayor wanted it.
It seems that after the council meeting, when word got
around about the bylaw, the employees of Oak-Hart objected as that was where they parked their cars.
Doug Richardson, general manager of Oak-Hart, met
with Mayor Clarence Davis, Reeve Jim Murray and Deputy
Reeve Stu Patrick as they were having their morning coffee
at Ray's Café, now Moon Garden.
After listening to Richardson they arbitrarily decided the
signs should be on the west side of the street and directed
MacGregor accordingly.
The bylaw stated the signs were on the east side but
they were installed on the west side.
It took two years to get the issue settled and
Aurora seeking
corporate logo
From page 1
It’s not the first time
Aurora has searched for a
corporate logo.
In December, 1999,
Aurora Council adopted a
Corporate Communication
Policy which required the
development of an annual
comprehensive communication plan to facilitate
the coordination of all
communications for maximum efficiency, impact
and timely delivery of
information.
In March, 2002, a communication
plan
was
developed on the basis of
the achievements in 2001
and the introduction of
new initiatives, such as a
new
corporate
logo
and identity guide to foster
improved
corporate
identity.
By November, after
more than 130 years as a
municipality,
Aurora
Council decided to look
for a corporate design to
improve its identity and
looked for firms interested
in submitting a proposal.
A total of 29 submissions were received and
seven finalists were invited to participate in the
Request for Proposal
process.
The list included Larter
Creative
and
Dick
Derhodge Designs from
Aurora, two Toronto firms
and one each from
Markham, Richmond Hill
and Brampton with the top
three designs to be submitted to council.
In January, 2003, after
evaluating all proposals
the design submitted by
Derhodge Designs was
recommended to council
at a cost of $9,560 and an
additional $9,680 for the
development of a business system and standards manual for a total of
$19,240.
Some members of
council
opposed
the
design claiming the town
had used its crest as a
logo which was easily
identifiable, so another
logo was not needed.
Then Councillor David
Griffith recalled that back
in 1993 the then Business
Development Committee
had added the words "The
Town of Aurora" over the
crest, which had been
used successfully and
there was no need to
change it.
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RECREATION COSTS IN THE SIXTIES
Back in the 1960s the cost of recreation was considered
expensive.
The recreation budget for 1966 was $36,668, about
$5,800 higher than in 1965.
The budget included an expanded recreation program,
consisting of a new playground, a return to recreational
hockey in the town's new community centre and a new chlorinator for the George Street swimming pool.
In 1967 the recreation budget increased to $40,435 and
in 1968 it soared to a record high of $53,178.
This was due to a 25 per cent increase in the cost of ice
time and the hiring of a full-time recreation director at
$8,100 per year, as a result of council's action to split the
duties of arena manager and recreation director.
HOW MACHELL PARK GOT ITS NAME
In 1971 a contest was held in Aurora schools to
name the new park on the north side of Aurora Heights
Drive, across from the Community Centre.
The winner was 11-year-old Laurel De La Haye, a
student at Wells Street Public School.
Her prize-winning submission pointed out that
Richard Machell was the first merchant in the little
hamlet, opening a general store at Yonge and
Wellington and had brought much business and money
into the community.
"To name this park Machell Memorial Park would be
a lasting and honourable tribute to one of the first
founders of this town," she wrote.
The council meeting at which she received her $50
cheque was a double delight for the young student.
Not only did she win the contest, she was successful in having the park named after her great-grandfather, Richard Machell.
ONE FOR THE BOOK OF RECORDS
Normally an official opening involves a few welcoming
words and the cutting of the traditional red ribbon.
But in January, 1973, an official unveiling set a new
record in Aurora for the longest and most difficult.
It took 42 minutes to accomplish half the ceremony with
the other half left to another day.
It all started about noon on a cold Saturday when Mayor
Dick Illingworth was hoisted in Aurora Hydro's bucket truck
to the second floor of the Trio Restaurant, now Wellington’s.
All he had to do was remove the tape covering the word
"Tavern" on the Trio sign.
After eight months of waiting the restaurant had finally
received its liquor licence.
It was supposed to be an easy task, just grab a corner of
the tape and peel it off, but it didn't work out that way.
The tape had frozen and was brittle and broke off in little
pieces. A knife, scraper and hot water were used with little
result.
Finally, a blowtorch did the job and the sign was bared
for all to see, on the south side, and by this time a large
crowd had gathered on the sidewalk below, including the
fire chief ready to call out the trucks, if necessary.
Suffering sore fingers, sore arms and nearly frozen, the
mayor was lowered to the ground, taken inside and ordered
the first drink - for medicinal purposes, of course.
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DOORS, Solid and
French. Various sizes.
Call 905-841-1336
Items
for
sale
PHOTOGRAPHY
97
DODGE
RAM
Cargo Van V6 auto, low
Kil.,
new
brakes,
exhaust,
certified.
Excellent
condition.
$6400. 416-346-1720,
905-726-1246
HOT TUB - SERENITY Ready to use. 2
months old, used 2
hrs. 10 month warranty. For 6 persons, real
outside cedar wood
and black inside.
Including: steps, cover
+ lifter, pillows, chemicals - retail price
$8600, selling $4800.
905-751-0828
BUSINESS
S E RV I C E S
YOU DO THE THINGS
YOU LIKE; We’ll do
the things you hate
Administrative
Services
905-8411740 evenings/weekends.
GARDEN/HOME
SNOW
SHOVELING
eavestrough cleaning, tree
service, painting etc., etc.
Free
quotes
YR
Handyman Services call
Roy 289-231-3157 or 905989-0349
No Job too small.
905
773-8033
Year-Round Maintenance Company
BU S I N E S S S E RV I C E S
AURORA’S BUSINESS
SERVICE CENTRE
905-830-4000
THERAPY
• Digital Colour
14845 Yonge St. Unit 6
Aurora
Psychotherapist
Fax: 905-713-1633
[email protected]
• Courier Service
• Laminating & Binding
• Fax Service
• We print brochures, flyers etc.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
NEW TO AURORA
Accepting clients
wanting to heal from
anxiety, depression,
grief
-reasonable rates-flexible hours-
YOU DETERMINE
YOUR OWN INCOME
You set your own hours, work at your own
pace, and in turn determine your own
income. It’s all a matter of how hard
you’re willing to work. To request a
personal interview for a chance to join one
of North America’s fastest growing
companies, please call:
Luanne Jakobi
905-726-4341
HOBBIES
Arif Simowibowo at 416-908-1831
Or Toll free: 1-877-286-3179
S N OW P L OW I N G
PLACE OF WORSHIP
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
SNOW PLOWING
COMMERCIAL - RESIDENTIAL
Residential - *$250 for the season
Mosley St. at Victoria St. Aurora
(905) 727-5011
HANDYMAN
AVAILABLE
905-727-7128
We pick up all your household rubbish.
Need your garage, basement, yard or attic cleaned up?
DOLLHOUSES & HOBBIES
warehouse
sale. Up to 75% off. MBS
40 Engelhard Dr. #11. M-F
9-5 Sat.10-1
EXPERIENCED PERSON AVAILABLE for
home repairs/renovations.
Painting, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, tiling, flooring (416) 371-2417 John.
CLASSIFIEDS
Bookings before 2005
receive copyright to all prints
905-713-1632
H A N DY M A N
Advertise
in
AURORAN
GARBAGE
REMOVAL SERVICE
FRIDGE/FREEZER. 18
cubic ft. whirlpool white. Brand new. $1000
905-726-4270
HOOK UP ARTIST
HOOK UP ARTIST
Professional experienced. Audio/Video
I n s t a l l a t i o n
Specialist.Call Chris
905-505-1246
MAINTENANCE
*Max 4 car driveway, walkways to front door are included, taxes
included in price, larger driveways are extra
Rejoice Sunday
SPACE IS LIMITED SO CALL TO BOOK YOUR SPOT!
10:30 a.m. December 12
Drama, readings, mime, and
carols are woven together in a
congregational retelling of the
birth of Jesus,
The Gift of the Word.
Commercial properties needed
- please call for a quote
905.726.9165
GORDON
LANDSCAPE COMPANY
Interim Minister: Rev. John Congram
www.gordonlandscape.com
CLASSES • SEMINARS • WORKSHOPS • COURSES
Directory
905-727-7128
starting at $7/wk (min. 15 words) This section only.
More than 66,000
copies a month
Auroran Community Newspaper
SPANISH LESSONS
Spanish to Go...
For people on the go!
Enrich your travel experience!
FINE ART LESSONS
TUTORING
LEARN HOW TO DRAW & PAINT...
just like the Masters
- beginners to advanced
- ongoing classes
- help students prepare portfolios
for college & art school
- drawing & painting techniques
- life drawing
- no artistic experience necessary
MATH TUTOR (B.A. MATH MAJOR) Your
child will improve! All
grades. Test taking
strategies. Call (905)
727-4835
Judy studied academic painting and drawing in
Florence, Italy. She has appeared on City Line TV.
Phone
905.841-0441
Email
[email protected]
Competitive prices!
Group discounts!
WINE AND CHEESE PARTY
ENG Canada & Millar McGrath and Associates
proudly present...
SAVVY TIPS FOR SEASONAL SOCIALS
YOGA CLASSES
Yoga Winter 2005 with Andrea Roth
Certified yoga teacher for over 25 years.
starting week of Jan. 10th
9 weeks/21 wks
Mon. & or Fridays 9:15-10:30am
Mon. & or Wed. 7:30pm-8:45pm
Teen’s class Tues. Jan. 11th/8 wks
call 905-505-1324
www.yogaforlife.ca
AT THE METRO GOLF DOME
GOLF SCHOOLS
SCHOOLS
GOLF
Fundamental
School
Fundamental
School
Startup
meSchool
up School
Start me
Development
School
JuniorJunior
Development
School
Improvement
School
Game Game
Improvement
School
School
LadiesLadies
School
Deborah McGrath
Dec.Evening14
TH
A dynamic evening presentation with a focus on the
Protocol and Etiquette to Navigate this Holiday Season.
Guest Speaker Deborah McGrath, Director, Millar
McGrath and Associates is an etiquette expert certified
and trained by the Protocol School of Washington. Meet
Deborah in person on December 14th, 2004 at the Best
Western Hotel (Davis/Yonge) Newmarket at 7:00 pm. You
will learn the benefits of business etiquette and protocol to
really enjoy the party season.
$195.00
- 6-hours
of instruction
$195.00
6 hours
of instruction
$195.00
- 6-hours
of instruction
$195.00
6 hours
of instruction
$195.00
- 6-hours
of instruction
$195.00
6 hours
of instruction
$395.00
- 10 -hours
of instruction
$395.00
10 hours
of instruction
$395.00
- 10 -hours
of Instruction
$395.00
10 hours
of Instruction
Allgolf
golf schools
schools 5:1
ratio
All
5:1
ratio
Wine & Cheese Party
Bring a friend and you will
receive a 10% discount!
at the Aur
Aurora Public
Pub Li
Libr
brary
WINTER GOLF INSTRUCTION
TUTOR
AVAILABLE
Learn about the Latin culture
Music, food and dancing!
Chela Villate
GOLF LESSONS
Judy Sherman (905)726-8883 / [email protected]
Our workshops will teach you the basic
Spanish language skills to communicate
with the locals.
Certified Adult Teacher
905-727-7128
CLINICS
CLINICS
Clinics 5 5 - one
- one hour
hour group
sessions
- $149.00
AdultAdult
Clinics
group
sessions
- $149.00
Pewee
Clinics4 4 - one
- one hour
hour group
sessions
- $125
Pewee
Clinics
group
sessions
- $125
All clinics 8:1 ratio
All clinics 8:1 ratio
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTION
PRIVATE
1 hour
1 hour
Per lesson
Per lesson
Video Analysis
Video Analysis
Training Pkg $
TrainingTraining
Pkg $ Pkg p.p.
Training Pkg p.p.
Individual
Individual
$100.00
$100.00
Yes
Yes
$439
$439
$439
$439
2 students
2 students
$150
$150
Yes
Yes
$649
$649
$324
$324
3 students
4 people
3 students
4 people
$175
$150
$175
$150
no
no
no
no
$768
$823
$823
$256 $768
$205
$256
$205
Package Lessons (Private instruction at a discounted rate)
Deer Creek Training Package: $439.00 includes
5 one hour lessons and video analysis.
• WINE & CHEESE • GIFT GIVING EXCHANGE GAME • DRAWS
GST is on top of all lesson prices.
RESERVATIONS ONLY
For more information or to make an appointment
please call Marcus Proctor C.P.G.A at 905-427-7737 ext. 3
Members: $15 or $25/couple - Non -Members: $20 or $35/couple
Advance ticket sales, cash or cheque only
contact Cynthia Proctor at 905-841-3925
or email: [email protected]
Go to www.engcanada.ca for the details and a printable invitation
Each lesson
includes
1/2 hour
practice
time
www.deercreekgolfacademy.com
16- AURORAN, Week of December 7, 2004
Food Drive
Between now and Christmas
we're looking for
Non-Perishable
FOOD
TONS OF IT!!!
…and if you can guess how much we
collect you may
win
a valuable
e
z
i
r
P
In conjunction with the Aurora Farmers Market
The Auroran and R & R Revisited are collecting food for Christmas
If you can spare any non-perishable items,
drop them off at R & R Revisited 75 Mary Street, Unit 3
(10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Monday to Saturday)
Every Friday, the food will be delivered to the
Aurora Food Pantry & The Women's Centre of York Region
Name: ______________________________________
Address:_____________________________________
All donations will be weighed and winners will be chosen
from those guessing how much food is donated until Dec. 23.
Guess the weight in pounds:_____________________
Simply fill out the ballot on this page and drop it off with the food.
Phone #: ____________________________________
Having trouble delivering the food?
Call 416-697-1345 or 905-727-3300 during business hours
R & R Revisited and The Auroran Community Newspaper
Please drop off your food items at 75 Mary St. Unit #3 in Aurora