By Denise Bacon Residents in our neighbourhood are a very hardy group! Despite the cold and rainy weather on November 1, more than 60 people came out with their Halloween jack-o-lanterns for our first-ever...
By Wanda Wierzbicki On October 24, several community groups and individuals gathered at Wanita Park to join Toronto Forestry personnel in planting 235 native shrubs and trees. Steven Parkes, a staff member from the...
By Kathryn Stocks This month marks five years since the massive ice storm that hit on Dec. 21/22, 2013, and the subsequent loss of power. The length of the power outage varied across the...
November 11 this year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. The four years of fighting came to an end after the signing of an armistice between the Allies...
Thanks and farewell from Councillor Jim Hart I would like to begin by thanking everyone who came out to Rouge Beach Park on Saturday, October 6 to pay tribute to the late councillor Ron...
Vijay electrified by opportunity to serve residents It has certainly been a busy month for me and I continue to be electrified by the opportunity to serve the residents of Scarborough–Rouge Park. Every day...
By Kathryn Stocks The Tony Stacey Centre has until 2025 to update its building to the significantly revised standards mandated for all long-term care facilities by the Ontario MInistry of Health. Seeing this as...
By Jey Dharmaraj and Kathryn Stocks Writing about real people and their journey in life is always interesting so we were excited to talk to Allan and Judy Conquer and their family. Judy was...
Breathtaking stroll along Rouge Park’s Vista Trail I would like to thank the members of the Centennial community who joined my team and me for our annual Fall Walk in the Rouge on Sunday,...
By Kathy Farquhar Reverend Captain George Farquhar, known as Geordie as a boy in Scotland, was born in 1880, one of eight children. The Farquhar family immigrated to Canada sometime in the 1880s and...
Congratulations to our new councillor! By Kathy Rowe As I write this article there is a distinct chill in the air. The days are becoming shorter and the leaves are falling more and more...
By Garrett and Ryan Allardyce Sir Oliver Mowat C. I. is proud to present Mamma Mia! It’s the story of a 20-year-old woman named Sophie (Stephanie Hintermeister) determined to discover the identity of her...
By Rob Elbertsen When community residents become aware of impending neighbourhood development approvals that they feel negatively impact them and the community, they may not know what options are available for appeal. In March,...
In April, CCRA donated money for a new bed at the Stacey Centre. President Kathy Rowe met with the recipient, Doug Brown, in October. By Kathy Rowe The CCRA would like you to meet...
By Tom Foulds Your community Cadet Corps, 2881 Queen’s Own Rifles RCACC (QOR Cadets), got off to a busy start this fall. Our Cadets manned an information booth at the West Rouge community Family...
By Kathy McGrath For those who think their votes don’t make a difference, think again. In last month’s municipal election, former CCRA president Jennifer McKelvie won the race for councillor of Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge...
V!VA Retirement Communities has a conditional agreement to purchase the Legion property on Lawson Rd. This photo is an artist’s rendering of V!VA Oakville, which is currently under construction and slated to open next...
Smart traffic signal pilot coming to Sheppard East Fire Investigation Update On May 30, a tragic house fire occurred on Haida Court, which is on the west side of Military Trail in Highland Creek....
Date: Thursday, November 1 Time: 6:00 – 8:30 p.m., rain or shine Location: Port Union Village Common (Port Union Road, south of Lawrence Ave.) Show off your Halloween pumpkins and costumes and keep the Halloween...
Left, The 20-minute walk to school for Meraj Jamal and his two children just doesn’t fit into their busy schedule. Right, morning traffic congestion on the streets around Centennial Road. By Denise Bacon The...
Port Union Cares is grateful for the recognition of MP Gary Anandasangaree who presented the refugee sponsorship group’s Eritrean family with a certificate to commemorate their first year here. By Beyhan Farhadi We’re back...
Meet our new MPP, Vijay Thanigasalam My name is Vijay Thanigasalam, your newly elected Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the new riding of Scarborough-Rouge Park. True to our promise, this summer has been...
Happy October, Centennial! It’s great to be back in Ottawa serving the community of Scarborough- Rouge Park. Parliamentary Secretary On August 31, I was incredibly humbled and honoured to be appointed Parliamentary Secretary to...
Every evening at 7:30 p.m., Liang Xiu Wen (front row, left), cycles from her home in the Port Union community to lead a group of enthusiastic women in dance at the Port Union Village...
CCRA President Kathy Rowe asks audience submitted questions to the candidates for city council. On October 10 at Legion Branch 258, ten of the eleven candidates for ward 25, city of Toronto council answered...