Aurora (Ontario)
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| Motto : You're in Good Company | |||
| Location in Ontario | |||
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| Province : | Ontario | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 0 ′ N , 79 ° 28 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 49.61 km² | ||
| Residents : | 53.203 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 1,072.4 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Postal code : | L4G | ||
| Mayor : | Phyllis M. Morris | ||
| Website : | www.town.aurora.on.ca | ||
Aurora [ aʊ̯ˈɹɔɹə ] is a Canadian city with 53,203 inhabitants. It is located in the York Region , about 40 km north of Toronto in the Oak Ridges Moraine . Many Aurora residents commute to Toronto and the city is part of the Greater Toronto Area . In 2006, Aurora was one of the 100 largest parishes in Canada for the first time (97th place); in 2001, Aurora was the 113th largest parish.
history
In 1793 Lieutenant Governor John Graves gave Simcoe the order to extend Yonge Street to Holland Landing . The road was paved as the foundation stone for a new settlement. In 1804, Richard Machell opened the first shop at the intersection of Yonge and Wellington Streets. This quickly became known as Machell's Corner.
Charles Doan became the first postmaster and steward. He influenced the naming of the place. With the construction of the railroad in 1853, Aurora became an important center north of Toronto . Shortly thereafter, a Fleury ploughshare factory was built and industrialization of the city began.
The population of Aurora rose from 700 in 1863 to 2,107 in 1888 when it became a city. Today Aurora is a thriving city with a strong industrial and commercial core. Noteworthy is the fact that Aurora is the hometown of Lester B. Pearson . He was Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968.
administration
The city is administered by a mayor and eight elected councilors. The Mayor represents the interests of the city vis-à-vis the Council of the Regional Municipality of York, i. H. the York Region Council. Phyllis Morris has been mayor since November 2006. The place is part of the Newmarket-Aurora constituency for the election of the Canadian House of Commons . She 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 changed parties on May 17, 2005. As a reason she gave her dissatisfaction with the social policy of the conservatives. In 2006 she was re-elected as a member of the Liberals. In April 2007 she announced that she wanted to return to her father's company, Magna International .
urban planning
Currently, an undeveloped portion of aurora falls under the Green Belt laws of the Ontario government. These restrict the development. In Aurora, this mainly affects the southeastern parts of the city. Instead, the city is growing in the northeast, particularly in the form of single-family homes along Bayview Avenue and north of Wellington Street East (also known as "Aurora Road"). The business is growing on Aurora's eastern edge between Leslie Street and Highway 404.
Recreation and sport
- Aurora Tigers - ice hockey club
- Aurora Master Ducks swimming team English
- Aurora Minor Baseball Association English
- Youth football club Aurora English
- Senior indoor ice hockey team Aurora English
- Aurora Storm volleyball club English
- Aurora Barbarians rugby club English
media
- Aurora The Banner - English
- The Auroran - English
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Manfred Mannix Wolf (* 1957), German-Canadian ice hockey player
- Brian Stemmle (* 1966), Olympic champion in alpine skiing
- Karl Stewart (born 1983), ice hockey player, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Robert Thomas (* 1999), ice hockey player, St. Louis Blues
Personalities related to the city
- Frank Stronach (* 1932), businessman in Aurora Magna International and politician
- Mike Kitchen (* 1956), ex-Toronto Maple Leafs assistant coach and St. Louis Blues head coach
- Mike Hough (born 1963), ice hockey player, lives in Aurora
- Wendel Clark (* 1966), ex-captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs ice hockey club
- Kris King (born 1966), ice hockey player
- Belinda Stronach (* 1966), businesswoman and politician from Aurora
- Kiefer Sutherland (born 1966), actor, attended St. Andrews College Boarding School
- Greg de Vries (* 1973), ice hockey player for Atlanta Thrashers , played for the Aurora Tigers junior A team
- Tie Domi (born 1969), ice hockey player
- Mike Johnson (* 1974), ice hockey player for Montréal Canadiens , played for the Aurora Tigers junior A team
- Cal Bouchard (* 1977), Canadian national basketball player, attended Aurora High School
Web links
- Official website of the Town of Aurora
- Aerial Photo of Aurora
- Ontario Plaques Aurora Public School
- Ontario Plaques First Steam Train
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Canada - Census Aurora 2011 , accessed December 30, 2012
- ^ Aurora, ON Population Info and rankings compare to other Canadian Cities
- ↑ Aurora Public Library Website ( Memento of the original from May 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ reportonbusiness.com: Stronach quitting politics for Magna
