Community embraces Scouts’ recycling campaign
By Tracy Forsyth The 2nd Highland Creek Scouts e-waste fundraiser on April 27 was a huge success! We collected two large dumpsters of e-waste, two large dumpsters of scrap metal and more than 13,000...
Cue the Beach Boys, the old cars are out!
The dashboard of Rick’s 1967 Corvette evokes a charm and glamour not found in today’s vehicles. Photos: Kathy McGrath By Kathy McGrath A sure sign of summer is the sight (and sound) of classic...
Councillor’s Message June 2019
Another chance to donate recyclables I’m enjoying connecting with the community. My team and I recently held our first Community Environment Day at the Malvern Community Recreation Centre. Mayor John Tory attended, and the...
Start the car! Local plant sale was a hit
Happy customer Tom Colella carts out an armload of plants that he purchased from Connie Supnet of the Port Union Seniors. By Sara Bacon The gloomy weather did not stop the Port Union Seniors...
Pedestrian safety review coming to Meadowvale & Lawrence
By Denise Bacon It was six years ago that the City of Toronto Transportation Services-Scarborough Division studied the need for traffic control signals or pedestrian crossing protection at Meadowvale Rd. and Lawrence Ave. The...
MPP Report June 2019
MPP to host barbecue at Adams Park Summer is just around the corner I am excited to get out and join you at the myriad of events happening soon! I will be hosting Vijay’s...
Appreciation event felt like a reunion
By Kathy McGrath “Our tribute to you is long overdue.” Those words, spoken by CCRA President KathyRowe to volunteers at a recent appreciation event, sum up the sentiment of the association’s executive board. About...
Presidents Message June 2019
Many thanks to those who have bolstered CCRA By Kathy Rowe Volunteer Appreciation On May 2, we held a volunteer appreciation event at the Port Union Community Centre. This long overdue tribute to our...
Celebrating milestones: a former CCRA president looks back
By Gay Cowbourne I was the president of the CCRA for several years, including 1999, the year we celebrated 50 years of community activism, volunteerism and CCRA’s many remarkable achievements. I fondly recall our...
MP Report May 2019
National unemployment rate lowest in 40 years I would like to begin by thanking the Centennial Community Recreation Association volunteers for 70 successful years of service to our community! Although I was unable to...
Local boy scores big with a new book
By Kathy Rowe Think you’re a hardcore Toronto Maple Leafs fan? Think again. Steve Glynn, or Steve “Dangle” as most people know him, has made hockey fanaticism his career. How is this possible you...
TDSB Trustee Message June 2019
By TDSB Trustee Anu Sriskandarajah Olympic medalist empowers young women On March 6, more than 300 girls from Grades 7 to 12 gathered for our annual Young Women on the Move event for International...