Aurora Town Square
Welcome! Engage Aurora is an interactive, digital space for you to learn about and provide valuable input into Town projects.
This webpage will serve as a central hub for the Aurora Town Square project, where you can visit to learn more about the planned space and receive ongoing project updates. This is also a great place to interact with other members of the community and share your ideas for how the different spaces can be used, as construction of the square gets underway and the area is transformed into a vibrant destination for our community to enjoy.
ABOUT THE AURORAContinue reading
Welcome! Engage Aurora is an interactive, digital space for you to learn about and provide valuable input into Town projects.
This webpage will serve as a central hub for the Aurora Town Square project, where you can visit to learn more about the planned space and receive ongoing project updates. This is also a great place to interact with other members of the community and share your ideas for how the different spaces can be used, as construction of the square gets underway and the area is transformed into a vibrant destination for our community to enjoy.
ABOUT THE AURORA TOWN SQUARE PROJECT
With two community spaces and unlimited possibilities, Aurora Town Square is a place where young and old can come together in all seasons to enjoy art, theatre, music, shopping, community events and activities.
Aurora Town Square includes two key spaces – a vibrant outdoor square and a new community facility that will feature a flexible performance hall with seating for up to 250 people and a variety of multi-purpose programming spaces that will bring life and energy to our downtown core.
Aurora Town Square is a key part of Aurora's exciting downtown revitalization plan.
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Construction Notice
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkPlease be advised that Church St. between Yonge St. and Victoria St. will be closed on Monday, April 11, and Tuesday, April 12 for roadwork. Traffic cones and signage will be installed to direct pedestrians around the area. Please use caution and stay alert if walking near the construction zone.
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Fall Construction: Time-lapse
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkThings are beginning to take shape at the Aurora Town Square construction site! Take a look at some of the progress taking place.
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Behind the scenes: Episode 3
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkBehind the Scenes Episode 3 is Here!
This time, go behind the scenes with Aurora Cultural Centre's Suzanne Haines
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Construction Timelapse: Summer
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkConstruction is in full swing at Aurora Town Square. Take a look at all the activity happening on site.
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Behind the Scenes: Episode 2
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkWe take you behind the scenes with Mayor Mrakas at the Aurora Town Square construction site.
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New Name, New Logo!
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkIt's time! We are thrilled to finally share Aurora Town Square's new visual identity- vibrant and creative, just like the project!
Utilizing a playful repeated pattern, this versatile graphic plays off the idea that no matter what corner of Aurora you're from, all paths lead back to Aurora Town Square!What is the inspiration behind the new Aurora Town Square logo? Dive in with Town of Aurora Marketing and Creative Specialist, Katrina Estacio, who designed the logo and shares a bit about her creative process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzPLU8rk68o
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Aurora Town Square Logo Unveiling
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkBig news! Aurora Town Square will be getting its own brand identity. Something just as awesome and unique as the space being created! Are you as excited as we are?!The countdown is officially on. ONE WEEK until the big reveal! -
New Rendering: West Elevation
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this link📸 Hallet Visual
Take a look at the newest rendering of Aurora Town Square's west elevation. The vibrant, 29,000-square-foot outdoor community space animated by a water feature in the summer can be turned into a skating track in winter. This dynamic space will be a great place for people of all ages to come and enjoy.
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Behind The Scenes
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkLet us take you behind the scenes to get to know the people behind the project. Episode 1 features Peter Scardino, Site Superintendent of Aurora Town Square construction.
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Introducing: Aurora Town Square
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkOn June 22, 2021, the Library Square project, the centerpiece of the Town’s ambitious downtown revitalization plan, was officially renamed Aurora Town Square. The new name, approved by Aurora Council following a public engagement process, was carefully chosen to reflect an age-old desire for communities to share a space of belonging and celebration.
Officially opening in 2022, it will feature outdoor and indoor cultural spaces that offer unlimited possibilities.
Key features include:
• A vibrant, 29,000-square-foot outdoor community space animated by a skating track in winter that can be turned into a water feature in the summer, an amphitheater/ performance space, art installation spaces, community event space, and an enclosed bridge between the Library and the Church Street School addition.
• A spectacular 32,000-square-foot addition to the beloved Church Street School facility that will feature a flexible performance hall with seating for up to 250 patrons in Theatre style, multi-purpose arts programming spaces, visual arts studio, a beautiful café, and more.
• Major updates at the Aurora Public Library, including a new entrance and programming spaces, and a roof-top reading garden, which will make it even more accessible and user-friendly.
Important Links
Photos
Videos
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Click here to play video Aurora Town Square Logo
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Click here to play video Let's Talk Logo Design What is the inspiration behind the new Aurora Town Square logo? Dive in with Town of Aurora Marketing and Creative Specialist, Katrina Estacio, who designed the logo and shares a bit about her creative process.
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Click here to play video Spring: Time Lapse *The Aurora Town Square Project is expected to be complete in 2023. Construction highlights from March to April 2021
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Click here to play video Installation of fencing banners around 22 Church Street
Project Timeline
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Construction Mobilization
Aurora Town Square has finished this stageOctober 5, 2020
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Groundbreaking Ceremony
Aurora Town Square has finished this stageOctober 8, 2020
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Construction
Aurora Town Square is currently at this stageOctober 2020 to Summer 2023
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Project Complete
this is an upcoming stage for Aurora Town SquareFall 2023
Capital Budget
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March Library Square Budget Overview (215 KB) (pdf)
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April Library Square Budget Overview (47.9 MB) (pdf)
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May Library Square Budget Overview (1.24 MB) (pdf)
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October Aurora Town Square Budget Overview (1.9 MB) (pdf)
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June 2022 Aurora Town Square Budget Overview (2.05 MB) (pdf)
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Nov 2022 Aurora Town Square Budget Overview (2.13 MB) (pdf)
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May 2023 Aurora Town Square Budget Overview (2.34 MB) (pdf)
Key Documents
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Aurora Museum and Cultural Centre Business Plan (March 2019) (1.52 MB) (pdf)
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Library Square Information Handout (6.97 MB) (pdf)
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LSPM Task Force Meeting Minutes - Nov 2020 (83.5 KB) (pdf)
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LSPM Task Force Meeting Minutes - Jan 2021 (85.4 KB) (pdf)
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LSPM Task Force Meeting Minutes - April 2021 (86.2 KB) (pdf)
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ATSPM Task Force Meeting Minutes - July 2021 (94.2 KB) (pdf)
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ATSPM Task Force Meeting Minutes - Nov 2021 (86.1 KB) (pdf)
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ATSPM Task Force Meeting Minutes - March 2022 (80.8 KB) (pdf)
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ATSPM Task Force Meeting Minutes - June 2022 (85.1 KB) (pdf)
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ATSPM Task Force Meeting Minutes - January 2023 (92.8 KB) (pdf)
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