July 2025 Archive

Are we more than just corporeal beings?

We are a mixture of variations of light and shadow, held together by our glue-like imperfections. Love is not perfect either, but it makes our light flicker and glow, so we throw smaller shadows. We are like rock-solid snowflakes, each with his/her own unique set of DNA, direction, goals and yes, purpose.

King teen vies for Miss Teenage Canada

A King City teen is reaching for the stars, using her voice to spread awareness of some big issues. Ismena Toscan, who’s the reigning Miss Teen York Region 2025, is taking on competitors for the national title, at a pageant July 9-13 in Toronto.

King Township awarded $225,000 to cover enforcement costs

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has issued orders requiring the owners and occupants of 7305 King Road to immediately cease violations of the Township’s ...

King’s Marissa Forte is Aurora’s 2025 Teen Idol

Marissa Forte, a Grade 11 student at King City Secondary School, was crowned Aurora’s 2025 Teen Idol after a stellar performance at the Aurora Performing Arts Festival recently. Held at the Aurora Town Square Performance Hall and co-hosted by the Town of Aurora and Marquee Theatrical Productions, the Performing Arts Festival saw youth contestants from kindergarten students through Grade 12, face off in a singing, dancing, and dramatic categories, with the winner of the Senior Vocal Category winning Teen Idol Honours.

King Proud Charity Golf Challenge raises $20K for Easter Seals, Morning Youth Grants, and Lions Clubs

It was Shakespeare’s victorious Macbeth who uttered the famous words “So fair and foul a day I have not seen” as he peered over the misty battlefield – a civil war won in daunting conditions. The Scottish King would have been right at home at Cardinal West at the King Proud Charity Golf Challenge on Thursday. With Piper Katherine McManus atop misty Cardinal West, one could imagine playing an ancestor’s home course at the base of The Highlands. McManus called the assembly to order with a stirring version of “Scotland the Brave” and piped the intrepid players on to the course to take their places at the eighteen Scramble Shotgun tee blocks.

Boy bitten by coyote

A 12-year-old boy was sent to hospital after being bitten by a coyote in Nobleton on Sunday afternoon.York Regional Police said they received a call ...

Pub proposed for Nobleton Community Hall

A plan for a pub in the historic Nobleton Community Hall will help save the building. But some residents are afraid much will be lost in the deal. King council approved staff recommendations to look into the idea and work with the local proponents. Staff will work on a long-term lease with the company that satisfies all parties and reflects King’s interests. Staff will also begin a zoning bylaw review to repurpose the building at 19 Old King Road, and apply for any necessary heritage permits.

Can governments solve our housing ills?

Is it too much to ask for a government that means, and does well, on behalf of the people? That’s a question my son asked me the other day. Whatever happened to putting people first? I mentioned that in the preamble to the U.S. constitution, the opening line is “We the People …” In the beginning, the people not only mattered, they created change and they established the laws and rules of the land.

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