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Debora Kelly

Debora Kelly

Debora Kelly is the editor of NewmarketToday and AuroraToday. She is an award-winning journalist and communications professional who is passionate about building strong communities through engagement, advocacy and partnership.
Debora has been recognized with international, national and provincial awards over three decades for reporting, column and editorial writing. The publications under her leadership as editor in chief were annually honoured with top international, national and provincial awards, including two Best Community Newspaper in North America awards by the Local Media Association.
She also has enjoyed serving in volunteer leadership roles for local non-profit organizations and has been honoured by the Character Community Foundation of York Region with a Character Champion award.

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Recent Work by Debora

What's going on in and around Newmarket this weekend

What's going on in and around Newmarket this weekend

The weekend includes the Newmarket mayor's levee tonight, a CHATS community arts showcase, live theatre, winter farmers market
York Region highlights commitment to tackling homelessness crisis

York Region highlights commitment to tackling homelessness crisis

Eye-opening report that found more than 80,000 Ontarians are homeless builds on data that reveals local numbers have almost quadrupled, regional municipality says
It could soon cost you to charge your EV in East Gwillimbury

It could soon cost you to charge your EV in East Gwillimbury

Town is considering recouping costs — there are no fees at its five EV charging stations currently — and expanding its current infrastructure to meet growing demand
What's going on in and around Newmarket this weekend

What's going on in and around Newmarket this weekend

The weekend features live music with Jack de Keyzer and ABBA Revisited, comic Dom Pare and friends, a Liberal riding association new year's levee
York Region men arrested after vehicle pursued by tow truck, stolen

York Region men arrested after vehicle pursued by tow truck, stolen

Thornhill, Richmond Hill men charged in connection with a carjacking after a vehicle was 'aggressively' followed by a tow truck in Toronto
Man, 3 teens arrested in retail robberies in Toronto, Vaughan

Man, 3 teens arrested in retail robberies in Toronto, Vaughan

In two similar incidents, suspects entered the stores by smashing the glass doors with hammers, fled in a stolen vehicle with stolen cellphones, police say
Here are the top 10 stories you read on NewmarketToday in 2024

Here are the top 10 stories you read on NewmarketToday in 2024

Top of the list is the story about a man whose 'life was turned upside down' after he was left jobless due a 'misunderstanding' about an offer to work at the new Loblaws warehouse
What's going on in and around Newmarket this weekend

What's going on in and around Newmarket this weekend

The weekend includes the wrap-up of the holiday light show, a lamp-making workshop, ComicCon, wrestling
Portraits of Giving honours 15 inspiring individuals in York Region

Portraits of Giving honours 15 inspiring individuals in York Region

15th annual initiative wrapped up its tour across York Region with a Newmarket finale celebration
What's going on in and around Newmarket this weekend

What's going on in and around Newmarket this weekend

The weekend highlights include Frozen Fridays and the Holiday Night of Lights, A Cappella York's The Magic of Christmas, The Barra MacNeils East Coast Christmas and the Aurora Community Band's British invasion
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