CONTENT Three-legged dog finds a happy home,Annual General Meeting, Mural art project planned for 2021,Student misses out on life milestones due to pandemic,Denise Bacon shines in challenging membership role, Mary Johnson put her heart...
By Tracy Forsyth The 2nd Highland Creek Scouting group would like to thank everyone who supported our virtual Apple Day (month) fundraiser. We missed being out at the local plazas and seeing our neighbours...
CONTENT Acoustic report released for biogas waste treatment plant Do what you can for a fun Halloween A focus on humanity is needed to eradicate racism There’s still so much to be thankful for...
By Tracy Forsyth 2nd Highland Creek Scout group is slowly returning to limited in-person meetings outside in the community and online meetings through Zoom. This is the time when we would usually remind the...
Table of contents:Update on biogas waste facility Dining in is now an option at some eateries Barbershop sees growth after financial haircut Moving forward when the future is a grey haze Celebrating health, diversity...
Read Table of contents:Zoom is a popular platform to stay connected – Fairies in Centennial bring delights to doorsteps – This community should be accessible to every resident – Zoo bends with the times...
By Denise Bacon Fran Keeler, a “long life experienced” resident of Centennial, had a wonderful surprise recently. She retrieved much more than her usual newspaper from her front porch that morning. A colourful gift...
By Evy Lang Manager of Operations Staff at Tony Stacey Centre for Veterans Care are doing everything possible to keep the virus out of our home. As difficult as it is for you not...
Photo credit: J. Varley By Tracy Forsyth The 2nd Highland Creek Scouting groups would like to thank those who bought seeds from our spring fundraiser. Unfortunately, our recycling fundraiser was cancelled for this year...
By Kimberley Roy, Pack Scouter 2nd Highland Creek When someone says “camp food,” the very idea usually conjures up thoughts of hot dogs and spaghetti. Maybe pancakes and chilli. Definitely s’mores. And while classic...
The Scouting group’s community recycling event on April 25 will be held at the West Rouge Community Centre. By Kevin Beleskey Akela, 2nd Highland Creek Scouting Group 2nd Highland Creek Scouting group is going...
By Amy Stephenson Health care in this country is a point of national pride and constant complaints! Your medical support team is outstanding: a qualified group of practitioners under an oath to provide quality...
Port Union Seniors were honoured at the volunteer appreciation event on November 21. Left to right: Jean Palmer (assistant treasurer), Ann Standard (vice-president), Major Cooke (Memory Lane band leader), Nesta Pickering (special events), Shirley...
By Tracy Forsyth The 2nd Highland Creek Scout group would like to thank the residents of the Centennial community for their support of the 37th Scouting for Food event. More than 8,000 lbs. of...
By Kathryn Stocks Major changes are coming to the Tony Stacey Centre for Veterans Care. Vito Greto, board chair and leader of the strategic rebuild committee, said that short-term changes like enhancement of the...
By Tracy Forsyth The 2nd Highland Creek Scout group continues to have a busy schedule and would like to thank the community for their support of the successful Apple Day fundraiser in October. The...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
An aerial shot of the jamboree’s opening ceremonies. . This summer there were camping experiences at local camps such as Camp Adventureland and Haliburton Scout Reserve and the 24th World Jamboree in West Virginia...
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...
Bruce Middleton and Glenda Samuels-Greenidge helped sort some of the stuff that was brought to Port Union C.C. for the Scouts’ recycling drive on April 27. By Denise Bacon CCRA, West Rouge Sports and...
From left: Sanjina, Ella, Olivia, Alex and Moorea were part of the student walkout on April 4. By Kathryn Stocks On April 4 at precisely 1:15 p.m., students at Mowat started pouring out of...