By Garrett and Ryan Allardyce The National Theatre School Drama Festival Ontario (formerly known as the Sears Ontario Drama Festival) is a province-wide competition that runs from the end of February to the middle...
Councillor Jennifer McKelvie Moving forward on affordable housing Another month has passed and another series of interesting and meaningful issues have come to the forefront at Council. I want to outline in particular our...
Photo: Detail of Passage to Port Union by Allan Bender (Lead Artist), John Nobrega, Azadeh Pirazimian, Jesse McCuaig, Frances Potts, Chris Brown, and Melissa Bessey. Courtesy of Mural Routes. By Janice Bennink It’s no...
Larissa, left, and Isla Russo had fun on their unexpected day off school making melted snowmen out of marshmallows. Photo: Anja Bundze By Mark Campbell Tuesday, February 12, was a Snow Day in Toronto. ...
By Kathy McGrath Centennial Road Junior Public School has a new principal who feels very fortunate to be part of our community. Dan Puglielli, who started his position January 7, says he has “walked...
MPP Vijay Thanigasalam An eventful month here in Scarborough–Rouge Park It has been an eventful month for me in Scarborough–Rouge Park. At the time of submission, the Legislature has not returned but I do...
MP Gary Anandasangaree Creating better opportunities for our children We’ve made it to March, which means that spring, March Break and the CCRA’s 70th Anniversary Dinner and Dance celebration are just around the corner!...
By Tracy Forsyth The 2nd Highland Creek Beavers, Cub Scouts, Venturers and Rovers have been busy with weekly meetings, weekend camps and day events. The Scouts, Venturers and Rovers went camping at Cobourg Scout...
Last month, we asked our readers how the six acres of vacant land on Bridgeport Drive could be made useful. The fenced area is owned by the TDSB and the TCDSB, but neither school...
Wanda Wierzbicki, far right, with some of the people who volunteer at the zoo on Thursdays. By Wanda Wierzbicki A year and a half ago, I decided that I would like to volunteer at...
By Gerry Divaris At the CCRA executive meeting in February, we were honoured to welcome Jennifer McKelvie in her official capacity as our new City Councillor. She attended the meeting with City of Toronto...
Closing our schools during snowy weather Trustee Anu Sriskandarajah We receive a number of questions from members of our school communities about how the TDSB makes the decision to cancel buses and/or close all...
By Heather Lemieux The CCRA has been serving our community for 70 years and we want to celebrate this anniversary year with you! On Saturday, March 30, we are hosting a ‘70s Dinner Dance...
Dance the night away at our spring dinner/dance! By Kathy Rowe CCRA will be hosting our annual spring dinner/dance at the West Rouge Community Centre on Saturday, March 30. This year we will be...