THE AURORAN, Thursday, June 19, 2014 Page 1 Selling Aurora Homes For Over 20 Years Selling Your Home? Trattoria • Pizzeria C A My Experience & MarkNet Knowledge SALES • LEASING • SERVICE • Pasticceria N A W QUICK LANE • PARTS • Gelateria Will Give YOU the Advantage!D O A T ’S Y www.RealEstateAu rora.comBIRTHDA 15815 Yonge Street, Aurora 230 Wellington St. E Karen Walker Sales Representative, 905-727-5577 Residential Real Estate Services 14799 Yonge St., Aurora 905-727-3154 11--888080-24653--03481419 150 CMCA Aurora’sAurora’s Community Community Newspaper Newspaper AUDITED Vol. 14 No. 33 905-727-3300 theauroran.com FREE Week of June 19, 2014 Book your personal tour today! JK to Grade 12 [email protected] Danyal Habibi of Yellow Orange 905-895-1700 ext. 277 Salon and Spa takes the shears www.pickeringcollege.on.ca to Jakob Israel on Monday. Jakob, a Grade 4 student at Lester B. Pearson Public School, raised money beyond his wildest expectations, pledging to shave his head at the school’s final assembly of the year in exchange for donations to the Canadian Cancer Society. For more on Ja- kob’s initiative – including the Aurora King City finished result! – please see Page 10. 905.841.9090 905.833.0033 Auroran photo by Brock Weir www.lacebyrealestate.com Voters send Ballard to Queen’s Park LACEBY REAL ESTATE, BROKERAGE By Brock Weir Liberals could win in Newmarket-Aurora the Oak Ridges Moraine. A top priority once again,” Ballard told supporters. now, he said, was convening a “citizens’ Aurora and Newmarket residents are “What a good feeling it is!” roundtable” on the Oak Ridges Moraine sending Chris Ballard to Queen’s Park. Looking ahead to his first days in legislation before it comes up for review The Aurora Councillor took the the Ontario Legislature, Ballard said next year. Newmarket-Aurora riding on June 12 he was eager to “get the ball rolling.” “We need citizens from Aurora and with a decisive 22,294 votes to Progressive One of his core platform planks this Newmarket to be a part of shaping that Conservative candidate Jane Twinney’s election campaign was the protection of new legislation and protecting the Oak 19,510. Ridges Moraine,” he said. Across the riding, 6,092 votes went to Earlier in the evening, Ballard was Angus Duff of the NDP, 2,167 to Andrew speaking to The Auroran when excitement Roblin of the Green Party, 925 to Dorian in the room was kicked up to eleven. Baxter of the Canadians’ Choice Party, “Without getting maudlin, I wish my 579 to Libertarian Jason Jenkins, and 164 dad was here. He was the real political to Bob Yaciuk of the Trillium Party of guy in our family and he would have Ontario. appreciated this,” said Ballard when Speaking to a crowd of supporters asked what was going through his mind as at his campaign party, held at the his polling numbers continued to steadily Newmarket branch of the Royal Canadian climb – and then his campaign manager, Legion, Ballard said he was “absolutely Cathy Gapp, interrupted to say CBC had overwhelmed and overjoyed” to be elected projected him the winner. to Queen’s Park. After a brief pause, he continued, “I want everyone here to know the debt Chris Ballard speaks to supporters at shifting gears slightly. of gratitude I owe you for your countless his victory party Thursday night. “I don’t want to disappoint them!” hours of work and your support, and your he said, looking across the room to his belief that not only could I win, but the Auroran photo by Brock Weir Continued on page 6 Ballard win leaves vacancy to fill on Aurora Council By Brock Weir and at least one public meeting to allow deputations from the applicants,” said Mr. Huycke. “This ensures that the process As Chris Ballard prepares to head to Queen’s Park this is open and transparent when Council is exercising its month, he leaves behind a vacancy on Aurora Council. obligation to appoint a person to an otherwise elected office.” Councillors are set to use next week’s Council meeting on This, he noted, was similar to how Richmond Hill filled a Tuesday, June 24, to formally declare his seat vacant. The similar vacancy last year. issue is due to appear before Councillors at the Committee Alternatively, however, Mr. Huycke notes the process AURORA level this week. Aurora Council followed in 2008 following the resignation of According to the Municipal Act, Council now has 60 days councillor Grace Marsh. In that case, rather than making the UNITED CHURCH to appoint someone to fill Ballard’s seat. His seat must be application out to the public – and voting against going back formally declared vacant at the next meeting of Council and to the public in a by-election, something which is legislatively contenders for the appointment must be a Canadian Citizen, out of the question in this instance due to such a short window Please Join Us... 18 years of age or older, and a resident of the community. between now and the October 27 municipal election – they In the report before Councillors this week from Stephen went to the first runner up from the 2006 election results. For Our Sunday Morning Service Huycke, Clerk for the Town of Aurora, he recommends a Vying for eight possible seats on Aurora Council, John at Trinity Anglican Church wide-open appointment process permitting “any interested Gallo placed ninth and was duly appointed to Council. Every Sunday and qualified person” to apply for the job. “If Council were to choose to appoint the Candidate from “All municipalities in the Greater Toronto Area, having the 2010 Municipal Election who received the most votes but at 11am until August 31 authorized an appointment process to fill a vacancy, have filled was not elected, the Clerk should be afforded the opportunity (79 Victoria Street, Aurora) their vacancies following an open call for qualified applicants Continued on page 6 Bonus SAVE 10% 2 DAY DECK EVENT on in-stock PRESSURE-TREATED LUMBER JUNE 20TH - 21ST this weekend too! 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For a full list of upcoming meetings, please visit www.aurora.ca *Meetings can be viewed online by visiting www.aurora.ca/gcstream Notice of Town Hall Renovation PUBLIC NOTICES The Town of Aurora is pleased to announce that renovations are underway on the first floor of Aurora Town Hall to create a new Customer Service unit, Access Aurora. Sidewalk Repairs The payment office is fully operational during construction, but Residents are advised that The Town of Aurora is completing sidewalk repairs. Work will be temporarily located outside Council Chambers, adjacent will continue until the end of June during normal working hours. If any residents will to the main entrance on the first floor. Regular business hours be affected, making their driveway inaccessible for more than one night, notice will be remain in effect, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. provided. For more information, please contact Ivy Henriksen, Manager of For more information, please contact Kevin Vande Beek at [email protected] or The next municipal election in The Town of Aurora will be held Customer Service, at 905-727-3123 ext. 4392 or on Monday, October 27. Nominations are now open and 905-727-3123 ext. 3459. [email protected] forms can be viewed and downloaded online at www.aurora.ca/vote2014 Stay tuned for the Access Aurora grand re-opening Residents are encouraged to educate themselves on the announcement once renovations are completed. We look forward Another exciting event brought to you by election process and the candidates running for office. to better-serving our growing community. Have your voice heard on election day and vote! This year, the Town will also ask residents to vote on the Youth Engagement Committee Call for Members following two questions on the ballot: 1. “Are you in favour of electing all Aurora councillors, other Are you an Aurora resident between the ages of 12 and 17 than the Mayor, by ward vote instead of general interested in making a difference in your community? Become a Town-wide vote?” member of the Youth Engagement Committee (YEC) today! Roles and responsibilities include engaging other youth within the 2. “Are you in favour of reducing the number of Aurora community, serving as a liaison between Aurora youth and Town councillors, other than the Mayor, from eight (8) councillors to Celebrate staff, exploring potential sponsorship opportunities and assisting six (6) councillors?” with the development of programs and special events. The committee will meet every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 4:30 p.m.