By Kathy McGrath Kelsey Dorval is one of those steady-Eddie types who can be counted on to get the job done.  As a member of the CCRA executive committee for the past 10 years,...

By Kathryn Stocks When Kacie Statia and Alexa Schopfer came up with the idea of starting a business to sell cozy lined winter hats, they were trying to fill a niche. They found that...

By Kathryn Stocks It only takes a few minutes with Clara Campbell Lahmer to realize that she is a delightful woman who is still amazingly with it considering she was getting ready to celebrate...

By Kathryn Stocks On December 9, the 1st Annual Community Tree Lighting Party was held at Port Union Community Centre and more than 300 people came out. The event was planned by local realtors...

By Kathy Rowe On Sunday, December 10, I had the pleasure of attending the annual community carol sing at St. Dunstan of Canterbury Anglican Church. Reverend Richard Newland was his usual jovial self. He...

By Denise Bacon Residents of the CCRA community are great walkers, enjoying all the neighbourhood has to offer – our canopied streets, parks and waterfront. We recently spoke with a few of them. Ann...

By Kathy Rowe The sensational Christmas display that lights up 162 Centennial Road every year started more than 30 years ago with just four strings of chaser lights mounted along the eavestrough. Today, Lance...

By Kathy McGrath All his life, local artist Mario Dimain has had a desire to create things. Even as a young boy in the Philippines he was forever “drawing” in the dirt with a...

By Kathryn Stocks You know that Marie-Louise Rennicks is artistic as soon as you arrive at her front door. She has a small stained glass window in her garage and a beautiful mailbox decorated...

By Robin Andrews Morton The annual commencement ceremony at Sir Oliver Mowat C.I. was held on Friday, November 3. This event sees graduates return to the building they spent the previous four years in;...