Page PB THE AURORAN, Thursday, July 14, 2016 THE AURORAN, Thursday, July 14, 2016 Page 1 Beverley Varcoe 905-727-3154 HighlandHighlandAutomotive Professionals Automotive Professionals The Experience You Deserve Highly Qualified to Handle Your Windows The Experience You Deserve Real Estate Needs with Serving Aurora Over 25 years of Award Winning service! Doors and Surrounding Area C A Enclosures N For More Than 45 YEARS! N BROKER, CRES, SRES A W Market Value Appraiser D O YourA CommunityT Realty, Aurora ’S Y www.beverleyvarcoe.com BIRTHDA 905-727-9444 240 Industrial Parkway, Aurora 15783 YONGE ST., AURORA AUTO CAMPUS Call for a SELLER or BUYER package www.highlandgm.com Timothy905.726.4349’s...Van Houtte $14.00 / Pack of 24 150 Green Mountain...Tully’s Aurora’sAurora’s Community Community Newspaper Newspaper$15.75 / Pack of 24 FREE Week of July 14, 2016 CMCA Vol. 16 No. 38 905-727-3300 theauroran.com Over 100 VarietiesAUDITED Barrons 14-40Timothy Engelhard’s...Van Houtte Drive $14.00 / Pack of 24 @ N.W. CornerSALEGreen Mountain... of IndustrialTully’s Pkw y. S. 905-751-0533K-CUPS$15.75 | /barronshome.net Pack of 24 Over$12 10095 V/24arietiesPK Timothy’s – Van Houtte UntilBarrons Saturday, July 16 14-40 Engelhard Drive @ N.W. Corner of Industrial Pkwy. S. 905-751-0533 | barronshome.net Bill Siarkas 416.727.4159 For all Your Real EstateFor All Needs...Your Real Estate CallNeed Today!s... Call Today! [email protected] "Serving"Serving Aurora, Aurora, King King City, City, Maple, Maple, Oak Oak Ridges, Ridges, Newmarket Newmarket and thethe surroundingsurrounding areas!" areas!" “LOST” & FOUND – The Lost Boyz Riding Club – Tony, Mike, Rob, Brian, Senay and Jason, were joined by Inspector Paulo Da Silva of the York Regional Police on Saturday for the annual Kerry’s Place Volunteer Appreciation Day held at Town Park in conjunction with Art In The Park. The Lost Boyz, long-time sup- porters of Kerry’s Place Autism Services, were on hand to present the group with a cheque for $3,200, the result of their fundraising efforts throughout the year. For more on the event, please see Page 7. Auroran photo by Brock Weir IVAN pTICAL O Authorized Dealer Veterans press MPs for proper health care By Brock Weir Decades after leaving the military, Bob questions. Then he hauls me out of the Sparling is still living with the effects building completely away from the rest NOW OPEN Being the spouse or a family of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, the of the choir and says, ‘You realise you member of a man or woman serving fallout of several years in active service have the classic symptoms.’ I said, ‘The Largest selection of designer eyewear in the Canadian Armed Forces can that went undiagnosed for over 20 years classic symptoms of what?’ and he says, Visit ivanoptical.com be a challenging life, but all too often, after leaving military life. ‘PTSD.’” however, the biggest challenges The community consultation was He didn’t know what it was until the 15620 Bayview Avenue | (905) 726-1838 start when the service person comes held at the headquarters for the Region chorister explained it to him and the in the LA Fitness/ Panera plaza marching home. of York in Newmarket, a location which pieces began falling into place. And when they get home, the support holds particular poignancy for Mr. “I have terrific anger management they need is just not there. Sparling. It was within those rounded problems. I have loss of memory. Serving Aurora, That was the message delivered to walls performing as a new member of I have nightmares to the point where Leona Alleslev, Member of Parliament the York Regional Police Male Chorus I could not sleep in the same bed as my York Region and for Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill, that a fellow choir member approached wife because I would wake up and end surrounding and other area politicians as they hosted him. up throwing her against the wall quite areas for a community consultation on the future “He said, ‘You’re him.’” Mr. Sparling literally. Sometimes being the wife 23 years. of the Department of National Defence recalled to the panel. “The next thing and family of a military man can be and how Canada treats its veterans. I know he is firing a whole round of Continued on page 3 Terry Sherin First aid is valuable in One-way streets floated for Sales Representative every situation, says 905-727-3154 young entrepreneur Downtown Core [email protected] By Brock Weir diagonal on-street parking. By Brock Weir A concept was proposed at the One-way traffic on streets last Council meeting by Councillor Just last week, Aurora’s Chen Liu surrounding Library Square is one Tom Mrakas which could see Church was standing poolside in Newmarket balloon being floated at Council to Street made one way for eastbound Face to face when he was approached by a little girl transform the Downtown Core. traffic, Victoria Street one way for vs with a nosebleed. Council has given the green light drivers headed north, and Mosley He immediately sprang into action, Facebook to a public information session to devoted to one-way westward traffic Face to face vs Facebook. grabbing the requisite pair of rubber Leave the gauge the interest of residents living in a bid to combat traffic infiltration Authentically greensocial. beer for gloves and a roll of paper towels and Authenticallythe social. amateurs. in the vicinity of Aurora’s historic from Yonge and Wellington Streets. Happy Saint Patrick’s day from your friends at Hockley! getting right down to business. southeast quadrant – including The motion calls for Town Staff to Sure, it was probably the less the Town Park Area Ratepayers “investigate the feasibility” of the glamourous side of being a lifeguard, Association – on turning Church concept plan and to engage residents but it was all in a day’s work. Street, Victoria Street and Mosley in a public information session, the HOCKLEYBEER.CA HOCKLEYBEER.CA Continued on page 11 Street into one-way roads with Continued on page 6 1162 Hockley Beer Ads_StPatricks_Finals.indd 1 2/16/16 10:08 AM Page 2 THE AURORAN, Thursday, July 14, 2016 THE AURORAN, Thursday, July 14, 2016 Page 3 COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS Date Time Location Meeting No Meetings Week of July 18 Council meetings are open to the public and can be seen on Rogers TV, channel 10. For a full list of upcoming meetings, please visit www.aurora.ca *Meetings can be viewed online by visiting www.aurora.ca/gcstream PRESENTS Aurora’s 2016 PUBLIC NOTICE WHAT’S HAPPENING in Concerts the Park Coming Soon! Fall 2016 Parks & Recreation 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. • Aurora Town Park, 49 Wells Street NOTICE OF SERVICE DISRUPTION Program Guide There will be a scheduled service disruption at the Aurora Look for your copy delivered to July 20: Irish Mythen Family Leisure Complex. your doorstep in The Banner on An Irish-born powerhouse, Irish Mythen provides an Thursday, July 28. impactful and impressive tour-de-force concert with a These disruptions include: blend of edgy humour and heartfelt storytelling. • NIA Fitness classes CANCELLED on Monday, July 18 and Starting August 2, Aurora residents Monday, July 25. Classes will resume on Monday, August can register online for Fall programs 1 at 9 a.m. and activities. Create your new e-PLAY Concerts are Free! • POUND class CANCELLED on Thursday, July 21. Classes account today! Food vendors on site (a nominal fee applies) will resume on Thursday, July 28 at 7:35 p.m. For more information, visit For your seating comfort, please bring your own lawn chairs Additional group fitness class options are available during www.aurora.ca/ePLAY these times. Please check the schedule for options. For more Information contact: Diana Dawson-Young 905-727-3123 Ext. 3116 TOWN OF AURORA PUBLIC NOTICE EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE Premium The following street will be closed to vehicular traffic from Thursday, June 30 to approximately Friday, July 29, 2016 for road reconstruction. Concert ROAD Vandorf Sideroad from Leslie Street to 1270 Vandorf Sideroad Experience CLOSURE: Thursday, June 30 to approximately Friday, July 29, 2016 DATE: DETOUR: Please follow detour signage posted. Access will remain open to local residents only. Bring a food Upcoming Events at Aurora Public Library donation for the local Aurora food Proudly sponsored by pantry and win a TD Summer Reading Club chance for you Read books, complete activities and win prizes! For ages 12 and three guests and younger. Sign up today! to sit in the TD Premium Concert For more information, please visit www.aurorapl.ca CONTACT: For more information, please contact Norman Whitley, Administrator, Construction Projects, Experience section Town of Aurora at 905-727-3123 ext. 4376. OneBookOneAurora complete with Thank you for your patience and cooperation. This year’s selection is Under the Visible Life by Kim Echlin. TD-preferred seating ® State farm and related trademarks and logos are registered trademarks and complimentary Town of Aurora 100 JohnWest Way,Aurora, ON L4G 6J1 | www.aurora.ca/publicnotices | 905-727-3123, ext. 4376 Learn more about the project and upcoming events at owned by state farm mutual automobile insurance company, used under snacks! licence by certas home and auto insurance company. www.onebookoneaurora.com TOWN OF AURORA PUBLIC NOTICE Inclement Weather? For inclement weather- www.aurora.ca/ related inquiries, please summerconcerts #AuroraConcerts call 905-726-4762. 905-726-4762 NOTICE OF PESTICIDE TREE INJECTION FOR CONTROL OF EMERALD ASH BORER IN THE TOWN OF AURORA YOUTH PROGRAMS Please note, we reserve the right to cancel, amend or change activities.