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Santa Claus makes his return to the Town of Aurora for the Santa Under the Stars Parade. This year’s event will be one to remember. Spectators will be able to drive around the stationary floats enjoying the music, lights and magic of the season from the warmth of their own vehicle.

This free parade will include decorated floats, festive performers such as the Ice Queen and Ice Princess, buskers and of course Santa Claus! The magic will take place in the front parking lot of the Aurora Family Leisure...

On Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. restaurants, bars and gyms were scheduled to re-open in York Region, including Aurora, under a new framework for guidelines released this week by the Province to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. York Region joins other municipalities in Ontario including Ottawa where similar restrictions have been imposed.

“This new targeted framework provides a balanced, sustainable and proactive approach that will keep our businesses open while we minimize the risk of spreading...

Please be advised road construction has resumed on Yonge Street between Henderson Drive and Industrial Parkway South. In partnership with the Town of Aurora, York Region will be improving the roadway by reconstructing & repaving to prevent sinkholes, installing a watermain & drainage system & replacing storm sewers.

For more information, please visit york.ca/roadconstruction.

• Yonge Street Road Improvement map

Metrolinx will be doing an emergency railway repair at the Centre Street crossing this weekend. In order to complete this work they will need to close Centre Street in both directions from Saturday night at 10 p.m. to Sunday morning at 5 a.m. We apologize for any inconvenience.

• Centre Street Detour Map

The proposed municipal multi-year budget for 2021 and 2022 was tabled at last night’s meeting of Council, setting the stage for a series of discussions around priorities and opportunities for the next two years. In 2020, Council approved the Town of Aurora’s first three-year multi-year operating budget; the proposed budget tabled tonight is the second one included in the multi-year budget and includes both the 2021 and the 2022 operating and capital budgets, as well as the Town’s 10-year capital...