Meeting The Auroran’s New Employee, Newspaper At Your Door

Anna Lozyk Romeo — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:25:21 +0000

Few changes in our town last week. The George W. Browning house was demolished – that was one and I am sure we will be reading about it in our local newspaper, The Auroran, this week. The York Region already released news online at the beginning of last week, but they were one day ahead.

The Auroran, At Your Door

Speaking of another change.

She showed up at our door last Thursday, no no not the change – the girl. Matthew spotted her through the window so he started to wave at her. We thought she was waiting for something. When we opened the door her face was smiling at us and smudged with red and black ink. She placed gently The Auroran newspaper at our door step. She was The Auroran employee who delivered our local newspaper that day.

That day I also noticed The Auroran newspaper in few places around the town.

So the change is that we will not be getting The Auroran in the mail anymore, just door-to-door. I think this is a great initiative in our community that encourages youth to work, to create a sense of responsibility.

Wildlife Park In Aurora, Yes, Yes, We Must Have One

Anna Lozyk Romeo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:46:55 +0000

I was behind with my newspaper reading this week. It was last night that I finally took the Thursday The Banner/The Era roll of papers from February 2nd and started to look through.

After scanning and finally reading something interesting ‘Town seeks plan for wildlife park‘ by Jeremy Grimaldi, I thought what a wonderful great amazing thoughtful idea and we are one step closer after council approved spending over $200,000 to create the master plan for the wildlife site.

Downy Woodpecker, Nokiidaa Trail Boardwalk

A wildlife park site in Aurora. Just another reason for me not to move, however, I never had any intentions to move in the first place and what would just happened to my blog – so no.

Praying Mantis, Nokiidaa Trail Boardwalk

Provided the location of the proposed wildlife site, north of Wellington Street, between Bayview Avenue and Leslie Street, I looked up the Google map to see where would the block of 100 acres be. It is a stretch of land that looking from the top view it has a nice mix of wetlands, woodlands and grasslands. According to David Tomlinson this combination is a great mix to create an urban nature reserve.

Grass Species, Nokiidaa Trail Boardwalk

The Google map is probably outdated by now (it was at the time Longo’s plaza was constructed) so I must one day see the site for myself. The trees are probably much bigger and probably more overgrown.

While reading, I am also impressed with Mr. Tomlinson’s work in that area – logging the species. Witnessing 150 bird species at the site, and 75 nesting. However, I recall him writing before in the Auroran that we have 100 bird species in Aurora. Well they come and go, like that Pelican that flew over Aurora many moons ago.

My birding list would really improve if I was able to witness this number too. My list is over 110 bird species, but I cheated a bid because I added many birds in captivity I saw at the Jurong Bird Park in Singapore. Someone told me that it doesn’t count and this someone is probably right.

Mushrooms or Fungi, Case Woodlot

So what is in the master plan that excite me? ‘The master plan will include a proposal for bird watching towers, an educational centre (aha may be Petch house?) and trails through parts of the site.’ – The Banner reported.

Can we ask for more here in Aurora? I don’t think so, but may be few more wildlife parks after that. We just have to get one going.

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Meeting The Auroran’s New Employee, Newspaper At Your Door

Wildlife Park In Aurora, Yes, Yes, We Must Have One