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This Community Website
is one of several represented within the Hometown Canada Network of Communities.
We rely upon and encourage all members of the community to participate in the
development of these pages. So come on in and visit with us, see what our great
community has to offer and if you can't find what you are looking for, let us
know by posting a question in our
Community Forums so that a member of this community can reply to you or
email you the answer. Aurora is a wealthy suburban
town located in York Region approximately 40 km north of Toronto (Latitude:
44.0065, longitude: -79.4505). Aurora has a population of 39,815, and
is situated on the Oak Ridges Moraine in a part of the Greater Toronto
Area and the Golden Horseshoe. Nearly 7% of Aurora's residents are visible
minorities. Many Aurora residents
commute to Toronto, and the town is part of the Greater Toronto Area. The Town of
Aurora municipal government is composed of the Mayor and eight Councillors
elected on an "at large" basis. The Mayor represents the Town
at York RegionCouncil. The town is part of
the federal riding of Newmarket—Aurora. The riding is presently
represented in the Canadian House of Commons by Belinda Stronach, a member
of the Liberal Party of Canada. She had been elected as a member of the
Conservative Party of Canada, but on May 17, 2005 she switched parties,
citing discomfort with the social policies of the Conservatives as one
of the reasons for the switch. She was re-elected as a Liberal in the
election on January 23, 2006. Local police
services are provided by the York Regional Police, who serve all of the
municipalities of the region. Fire protection services are provided by
Central York Fire Services, a shared arrangement with the town of Newmarket. Public health services
are managed by York Region. There is no hospital within Aurora's boundaries;
the nearest one is Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket. Public school
education is governed by the York Region District School Board, which
has two high schools in Aurora: Dr. G.W. Williams
Secondary School The York Catholic
District School Board also runs several elementary schools as well as
Cardinal Carter Catholic High School. Conseil scolaire de
district catholique Centre-Sud, which administers French-language Catholic
schools, also has an elementary school and École secondaire catholique
Renaissance (formerly ÉSC Cardinal-Carter) in Aurora. Also, St. Andrew's
College, an independent school for boys, is located in Aurora. Aurora is home
to: Aurora Public Library
Currently,
an undeveloped portion of Aurora is subject to the Ontario Government's
Greenbelt (Golden Horseshoe) legislation. The
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Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Our searchable
Yellow Pages
provide you with an extensive list of businesses, churches, schools, government agencies and non profit organizations
located here in our hometown. So if you are looking for a product, service or a church, please visit our business listings to find the company or organization
that is right for you. Are you looking for a deal? Check out our
Coupon Section
, we offer free online printable coupons such as manufacturer's coupons, grocery coupons, restaurant
coupons, travel deals, last minute cruise deals, vacation deals, cell phone deals and more. Our Newest
Addition! Find the best reasons to travel to our hometown by visiting our
Travel Guides
. Our travel guides offer information on entertainment, restaurants,and other travel related services. For those that are looking to move to our fair community we have our
Moving Guides
that offer information on real estate listings offered by both real estate agents/realtors and for sale by owner. These
guides also offer information on modular homes manufacturers, defaulted properties, log home kits, houses for rent, mortgages,
apartments for rent, homes and houses for sale, land for sale, and mobile homes. Also provided is information pertaining to relocation
services, such as moving companies and appraisal companies. Are you interested in finding out what is happening in
Aurora, Ontario
? If so, please visit our free interactive and
printable Calendar
. Viewable in daily, weekly or monthly format these calendars show the current events of this community posted by residents. Garage
sales, church suppers, town council meetings, school sports, concerts, sales and more! Post your events for FREE! Our
Free Classifieds
for the State of
Ontario
offer items such as used horse trailers, cars, trucks, motorcycles, outboard
motors, books, horses, dogs, real estate listings including homes, businesses, and land, apartments for
rent, boats and many other items that are for sale by owner. If you are looking for these items or if you have something to sell, please
stop by and take a look.We also have employment opportunities and ads from folks looking for jobs. Our
History, Trivia and Facts Pages
are populated with interesting, useless and random facts pertaining to
Aurora, Ontario
history, Canadian history, family history and the history of names. Play our
free trivia game and learn more about
Ontario
history and Canada history. Our
Free Message Boards
Ontario
daily to ensure the appropriateness of the topics for visitors of all ages. These forums discuss such topics as school and government issues
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