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Vol. 5 No. 2 Week of October 26, 2004 905-727-3300 Parade planning kicks into high gear

The leaves may still be on the trees, and there’s no snow (thankfully) to be seen yet, but that hasn’t stopped Aurora’s Special Events Committee from planning the annual Santa Claus Parade. And once again, following on the successes of previous years, the parade, officially Winners in the annual Aurora known as Santa Under The Chamber of Commerce Stars, will be a nighttime extravaganza. “Celebration of Business” Scores of float entries event last week took time out have already been received for the cameras, above. by the committee, ensuring, Jaguar Gymnastics Club Inc. once again, that the parade was selected Business of the will be the largest in York Year, and Everett Woods Region, and certainly larger accepts award from Chamber than any other parade in director Bruce Johnson, left, Aurora. An estimated 40,000 peo- who was chairman of the ple are expected to watch. event, while Robin Tidd of Special Events Coordinator Canada Law Book won top Julie Geering issued a honours as Business Person reminder this week that Yonge of the Year, right. All results Street will be closed from St. appear in your Auroran this John’s Sideroad to Orchard week on Page 7. Heights Blvd. from 3 to 5.30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 27, to Photos by Rob Schuetze allow for the parade’s forma- tion. Yonge Street, south of that area, will be closed to south of Murray Drive, once the Leash-free park opens Thursday parade gets underway and remain closed until 8 p.m. The Town of Aurora, with the make it happen. John's Sideroad. socialized, resulting in more posi- “If you have guests coming support of its volunteer Leash- "After much hard work and Membership in the park will be tive behavioural traits. in from out of town, they Free Park Committee members, dedication by our volunteer com- free to all residents and their pets The Town's leash-free park will should know about these clo- will open Aurora's first leash-free mittee members, we are excited until the end of 2004. also allow residents an opportuni- sures,” she said. park Thursday. to finally see the park become a As of January 1, residents ty to meet with like-minded neigh- “Thank you for your The concept for the leash-free reality," he said. "We are confi- using the park must purchase a bours, while allowing pets some patience concerning this park came about five years ago, dent that many residents and $10 membership for their pet. recreational freedom, with an event, and we hope this has when local residents brought the their pets will realize hours of Membership revenue collected expectation of reducing the num- not inconvenienced you too idea to Town staff. enjoyment in this safe, leash-free by the Town will be used to main- ber of dogs running-at-large. Bylaw Services Coordinator, environment." tain and add landscaping features For more information on how much.” Chris Alexander, established a Residents and their pets are throughout the park. to purchase a pet license or about It’s still not too late to enter committee, made up of four resi- invited to the grand opening of the Based on research conducted membership fees for the leash- a float. If you wish to do so, dents, to begin the process of park, scheduled for 1 p.m. at the by animal behaviour experts, free park, contact the Bylaw call Julie at (905) 727-3123 researching and putting all site on the east side of Industrial leash-free zones allow dogs an Services Division at 905-727- ext. 4762. Deadline is the proper steps in place to Parkway North, just south of St. opportunity to become better 3123 ext. 4240. November 19th. MAIL BOXES ETC.¨ ✔ Digital Colour Printing ✔ Black and White copies ✔ Fax Service available ✔ Print from Email or CD ✔ Business Cards, Forms ✔ Laminating & Binding Services ✔ Brochures, Flyers

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CONTINUING ment building and 191 townhouses. NOVEMBER 13 Industrial Parkway South. Call 905-727-1251 Masons' Rising Sun Lodge meets the OCTOBER 29 Tr inity Anglican Church holds its annual for further information. first Thursday of each month at The Rising Fabulously Freaky Friday Hallowe’en ACW Christmas Bazaar at the church from 10 NOVEMBER 23 Sun Temple, 57 Mosley Street, Aurora at 7.30 Party at the Leisure Complex. Games and a.m. to 2 p.m. with the theme "Sugar-n- Local author Dan Bortolotti discusses his p.m.. For further information contact Bob pumpkin carving. Costumes mandatory. 7 - 9 Spice". Tables will include attic treasures, new book “Hope In Hell: Inside the World of Butler at [email protected] or 905-713- p.m. Register in advance, 905-841-7529. jewelry and Christmas gift items. For more Doctors Without Borders” at the Aurora Public 3314. * * * * information call June Harkness at 905-841- Library in the Magna Room, 7 p.m. Pre-regis- * * * * This is the last day for submitting appli- 0716. ter at the adult information desk. Robertson Masonic Lodge meets the cations to serve on one of the sub-commit- * * * * NOVEMBER 27 third Saturday each month at 57 Mosley tees of the Environmental Advisory Services Our Lady of Grace Parish Catholic Santa Claus Parade, 6 p.m. Street at 10.30 a.m. Coffee club at 9 a.m., Committee. Sub-committees are naturaliza- Women’s League 9th Annual Christmas Fair DECEMBER 5 lunch at noon. Contact 905-727-3032 or 905- tion/wildlife, bylaws/policy, planning, public & Artisans Sale at the Parish Hall, 15347 Celebrate Christmas at Hillary House. 727-1080. awareness/public education and waste man- Yonge Street, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drop in from 2 to 4 p.m. Adults $5 and chil- * * * * agement. For more information call 905-727- * * * * dren 12 and under $3. Helping Hand: Gently used clothing for 3123 extension 4220. A hot "spud" luncheon and baked goods DECEMBER 8 women and children, at Trinity Anglican * * * * table will highlight the Christmas Bazaar Aurora Seniors travel to Toronto for the Church, 79 Victoria Street, every Monday, Aurora Seniors’ Hallowe’en Luncheon at sponsored by St. Andrew's Guild. The bazaar musical comedy "Hairspray" followed by din- Wednesday & Friday 9.30 - 11.30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. at the Seniors Centre Tickets $4 runs from 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. at St. Andrew's ner at Joe Badali's Restaurant. Cost is $99 for Wednesdays 5.30 - 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, and space is limited. At 8 p.m. it's Broomstick Presbyterian Church, Victoria and Mosley members, $104 for non-members. Call the 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, call Ball Masquerade Dance. Call the centre at streets; luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Seniors’ Centre to register at 905-727-2816. 905-727-6101. 905-726-2816 for further information. Tickets: $5 for adults, $2 for children ages 4- DECEMBER 11 * * * * * * * * 9. The Hillary House Players at 7 p.m. $10 Gamblers Anonymous, every Tuesday Refresher driving course for seniors at NOVEMBER 14 per person. Call 905-727-8991 to reserve. night, Trinity Anglican Church, Victoria Street, the Aurora Town Hall (Municipal Offices) Bid euchre, Aurora Legion, 1 p.m. Call JANUARY 15 - 23 7.30 p.m. under the auspices of the Aurora Seniors’ 905-727-9932. Leave the winter behind and join the * * * * Centre, 9.30 a.m. to noon. Call Kim Hinder at NOVEMBER 16 Aurora Seniors for a luxury cruise aboard MS Queen's York Rangers Army Cadet the Aurora Seniors’ Centre 905-727-2816 to Travel photography slide show with Ralph Westerdam for seven days of warmth and Corps camping, canoeing, first aid, orienteer- register. Brunner of Aurora Nature Photography at the pleasure on a Western Caribbeam cruise that ing in two to six week camps for males & * * * * Aurora Public Library, 7-9 p.m. in the Lebovic includes ports in Bahamas, Jamaica, Grand females 12 to 18. Aurora squadron meets Fish Fry, Aurora Legion. 6 p.m. Call 905- Room. Pre-register at the adult information Cayman and Mexico. Book early as space is every Friday. For more information call 905- 727-9932. desk. limited. Call Kim Hinder at the Seniors’ Centre 726-8600, Tuesday evenings between 7 and OCTOBER 30 NOVEMBER 20 to register at 905-727-2816. 9 p.m.. Hallowe’en Party. Aurora Legion Lounge. Big Brothers and Big Sisters of York * * * * 8 p.m. Call 905-727-9932. Region Gala Auction at Dinardo's Mansion, - With files from Info Aurora Co-Dependents Anonymous, every OCTOBER 31 Tuesday, Aurora United Church, 15186 Yonge Girls Incorporated of York Region pres- Street, Aurora, 7.30 p.m. ents its 25th Annual Thrill on the Hill at St. * * * * Andrew's College. Registration at 8 a.m. with New Home? Renovating? Decorating? Probus Club of Aurora meets at 10 a.m. a warm-up at 9.45 for a 10 a.m. start. Call the second Wednesday of every month at the 905-727-4897 extension 305 for details. Aurora Legion. Club is for retired or soon to- NOVEMBER 2 I begin by listening! be-retired business and professional people Aurora Seniors visit the Stratford Festival and guests are welcome. to see the musical "Guys and Dolls" with * * * * lunch at the Walper Terrace Hotel. Depart the Towns of York Toastmasters meetings are Community Centre at 9 a.m. returning about free and open to the general public. Meetings 6.30 p.m. Cost is $93 for members and $98 are held every second and fourth Wednesday for non-members. Call the Seniors Centre at of the month, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Royal 905-727-2816 to register. Canadian Legion, 105 Industrial Parkway N., NOVEMBER 3 Aurora. For more information see the club's Computer workshop “Outlook Express E- web site at www.townsofyork.org or phone mail” at Aurora Public Library in conjunction Roy Bannon at 905-853-0859. with Aurora Cable Internet. Magna Room, 7 * * * * p.m. Register at the adult information desk or Meditation classes in Aurora Wednesday phone 905-727-9493, Option 4. Anne M. Bensette evenings, 7 to 9 p.m. to Dec. 15. Above NOVEMBER 4-5 Certified Window Treatment Consultant Needles & Knits Wool Shop, 15040 Yonge St., Aurora Rotary Club hosts the 2nd Annual just north of Kennedy St. Further Magic Show, featuring Claude Haggerty, at BUILDING A REPUTATION information, 416-762-8033 or info@medita- the Aurora High School. Two shows, 7 p.m. ON SERVICE tionintoronto.org. No pre-registration each evening. Tickets on sale at Highland required. Donations only. Chev Cadillac, The Auroran, Ideal Tile & * * * * Carpet and from any Rotarian. ¥ Yo u r dreams Progressive Euchre every Thursday night. NOVEMBER 6 Aurora Legion. 7.30 p.m. Call 905-727-9932. The York Highland Chorus of Sweet ¥ Our designs * * * * Adelines concert at the Newmarket Theatre Sale! Operation Catch-Up presents free called "Harmonize for the Cure" to raise up to ¥ Your reality "Tutoring and Homework Help" for ages 10 to funds for the Canadian Breast Care 18 years every Tuesday and Thursday from Foundation of Canada. 50% 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. during the regular school * * * * off Selected Items CUSTOM DRAPERY ¥ BLINDS year at the Victoria Street Library. Call 905- NeighbourLink Heart of York, a network SHUTTERS 773-7024 for details. of 10 local churches, including Aurora BEDDING AND UPHOLSTERY * * * * Cornerstone Church, is holding a Christmas Each Monday in November, yard waste dinner and silent auction at the Newmarket will be collected if the waste is curbside by 7 Community Church, 145 Pony Drive, begin- Tiffany’s Creative Window Designs a.m.Yard waste must be in clear plastic bags, ning at 6 p.m. For tickets and information call open containers or kraft paper bags for visu- the NeighbourLink Resource Centre at “Affordable elegance for your home” al inspection. For more information as to what 905-895-0615. is eligible for pick-up call 905-727-1375 * * * * extension 3447. Trefoil Guild of Girl Guides of Canada Readers choice award - 2003 OCTOBER 27 holiday bazaar at Trinity Anglican Church, 11 Aurora’s Marquee Productions presents the a.m. to 3 p.m. Table space available. Call 905- 905-830-1510 musical "Bye Bye Birdie" at the Newmarket 841-2874. Theatre and the Vaughan City Playhouse * * * * until November 7. Call 905-713-1040 for tick- Yo rk Regional Police Male Chorus 12th 525 Brooker Ridge, Unit #101 et information. Annual "In Harmony With the Community" Newmarket * * * * fundraiser at the St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic (East side of Bayview, 1st set of lights north of Bayview and St. John’s Sdrd.) A public information session will be held Church, Leslie Street, Newmarket. 7.30 p.m. at 7 p.m. in the Holland Room of the Town Music provided by Ottawa, Toronto, Waterloo, Hall to provide information regarding an and York with guest community choir The Proudly entering our 4th year of business in Newmarket application to redesignate lands north of the Crusaders from the Holland Marsh. Tickets 2nd location now open in Alliston, On. 705-435-6455 Leisure Services Complex from industrial to $10. Event is usually a sell-out. 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To support the Thanksgiving Food Drive, students from Aurora’s Lester B. Pearson Public School collected more than 195 pounds of apples for the York Region Food Network. The Network delivered the apples to the Aurora Food Pantry and the Women’s Centre of York Region, which is also located in Aurora. In the photo, left to right, are Patty Albert, parent volunteer; Isabel Brims, Grade 2; Mitchell Albert, Grade 2; Elizabeth Bishenden, Network CongratulationsCongratulations Director; Stuart Bishenden, Network volunteer; Christian Bilé, Grade 2; and David Simpson, Pearson principal. to our Ten Thanksgiving Draw Winners! Aurora may become a collector Pia Amsler, Heather Cooper, Pat Penney, If you purchased a orphan. With its unique styling, it Goldie Sutton, Emma Weidemeyer, General Motors Aurora All Auroras were four- resembled luxury Japanese Mary Haberer, Valerie Sweet, Rhonda Sanders, model of Oldsmobile back in door sedans and were pow- cars of the day more than 1995-1997 when they were ered with a 250-hp, 4.0-litre anything else from GM. Ilse Dunlop, Nancy Jane Collard manufactured, hang on to it V8 mated to a four-speed With the name alone, as the orphan may become electronically controlled it deserves to become a a classic. automatic. classic. When the Aurora model was first introduced in the fall of 1994, Aurora Mayor John West made an attempt to have GM launch the new model right here in Aurora but it was unsuccessful. According to so-called car experts, the Aurora will become a classic because it was a desirable car when new, it was only manufac- tured in 1995-97 and at the end of 2004, it becomes an

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Poor Richard Confusion surrounds daylight saving time, but fall back Sunday

The time has come to fall back, The evenings become dark and cold; Daylight Saving Time is over, Change the clocks, we are told! - Poor Richard's Scrapbook

The nights are closing in with the approach of the winter season and the full extent of the loss of the evening hours of daylight will hit home this weekend when daylight saving time (DST) ends with darkness falling an hour earlier. We take daylight saving time for granted as we put the clocks forward an hour in the spring and back an hour in the fall, without any legislative authority, unless it was approved recently. The Ontario Time Act provided the Lieutenant Governor in Council with the authority to make regu- lations varying the reckoning of standard time but under the Act there was no authority for municipali- ties to change standard time to DST or vice versa. I can recall when first elected to Aurora Council in 1963 the town receiving a letter from the Railway Association asking council to proclaim the period from the last weekend in April to the last weekend in October in order that the railways could prepare train schedules. The majority of urban municipalities, including Aurora, issued a proclamation which was published in the local press. Most rural municipalities remained on standard time, or as the farmers called it, "cow's time". The custom was generally accepted and it wasn't long before the annual letter from the Railway Association stopped coming and municipalities stopped proclaiming it, but DST continued, without legislative authority. We can’t answer basic questions, like when these photos were taken or who Back in 1784, Benjamin Franklin, while stationed was in them, but we are fascinated with the two front yard views of Church in France, first proposed the concept of giving fami- Street School and the railings in place at the time of each picture. Obviously lies more daylight, but it was rejected. the top photo is the older of the two and the stairs’ railings are massive. The “Aurora’s Then, in 1907, an English builder, William Willett, top photo actually was a postcard. The bottom photo, meanwhile, shows Community Newspaper” expressed concern about people wasting daylight major change to the railings, and what you’re looking at is a Grade 8 class, hours as valuable recreation time and published a but we don’t know exactly when it was taken. Now then, everyone grab your Published weekly by The copy of last week’s Auroran and turn to Page 4. That’s Illtyd Harris playing Auroran Publications Inc. pamphlet "A Waste of Daylight". At 75 Mary Street, Unit #3 Daylight Saving Time was first used in Canada as the piano. Thanks to Joan Patterson (you’ll find her there as Joan Holder), Aurora, L4G 1G3 a federal war measure during the First World War. here’s who else is in that photo. Back row, left to right, Jill Morning, Shirley Owner & Publisher Following the war it became a provincial or munic- Faulkner, Gayle Milne, Barbara Hayes, Shirley Wright, Beverly Billings and Rosemary Schumaker Lorna Maxwell. In the front row are Robin Noble, Shirley Hayes, Joan Holder, ipal responsibility until September, 1940, when the Editorial federal Minister of Munitions and Supply announced Sandra Heany, Lorna Elmer, Eileen Cole, Audrey Cole, Ruth Hayes, Nan Dennis and Marda Seidel. The girl standing alone beside the piano is Ron Wallace an extension of DST in Ontario and Quebec. Dick Illingworth Elizabeth Buchanan. Joan relates to the signficance of “small-town Aurora” In January, 1942, Ottawa changed the DST legis- pointing out the Hayes girls are all sisters and are nieces of teacher Isabel Photography lation to apply to all of Canada in order to conserve Hayes, the two Cole girls are sisters, and Gayle, Sandra, Elizabeth and Joan David Falconer energy for war production and the time change are cousins. We also acknowledge the help of Margaret Griffith identifying remained in effect until September, 1945. Display Advertising some of the singers. She says the picture was taken in October, 1949. Bob Ince By 1973, most provinces had adopted legislation Diane Buchanan pertaining to daylight saving time, with the exception of Ontario. Letter to the Editor Production Cynthia Proctor In the absence of province-wide legislation, there [email protected] was considerable confusion as some municipalities All Departments proclaimed the change and others didn't. 905-727-3300 In 1974, the federal government advised all Nathan will get provinces that the National Research Council was Classifieds 905-727-7128 carrying out research on DST and it was suggested [email protected] that a federal/provincial technical committee be established to carry out the review in an effort to get Facsimile Machine uniformity across Canada and the United States. his service dog 905-727-2620 I was selected to represent Ontario on the techni- E-Mail cal committee, which was a most interesting and To the editor, to the many people who Auroran who not only facilitat- Advertising Department [email protected] challenging assignment. responded to our letter. ed all this by "spreading the After a period of study it was agreed that as sun- Further to our letter in The We received donations word", but who also donated Editorial Department rise on March 1st was nearly identical with sunrise Auroran in May, our family is from friends, family, neigh- generously to National [email protected] on November 1st, DST should commence on the first thrilled to report that, with the bours and fellow Aurorans Service Dogs on Nathan's Editorial policy weekend in March and terminate on the first weekend assistance of many people in who we did not even know or behalf. Opinions expressed by colum- in November. Aurora, all the funds needed hadn't seen in years, but who National Service Dogs, for our 14-year-old son read about Nathan and called based in Cambridge, special- nists, contributors and letter It was believed that our proposal would add more writers are not necessarily Nathan to receive a trained us to help. izes in providing children with than a billion man-hours of useful daylight in Canada, those of the Auroran. Letters service dog have been Thanks to all of them, plus autism with trained service would reduce motor vehicle accidents and save on must include name and phone raised! the organizations that dogs. number, although number will hydro bills. Nathan has autism, is responded so generously: the Families are required to not be published. Names may I submitted my report and recommendation to the be withheld assuming a com- deaf and has a severe Optimist Club of Aurora, help raise $12,000 in order to government that Ontario adopt the March to pelling reason to do so. Letters seizure disorder that prevents St. Andrew's College receive a trained dog as the may be edited or refused. All November period of DST, but a poll indicated that the him from attending school on Association, the Rotary Club organization receives no gov- contents protected by copy- majority of the public, especially in rural and a regular basis. of Aurora, T.O.A.S.T. (Town of ernment funding. right. Northern Ontario were content with the status quo. His service dog is in the Aurora Staff Together), Our family is so looking Advertising policy In 1987, the government compromised by extend- training program now and we Stantec Consulting, Aurora forward to this wonderful Publisher is not liable for slight ing the period of DST from the last weekend in April anticipate receiving the dog in Senior Public School, last opportunity for Nathan, and changes or typographical to the first. the spring. year's Grade 6's at The we have many people in errors that do not lessen the So, in April, Ontarians spring forward and in This dog will be a best Country Day School, and Aurora to thank for making value of an advertisement. October fall back, as they try to understand daylight Disputes must be brought friend and companion for friends on staff at both The this a possibility for our son! to the attention of the saving time. Nathan, keeping him safe at Country Day School and St. publisher prior to the It’s not mandatory that you stay up, but the official home and in the community. Andrew's College. The Jackson Family following edition. time to fall back is 2 a.m. Sunday. Our heartfelt thanks go out Special thanks to The Aurora AURORAN, Week of October 26, 2004 - 5 Machell’s Corners by Scott Johnston Mayor’s Report By Tim Jones Small business alive and well A few months ago, the Town's Economic Development Officer and I met with representatives from the Federation of Independent Business who were somewhat critical about the fact that we appeared to be in fairly good shape with our small business in Town but no one seemed to know about it. In response to that, our Economic Development Officer has assembled some interesting information in this regard which I would like to share with you. He writes: “the vast majority of business enterprises in Ontario are small, with nearly three-quarters of the province's businesses having fewer than five employees. However, one should not be misled about the critical role these types businesses play in the Province's and Canada's overall economy. In fact, SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) employ more than half of working Ontarians, create most of the net new jobs, and are a reliable barometer for the province's economy. The Town of Aurora's economy is especially reflective of the Letter to the Editor Provincial situation. In 2003, SMEs (companies employing fewer than 20 employees) comprised the majority of Aurora's businesses, Who entered Irene’s name? representing almost 85 per cent of the total number. To the editor, Lasses have shown them- man wears. moment is, who was the kind In the last five years, Aurora's small businesses have con- selves as true friends of Thank you so much, Mrs. person who put Irene tinued to grow and prosper laying the foundation for an expand- It was just great. Aurora art events. Morris and Mr. Wallace. Vernon's name on the raffle ing economy that has attracted a number of larger sized firms The SOYRA (Society of Barb Cotton volunteered Aurora is lucky to have you. ticket? and reinforced the Town's attractiveness to business invest- Yo rk Region Artists) Fall Show her time and services during And thank you, members Irene lives in a seniors’ ment in general. and Sale, held for the first time opening night by having us put of the public, for standing home and did not feel well Town officials believe the reason for Aurora's continued suc- in the halls of the Royal her fee towards the funds we behind your local artists and enough to attend the art show. cess in this regard is its commitment to improving its overall tax Canadian Legion in Aurora, raised for the new cancer cen- for supporting us by not only Hopefully, the person who ratios and the creation of an almost balanced tax system. was attractive. tre to be built in Newmarket. purchasing their artwork, but wrote Irene's name down will A Positive Story for Aurora in Two Major Studies There was lots of praise Joe Oppenauer, who also the raffle tickets to assist read this letter and put an end Aurora's progress in balancing its tax system, which has from the public for the quality entertained us with his classi- us in the fight against cancer. to her search. resulted in commercial and industrial tax ratios that are among of art on display. cal music on guitar, did the You made it a successful Thank you, unknown per- son, you not only supported the lowest in the province, was recently recognized by the This appreciation was not same. event. It is you who give us the idle talk. Many of the pieces Phyllis Morris took time out strength and the encourage- the fight against cancer, you Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). now have a new place in the of her hectic schedule, wear- ment to keep going. also pleased an elderly lady In an August 2003 Press Release, which highlighted the homes of our visitors. ing two hats, deputy mayor of And what happened to the by so unselfishly entering her conclusions outlined in their 2003 report entitled, "Paying Down Artists as well as the public Aurora and chairperson of painting, so generously donat- name instead of your own. the Property Tax Overdraft - A Progress Report on Municipal enjoyed the fine facility. Our Southlake Regional Health ed by SOYRA member People, as I'm writing this I Taxation Practices in 66 Ontario Municipalities, 2000 to 2002," organization had the super Centre Special Gifts Capital Anthony Palmer? can't help but feeling so darn the CFIB formally applauded Aurora for being one of the few co-operation of the staff from Campaign. The draw took place lucky and happy to keep on municipalities in Ontario to markedly improve its tax system, "The Legion". A great bunch of She not only opened the Sunday afternoon and the running into one great person writing that Aurora's tax system, "not only shows great sensitiv- people. show and handed out the cer- winner is Irene Vernon of after another. ity to the needs of local business, but its smart municipal policy Many thanks also to our tificates of merit, but also Aurora. SOYRA is grateful for gives Aurora a real competitive edge." other sponsors, whose sup- pleased the artists by min- Irene has been informed being a part of this wonderful port made it a lot easier to gling. she now has to come up with community and it’s my hope Aurora Tax Ratios - 2004 make it all happen: Councillor Ron Wallace, some photographs of a place we can please each other for Graystones, Jonathan's, always around to support a very dear to her. This photo- a long time to come. Property Class Total Municipal Provincial Auroran, GO Auto, Biggs' worthy cause, was there, graph will be turned into an oil Gallery and Framing, Extreme camera in hand. God only painting by Anthony Palmer. Bill van Oorschot Residential 1 1 1 Property Care and Lads and knows how many hats this The question at the SOYRA Chairperson Commercial 2.4 1.2 5.7 Industrial 2.7 1.4 6.3 Aurora Tax Ratios - 2000 Cathy’s Property Class Total Municipal Provincial Corner Residential 1 1 1 Commercial 2.5 1.2 5.6 Industrial 3.2 1.5 6.9 Let’s talk about 21 Wellington East Another study prepared by the firm Bruzzesse, Minshull & Associates (BMA) entitled the '2002 Municipal Competitiveness Aurora is a small town. an old house. Study', which provides a comparative baseline examination of The thing about a small town is that when you don't know When we first began the project, we thought it was going to 54 Ontario municipalities, also presents evidence to under- what you're doing, everybody else does. be "fun"…no, make that "FUN!" score Aurora's progress in balancing taxes for all sectors. When you don't know what you're doing, and you're doing Hey, what could be more physically invigorating, mentally The results of this Study confirm that Aurora's taxes are it at Yonge and Wellington, chances are, somebody will stop revitalizing and emotionally soothing than an intimate weekend extremely competitive and the data corroborates the following: and ask: "What are you doing?" with an axe, a sledge hammer and a crowbar? "Aurora's tax rates are lower than the average percentages They know perfectly well what you are doing.They just want For a while, it was almost as therapeutic as paintball. in all property classes for all of the municipalities surveyed; to see if you do. You wouldn't believe how many people wanted a piece of "Tax ratios in York Region as a whole are among the lowest I thought I knew what I was doing. the action! found in the survey, with the lowest comparative ratios in the Last fall, we renovated our kitchen. But by the time the Thank God for friends like Brian and Ali. And God bless commercial and industrial classes. This is important since tax dumpster had been fed a ground floor, and side orders of Phillip, Michael, Zach and Tim. See, God made testosterone ratios represent a clear incentive to encourage commercial and ceramic chips, mashed drywall and fried ceiling fans, I was no for a reason. industrial activity; longer sure that "renovating" was what I was doing. Oh, and let's not forget the child labour: Matthew and "The comparative tax burden on commercial properties in No, it felt more like I was building my very own unnatural Justine. Aurora is 'Low'; disaster. They chiseled away, cleaning bricks from the garage to be "Aurora's tax rates for industrial properties are 'Low' in com- I knew I was in trouble when I started running out to the reused elsewhere for repairs, and at the end of it all, the brick- parison to other municipalities.” curb on garbage day, singing "Please Mister, Please!" layer said they don't have to go to university after all. It is clear both from the CFIB Report and the BMA Study Ye s, I thought I knew what I was doing then, but now…so He's guaranteed them employment for life. Bargain, huh? that the Town is doing its part to create a more competitive and does everybody else in Aurora. It has been a long and dusty road, full of surprises (future equitably distributed tax rate that lessens the burden on the Does 21 Wellington Street East sound familiar? column), secrets (stay tuned) and revisions (a.k.a. budget over- local business community. If you have happened to be taking the pylon challenge late- runs) along the way, but the nightmare is almost over and the Even with other non-municipal (i.e., Provincial and ly (that is, driving through the four corners of Aurora), and dream is about to begin. Education) taxes added to the total, Aurora's non-residential tax admiring the stately red-brown house with the unsightly dump- In November, the house that Damir and I fell in love with at rates continue to be relatively low when compared with many ster, even more unsightly johnny-on-the-spot, and the ever so first sight, and stared at lovingly from across the street for years other GTA jurisdictions. gruesome parking problem, then you might have wondered: will finally be home to his law office. The result is that business investment in the Town is grow- what the hell are they doing over there? It is good to know what you're doing, but is even better to ing, along with the local economy.” I've had the same question on my mind. be done. Except I would be the one in charge, so it is not cool to say Cathy Vrancic welcomes e-mail at: laughingmat- If you see something in this column that you wish to "duh…". [email protected] - especially from anyone who has stories, respond to, I welcome your comments, either through the Like I said, I thought I knew what I was doing, but now I memories or historical information about the house at 21 paper, to the Town Hall by mail - Box 1000, Aurora, Ontario, know that you haven't really renovated until you've renovated Wellington Street East, Aurora, built in 1925. L4G 6J1 or e-mail at [email protected] 6- AURORAN, Week of October 26, 2004 Letters to the Editor Kroon won’t make it as an investigative reporter: reader

By DICK ILLINGWORTH To the editor, painstaking research. The Auroran to affirm its leave no euphemism BOUQUETS to Councillor Phyllis Morris for introducing Prior to 'Crisis,' an essay very existence. unturned, lawn care. a motion to make council more open and account- Hugo Kroon writes that had been published earlier If Mr. Kroon will buy the There is simply no future able when dealing with public business by requir- an exhaustive search failed in a Southam environmen- coffee, I will show him the for him as an investigative ing the list of unfinished business items be made to locate the book men- tal magazine under my book. He may even be reporter but he could secure tioned in my letter in The public as requested by Poor Richard for the past byline following several allowed to handle it, envi- a position as a proof reader Auroran. interviews with Dr. Philip ously, perhaps, for this where nit picking is valued. several months but brickbats to Councillor Evelyn Buck for Sherlock Holmes he is Jones, then a U of T piece was widely quoted Even when such leg- opposing the motion. not. Professor. and reprinted in several endary publishers as The book, called, It focused on the dan- daily newspapers. Macmillan and St. Martin's BRICKBATS to the current council for being the most 'Crisis', was published by gers of eutrophication of Dr. Jones was also inter- Press were involved, the secretive in recent years, by making it diffi- Macmillan of Canada and our lakes through the lav- viewed by the CBC, the Kroon trademark sneer cult for the media and the public to obtain St. Martin's Press in New ish use of phosphates. Globe & Mail and other emerges. I wonder if this is what should be public information. Yo rk. (Library of Congress Some three years later, media following publication an acquired talent, or is it Previously, any information tabled or discussed at a public catalogue card No. 70- Macmillan of Canada of the article. hereditary? meeting was a public document. Now documents are circu- 151172.) requested permission to As Mr. Kroon could not Mr. Kroon seems to think lated internally or by e-mail and discussed in open council 'Crisis' is a 350-page republish it in a question- locate a 350-page collec- it is demeaning to write for but not seen by the public or the media. Why the secrecy? collection of essays from and-answer format which tion of essays, in a hard money. Yes, rejection slips notable scientists and three duly appeared in this 350- cover book no less, despite are legendary but it is pos- BOUQUETS to Newmarket/Aurora MP Belinda journalists.Three authors in page anthology in 1971. professional help, he would sible - even when lacking Stronach for being the only local MP or MPP 'Crisis' dealt with pesti- I took a copy of this book be wise to stay in the weed the odd verb - to get paid to take an interest in the cides. So much for - which so eluded him - to killing business, oops, to for articles, essays and fic- Markham/Aurora/Newmarket Hydro One trans- tion when writing for maga- mission dispute by asking Health Canada to take a firm zines, newspapers and position on whether EMF poses a health risk to the people television. Final pesticide word Regrettably, others have living in neighbouring residences. subjugated their literary To the editor, has been leading the 'pro- dren or yours. ambitions, some resorting BRICKBATS to the Dalton McGuinty Liberal government pesticide' campaign, claims This may seem like too to owning lawn care busi- for setting wrong priorities on their legisla- Well, the debate regard- that: "…it is not the function harsh a statement for some, nesses, or other careers tive schedule. With all the problems facing ing urban pesticide use of local councils to second but consider the following. unrelated to converting cre- the province from health care, affordable seems to be never ending. I guess them [agencies Children are particularly ative thoughts into pub- housing, homelessness, garbage disposal to the protection initially forwarded in a letter entrusted to protect the pub- vulnerable to pesticides for lished works. of the environment, one of their top priorities is bring-your- in July that was fueled by lic]". many reasons. Children eat By the way I only got own-bottle legislation in spite of opposition from the hospi- emotion but met with some The truth is that in 1990 and drink more per kilogram involved because I did not tality industry, Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, the Tories misguided opposition. the municipality of Hudson, of body weight than adults. like the way Mr. Kroon and the NDP. Consequently, I feel com- Quebec, passed a bylaw Their skin is more perme- attacked, in print, two con- pelled to provide some facts restricting the use of cos- able and also, their livers do cerned ladies who had the BOUQUETS to Dr. Avis Glaze formerly with the York that support concerns per- metic pesticides for both not excrete as efficiently as audacity to debate the Region District School Board and more recently taining to cosmetic pesticide public and private property. adults. issues. Director of Education with the Kawartha Pine use. After a challenge from In addition, their hand-to- I did not even mention Ridge District School Board on her appointment To confirm, I do not base two lawn-care companies, mouth behaviour increases pesticides in my first letter, as head of Ontario's new Literacy Secretariat in the my opinion on the propa- the Supreme Court of the chance of ingestion. indeed I complimented him Ministry of Education. ganda of fear mongering Canada upheld the right of Further, pesticides that on his rather baroque style. groups, and I really do not the municipality to pass the are tracked indoors on But at least one of the BRICKBATS to the apartment owners and the tenants of consider myself to be part of bylaw and, therefore, the shoes are more persistent ladies has impressive med- ical credentials which are high-rise apartment buildings for failing to any environmentally zeal- precedent has been set. once indoors than they are not so easily dismissed. make windows and screens secure. A six- ous 'ilk'. I also feel that I must outdoors where the pesti- Clearly these ladies are year-old Malton boy fell to his death from a The fact is that the challenge Mr. Kroon's opin- cide is exposed to sunlight. seriously concerned at the seven-storey apartment building. The window was open Environmental Health ion that the chemical lawn All of these factors make potential health effects of Committee of the College of products are legislated, children more susceptible to and there wasn't a screen. The boy was alone in the apart- pesticide applications. ment with other children. Family Physicians conduct- legal, and that the agencies the dangers of pesticides (as outlined in the report Their letters posed an ed a study that concluded in charge of looking after opportunity for reasoned BOUQUETS to the members of Rising Sun Masonic pesticide exposure increas- them are doing a good job. from the Environmental Health Committee). debate, instead they got Lodge for their donation to the Hospital for Sick es one’s risk of developing Chapter 1.1 of the report By forwarding these let- sarcasm. Children's Cochlear Implant Program, as part of certain cancers, neurologi- from the Commissioner of ters, my goals are threefold. It's true that warning their “Help to Hear” program through the Masonic cal diseases and adverse the Environment and signs are posted following First of all, I am hoping to Foundation. reproductive effects. Sustainable Development lawn care chemical appli- share my concerns regard- In addition, Dr Basrur committee conducted in cations, but young kids ing cosmetic pesticide use, BRICKBATS to federal Defence Minister Bill Graham for (Toronto's Medical Officer of 2003 states that, "Despite can't read, neither can and therefore secondly, see pushing the controversial U.S. missile Health at that time) stated in substantial improvements in pets. a MAJOR reduction in the a news release from April 8, some areas over the last Hudson, Quebec, was defence program for political rather than number of pesticide signs security reasons. Before any decision is 2002 that, "there is enough eight years, the federal gov- the first municipality to ban compelling evidence to warn ernment is not adequately around town. the use of pesticides for made, there should be a debate in the House of Commons Thirdly, I am hoping that and a free vote, otherwise why do we elect MPs? the public of health risks that ensuring that several pesti- homeowners, followed by may result from long term cides used in Canada meet Mayor Tim Jones has 'got- Halifax last year. ten wind' of this debate and BOUQUETS to any Aurora businessman or corporation exposure to pesticides. It's current standards for pro- Now Toronto seems to that he is already working favour restrictions. Mr. who picks up the challenge issued by the late time to shift to alternatives". tecting health and the quali- on an action plan for Aurora! Kroon's market may be David Merkur of the Aurora Shopping Centre in Further to this, a report ty of the environment. The from the Toronto Public range of weaknesses we shrinking which, alas, will 1973 for other businesses to contribute to the Health department stated identified raises serious Anne Allan give him more time to write Aurora Arts and Culture Fund, which he initiated. In the that, "a growing body of questions about the overall Aurora letters to the editor. mid-1980s Joe Lebovic of Lebovic Enterprises accepted research suggests that even management of the health the challenge but there have been no other takers. It's a low levels of pesticides can and environmental risks ED. NOTE: This debate Thomas Peter Davey good fund and could do with more financial support. have negative effects on associated with pesticides." is over. Aurora human health". In a previous letter, I stat- BOUQUETS to Wells Public School teacher Diane In my opinion, that ed that pesticide signs are Gerritsen for creating "Play Fair", the head and speaks directly to cosmetic like beacons that identify the claws of a turkey and inviting students to add the pesticide use. user as being selfish and ONUMENTS BY decorated feathers with a message on the back In regards to the opinion ignorant - caring more about describing what they were thankful for. It's in the front hall- M pertaining to the role of local the appearance of their lawn way of the school. HOMPSONS government, Mr. Kroon, who than the health of their chil- T A New Approach to Memorial Design. * Granite markers and monuments DAMIR VRANCIC * Cemetery lettering and restoration * Bronze markers and vases LAW OFFICE * Serving all cemeteries and nationalities For all your Auto, Home and Life insurance needs see State Farm Agent. * Portrait Etchings PETER VIRTANEN, CLU BUSINESS LAW, 220 Industrial Pkwy S. 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Now 13 years later, for out of respect for a person from Weller Park or Herb It would also send a mes- Committee last week and In my opinion the chang- no legitimate reasons that I who will by the end of this McKenzie from Herb sage that you are willing to a copy provided to The ing of the address of the have heard, you wish to take term of office have devoted McKenzie Park or Jack set aside differences and Auroran for reprint. Town Hall will not only be this honour away from an 28 years of his life to the cit- Wood from Jack Wood partisanship in order to work confusing, a waste of tax- individual who has now pub- izens of Aurora. Park, thus dishonouring together to make our town Over the past several payers’ money and staff licly served the town contin- I would ask you to do this these contributors to our an even better place to live. months I have written a time, but also a direct slight uously for 26 years. to honour the wishes of your town? Thank you for your atten- number of letters, as have and insult to Councillor West This is not only an insult predecessors, the town The Aurora Town Hall is tion. And I await your others, to our newspaper, with no apparent benefit to to Mr. West, the council of council of 12 years ago as I located on John West Way response. The Auroran, requesting an this Town. the day 13 years ago who trust future councillors will and will always remain so, answer as to the reasons There were a number of bestowed this honour, but honour your wishes and that is a physical and geo- Graham Wride and the necessity of chang- letters to The Auroran con- also to myself and the thou- lastly, I would ask you to do graphical fact. Aurora ing the address of the Town cerning this subject, none of sands of Aurora citizens this because it is the hon- Whatever each individ- Hall. which supported the change who have supported him ual councillor’s reasons for I rather naively expected of address. and who he has represent- wishing to change the an answer, however, to date, In fact, The Auroran con- ed over the years. address, and this is what I have not received one. ducted an informal poll, the In the April 6th issue of and other citizens are try- It has been suggested results of which showed the The Auroran, Councillor ing to ascertain, I can tell that I did not receive a majority of citizens in Aurora Kean was quoted as saying you unequivocally that the response because council- wanted the Town Hall “I believe municipal build- address to remain as it is. perception in town is that lors don’t wish to debate ings should have their own Referral Fee paid after completion it’s being done for personal Town business in the I have known and been a street names”. of New 1st Mortgage on owner- reasons. occupied residential property. Offer columns of a newspaper. friend of Councillor West for Can we now expect fur- Councillor Kean particu- Valid only at National Bank located Granted, in the past this 47 years and I have helped ther cost and confusion as at St. Andrews Centre, Aurora, larly appears to have a Ontario Expiry October 31, 2005 was true, however, over the on his election campaigns, Mr. Kean proposes we problem with the Town Hall last term or two, Councillor so I confess I am biased; change the address of our address and made this a Kean, the sponsor of this however I would like to think public library from 15145 priority by tabling this motion, has quite often that I and each one of us Yonge St. to One Library motion as one of the first taken advantage of this form here would have a friend or Lane; our Family Leisure items of business for this of communication. somebody who would speak Complex at 135 Industrial Hypnosis?...yes, it works! present council. It was also suggested up and try to right an injus- Parkway N. to One This certainly helped set Habits are locked in our subconscious mind... that I didn’t publish my tice against us. Recreation Road; or Victoria hypnotherapy can replace these habits and free you. In our the confrontational tone address or telephone num- Having lived in Aurora for Hall, located at 25 Mosley hypnotherapy centre thousands of peo- and is, I’m sure, a con- ber and therefore I couldn’t 45 years, I am also strongly St. to One Victoria Hall ple have found permanent relief from tributing factor to the dys- years of weight gain, smoking, phobias, be reached. biased to my Town and what Hollow? functional label that has fear of public speaking, etc., etc. CALL There is only one G. is happening here is wrong As you can see this sug- been hung on this council. US TODAY and book your consulta- Wride in the phone book and discredits our council gestion is not only inappro- I would respectfully urge tion...It will be the best decision you and I have lived at the same and our community. priate and impractical, it’s have ever made! Councillors Wallace, address for 33 years so I Approximately 12 years just plain silly. Gaertner, Vrancic, Morris shouldn’t be too hard to find. ago, the council of the day An article in the April Positive Changes Hypnosis and Kean to reconsider At first I was angered by unanimously decided to 20th issue of The Auroran honour Mr. West, who I their position and allow our Mena this lack of response quotes Councillor Kean as Ch.T. Town Hall to remain where 905-727-3777 because as you are my rep- believe was mayor at that saying that a precedent had resentatives, in a way my time, in recognition of 14 been set as the Community employees, I felt it some- years of continuous public Centre was given its own THE AURORA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE what arrogant of the council- service to the Town of address. lor(s) to whom I addressed Aurora, not only as a coun- This was done because it my letters that I did not cillor and mayor, but also for never previously had an receive a response to what I his involvement in fundrais- address and therefore is a “Celebration of Business” feel is a legitimate and seri- ing, charitable organiza- totally different situation. ous question. tions, and all other aspects In this same article the The Tradition Continues I now realize I’m more of town life. following quote appears: “for disappointed and saddened This honour would take some time Councillor Nigel Year 2004 Business Achievement Awards than angry. the form of naming the Kean has objected to the street upon which the Town Disappointed because Town Hall being on a street Thanks to all of our Corporate Sponsors and Event Contributors who enabled us to Hall would be located John this council has made much named after a sitting coun- "Celebrate Business" on Thursday, October 21st at the Kingbridge Centre, King City. Thanks West Way and also specifi- of being open, approach- cillor, claiming it gives that also to Dr. Warren Jestin, our Keynote Speaker, Gord James, Broadcaster, cally, the address of the able, accountable and trans- councillor an unfair advan- 1050 CHUM for being the Master of Ceremony, the Judges and the tage, especially at election Business Achievement Awards Committee for their time and expertise. time.” Posted signs In the last election, Mr. West only just made it onto council, avoiding defeat by only a couple of hundred are eyesores votes and although there CONGRATULATIONS To the editor, them removed. were certain mitigating cir- Or, better still, citizens cumstances which we won’t When driving through should phone the tele- get into, the fact the town 2004 AWARD WINNERS the historic part of town, phone number listed on hall is located at 100 John by the Trinity Church, you the sign and ask the com- West Way didn’t appear to Young Entrepreneur Award Triple J. Services David Gerow can see signs posted up pany to take away this give him any advantage. on trees and on telephone garbage and put it where it I also assume that if Mr. New Venture Award Chinook Maureen Crosby poles advertising for belongs. West does not seek re-elec- Innovation Award Permaboss.com Inc. Robert Harbauer "Garbage" disposal. I wish to have my name tion this will be a moot point. These free advertise- withheld, thinking the com- By removing the name of Business of the Year Award Jaguar Gymnastics Club Inc. Everett Woods ments for a garbage dis- pany may try to get back at John West from the address Business Person of the Year Award Robin Tidd Canada Law Book Inc. posal service are unethi- me, somehow. of the town hall, I feel coun- cal and an eyesore. cil has set an unfortunate The owners of this com- Name withheld and dangerous precedent. pany should pay to have Aurora WE SALUTE OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS AND EVENT CONTRIBUTORS

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It was then I recognized the owner, In the picture, I was She had seen the picture located at the southeast cor- Mr. Greenhall; the general known as Nen Roffey. on Page 4 “Where was this ner of Victoria and Mosley manager Frank Stollery; Thanks for the memo- located?” and she knew I Streets. shop foreman Clare ries. John T. Kalm Thomas B. McPherson had worked there (Auroran, Our hours began at 7.30 Downey; our lead hand Mrs. October 12). a.m. and ended at 5.15 p.m. Skinner; Olive (Collett) Edith DeGeer Thomas McPherson & Associates Law Firm The Aurora Textiles was My take home pay was Quantz and her daughter Newmarket T: 905-727-3151 • F: 905-841-4395 located on the west side of $27 a week of which I paid Jean (Collett) Brown; Annie Yonge Street, the general $15 room and board. I left Gritten and her daughter area where there is now a work there in 1953 and Anne; Nellie Higgins; Kay strip mall and liquor store. returned for a brief period in (Payne) Bishop; Nora Lloyd; At that time, I believe, the 1956. Marian Timbers; Shirley lands to the south of it were I saw so many familiar (Anderson) Wright; and owned by John Bowser faces in the picture, includ- Tracy Barriger, among oth- (Empire State Building). ing my mother, Nell Roffey ers. Destroy marijuana grow equipment, Belinda says To the editor, Barge’s view on this matter. continuing threat to the Equipment, previously health and safety of our To LOOK Good... Yo rk Regional Police seized by police, has been community. Chief Armand La Barge is re-sold by agents for the Our government needs urging the federal Minister Public Works department to act responsibly when Is to FEEL Good... of Public Works to ensure and discovered in another selling any item that might that marijuana grow lab grow operation in our be used to commit a crimi- equipment, seized by the region. nal offence. Is too good to be true! police, is destroyed and not These grow operations Like all members of the resold. have turned up in our public service, our police I fully support Chief La neighbourhoods and are a are under budgetary con- straints that require them to use their limited resources Available Certain engineers wisely. It takes considerable in time, effort and tax dollars violate standards to investigate, charge and Medium To the editor, end the misuse of the whis- convict a criminal. tle. Seizing criminal property and I have just read with I also object to Ms. and then having the federal interest, the article, and the Buck's statement that noise government return it to cir- TENNYSON Wide letter to the editor from and hydro are in the same culation is simply wrong. CAPITAL HEIGHTS Councillor Evelyn Buck category. 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Inc. Phone (905) 727-7048 email: [email protected] Rec complex payment plan outlined to general committee After repeated requests development charges. tax base debt portion is from Aurora resident Al In order to have suffi- shown as $6.3 million Wilson for a comprehen- cient funds in the develop- resulting in a one-time 3.75 sive breakdown of the ment charge account it is per cent tax rate increase. costs of the recreation necessary to issue 400 sin- Total annual estimated complex and the seniors’ gle family permits each operating costs are shown centre and how both facili- year for the next 10 years, as $494,500 and the total ties were to be financed, a plus an additional 185 sin- tax base impact on the report was submitted to gle family permits each average home is shown as council's general commit- year for 10 years to pay the $54 per year. tee last week. annual debt of $1.7 million. The tax rate increase as SundaySunday BrunchBrunch BuffetBuffet During his appearances It is also planned to use a result of the financing and at council meetings, Wilson $5.3 million from reserves operating costs of the two 11am - 2pm stressed the need for trans- which will deplete the projects is forecast at 3.2 $1895 - Children $995 parency in conducting pub- reserve fund over the 10 per cent in 2005 and 4.82 lic business and his inabili- year term. The remaining per cent in 2006. ty to obtain information, Fruit Juice of your choice such as the financing of the & two facilities. Breakfast Pasteries, Bread Rolls, Butter and Preserves He also noted he had written a letter which went & unanswered and this lack Carved Roast Beef au Jus of accountability made a & strong case for a ward sys- tem. Eggs Benedict, Bacon, Sausage, Hash Browns At the general commit- and Omelette Station tee meeting an update on & financing the two facilities Assorted Salads, Marinated Salmon, Shrimp, was presented and received as information. Deviled Eggs, Pate, Assorted Cold Cuts, The construction tender Assorted Vegetables with Dip for the recreation centre & came in at $16.9 million and was under the $18.6 Chicken Du Jour, Pasta Du Jour, Seafood Du Jour construction budget by Assorted Vegetables in Season $1.6 million. The 2004 approved capital budget & showed debenture funding Sweet Table with Cakes, Pastries, Fresh Fruit to be a total of $19 million, which could be reduced to www.watsonsfamilykarate.com and Assorted Cheeses $17.4 million to be & addressed in a future report. Coffee and Tea The total estimated TRIAL PROGRAM Watson’s Family budget for the recreational Karate School OPEN TO THE PUBLIC complex is shown as $24.4 40 Engelhard Dr., Unit #9 Operating at the Timberlane Athletic Club million of which $12.6 mil- Aurora 905-727-7144 155 Vandorf Sideroad, Aurora 905-841-0695 lion will be paid from future AURORAN, Week of October 26, 2004 - 13

Aurora’s Marquee Productions of Bye Bye Birdie at the Newmarket Theatre opens this week and final rehearsals suggest the show will be a huge success. On the phones are, Aurora’s Peewee AA hockey team shows elation after they won the Georgetown “Best of the Best” tour- front row, left to right, Nathalie Niesing, Chris nament recently.The team was short four players for the whole tournament but was able to win all four Cullum, Kaitlyn Killoran; middle row, left to round robin games and then go on to meet Burlington in the finals, the same Burlington team Aurora right, Karine White, Sarah Parkin, Elliott beat in last year’s OMHA finals. The game started fast with Burlington scoring the first goal but Aurora McCormack; top row, left to right, Natalie tied it before the end of the first period. Aurora took over and fashioned a 7-1 victory to capture the Diluccio, Courtney Lamana and Katie Mauti. championship. Master Ducks capture Auroran photo by David Falconer first meet of the season They may be a year personal bests in 25 FR, 25 Mark McCann swam in FR, 25 FLY, 2nd in 50 FLY away from a brand new Breaststroke (BR) and 50 his first meet as a Master and 2nd in 25 FR, his per- swimming pool, but that BR shaving 2.5 seconds. Duck and placed 2nd in 25 sonal best. hasn't stopped the Aurora Carol Chappell swam in FR. Taina Sodonis, 1st in 25 Master Ducks Swim Team her first meet as a Master Andy Mitchell swam per- FR, 2nd in 25 BR, and 3rd from being the best in the Duck and placed 1st in 25 sonal bests in 25 FLY, 25 in 50 FR and 25 BK, province. Backstroke (BK) and 3rd in BK placing 1st, and 25 FR Chris Templeton, 1st in They proved that recent- 25 FR. placing 2nd and 100 FR the 200 FR, 50 BR, 25 FLY ly when they won the Fall Wendy Duck, 1st in 50 shaving more than 2.5 sec- and 50 FLY. WEEBAY IS FREE Sprint Splash at the Wayne FR, 50 BK, 50 BR and 1st onds. Cheryl Walker, 2nd in 50 Gretzky Sports Complex in with personal bests in 25 Janet Mitchell, 1st in 25 BK shaving over 2.5 sec- Brantford recently. Butterfly (FLY), 50 FLY and and 50 FLY, 2nd in 25 FR onds for a personal best, Hosted by the Brantford 200 FR. and 3rd in 50 BR. 2nd in 50 BR, and 3rd in 25 Aquatic Club, the meet Tania Edwards swam in Jim Moultray, 1st in 25 BK and 25 BR. attracted swimmers from her first meet as a Master BR, 3rd in 25 FLY and 2nd Dave Wilkin, 1st in 50 across Ontario, and Aurora Duck placing 3rd in 25 FR in 25 BK and 50 BR, a per- FR, 100 FR, 25 FLY, 50 Coach Nancy Black was and 100 FR. sonal best. FLY and 1st in 25 FR, a pleased with the results. Julia Freixa, 1st in 100 Gwen Norkus, 2nd in 25 personal best. "The veteran swimmers FR, 200 FR, 2nd in 50 BK BK. Shockingly looked great in the water and 1st in 50 FR, a person- Erika Prikrylova swam Shockingly and set a great example for al best by more than 2.5 personal bests in 50 BK Thank You the rookies as demonstrat- seconds. and in 50 BR shaving more We would like to thank our Comfortable ed in the many personal Julie Goodwin swam in than four and nine seconds clients for contributing to the growth of our bests in each of the age her first meet as a Master respectively. business in Aurora for 2004. ¥ REDUCES FOOT & BODY STRESS groups," she said. "Well Duck and placed 2nd in 25 Brian Purves, 3rd in 25 ¥ CUSHIONS FOOT & ABSORBS MOISTURE done to all the new swim- BK, 50 BK, 50 BR, 3rd in FR and 50 FR. 905-726-9165 mers making their first 200 FR. Colin Simpkin, 3rd in splash." Shannon Harris swam in 100 FR, 25 BK and 25 FR, A new eight-lane swim- her first meet as a Master a personal best. 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Mackenzie 1G, Wade McFarlane 1A, M. 1G, Morgan Mittelstaedt 2G, Brett Scott 2A, Cappell 1A, Matthew Tuck 1A. AVALANCHE 6:Tyler Boston 5G 1A, Michael Foresi 2A, M. Rodrigues 1A, D. Marsillo 1A, W. Sam Mulholland 1A, Jake Teel 1A, Andrew McLoughlin 1G 1A, Ethan Mills 1A, Conor Howe 1A, G. Oledik 1A. Rowan 2A. Peewee A 1 Beeton 1 MacPherson 1A, Steve Tsianos 1A. Dylan Cross 1G, J.J. lam 1A. 405 PERMANENT PRESS PRINTING 3: 1009 Orange/Black PIZZA PIZZA 3: Matt 109 Orange/Black TIM HORTON'S FLYERS 8: R.DalCin 2G 1A, P.Hillar 1G, S. Cantaruti 1A, K. Bloom 1G, John Stinson 1G, Alex Broughton 1A, Peewee AE 3 Georgina 1 Brendan Ruuskanen 1G, Alex Bernier 3G 1A, Coughlin 1A, R. Bulgareti 1A. 402 D-MAC FUR- Matt Bloom 1A, John Stinson 1A, Alex Andrew McKay 2G, Aaron Beally 1G, Evan David O'Connor 3G 1A, Madison Lee 1A, NITURE 1:J.Romano 1G, M. McEachern 1A. Broughton, 1G. 1003 Red/White PIZZA PIZZA Jones 1A, Jakub Sykora 1A, Michael McGorlick Savannah Moody 1A, Erick Bortolotti 1A. 104 1:Kyle Fleming. 1A, Matthew Pellegrini 1A. Royal/White TIM HORTON'S BLUES 5:Graeme 404 SUPREME COLLISION CENTRE 8:E. McDonald 2G, Connor Rice 1G, Ross Benn 1G, Foxwell 2G, S. Minechella 1G, A. Partridge 3G 1005 AURORA OPTICAL 6:Ryan Comerford Peewee AE 7 TNT 4 Kyle Bryden 1G. 3A, J. White 2G. 401 AURORA CABLE INTER- 2G, Abbas Akbar 2G 1A, Kyle Kaminski 1G, Michael McGorlick 4G, Conor Sheridan 1G, NET 3:E.Reilly 1G, N. Theodoropoulus 2G, B. Arren James 1G, Jason Brennan 1A, Jayde Tyler Tisdale 1G 2A, Andrew McKay 1G, Jakub 108 Grey/Black TIM HORTON'S KINGS 7: MacKenzie 1A, D. Gaudet 1A. Woodruff 2A, Ryan Gennaro 1A, Bob Sykora 1A, Matthew Pellegrini 2A, Darcy Matthew Galajda 4G, Matthew Brecht 3G. 110 Haralampoulos 1A, Cameron Walker 1A. 1004 Eveleigh 1A, John-Caleb Ross 1A. Teal/White TIM HORTON'S SHARKS 5:Jake 403 EMILIO'S PIZZA 7:E.Collict 1G, M. 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Last June the Conseil suggested support of the need for French students to suggested the partnership Scolaire de District request and scheduling a have their own high school. concept and the board did Catholique Centre-Sud sub- public planning meeting as Although only 150 French what was suggested. mitted an application for an soon as possible. students would be trans- Councillor West recom- official plan and zoning Other members of coun- ferred from Cardinal Carter mended approval in princi- bylaw amendment for a 45- cil argued there were too to the new school, the ple of the school application acre site on the northeast many unanswered ques- French elementary school in but asked to reserve deci- corner of Bloomington Road tions, but it was adopted by Aurora was overcrowded sion on the residential com- and Bathurst Street to con- council on a 4-3 vote. and up to 200 students ponent until services were struct a French Catholic At the public planning would be transferred to the available. High School. meeting, town staff said they new school. The West motion was It was a joint application were unable to recommend It was explained that adopted on a 5-2 vote with with Ballymore Homes for draft approval due to servic- when a new school site was Councillors Phyllis Morris the development of a new ing constraints and other considered more than two and Wendy Gaertner residential neighbourhood of technical issues. years before, town staff had opposed. 59 units on large lots on 25.8 However staff added that acres in keeping with the the proposed school building Winter of '04 may Yonge Street South had merit and would provide Secondary Plan and the a desirable architectural be Coldest ever! Oak Ridges Moraine gateway to the community. Conservation Plan. The residential compo- Is your home ready? At a public planning nent generally met the "HOME SMART - 22 Point Clean & Check" meeting recently, the high requirements of the official for your Gas Furnace. *$10.00 off school project was plan and was compatible to Book Now! approved, but the subdivi- the residential estate devel- We Service All Makes... sion was stalled. opment to the east. O ... our 80th year! The school board plans It was recommended that $10.00 to relocate their existing high given the outstanding issues 905.727.4258 OFF Offer Expires Nov. 30/04 COUPON school from within the staff be given time to work Limit 1 Coupon per call. www.click4comfort.com Cardinal Carter Secondary with the applicant and the School to the proposed new community. site to eventually accommo- A representative of Jaguar Gymnastics date 500 students. Ballymore Homes said it It was also noted that was realized additional work servicing plans at that time was required and negotia- NOW TAKING REGISTRATIONS FOR: required the construction of tions were underway with Classes and Winter and Summer camps a new sanitary pumping sta- Richmond Hill for servicing It was the usual Aurora United Church Fall Event, tion and significant water- which would eliminate the Class Starting Dates: but the sale of the church’s old organ parts was a main construction. need for a pumping station. As capital costs for those A representative of the Nov. 22, Feb. 14, & May 2 tad unusual. Ralph Birtch demonstrates one use services would be high, it school board explained the for the 1931 organ pipes, which ranged in size was decided the board and need for early approval of Parent and tot classes, recreational, special needs program, from one foot to six feet in length, and sold for $10 Ballymore would unite in a the school site due to the pre-competitive, competitive, adult programs, each. Yes, the church is getting a new organ. joint project. overcrowded conditions at and birthday parties. Auroran photo by David Falconer Councillor John West Cardinal Carter and the 905 841 7598 6 Vata Court, Unit 6 & 7 (off Edward) 2 blocks east of Yonge, AURORA 16 - AURORAN, Week of October 26, 2004 Stronach seeks answers to hydro EMF questions Earlier this month in North America. Newmarket/Aurora Stronach wrote she Member of Parliament was not aware of any cur- Belinda Stronach wrote to rent activity on the part of the federal Minister of the federal government to Health on behalf of her deal with the issue. constituents regarding the She invited the potentially hazardous Director General of the New to the community? EMFs transmitted from a Consumer and Clinical Expecting a baby planned expansion of Radiation Protection at your house? Ontario Hydro transmis- Bureau of Health Canada, Newly Engaged? sion towers. which has the responsibil- New Business/ Mindful of the question ity for monitoring the Professional? of federal/provincial juris- issues surrounding EMFs, A Civic minded dictions, Stronach wrote to a town hall meeting in Business interested that she believed the Aurora to explain the in sponsoring Government of Canada approach of Health Welcome Wagon? and more specifically the Canada on EMFs to inter- Health Department would ested constituents. The Morrison House have the responsibility for Stronach requested the If you fit into one of these national guidelines asso- Minister to facilitate the categories and have not been ciated with exposure to invitation but at press time contacted by us, Morrison Home parking EMF. there was no indication Please call She pointed out that to if the invitation was 905-853-4645 date several international accepted. proposal irks neighbours studies had concluded there were definite health CRIMINAL A public planning meet- It was stressed Centre ing back to 1886. risks that derive from liv- ing was held recently to Street was residential, not The property was origi- ing in close proximity to DEFENCE consider an application to commercial, and the her- nally owned by Robert such transmission Machell who subdivided it sources. BAIL YOUNG convert the Wellington itage area should remain OFFENDERS She added that several Street East “Morrison as it is. in 1853 but the lot on European countries had Home” into professional Concern was also which the Morrison House WILLS, implemented national REAL offices. expressed that the one- was eventually built ESTATES ESTATE standards to ensure the Neighbours are not way entrance off remained in the Machell Susan E.Tucker safety and good health of amused with the plan. The Wellington Street and exit- family until 1869. FAMILY Lawyer & Notary Public their citizens and numer- property fronts on ing on Centre Street could It changed hands a few LAW 905 727-7775 ous studies and groups Wellington and backs onto be used as a cut-through times but none of the own- are exploring the question Centre Street. after hours and the Centre ers made any attempt to The building is Included Street access should be build on it. in the Town of Aurora List eliminated. Morrison, a carriage- of Heritage Properties and Councillor John West maker by trade, purchased was built in 1886. recommended the applica- the property in 1886 and The property has been tion be approved in princi- engaged Josiah Hall, a plaqued by the Aurora ple and staff, the applicant local builder, to build his Heritage Committee and and citizens should meet grand home and he and designated under the in an attempt to resolve his family moved in on Ontario Heritage Act. outstanding issues. December 10, 1886. There are no plans to Councillor Phyllis Morrison died eight change the exterior of the Morris said she was years later in 1895 but the building. opposed to the application house remained in the However, a proposed as it was not compatible family until 1919 when it eight-spot parking lot with with the residential area. was sold to Jesse Walton, exit to Centre has not She suggested it be a local private banker and impressed neighbours. deferred until a traffic Mayor of Aurora from 1923 Two more parking spots study was completed. She to 1928 and 1939 to 1940. would be provided in an was supported by Walton died in 1946 but existing garage. Councillors Nigel Kean the family remained in the Vehicles entering the and Wendy Gaertner. house until 1969 when it property from Wellington The vote was tied 3-3 was purchased by would exit on Centre. with Councillors Bill Hogg Douglas and Vera Worling As the parking lot would and Damir Vrancic absent. and over the next several only be used by staff mem- Mayor Tim Jones support- years they restored many bers of the software busi- ed the resolution to break of the original features that ness planned for the build- the tie and it was adopted. had been altered over the ing, the Public Works In 1977 University of years. department does not antic- Toronto student Sharon Now the historic home ipate increased levels of McKenzie completed a is about to start a new life. traffic on Centre Street. 150-page catalogue of his- The Heritage toric homes, businesses Committee has no objec- and churches in Aurora. tion to the proposal and The catalogue was requested the Director of used by the historical soci- Corporate Services review ety to urge the town to the final landscape draw- designate certain proper- ing. ties under the Ontario Several Centre Street Heritage Act. residents opposed the One of the larger desig- application claiming nated homes was the Centre was narrow and not Morrison House named a regular-sized street. after its original owner dat-

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In September, 1965, Aurora's Jon Finley, of Jon and The request was for elimination of the multi-way stop FRIGHTFUL NIGHT AND SCARY SUCCESS Lee and the Checkmates participated in a super Show of signs on Haida Drive at McDonald Drive, just north of Shows in Aurora sponsored by the Aurora Recreation Wellington Street. It was in October, 1990, when the Opti-Mrs. Club of Committee. It was pointed out that vehicles proceeding south on Aurora held its infamous Halloween dance to raise funds for Also in September, 1965, Bell Canada held an Open Haida were on a downgrade and could slide through the the Aurora-Newmarket Family Life Centre, a non-profit House at their new facility on Yonge Street, north of intersection on a snowy day. counselling agency that served families and individuals in Cousins Drive, to view the amazing switching apparatus Cars proceeding north on Haida had difficulty getting distress. which automatically connected calls. started once they had stopped. Mayor John West, Dorothy Clark-McClure, Judy Ford Automatic dialing came to Aurora in 1979. The signs may have been removed then, but if they and Dick Illingworth had the difficult task of selecting the Mayor Clarence Davis led a team of council members to were, they were replaced because they are there now, and best costumes. Port Elgin to inspect their new Community Centre as a no doubt, the cars are still sliding through. Mayor West drew the lucky $1,000 travel voucher won by model for Aurora including the trap rock floor for roller skat- Liana Di Tommaso of Oak Court in Aurora. ing. PARKING BYLAWS The Opti-Mrs. Club was formed by the wives of the orig- Don Glass was appointed fundraising chairman for the inal Aurora Optimist Club members and in those days, since Centre with representatives of service clubs. In the early days of York Regional Police, police officers they couldn't join the men's club, they formed their own. had time to enforce local on-street parking bylaws, rather When the Optimist Club disbanded the ladies kept going FIRST COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT than local bylaw enforcement officers. and carried out many community projects over the years. By April, 1971, council was besieged with citizen com- Now the Optimist Club is back, bigger and better than It was in 1965 when Aurora council appointed its first plaints about the flurry of tickets that had been issued and ever, with female membership, but we wonder whether the Committee of Adjustment to rule on minor variances to the the police had gone overboard in enforcing the bylaws. Opti-Mrs. Club still exists. 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During an open forum came from a member of request received a cool sensitive wetlands. 16 exhibits, the OMB reject- He added that the time session of a council meet- council. reception at council, as the Council rejected the ed the association's appeal. would come when the town ing last year, a resident said In 1965, Councillor Jim majority were of the opinion request resulting in an In his ruling the OMB would need a ward system, that while she was treading Murray said that with two a ward system would appeal to the Ontario hearing officer said he was and council of the day in uncharted waters, she new areas in town, Regency encourage division in the Municipal Board. loathe to impose a change would know when to imple- was supportive of a ward Acres and Aurora Heights, a town. In an effort to avoid the in the electoral system, ment it, as the signs would system for Aurora. ward system should be in However they agreed to OMB hearing, council made unless there were clear and be obvious. She said a ward system place for the December discuss the request at a efforts to convince the asso- urgent reasons for so doing Obviously, council is would ensure every citizen 1966 municipal election. committee meeting, where it ciation to drop the appeal, and that evidence was not still waiting for the signs to would have a representative The question came up was agreed no action would and in November, 1990, forthcoming. appear. on council, who would be a again in 1966 and council be taken. established a citizen/council resident of the ward. established a council/citizen The issue was quiet for a committee to review the The representative committee to study the few years but in 1990, it sur- ward system. FAMILY LAW LAWYER would know the people and issue. faced again with a request The committee recom- the issues of the ward and Later in the year council from the Valhalla mended the issue be includ- Patrick M. Gaffney be more pro-active in repre- rejected the special commit- Ratepayers Association for ed on the ballot for the 1991 Now practicing all aspects of Family Law a ward system to make municipal election, but as including custody, access, support, property senting the constituents, tee recommendation that a division, divorce and child protection matters. and they would have some- ward system be established councillors more account- the OMB hearing had been Practitioner of Collaborative Family Law - a client controlled, lawyer assisted, out-of-court one to relate to. on the basis that such a able for their actions. scheduled, council took no process focused on achieving mutually She added that a ward system would divide the The association's brief action. acceptable solutions for separating families. referred to council's actions After listening to six wit- system was democracy at town between the old and ¥ 1/2 hour free consultation its highest level and she the new. regarding reconstruction of nesses from the ratepayer ¥ accepting Legal Aid the St. John's Sideroad, group and six witnesses encouraged councillors to With a population of only #205 - 16610 Bayview Avenue, Newmarket consider placing the ques- 10,137 at that time, council which would destroy the from the town, plus viewing PH: 905-953-0023 [email protected] tion on the ballot for the next agreed to reconsider a ward municipal election. system when the population Mayor Tim Jones reached 25,000. explained it was too late to With the coming of include the question on that regional government in election ballot and it would 1971, Aurora Council had be up to the next council. the opportunity in 1970 to Homer Forsad, at the decide if it wanted a ward time a candidate for council system so that it could be who later changed his posi- written into the regional leg- tion and ran for the mayor's islation but opted to remain seat, said a study had been with the status quo. carried out and the informa- At the council meeting tion was available and ques- April 3, 1972, council con- tioned why it was too late to firmed its position regarding have a ballot printed. a ward system on the basis Mayor Jones explained that members of council that in accordance with the should represent the whole Municipal Act and the town rather than just a par- Municipal Elections Act, ticular area. certain rules and regula- This resulted in a delega- tions pertaining to a referen- tion from the Aurora dum had to be carried out Orchards Homeowners and the deadline had Association, who requested passed for submission to reconsideration of a ward the province for approval. system. Aurora Council has They suggested that the debated a ward system over town be divided into five the years usually at the wards with one councillor request of a citizen or a each and the mayor and ratepayers' association. three members of council However, one of the first be elected at large. requests for a ward system The association's SOYRA winners Winners at the recent Joseph Kiefer "Senator Society of York Region Falls" (water colour); Artists (SOYRA) art show Anthony Palmer and sale held at the Aurora "Government Wharf, Legion are as follows: Peggy's Cove" (oil); Oil: Anthony Palmer Pamela Newman "White "Peindre a la place du Tulips" (acrylic); Elizabeth Ter tre". Gibson Poppy Profusion" Water colour: Donnah (dye on silk); Heather Cameron ll "At rest on the Kertzer "Dog Tired" (pas- Mediterranean". tel); Anne West "Breaking Pastel: Peggy Whiteside Free" (ink and water "Sunday Afternoon". colour); Hans Martin Acrylic: Carol J. Beaver "Rural Cuba. Truck" (ink "Pastural Excitement". and water colour); Sharon Alternative media: June Nielsen "June Favourites" Hills "The Rose". (water colour); Angela Honourable Mentions Lombardi "St. Paul de went to: Vence l" (water colour); Nancy Newman Janice Kobold "Atlantic "Evening Blossoms" Cove" (water colour); (water colour); Heather J. Eleanor Howard "Peonies - Miller "Old World Charm" Last Hurrah" (water (water colour); Christine colour); Graham Ames Valentini “Spring’s First "Screw-Head" (Multimedia Sign" (water colour); sculpture).

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