Project Pollinator underway in York Region...

 

Photo by Barry Wallace

The sign pictured above, on Keele Street in King City, declares the township as one of nine, new pollination meadows across York Region. In addition to the first meadow in Richmond Hill, there will be eight other meadows planted in Aurora, Markham, Vaughan, Newmarket, Whitchurch-Stouffville, East Gwillimbury and Georgina.   For more info go to ProjectPollinator/YorkRegion. 

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Barry Wallace

15th Sideroad between Keele and Dufferin...

Photo by Barry Wallace

One is advised, for several reasons, that any disturbance on the Seneca College property, on the north side of the 15th Sideroad, including 'tree injury or removal', is strictly prohibited on the site.   Behind these signs are several huge piles of wood chips that have appeared after many, many Seneca trees have been cut down and shredded.   No doubt there is a likely explanation for what appears to be a contradiction.

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Dufferin Street - north of King Road

 

Photo by Barry Wallace

One wonders if this upside-down speed-limit sign on Dufferin Street, opposite Country Day School, could be used as a 'Not guilty' plea if one is nabbed for travelling above the speed limit here?

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Holland Marsh - early spring

 

Photos by Barry Wallace

Canal begins to thaw

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Historic Aurora homes to be designated...

                                                                                                                       

The Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora intends to designate 30 individual properties for their Cultural Heritage Value or Interest pursuant to the provisions of Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, which was resolved by the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Aurora on June 21, 2022. 

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Pictured below are five of the thirty properties selected.   All thirty of the designated properties were published in a Town of Aurora advertisement in the Auroran newspaper on Feb. 9, 2023.

73 Wellington Street East

South side of Wellington Street East between Victoria Street and Wells Street.

Early Georgian dwelling constructed c.1885 for Joh Mosley - the original

plan-maker for the southeast Old Aurora community area.

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St. Andrew's College

West side of Yonge Street between Orchards Heights Boulevard

and St. John's Sideroad

One of two properties that are rather singular in this collection is St. Andrew's College, on Yonge Street North in Aurora.   The college was founded 1899 and moved to Aurora in 1926.   The Georgian-style, 126 acre campus has more than 650 boys with 360+ day students and 260 boarders, representing Canada and 30 other countries.

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Happy Woodlawn Pet Cemetery

North Side of Butternut Ridge Trail 

The other exceptional property in this list is located northwest of Butternut Ridge Trail, on the west side of Yonge Street, opposite the Aurora Cemetery.   It was founded by veterinarians Victor Blochin and Ann Wilson  in 1933.   It reported to be Canada's first bonafide pet cemetery with over 800 burial plots and gravestones and monuments.   It is currently private property.

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50 Tyler Street

North side of Tyler Street, west of Mill Street and east of George Street

Queen Anne style dwelling constructed c.1913 and home of 

Albert Conover - a local speculator.   Parcel part of the

original land granted to William Tyler in 1805.

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16 Reuben Street

North side of Reuben Street west of Yonge Street

Victorian dwelling constructed c.1883 

for the Kennedy family - early village settlers.

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Changing the Aurora landscape...

 

Photo by Barry Wallace

Development intrusion

Trees, existing residential development and the Oak Ridges Moraine in the background, are strikingly contrasted by yet more construction equipment in south Aurora, a never-ending fact of modern existence.

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Early March on the Delmanor roof-top terrace

 

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Snowy roof-top walkway 

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