By Denise Bacon The 43rd general election is now history and Scarborough–Rouge Park resoundingly endorsed Liberal MP Gary Anandasangaree to represent the riding in Ottawa again. He received 31,339 votes out of the total...
By Bill Hozy Imagine flying a Spitfire plane at low altitude over enemy territory without a gun and without wingmen to protect you from ground fire. This was my father’s service in World War...
A Net Zero Toronto by 2050 By Councillor Jennifer McKelvie October was a great month. I was excited to be back in city council for the first meeting after rising for the summer! We’ve...
Tree planting event was a highlight in October By MPP Vijay Thanigasalam I hope everyone had a wonderful month. This past month has been very busy with a multitude of events and announcements in...
By Kathy Rowe Let me begin this article by thanking the many residents who expressed their passion for the development of a multi-use park where the vacant lot on Bridgeport now sits. We asked...
By Tracy Forsyth The 2nd Highland Creek Scouting sections have been busy outdoors this new scouting year. The Beavers went to the new UTSC Valley Land Trail at U of T Scarborough and had...
Greetings to our readers! Now that the October fall festivals have made way for Christmas bazaars, our community is gearing up for a variety of celebrations during the upcoming holiday season. We list these...
By Capt. T. Foulds The QOR Cadets are honoured to participate in our local Remembrance Day ceremony at the Toronto Zoo. The 34th Annual Remembrance Day Ceremony will take place Monday, November 11 and...
Important reminders for students and parents By TDSB Trustee Anu Sriskandarajah French Program Deadlines For families interested in the Toronto District School Board’s French Immersion or Extended French programs, we offer an online process...
By Kathy McGrath When Hurricane Dorian struck northwestern Bahamas on September 1, it left an unprecedented trail of devastation. The category 5 storm became the strongest in modern record to hit the area and...
By Mark Campbell The Toronto Police Service has recently started enforcing a new ticketing system for street parking in Scarborough. Traditionally, Parking Enforcement has operated on a complaints-based system. However, this will now be...
By Janice Bennink Since 2005, the international cultural event Nuit Blanche has brought crowds into Toronto’s streets and public spaces to experience all-night projects by international and local artists. If you missed the second...
By Amy Stephenson Walking around the community, it’s easy to feel at ease with familiar houses, faces and a sense of home. But for some, that ease can be lost to memory-related health concerns...
By Kathryn Stocks Our second Pumpkin Parade will be held on November 1 and we hope you’ll come out to it! This event gives people an opportunity to display their jack-o-lanterns the day after...
After more than four years of work, Robin stands beside his finished two-seater Challenger Ultralight at an airfield in Stouffville. Next step: flying lessons. By Kathryn Stocks Robin Shonfield’s long-held dream to build a...
A few events of note in Scarborough-Rouge Park This past month has been very busy with a multitude of events and announcements in Scarborough–Rouge Park. Below I have highlighted a few of note. Tim...
Hello again, autumn! It has been a busy few weeks in our neighbourhood. I am excited to share with you announcements for two new projects in our ward. As City Council reconvenes in October,...
By Kimberly Roy Troop Scouter Ask any 2nd Highland Creek Scout about the highlight of the year, and the response you’re sure to receive is “Haliburton!” Haliburton is actually the Haliburton Scout Reserve, a...
The Scarborough Mirror had a story about the hockey league in 1965 when it was called the West Hill-Highland Creek Lions. By Mark Campbell Our little corner of the city has a long history...
Trustee Anu Sriskandarajah TDSB solves the problem of period poverty with free menstrual products “Period poverty” is the motivating factor behind the Toronto District School Board’s new policy of providing free menstrual products to...
The Ride to Remember is a special fundraising event for the Tony Stacey Centre and is organized by Canadian Army Veterans, CAV, Normandy Unit. For Stacey resident Giuseppe Florio,96, it brought back memories of...
By Kathy Rowe Fall festivals are all around us and I had the pleasure of attending the one in Highland Creek on Saturday, September 21. There was corn on the cob, which was sponsored...
Kathy Rowe with her son Ian, left, and husband John in a group photo with Justin Trudeau. By Kathy Rowe You may have seen the Liberal Party’s election commercial that begins with Justin Trudeau...
By Karthiga Dharmananda To get a better idea about crime in the Centennial area, you can view crime data at: https://data.torontopolice.on.ca/pages/maps. The data through this site is quite interesting to look at. The auto...
Young Centennial athletes Stephanie Kaziuka, second from right in the front row, and Julia Campbell, second from right in the second row, were part of the team that represented Canada at the World Championships...