43 Division Community Police Liaison Report for March 2024
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Message to the community from President Kathy Rowe
CCRA President Kathy Rowe announces upcoming events for our 75th anniversary. Watch now.
Download CCRA Centennial News
APRIL 2024 ISSUE (DOWNLOAD PDF) PAST ISSUES CONTENTRepair Café cuts down on waste Come out to our Earth Day event on April 20 Centennial hoodie is the prize for one lucky canvasser Walking is...
Aster is Rouge Butterflyway’s ‘Native Plant of the Year’
By Karanne Atkinson The Rouge Butterflyway group chose the aster as our “Native Plant of the Year” for 2024. There are over 32 different species of aster, each with special adaptations to the particular...
So many ways to recycle at Scouts fundraiser
The Scouts will once again be holding a huge recycling fundraiser as part of Earth Day on Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at West Rouge Community Centre, 270 Rouge Hills...
Councillor’s Message April 2024
Happy Earth Month, Centennial! In February, my office participated in the Coldest Night of the Year Fundraiser to raise money for Fernie Youth Services in Scarborough. In operation since 1964, Fernie provides residential assistance,...
Earth Day is a great time to start reducing food waste
Soup is a particularly good way to finish up all those leftovers in your fridge. By Kathryn McLean One way to waste less food is to use it up. I know that seems obvious,...
Bill Dempsey fought long and hard for this community
Bill Dempsey was the driving force behind the creation of the Centennial Community and Recreation Association (CCRA) 75 years ago. Top: Bill with MP Dan McTeague at the 2004 Canada Day parade. By Gay...
Trustees Report April 2024
TDSB Trustee Anu Sriskandarajah Student Mental Health and Well-Being Supporting students and fostering daily positive mental health and well-being in all school communities is a priority at the TDSB. Visit the MHWB website to...
University of Toronto Scarborough continues its expansion
The Master Plan was developed in 2011 to meet the needs for more space to accommodate the rapidexpansion in student enrollment. By Shelley Cooke In 1964, UTSC (then University of Toronto Scarborough College) was...
Beaver Scouts had a blast at winter camp in Oshawa
Beaver Scouts really enjoyed the activities at their Pokémon-themed camp in March. By Krystle Forsyth (Chip) 2nd Highland Creek Beaver Scouts had a winter camp at Camp Samac, the local Scout Camp in Oshawa,...
MPP Report April 2024
Committed to best possible health care for our residents I hope you and your families are doing well as we finally enter spring. I am looking forward to the warm weather and the many...
Let’s make every day Earth Day!
By John Gibb “You hear the word ecology. That’s a big science concerned with the total ecosystem, not just how we dispose of tin cans and bottles in our park. It’s concerned with the...
Junior scientists needed at the zoo during eclipse
By Wanda Wierzbicki The solar eclipse on Monday, April 8 is going to be a PA day, and the Toronto Zoo is inviting students to become Junior Citizen Scientists and help the zoo’s team...
Walking is a good way to explore our neighbourhood
Adams Park GateCCRA President W.A. Dempsey, announced at a meeting on October 19th, 1950, that an offer to purchase the Adams property from the family of landowner Thomas Adams for use as a community...
Repair Café cuts down on waste
Thanks to organizer Frank Kaufman, the Repair Café comes to the Port Union community centre every six weeks to repair household items. Above, Frank examines a Singer sewing machine from the 1930s. By Kathy...
MP Report April 2024
Meeting the health needs of Canadians Universal public health care allows Canadians to access health services based on their need, not their ability to pay. Yet, a significant amount of health-care costs fall outside...
Come out to our Earth Day event on April 20
NEW this year, we are proud to present a FREE special screening of local film director Jamie Fleck’s documentary movie In My Backyard By Kathy Rowe On Saturday, April 20, residents will have plenty...
President’s Message April 2024
So much to see and do at Earth Day event By Kathy Rowe I hope you will come out to our area Earth Day event on Saturday, April 20. There is much to see...