The value of becoming a CCRA member

By Denise Bacon April showers bring May flowers and the kick-off of the annual CCRA Membership Campaign! This year, membership is more important than ever as our community needs a very strong voice...

Quick action on defaced mural

By Kathryn Stocks Early in the morning on April 2, our beautiful Passage to Port Union mural at the Centennial Plaza was defaced with graffiti in three places. This angered the community and...

Journey into Journalism

Grade 10 students Caitlin McKelvie, left, and Brenley Strano were excited to start a new school newspaper at Mowat in February. With Caitlin as the editor and Brenley as the graphic designer, they...

So many ways to savour our delicious local strawberries

By Kathryn McLean Did you know that May is the start of local strawberry season in Ontario? Some of us may look forward to fresh asparagus or rhubarb or even fiddleheads, but small,...

My close encounter with a blacklegged deer tick

The day after a hike in the Rouge, Wanda noticed something thread-like poking out of her skin. It was a tiny blacklegged deer tick and her doctor quickly prescribed an antibiotic. By Wanda...

Soccer camp for girls creates a sense of belonging

By Kathy McGrath A third of girls will leave a sport because they feel unwelcome or perceive that they don’t belong, according to a 2022 survey by the Canadian Women & Sport (CWS)....

Feeding wild animals is now illegal

By Pamela Collins As of April 1, it is illegal to feed wildlife or permit the feeding of wildlife on your property, punishable by fines. This includes feeding animals in city parks or...

Pouring rain didn’t stop Earth Day event

Retired teacher Claire Hughes picked up garbage in the pouring rain By Kathryn Stocks It may have rained heavily on the Earth Day event on April 22, but that didn’t stop residents from...

Exquisite novel begins with unusual monologue

By Julie Kish Remarkably Bright CreaturesBy Shelby Van PeltEcco/HarperCollins, 2022 This novel was highly recommended and I dove into it without knowing much about it. So, when the first chapter began with a...

Membership

Membership is only $15.00 per year per household. Please fill out our membership form using your Credit Card or Visa Debit Card or your PayPal account. Membership Chair, Denise Bacon email Why join CCRA?...

CCRA Spring Fling Dinner and Dance