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SUIT SALE BUY 1 GET 1 1/2 PRICE Winners honoured at the 2019 Business Excellence Awards celebrate the evening with the Aurora Chamber of Commerce. Those honoured include Lenard Lind (Youth Engagement Award) Addison Marketing Solutions & Maple Teahouse (Tie, New Business Venture), The Key Ad- Gentlemen, Your New Destination vantage Team (Community Involvement Award), The Aurora Cultural Centre (Non-Profit of the Year), Mission (Innovator Award), A2Y Dance 15117 Yonge Street, Aurora (corner of Yonge & Church) 905.713-1501 [email protected] www.mrmenswear.ca (Young Entrepreneur of the Year), The Millionaire’s Daughter (Small Business of the Year), and CleanRiver Recycling Solutions (Large Business ⎜ ⎜ of the Year). Auroran photo by Glenn Rodger % OFF Business Excellence Awards honour 10on all BEST services for THAI • first visit local difference-makers, leaders • first MASSAGE responders IN • senior 65+ emphasis on their community involvement, and thrive here in Aurora,” said Mayor TOWN By Brock Weir and even give a hand-up to young Tom Mrakas at the start of the evening. OPEN entrepreneurs looking for opportunities, Economies and societies are not static; they Mon.-Fri. 10am-8pm Whether they employ ten or one the event represented a cross-section of rely on progress and are driven and shaped Sat. by Appt. hundred, are just starting out or have been the community, shining a spotlight on by ideas and contributions of individuals 15243 Yonge St. Aurora long-standing members of the community, individual and team achievements. just like yourselves. 289-221-3045 crystalclearancientthaimassage.com think local or think global, the best of “Tonight’s event is a celebration “Our Town currently has over CLEAR ANCIENT THAI MASSAGE CRYSTAL Aurora’s businesses were recognized recognizing the successes of the local 2,200 businesses and many of those specializing in last week at the Aurora Chamber of businesses and organizations in this room are homegrown success stories which York Foot Orthotics & Bracing Commerce’s Business Excellence Awards. tonight. It is also about learning about are not only vital to the success of our Recognizing businesses in the them – from their exemplary performance community, they are also inspiring up SPORTS INJURIES! commercial and non-profit sectors, and ensuring that the spirit of enterprise and coming entrepreneurs to launch their • Orthotics businesses and individuals that place great and community continues to evolve Continued on page 20 ONSITE • Knee Braces ORTHOPAEDIC LAB • Ankle Braces EVERY DEVICE Tigers hope MADE FROM PLASTER CAST FAST coaching shift can TURNAROUND spark change in 3 days if needed. 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I can assure you right now short-term rental accommodation, in residential areas have resulted we’re not hearing anything [in the that bill for the YRP gets sent to Aurora has begun the process in concerns over excessive noise, way of complaints]…but once other the property owner,” Mayor Mrakas of examining regulations on local fire safety and mischief in “many municipalities – and they are – pass concluded. “It is something we need Airbnbs and other short-term municipalities,” said Mayor Mrakas, regulations, the problem Airbnbs to look at because it puts the onus on rentals. and beginning this process will help [tend] to flock to where people don’t the property owner to say, ‘if you’re Council last week unanimously fill a bylaw gap. have any regulations, so that’s why I going to rent out your property, then approved a motion from Mayor “I think it behoves us to be think it is important for us to move you’re going to make sure you’re not Tom Mrakas calling on staff to proactive in this instance and ask forward on this as quickly as possible renting it [for it] to become a party “examine the feasibility of passing staff to look at how we can come and have staff look at something that house.” a bylaw to license, regulate and up with some regulations,” he said. can come back to us.” Speaking in support of the motion, govern Airbnb and short-term rental “Right now, we have none so let’s The Mayor stressed that he is in Councillor Rachel Gilliland said she no way trying to ban short-term welcomed the opportunity to address rentals, but following conversations the issue “before something bad with York Regional Police, the actually happens.” Central York Fire Services, and “I have heard stories through other stakeholders, having no bylaw certain friends and family where they pertaining to Aurora could prove have been part of Airbnbs where bad challenging in the future. things have occurred and we don’t “If there is a call and [Police] want them to happen,” she said. “I also think the people who do run [these accommodations] out of their homes do follow the rules and do comply, that they want these regulations. They don’t want the bad apples to ruin it for them. I don’t think a total ban is something that we would want to walk down, but they are asking to have some sort of licensing or regulation that we can follow and kind of respect so we can avoid that. “Hopefully [the report] will explore the idea of charging [any fees occurred by the York Regional Police in responding to Airbnb issues] the property owner. I think it does make them think twice about who they are actually renting to and it develops an accountability. At the same time, it is important that we do offer short- term rentals for various reasons and I Nov. 22nd - 1pm to 6pm Nov. 30th - 10am to 4pm think there is a need for it. I am really Nov. 23rd - 10 to 4pm Dec. 1st - 10 to 4pm looking forward [to the report]. “ Nov. 24th - 10 to 4pm Added Councillor Wendy Gaertner: “I think this is an important idea. We’re