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Last Night Council held a Public Planning meeting.  These meetings are an important first step in the planning process and are a great opportunity to

This week, Council met in General Committee and we had before us a delegation from the Aurora Barbarians Rugby Club. They came before Council to

Over the Holiday break, Members of Council will be working diligently to review their budget binders in anticipation of our Budget Meetings scheduled in January 2023.

Residents often speak to me about the rising cost of homes in Aurora and the struggles their children are facing to purchase an affordable first

It has seemed, to me at least, that the Greenbelt has been repeatedly under threat of being opened up to development.  Yet each time that

Council unanimously enacted an Interim Control By-law (ICBL) that will temporarily prohibit development for 1 year on a parcel of land (1289 Wellington Street East)

Last night, Council had a special meeting to specifically deal with the Provincial Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022. Council unanimously passed

Well this week was the last Council meeting of the 2018 – 2022 term. And what a term it was! From taking bold steps forward

Over the past 4 years, this Council, under my leadership, has moved forward a number of key projects and initiatives that continue to grow our

Over the next few weeks, I will share information about some of the key issues we have managed during the past 4-year term. Given the

It’s OFFICIAL! I’m seeking re-election…. It has been my honour to serve as your Mayor this term. I have spent the past 4 years working

Over the past four years, we’ve seen an impressive amount of new business and redevelopment in Aurora. As we are nearing the end of this current term of

The past few years have really tested us as a community, but I believe we have come through it stronger than ever. We have navigated

Each year we are required to sit as members of the Audit Committee to hear a report from our external auditors concerning the financial statements

I am pleased to announce the Town of Aurora and the Aurora Chamber of Commerce have partnered together to create a Sport Visitor Experience Package

This past week Council approved the final design of the Diversity and Inclusion Mural. I am proud of this Council as we continue to celebrate

The Aurora Official Plan Review (OPR) has come a long way! After extensive public consultation throughout the last two years, and after Councils approval this

Aurora Town Council has approved a new Modernized Fence bylaw. The new Fence bylaw sets standards for fences in Aurora that include specific rules around

This week, at York Region Committee of the Whole, I brought forward a motion to approve Aurora Council’s request for a signalized intersection to be

For the past few days, I along with a number of members of Council have been attending the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) conference in

This week at Council we discussed a proposal for a dog park in the south end of town at the Darkwood Detention Area and creating

This week at General Committee, Council approved the recommendation to implement the first phase of our new Green Development Standard. The GDS is a document

For many many years, residents and council have considered different strategies to fix traffic flow and improve pedestrian safety at the intersection of Yonge and

Last month, Council approved a Sport Tourism Strategy 2022-2026. This strategy, developed in consultation with key stakeholders, provides a collaborative approach to making Aurora a

This week at General Committee, Council discussed the request for a funding increase at Neighbourhood Park on Hartwell Way, for which a total project cost

Last week, at a meeting of Council, Aurora Town Council unanimously approved a motion that I put forward to add a sunset clause to all

This week at GC the BIA presented their annual budget for 2022 which included plans the BIA has for the downtown core this year. As

Last night at GC, Council discussed the approvals for two third party special events that will be occurring in our Town this summer, first the

Last week at GC, Council discussed a proposed “Short Term Rental” By-law. Unlike many other municipalities, including some here in York Region, Aurora does not