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Wells Street Public School, A Closer Look, Yes The Inside

Wells Street Public School, A Closer Look, Yes The Inside

Mar 9, 2012
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I rolled my sleeves up and started to type an e-mail. If you don't try then you have a zero chance of getting something, but if you do then at least you have fifty percent of getting yes as the answer. Read More »
Doors Open Aurora Cultural Centre Or Doors Closed, And The Motion Is Cultural Shock?

Doors Open Aurora Cultural Centre Or Doors Closed, And The Motion Is Cultural Shock?

Once upon the time and that time was last year when I re-invented my blog and moved from blog-ger to word press-er. I invested all the little time I had and I never even anticipated this return on my investment. Read More »
Sunday Break, Unfortunate Endings And The New Beginnings

Sunday Break, Unfortunate Endings And The New Beginnings

Sunday photo showcase. All posts titled Sunday Break are photo(s) only and a quote. Posted photos may not be necessary the most current one and as always it is all about the Town of Aurora. Enjoy! Read More »
Wells Street Public School, It Is Hard To Believe, A Private Property

Wells Street Public School, It Is Hard To Believe, A Private Property

On the way home from the Town Park on Monday we passed by the Wells Street School. Even though it is not a functional school anymore, it will always be known as school in our community. Read More »
Something Is Missing In The Aurora Cultural Centre

Something Is Missing In The Aurora Cultural Centre

Once I looked at the walls of the Aurora Cultural Centre and thought - what were these diagonal scratch marks on the wall? As a matter of fact on the both sides. Read More »
Christmas 2011, A Poem By Elizabeth Milner

Christmas 2011, A Poem By Elizabeth Milner

Dec 27, 2011
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The real Christmas is over, but the holiday spirit remains. I have been in touch with Elizabeth Milner and she shared with me a very lovely Christmas poem she wrote this year. Read More »
Aurora Strategic Plan, Focus On How, Less On What, Hint Do Heritage Retrofits

Aurora Strategic Plan, Focus On How, Less On What, Hint Do Heritage Retrofits

Sometimes it is easier to start from scratch rather to continue with the existing system. In my mind I think we as the community really need to focus Read More »
Ron Wallace Retired, May Be From The Auroran Only, Or Not

Ron Wallace Retired, May Be From The Auroran Only, Or Not

I am not sure who retired first, Bonnie Tiffin from Oak Ridges or Ron Wallace? We all know who Ron Wallace is and those who read The Auroran definitely will know Bonnie Tiffin. Read More »
Sheppard House Green Face Lift, Home To Windfall Ecology Centre

Sheppard House Green Face Lift, Home To Windfall Ecology Centre

Back in mid October I took some pictures of the Sheppard House. When we got there a lot changed since our last visit. The house was surrounded by the scaffold, information signs placed around and some trees cut down. Read More »
Santa Under the Stars Parade In Pictures, Back In Time, An Aurora Opinion

Santa Under the Stars Parade In Pictures, Back In Time, An Aurora Opinion

'Those old papers really carry hours and hours of good reading when they have been dug out of somebody's cellar after about 50 years.' Read More »
School Like Lofty Ideas, Wells Street School Future Transformation

School Like Lofty Ideas, Wells Street School Future Transformation

Partially we should be happy that the Wells Street Public School will not be demolished, but unfortunate that it is not going to be a school in the near future. Read More »
Empire State Building Tombstone In The Aurora Cemetery, John W. Bowser

Empire State Building Tombstone In The Aurora Cemetery, John W. Bowser

For the first fourteen years of my life I used to live in Europe in a small town, with population of three thousand people and with some an amazing historical background dated back to 14th century. Read More »
2011-11-11 Remembrance Day Ceremony At The Cenotaph, After

2011-11-11 Remembrance Day Ceremony At The Cenotaph, After

We arrived late at the War Memorial, just fifteen minutes before twelve. The crowds were dispersing and the Yonge Street re-opened. The winds were not helping, it was really cold. Read More »
Aurora Pet Cemetery Happy Woodland, Just A Bit More And May Be Last

Aurora Pet Cemetery Happy Woodland, Just A Bit More And May Be Last

I have gone that far and here I am giving up. For time being I have decided to physically stop searching for the Woodland (sometimes referred as Woodlawn) Pet cemetery in Aurora. Read More »