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Dream to refurbish hits bumps along the way
Aurora Jul 07, 2008
Sia Elisio always had a dream to renovate an historic house.

You know what they say, be careful what you wish for.

Sia’s husband, John Elisio, came home one day and said he had... [FULL STORY]

Nicole Forrester Olympics-bound
Aurora Jul 07, 2008
The Aurora high jumper earned a berth to the Beijing Games by capturing the women's high jump title at the Canadian track and field championships held over the weekend in... [FULL STORY]

Aurora crash sends five to hospital
Aurora Jul 05, 2008
One person was airlifted to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto after a head-on crash this morning at the east end of Aurora.

Five people were taken to hospital. The other four... [FULL STORY]

An important part of the village
Regional News Jul 05, 2008
An old proverb dictates it takes a whole village to raise a child.

And director of intake and assessment with the York Region Children’s Aid Society, Nancy French, would likely agree with... [FULL STORY]

Dick feeling much better
Aurora Jul 03, 2008
Dick Illingworth wrote a play review during a three-day break from hospital.

The British farce Move Over Mrs. Markham was “well done, very funny”, he says.

Mr. Illingworth has... [FULL STORY]

Careful what you throw out — it could be worth thousands, appraisers say
Regional News Jul 03, 2008
Trash or treasure, you undoubtedly have an heirloom or ancient keepsake you’d like appraised.

With the seemingly endless popularity of TV’s Antique Road Show, many of us are looking at... [FULL STORY]

MY TOWN - A LITERACY INFORMATION BOOKLET FOR YORK REGION

In December 2005 the York Region Media Group published a handy booklet of important information called My Town. It is a package of news written at a basic level and helps literacy centre clients learn to read while learning useful information about their communities. Pages on specific subjects can be downloaded and printed from the links below.

PDF pages available for download:

	"Read a Newspaper"
	"About My Town"
	"Learning is for Everyone"
	Emergency Information
	Sports page
	Sports page 2
	Hospitals and Help page
	Newspaper contact page
	Government information page
	Activities page
	Activities page 2
	Activities page 3
	Attractions page
	Attractions page 2
	The complete magazine

Printed copies are available at the following literacy centres and newspaper offices in York Region:
Aurora-Newmarket Era-Banner, 580B Steven Court, Newmarket, (905) 853-8888 Georgina Advocate, 461 The Queensway S., Keswick, (905) 476-7753 Georgina Community Literacy Centre, Keswick Literacy Council York Simcoe, 17817 Leslie St., Unit 12, Newmarket Literacy Council York South, 7755 Bayview Ave., Thornhill Markham Economist & Sun, 9 Heritage Rd., Markham, (905) 294-2200 Richmond Hill Community Learning Centre, 11160 Yonge St. (at Elgin Mills Road), Richmond Hill Richmond Hill/Thornhill Liberal, 1550 Sixteenth Ave., Richmond Hill, (905) 881-3373

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