Aurora (Ontario)

Aurora [ aʊ̯ɹɔɹə ] is a Canadian city with 53 203 inhabitants. It is located in York Region, approximately 40 km north of Toronto in the Oak Ridges Moraine. Many residents of Aurora commute to Toronto and the city belongs to the Greater Toronto Area. 2006 was one of Aurora for the first time among the 100 largest municipalities in Canada ( # 97 ), in 2001, Aurora was 113 largest municipality.

History

1793 was Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe, the order to extend the Yonge Street to Holland Landing. The road was paved as a foundation for a new settlement. In 1804, Richard Machell at the intersection of Yonge Street and Wellington Street, the first shop. This was soon under the name Machell 's Corner ( Machell 's corner) known.

Charles Doan was the first postmaster and Vogt. He had an influence on the naming of the place. With the construction of the railway in 1853 Aurora became an important center north of Toronto. Shortly thereafter, a Fleury ploughshare factory was built and started the industrialization of the city.

The population of Aurora rose from 700 in 1863 to 2,107 in 1888, as the place was city. Today Aurora is a thriving city with a strong industrial and commercial center. Noteworthy is the fact that Aurora is the hometown of Lester B. Pearson. This was 1963-1968 Prime Minister of Canada.

Management

The city is administered by a mayor and eight elected council members. The Mayor represents the interests of the city, opposite the Council of the Regional Municipality of York, ie the Council of York Region. Since November 2006, Phyllis Morris Mayor. The village is part of the electoral district Newmarket- Aurora for the election of the Canadian House of Commons. It is represented there by Belinda Stronach from the Liberal Party of Canada. Stronach was elected as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, but moved on 17 May 2005, the party. She gave as a reason for their dissatisfaction with the social policies of the Conservatives. In 2006 she was re-elected as a member of the Liberals. In April 2007, she announced that she wants to go into his father's company Magna International again.

Town planning

Currently an undeveloped part of Aurora's drops below the Greenbelt legislation of the Government of Ontario. This restricts the development. In Aurora This especially refers to the southeastern parts of the city. Instead, the city is growing in the Northeast, particularly in the form of single-family homes along the Bayview Avenue and north of Wellington Street East (also known as "Aurora Road "). The industry is growing at the eastern edge of Aurora 's between Leslie Street and Highway 404

Recreation and Sports

  • Aurora Tigers - Hockey Association
  • Aurora Master Ducks swim team english
  • Aurora Minor Baseball Association English
  • Youth Soccer Team Aurora english
  • Senior Hockey Team Aurora english
  • Aurora Storm volleyball club english
  • Aurora Barbarians Rugby club english

Media

  • Aurora The Banner - English
  • The Auroran - English

Well-known residents

  • Wendel Clark, former captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club
  • Greg De Vries, Hockey Player at Atlanta Thrashers, played at the Junior A team of Aurora Tigers
  • Tie Domi, a former hockey player
  • Mike Johnson, Hockey Player at Montreal Canadiens, played at the Junior A team of Aurora Tigers
  • Karl Stewart, NHL players, Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Belinda Stronach, businesswoman and politician
  • Frank Stronach, Businessman ( Magna International) and politician
  • Mike Kitchen, former Toronto Maple Leafs - assistant coach and St. Louis Blues head coach
  • Kiefer Sutherland, actor, attended the College of St. Andrews Boarding School
  • Brian Stemmle, Olympic champion in alpine skiing
  • Cal Bouchard, Canadian basketball national team, visited the Aurora High School
  • Mike Hough, ex- hockey player
  • Kris King, ex- hockey player
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