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Our Local Weather |
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to the online version of CCRA
news. A place where you can share news and views with other members of
the Centennial Community. |
President's Report
May is membership month. Membership chairs Tony Sibley and Betty Karsh
have been busy organizing this year’s campaign. This is our major fund
raising event for the year so when the volunteer canvasser calls, please
support your community association and purchase your annual membership...Read President's report
Jeff
Forsyth
Highland Creek Community
Stewardship Program
The season to
get outdoors and take action in your community is approaching! To welcome
the weather, the Highland Creek Community Stewardship Program (HCCSP) has
been busy organizing exciting new activities and events for Scarborough
residents and homeowners...
Workshops are
free, however registration may be required...
Click here for more details
Around Our Neighbourhood
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Membership
Once again
our volunteer canvassers are out collecting your membership for this year.
Please welcome them and renew your commitment to the community you have
chosen to live in. If a canvasser does not contact you, please make use of
the mail in, drop off, or on line facilities detailed in every
newsletter...Read more.
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Port Union
Seniors
Spring Flea
Market &
Plant Sale
Saturday,
May 24, 2008
9 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Port Union
C.R.C.
5450
Lawrence Avenue East
(416)
396-4034
Books, CDs,
Bake Table,
White
Elephant & More
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Lots of events going on:
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Saturday May 24-
Spring Flea Market at the Port Union Comm. Ctr.
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Saturday May 31- Yard
and plant sale at the Leisureworld Altamont Caregiving Centre, 92 Island
Rd.
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Sunday June1-
Sing & Swing into spring at St. Dunstan Church
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Friday June 13-Preteen
Youth dances at the West rouge Comm. Center.
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Saturday June 14-
Heritage Day Parade / Highland Creek Village.
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Saturday June 21-
Waterfront Event / Ron Moeser.
For more details...
Click here
Advertise community
events for free...Click
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Reports from our Elected
Representatives |
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>Hon. Dan McTeague-Federal
MP, Pickering east Posted May.08
>Ron
Moeser
Councillor Ward 44
>Wayne
Arthurs-M.P.P.
Pickering-Scarborough East
Posted Mar.08
Posted May.2008 |
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The 23rd Annual
Highland Creek
HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Featuring our very own
Fabulous and Famous . . .
BIGGEST LITTLE Parade in
Toronto
Parade starts at 11:00 a.m.
Parade Route: From
Centennial Road Public School west onLawson, across Bridge, and into
the Village.
In the Village ..
Activities ALL DAY
Village Stage (12:45 pm -
5pm)
ROCK ‘N’
ROLL STREET DANCE !!
In the Molson’s Beer Garden
7pm - 12:30am
Dance to the music of the
50's, 60's, & 70's
LIVE BAND -
‘TURNING POINT’
Saturday, June 14, 2008
e-flyer in pdf format...Click
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The Evening—Journey of the
Senses—was a tremendous success.
Putting on an evening like
this takes lots of work and support from many people— we (Lynn Sheppard
& myself, - Heather Lemieux) would like to take this
opportunity to thank everyone who helped & supported this evening...Read
more
Heather Lemieux
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Division News
Have you ever
wondered what the police officers are doing when they are at the station?
At the March CPLC meeting Crime Analyst, PC John Fulton, gave us the
answers....
The 3rd
Annual Community Picnic and Open House will be held at 43 Division on
Saturday, May 10th from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Look for
more information in future newsletters....Read
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We Need Your Help |
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The CCRA is made up of people like you. Meet
your neighbours, volunteer today. Click here
to find out how. |
CCRA Approaches a Milestone
In 2009, the CCRA will be
celebrating its 60th year of service to the community...
To celebrate our Diamond
Anniversary, next year the Association will be sponsoring a number of
special activities and will be looking for volunteers to help make them
happen... Read
more
As part of the
celebration, we are also inviting our readers to participate by
contributing articles to the newsletter of historical interest about the
community and what living in Centennial has meant to them. We will
be featuring these in up coming editions of the newsletter...Click
here or email the
webmaster.
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Port
Union Go Station circa 1856
The Grand
Truck Railroad opened in 1856 and this is their station at Port Union.
The Station Agent lived in the attached house which you may be able to see
just below the ladder shown on the roof on the upper right.
Source:
Fact& Folklore, 2nd edition 1998; J.R. Spilsbury |
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Archives
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In an effort to keep
this site up to date some material, that may still be of interest, has
been archived, click here to find out what.. |
Scouting is on the move
As mentioned
in previous CCRA newsletters the Scouting youth of the 2nd Highland Creek
Venturer Scouts are planning a Centennial Scouting Service Project in
Africa in August this year in the Northern Ghana region near the city
of Tamale.
As I write
this the promise of melting snow is in the air – as you read this I hope
the process is in full swing and with the spring weather we’ll be bringing
our Fund Raising endeavors back online...More
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