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Warning:

Watch out for a person in Aurora by the name of Tom Ball calls himself
" The "Handyman"
While supposedly fixing a sagging fence for one neighbour, he trespassed on the adjoining neighbours property and without knowledge or consent he erected rough, crooked posts on spikes and attached the old fence to them. leaving an ugly mess on the unsuspecting neighbours property. Then, when asked to simply move his mess to the side that he was hired to do in the first place, he became rude and abusive and wanted to be paid his excessive fee a second time.
Watch Out! and be wary of hiring this man!

News Bulletin re: Smoke Detectors

As of March 1, 2006, every home in Ontario is required to have working smoke alarms on every storey or level, including basements. Non-compliance with the Ontario Fire Code smoke alarm requirements can result in a ticket for $235 or a fine of up to $50,000 for homeowners, tenants and individual landlords, and up to $100,000 for corporations.

Does your home have Aluminum Wiring
Acquiring insurance on homes with aluminium wiring may require a specific certificate stating that the Aluminium wiring has been inspected by a qualified
electrical inspector. This certificate may have to be ordered and paid for by the owner (seller) of the home. This eventually may be a requirement on renewal of home owner’s policies as well.
ESA ( Electrical Safety Association)
1-877-372-7233
The Insurance Bureau web site
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Community Warning
Warning from U of G. If you use mulch. if you use mulch around your house , be very careful about buying it this year. After the Hurricane in New Orleans many trees were blown over. These trees were then turned into mulch and thestate is trying to get rid of tons of this mulch to any state or company will come and haul it away. So it will be showing up in major centres at dirt cheap prices with one huge problem.
Formosan Termites will be the bonus in many of those bags. New Orleans is oneof the few areas in the country where Formosan Termites has gotten a strong hold and most of the trees blown down were already baddly infested.. Now we may have the worst case of transportin a problem to all parts of the country. These termites can eat a house in no time and wehave no control against them..
So... spread the word about avoiding cheap mulch and finding out where it came from.
This information is from an unverified source and should be read as such.
further info at: snopes.com

OUTDOOR WATER USE GUIDELINES FOR AURORA RESIDENTS

The Town of Aurora has a Municipal By-law dealing with restrictions on outdoor water use. It is important that we observe the following regulations as they have been put in place to ensure a continued and abundant supply of water.
From May 15 to September 30 each year no person shall use the municipal water of the Town of Aurora from a hose, pipe, sprinkler or permanent irrigation system for the purpose of watering any lawn, garden, or the washing of vehicles, sidewalks driveways, patios, decks and windows or the filling of swimming pools except as follows:

An even numbered address may use water outdoors only on even numbered days of the month;
An odd numbered address may use water outdoors only on odd numbered days of the month; and
Outdoor water use will only be permitted between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

Any person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an offence and is liable upon conviction, to a fine as provided for under the Provincial Offences Act.
For more information, including exemptions to these restrictions, please contact our By-law Department at 905-727-3123 ext. 4751 or view

Aurora Water Use brochure (pdf)
Water Conservation Tips and By-law Exemptions
Region of York's Water For Tomorrow (website)

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Winter Parking Restrictions
Nov 15- Apr 15
NO Overnight Parking on any town
streets between 2am -6am

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Crossland Community
Dinner/Soup Kitchen

Crime Stoppers of York Region

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How to legalize your Accessory Dwelling Unit
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