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Yellow Brick House executive director, Lorris Herenda, is applauding a report from Vaughan’s integrity commissioner, Suzanne Craig, calling attention to the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace.
Workplace harassment too common LISA QUEEN lqueen@yrmg.com The former Vaughan employee, who complained she was sexually harassed by Vaughan’s dis-
graced ex-deputy mayor Michael Di Biase, is far from alone, city integrity commissioner Suzanne Craig said. Such conduct is a concern at workplaces far and wide, she said.
"As noted by the Honourable Marie Deschamps (former Supreme Court justice) in her external report on sexual harassment in the Canadian Armed Forces, numerous organizations are
struggling to address the prevalence of inappropriate sexual conduct," Craig said in her report, saying the time is right to tackle
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Residents disappointed with colour of Canada 150 tulips AMANDA PERSICO apersico@yrmg.com
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Aurora resident Claire D’Aurore purchased Canada150 tulips that are supposed to be red and white – but came in yellow.
Each year, gardeners and green thumbs take a leap of faith, planting bulbs in the fall and anticipating fresh flowers in the spring. Last year, many backyard gardeners planted tulips in hopes of celebrating Canada 150 this spring. Home Hardware - a Canadian home improvement retailer partnered with the National Capital Commission and the Kingdom of the Netherlands to develop a commemorative red and white tulip to mark Canada 150 celebrations. The special edition tulip, developed in the Netherlands and sold exclusively through Home Hardware, was pictured as white tulips
with flames of red coming from the centre. More than four million bulbs were sold in 25, 100 or 500 packages across the country. Local residents are now seeing the celebratory bulbs bloom for the first time and the flowers are not what residents expected. For many residents the special multicolour tulips are coming up yellow and red or white and pink a hybrid of colours - instead of crisp white and red. Some flowers are simply orange while others are just white with no hint of red. After visiting Ottawa last fall when the Canada 150 tulip was unveiled, Aurora resident Claire D’Aurore was inspired to add these different blooms to her collection of more than 1,000 springtime flowers.
But her tulips are coming up more yellow than white. "The ones in Ottawa were not yellow," said D’Aurore, who is also part of the Aurora Horticultural Society. "I love flowers. So, this is a little disappointing." Obtaining a box of these special bulbs was no easy feat. Residents had to get on a wait-list, with a limited number of boxes per location and a limited number of boxes per person. She had hoped the tulips would be part of her personal Canada 150 tribute to go along with the Canada 150 flag flying in the yard. She also helped plant donated boxes of bulbs at Aurora’s national historic site, the Hillary House, which have not opened yet. l See SOME, page 9
Community invited to dance, not drive, in streets June 4 Aurora’s downtown core closed to vehicle traffic and opened to people with several activities AMANDA PERSICO apersico@yrmg.com Activate Aurora is inviting people, not cars, into the town’s downtown core for the inaugural Open Streets Aurora event next month.
Aurora’s downtown core will be closed to vehicle traffic June 4 from 1 to 5 p.m. Instead, residents and visitors are invited to walk, wheel, roll and play in the streets. Open Streets is a global concept, with more than 100 cities across North America opening up the streets to pedestrians, explained Activate Aurora chairperson Ron Weese. "All residents can engage and improve their health while walking or wheeling along some of our most culturally significant streets," he said.
#OpenStreetsAurora will take over: Town Park; Mosley Street, between Yonge and Wells streets; Wells Street, between Metcalfe and Mosley streets; and Victoria Street, between Mosley and Church streets. l See OPEN, page 9
Emily Tinnes stuffs this basket at the launch of Activate Aurora’s Open Streets initiative, which will see Mosley, Victoria and Wells Streets closed to vehicle traffic during the festival.
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