Lots of bazaars and craft fairs happening this month
By Kathy Rowe
Although it has come a bit late in the season, the cooler weather has arrived. November will be a busy month for the CCRA with our community Pumpkin Parade on November 1 and our Annual General Meeting on November 20.
There are many bazaars, craft sales and winter fairs happening in the area this month. Please take advantage of these wonderful events for shopping local as we head into the holiday season.
Repair Cafe Dates
The Repair Cafe will be at the Port Union Community Centre on Saturday, November 15 and Saturday, December 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you have any questions or concerns, email portunionrepaircafe@gmail.com
Annual General Meeting
On Thursday, November 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Port Union Community Centre, we will gather to review the CCRA’s 2024 activities. I look forward to continuing my role as president of the CCRA through 2026. If you have the desire to support this wonderful organization, please attend our Annual General Meeting and learn about the roles and responsibilities that our board members carry out each year.
Retail in Neighbourhoods
In early September, we sent out a survey via our electronic newsletter about the city’s proposal to expand retail along major streets and interior streets within neighbourhoods across Toronto. I want to thank Centennial residents for participating.
Centennial showed up for the survey and with the help of the newly formed umbrella group COTRA (Coalition of Toronto Residents’ Associations) we are now taking a closer look at the results. I encourage you to sign up for our electronic newsletter so that you can learn about the survey results and CCRA’s actions, which will be revealed soon after the publication of this issue.
We all owe it to ourselves to stay informed and at CCRA we do our best to keep our residents abreast of city proposals that will have an impact on our community. To sign up for our electronic newsletter, please scroll down to the bottom of the home page where you will find “E-Mail Updates.” Fill out the form and submit your contact information.
You will receive an email once per month about community news and alerts from the CCRA. These newsletters contain important updates between our newspaper publications. There will be an email update very soon regarding results from the survey.
West Hill Hockey Troubles
The front page article of our October issue highlighted the troubles that the West Hill Minor Hockey Association (WHMHA) has encountered this season. On behalf of area associations Guildwood, West Hill, West Rouge and Highland Creek, CCRA has drafted a letter stating our deep disappointment with the way the City of Toronto has treated our local hockey club.
In due time our letter is intended to be directed to Mayor Olivia Chow, Ombudsman Paul Dubé, and Councillor Neethan Shan. As it stands, the turmoil involving WHMHA is complex and other Scarborough hockey clubs are also having issues with ice time. WHMHA president Sue Vine continues to do her best to rectify the situation. We have assured Sue that our letter of support is ready to go as soon as she requests it.