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This page was last updated on 01/04/2009

Don't miss our annual Winterfest on Saturday, January 31st from 11:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Port Union Recreation Association...

 

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President's Report

 

Happy New Year to everyone and welcome to 2009!

 

On Saturday January 31st our annual Winterfest will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Port Union Recreation Centre.   More details on this activity are in this newsletter.  CCRA co sponsors this event along with West Rouge Sports and Rec., Port Union Seniors and the City of Toronto.  This is a wonderful community outing for the whole family.  Please mark the date on your calendar and plan to attend...Read President's report

Jeff Forsyth


 

Reports from our Elected Representatives:

 

>Hon. Dan McTeague-Federal MP, Pickering east

Posted Jan 09

 

>Ron Moeser

Councillor Ward 44

Posted Nov. 08

 

>Wayne Arthurs M.P.P. Pickering Scarborough East

posted Jan.09

 

>Oliver Carroll

Trustee, Toronto Catholic District School Board

Posted Jan. 09

 

43 Division News

  • Community Picnic and Open House Sat. May 9, 2009 (11:00 – 2:00 pm) at 43 Division

Have a safe and happy holiday season and a healthy and prosperous 2009.

Marilyn Hodge – Co-Chair, 43 CPLC


Lots of events going on

  • Friday January 9th-Youth Dances at the West Rouge Community Center.

  • Saturday January 31st- Winterfest at the Port Union Community Center

  • Friday January 9th- Youth Dances at the West Rouge Community Center

  • Saturday January 24th- Yuk Yuk's Comedy night at the West Rouge Community Center.

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13th Annual

   COMMUNITY    WINTERFEST
Saturday: January 31, 2009

11 am to 3 pm

 

Port Union Community Centre & Charlottetown Park

               

Face Painting, Outdoor Games, Obstacle Course, Tug of War, Ice Sculpting, Air Bouncers, Indoor Entertainment, Clowns, BBQ, Popcorn, Cotton Candy, Prizes, and Lots ‘o’ Fun!

 

Registration - 11:45am    THE MUTT SHOW   Starts - 12:45pm

 

Community Partners

We have several community partners and are looking for more business/corporate/private partners to sponsor an event. This is an excellent way to advertise and provide more entertainment for the community

 

EVENT SPONSORS

 

Centennial Community & Recreation Association, West Rouge Sports & Recreation Association, Highland Creek Community Association & Port Union Seniors



Youth Report

The 2nd Highland Creek and 11th Bendale Scouts would like to thank the community for donating to the November annual food drive. They collected over 7300 pounds of food for the West Hill community services.

 

The CCRA is looking for student volunteers for the winter fest held on January 31 2009 sign up is at Port Union Community Centre. Hope to see you there!

 

Hope you had a great holiday and happy New Year

Jake Forsyth.

CCRA Youth Rep


 

Around Our Neighbourhood


Auxiliary Police 15th Annual Toy Drive 2008

During the last 2 weeks before Christmas hundreds of toys were delivered to various locations in Scarborough.  Thanks are extended to all of you who dropped off toys at 43 Division.

 

Skate Day – Friday, February 13, 2009

(12 Noon to 2:00 pm) at Heron Park.

Gently used skates for both children and youth can be dropped off at the station anytime after December 25th.  They will be sharpened and given out to those who who need them.

 

Community Picnic and Open House

Saturday May 9, 2009 (11:00 – 2:00 pm) at 43 Division.

Read more...

Marilyn Hodge - Co-Chair, 43 CPLC

 

 

We Need Your Help

The CCRA is made up of people like you. Meet your neighbours, volunteer today. Click here to find out how.

 

CCRA 60th Year Anniversary Celebration Ideas

 

As many of you are aware, 2009 is the CCRA’s 60th Anniversary and we have been considering a number of ideas of how to celebrate this milestone.   It is also the Port Union Community Centre’s 25th year of operation.  To recognize this event, we have been talking about a possible idea of a picnic in September, and perhaps renting a large tent for the front of the Port Union Community Centre to hold it...Read more.

Heather Lemieux

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Ghana Project '08

2nd Highland Creek Venturers

 

Time flies, and our memories are so strong it seems impossible that more that 5 months will have passed by the time you read this. 

 

To begin, we would like to express our sincere thanks for all the support offered – without our generous community’s help we could not have met our goals for this project and certainly could have never been there in person to see them come to fruition.  A special thanks is owed to the CCRA whose assistance went beyond financial, their offer to publish our updates all through last year and finally this wrap up note has helped to connect us to the community.  We hope you enjoy the stories below – but as they say; you HAD to be there!

Our project was a success!  By the time we left the building was 99.9% complete and the Ghana

Scout Association in Tamale had a new lap top to plan, research, learn and communicate with.

Read more

 

CCRA Approaches a Milestone

 

In 2009, the CCRA will be celebrating its 60thyear 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 at webmaster@centennialcra.com.

 

 

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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