For safety and health, walk your kids to school
By Justyna Sweny Five-year old Camila de Almeida of North York would have been starting Grade 1 this September – except that she’s not and never will be. Her life was cut short all...
Celebrating Canada Day 2018 in the hub of our community
On Thursday June 28 the Port Union Seniors in partnership with the City of Toronto put on a wonderful first annual Canada Day event. The day began with welcome speeches (Community Recreation...
Vijay Thanigasalam, Ontario PC Party is the new MPP for Scarborough-Rouge Park.
Mr. Thanigasalam broke the Liberal Party hold on the riding most recently held by Liberal Tracy McCharles who was elected in the former riding of Pickering-Scarborough East in 2011. Tracy did not stand for...
Stunning chrysanthemums grown right here in Centennial
By Kathryn Stocks If you want to know anything about growing gorgeous chrysanthemums, Centennial’s Roy Fox is the man you want to see. He couldn’t say whether growing the flowers is a hobby,...
Councillor’s Message June 2018
Changes to rooming house bylaw put off until 2019 Rooming House Review Update In a follow-up to public consultations and a community town hall hosted by my office, City Planning and Licensing staff have...
Local volunteer jumped in with both feet
By Kathy McGrath When Rob Elbertsen took over the planning portfolio for the CCRA executive two years ago, he had no prior experience with planning issues. “I just had an interest in it, and...
Bringing bees to your backyard
The Official Bee for Toronto: the metallic green sweat bee (Agapostemon virescens). By Kathryn Stocks Wild bees need our help! There’s a push on right now to encourage people to create pollinator-friendly gardens for...
Presidents Message June 2018
June shaping up with lots of festivals, concerts and BBQs By Kathy Rowe May was a busy month in our community and June is shaping up to be just as busy for our Centennial...
What it’s like to be an award-winning playwright at 18
By Eunice Chong A writer since the age of 10, Mowat student Madison Johnstone’s original play The Looking Glass garnered her praise for her “beautiful thoughts” from more than one adjudicator at the National...
MP Report June 2018
Happy spring, Centennial! I’m sure we are all equally excited to see the signs of summer just around the corner! I would like to begin by congratulating all of our students on another successful...
The Port Union Seniors GIVE BACK with Canada Day Event
Thursday June 28 , 11 am to 3 pm “I’ve always wanted to have a Canada Day celebration here at the Port Union Community Centre” exclaimed Ann Standard. “I’ve noticed that many other communities...
Sponsored family is transitioning well
By Kim Deighton Last August saw the arrival of our privately-sponsored refugee family, a young Eritrean mother and her 5-year-old son. We are happy to report that the family is transitioning very well into...
Residents hit hard by windstorm
Resident Carl Whittaker, seated at right beside neighbour Dan Clement, was compelled to take matters into his own hands to protect neighbours from a fallen tree. By Kathy McGrath While the windstorm on May...
Centennial will be in a new riding and a new ward
By Paul Lewkowicz This is a special year because we will have not one but two elections! The provincial election will take place on June 7 and on October 22 we’ll have the municipal...
The totals are in for Scouting group’s fundraiser
By Tracy Forsyth Last month we reported about our recycling fundraiser on April 21. We didn’t have all the totals at that time so we would like to share them with the community now....
Scarborough-Rouge Park Candidates
CCRA News asked MPP candidates in the June 7 provincial election to submit a short bio of themselves and answer this question: What do you think is the most important issue in this community...
Aging facility soldiers on
Nancy Coull’s dog is a popular visitor Nancy Coull brings her adorable 4-year-old dog Molly into the Stacey Centre every Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. to greet the residents. Nancy is with Therapeutic Paws...
Nothing decided at Jim Hart’s panel
Last month we wrote about Councillor Jim Hart convening a panel of community members to determine a public property to be named for former councillor Ron Moeser. That panel meeting took place on April...
CCRA gives donation for a new bed
CCRA president Kathy Rowe, middle, presented a cheque from the community association to the Tony Stacey Centre’s Executive Director Andy Barros and Public Relations and Communications Director Diana LeBlanc on April 24. The cheque...
May is CCRA’s membership month!
You may have noticed the CCRA’s new green and white membership signs around the community. From left, Membership Chair Denise Bacon and canvassers Jim Pickett, Zinta Erdmanis and her daughter Ava Erdmanis encourage you...
Legion Branch 258 votes to sell its property
David Adamson is shown here with a small portion of the war memorabilia displayed in the Legion building on Lawson Rd. By David Adamson I have written numerous articles over the past few years...
Presidents Message May 2018
Thanks for supporting our community social and Earth Day Winter has finally lost its grip and spring is almost truly here. What a winter! Our “Spring” dinner dance was a great excuse to get...
Councillor’s Message May 2018
Prepare for construction but enjoy the festivals Lawrence Avenue E – Major Road Resurfacing Lawrence Avenue East from Port Union Road to Meadowvale Road is scheduled for reconstruction this year. The project includes new...
MP Report May 2018
After our surprising mid-April ice storm, it’s nice to finally seen the lush greenery of Scarborough-Rouge Park returning to our community! Earth Day Tree Planting I would like to begin by thanking those of...
Come out to the all-candidates meeting on May 14
The CCRA is organizing an all candidates meeting to give you a chance to meet the candidates running for MPP in the June 7 provincial election. Since current MPP Tracy MacCharles is stepping down...
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