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Aurora Historical Society is recruiting for a Community Development Officer

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:13:43 GMT

Position: Community Development Officer Institution/Organization: Aurora Historical Society/Hillary House National Historic Site Aurora, ON Salary range: $38,000 Web Link to Institution: www.aurorahistoricalsociety.ca Position Summary: The Community Development Officer is responsible for community relations development, volunteer development and revenue development for the Aurora Historical Society. Qualifications: University or College graduate in Fundraising and Marketing with a minimum of three years direct development experience; proven record in fundraising especially in the area of capital campaigns and major gifts; excellent interpersonal, written, verbal and presentation skills. Reports to: Curator-Manager Responsibilities and Duties: Ã¢ï¿½Â¢Research, develop and initiate innovative and conventional fundraising strategies, to ensure capital and annual operating needs are met. Ã¢ï¿½Â¢Cultivate, solicit and steward current and prospective donors. Ã¢ï¿½Â¢Ensure all fundraising activities are in compliance with funding sources, common practices, organization guidelines and government requirements including tax/license requirements. Ã¢ï¿½Â¢Recruit, train and motivate volunteers to maximize fundraising on behalf of the Aurora Historical Society. Ã¢ï¿½Â¢Team with the Community Relations Advisory Committee to create, develop and implement an annual public relations plan that raises and sustains a positive and visible profile thorough print and electronic media within the Community of Aurora and beyond. Ã¢ï¿½Â¢Maintain a current knowledge, and ability, on software programs pertaining to fundraising records for a charitable organization. Ã¢ï¿½Â¢Actively promote the mission, vision and philosophy of the Aurora Historical Society. Ã¢ï¿½Â¢Performs other duties as assigned Personal Characteristics: Ã¢ï¿½Â¢A multi-tasking hard worker who is detail oriented and organized. Ã¢ï¿½Â¢A motivated self starter who is committed to service and excellence. Ã¢ï¿½Â¢A team player who is flexible and complements the team of staff and volunteers. Position is subject to funding. Please submit a detailed application outlining current experience, background and education. The application must be sent to ahs@aurorahs.com by March 22nd, 2010.

Tigers eliminated in five

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:04:14 GMT

0309-5

The Aurora Tigers are finished for the season.
But they gave it everything they had Tuesday night as they lost 3-2 to the Oakville Blades in Oakville to give up their first round of playoffs four games to one.
While an extra attacker worked late in the game, it wasn’t enough for Aurora to force an overtime perod Tuesday night.
Michael Sardella, who assisted on Aurora’s first goal, brought the Tigers to one with only 12 seconds remaining in regulation time, but it was too little, too late.
Oakville needed most of the first period to finally break the goose egg, and they needed an extra attacker to do it.
Mark Bennett scored on a powerplay to send the teams to the dreassing room with Oakville ahead by one.
Before the second period was 10 muniutes old, Aurora tied the game on a goal by Alexi Pianosi as Tigers enjoyed the extra attacker.
However, the Blades took control in the third period scoring twice before the frame was three minutes old.
Sardella’s goal late in the frame made the game interesting, but wasn’t enough to keep the Tigers off the golf courses.

OAKVILLE 3
AURORA 2

First period

O - Mark Bennett (Ingoldsby, Murphy) PP 17.08

Second period

A - Alexi Pianosi (VanNatter, Sardella) PP 9.47

Third period

O - Josh Ranalli (Bennett) 0.36
O - Kyle Blaney (Lysaght, Ingoldsby) 2.02
A - Michael Sardella (Pianosi) EA 19.48

Councillors unanimous in selecting Tsubouchi

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:29:57 GMT

Aurora Council has unanimously approved the appointment of former Markham ward councillor and Progressive Conservative Cabinet Minister David Tsubouchi as the town’s new Integrity Commissioner.
The nod was given at last Tuesday's General Committee meeting.
Mayor Phyllis Morris and Councillors Evelyn Buck and Alison Collins-Mrakas were absent from the session.
The appointment of Mr. Tsubouchi was met with high praise from councillors.
"I'm very, very pleased to hear of our choice for the new Integrity Commissioner," said Councillor Wendy Gaertner. "I think the gentleman has amazing credentials."
While Councillor Al Wilson said he initially questioned the timing of the appointment in the middle of an election year, Mr. Tsubouchi's credentials won him over.
"There are two ways in my mind to look at this," Councillor Wilson told town staff at the meeting.
"One could look at this [as] our term is nearly over. Is it appropriate we are appointing someone who will take a new council six months into [his] term?
"The other side that I struggled with is...is it not appropriate to have one for the balance of our term? I am committed to the process so it is a difficult point in time. However, when I read the report and saw what the recommendation is, I think Mr. Tsubouchi, his credentials, reputation, his knowledge, his background...any municipality should be honoured to have an individual like that protecting them."
The final approval of Mr. Tsubouchi depends on a finalized agreement between the town and Mr. Tsubouchi, the intricacies of which are still being fine tuned.
While Mr. Tsubouchi's one-year contract has a limit of $60,000, it is entirely dependent on usage.
"It may certainly be less," said Aurora Chief Administrative Officer Neil Garbe.
Staff working on the contract have a tentative start date for Mr. Tsubouchi as July this year.
The term will last for a period of one year from the actual signing date.
Council will also have the opportunity to extend Mr. Tsubouchi's contract by two one-year periods.
One of the issues that arose from Tuesday's meeting was the issue of who the Integrity Commissioner would report to.
Town Solicitor Christopher Cooper encouraged council to "resolve to include in the Code of Conduct some sort of contingency whereby if it happened that the individual so designated under the code was away, then an alternate could be designated to receive it."

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:29:08 GMT

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Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:43:50 GMT

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Walking-beam conveyors allow multiple processes

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:47:58 GMT

By Murali Shivamuthulingam Almac Industrial Systems, the Ontario-based manufacturer of material handling equipment, adds new product to the company's portfolio; a ‘Walking Beam’.

Offered as an automated transfer and storage bank with mechanically actuated transfer unit, the Walking Beam is packed with unique features, including the exoskeleton frame, "walking beam" suspension, and a drive train and track system. When engineers think about synchronous automated assembly systems, they most often picture rotary indexing dials or carousels. But, there is another synchronous automation platform that should not be overlooked: the walking beam.

A walking beam moves product sequentially in straight-line steps. To advance the product, the beam usually engages them from below, moving up, forward, down and back. In some cases, the beam contacts the products from the side. For speed and accuracy, the motion of the beam is most often generated by a rotating camshaft powered by an electric motor or a roller movement in a profile powered by hydraulic cylinder, explains Robert Austin, senior designer at Almac Industrial Systems, (Aurora, ON). The beam's motion replicates an arm that rises and falls like a seesaw. These machines are based on high performance servo technology and provide a stable & fast transfer system for rigid containers where alternative in-line transfer systems such as rope or chain conveyors are unsuitable. Filling options include high accuracy program forward weight controlled filling, with facilities for vibration at fill points to compact difficult products.

The weighing is accomplished by load cells mounted on a fixed structure within the path of the movable carriage of the walking beam conveyor or the load cells are built into the carriage itself. A walking-beam conveyor for the stepped conveyance of drums or similar conveyed stock typically has at least one walking beam that is raised and lowered by lifters between lateral support rails and is movable by at least one longitudinally effective actuator in the longitudinal transport direction. Almac products use Allen Bradley micro logics 1000 compact processor with fixed I/O for controls but can also be customized to incorporate other type of control systems.

Preferably, such a walking-beam conveyor has a plurality of walking beams arranged successively in the workpiece-travel direction that are moved step-wise downstream and upstream jointly. At the same time, the walking beams are jointly raised while moving downstream and lowered while moving back such that the drums or the like resting on the lateral support rails can be conveyed in steps in the workpiece-travel direction. A walking-beam conveyor of this type can be easily integrated as conveying equipment in Mineral processing plants.

Aurora Christmas Parade 2009 Photos

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:44:33 GMT

This years Christmas Parade was exceptional, and we could not have asked for better weather.
I would like to thank everyone envolved in making the Aurora Christmas Parade for all of their efforts.
If you would like to see the photos please visit my web site at:

http://www.fotofinish.ca/index.php?category=gallery/Events/Aurora/SantaClausParade2009

If you see someone you know who was in the parade you can send them the photo from the web site.

Wishing everyone all the best for this season.

Regards

Rob Schuetze

Insurance Premium Update

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:39:15 GMT

By Chris Ingoe

We want to take this opportunity to update you about what's happening with personal & commercial insurance rates.

At this point in time, further rate increases are anticipated for both car and home insurance for the rest of 2009 and into 2010, with typical increases ranging between 5% and 20%.

For business insurance, we expect to see only modest rate increases into 2010 as there has been less demand for business insurance due to the poor economy. Businesses with claims in the past year or 2 will likely see larger increases.

Why are Premiums Increasing? In general, premiums are rising because insurance companies are reporting a dramatic increase in claims, from rising benefit payments for injured car accident victims, to increased water and storm damage claims, and more lawsuits with higher court awards. Based on the low interest rates and deteriorating investment income of the past year, insurance companies also report that they will not be able to rely on investment income to offset the poor claims experience.

Under these conditions, the only way insurance companies can continue to have enough money to pay claims and maintain financial stability is to raise insurance premiums. Refer to these two articles from Wheels.ca for more information on why auto insurance rates are increasing: GTA Drivers Face 14% Insurance Hike (http://www.wheels.ca/Article%20Category/article/782513) Why Car Insurance Rates Can Give You Whiplash (http://www.wheels.ca/reviews/article/782242) The Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario has been lobbying the Ontario government for auto insurance reforms to keep premiums affordable for consumers.

Some success has been met, although that changes won't likely be implemented unitl the summer of 2010 - we'll report more on these changes in a future article. What can you do in the mean time? Your broker can usually check a variety of insurance companies to ensure you are getting good value and the coverage you need. If you deal directly with an insurance company or a bank, you'll have to check around yourself to determine if you're getting proper value.

Keep in mind that changing insurance companies solely for a lower premium may only be a short term gain - you may not be getting the coverage you think you are and premium increases will eventually catch up with you. Ensure the company you deal with has a reputation for fairness, working for their customers, and will be accountable to you at the time of a claim.

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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:48:04 GMT

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Protecting your digital images before they fade away...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:27:12 GMT

Just as with our old photos taken 25 years ago, digital images can also fade.
Sure we can just re-print them, RIGHT! That might be the case for your photos taken recently, but what about those taken 10 or 20 years ago?

Today we store our important documents and images on our computer hard drives. Some of us take extra precautions and perform backups to CD's or DVD's and maybe even an external hard drive or backup service.

CD's, DVD's and external hard drives are also prone to fading away.

I'll first talk about hard drives and external hard drives:
Assuming that we do not have any mechanical failures, data that has been written to and not updated can become corrupted. This is mainly due to the fact that the magnetic particles on the surface of the hard drive are constantly moving, although very minimal. Over time (a long time) they can move just enough so that the data is not readable. Data on your hard drive that has been updated or moved is less prone to this fading away problem.

CD's and DVD's also have a life span (somewhere around 20 years). The better brands do last longer, but there are also good practices to follow that will help to lengthen the life span.

Don't write on the disks. Regardless of the surface the ink can penetrate through and cause problems. If you want to write on the disk then the best place is the far outer edge. Make sure that when you burn your disks that you do not fill it up.