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Around our Neighbourhood
Highland Creek
Community Stewardship Program
Posted May. 08
What a
ride it has been! The Highland Creek Community Stewardship Program (HCCSP)
is completing its 3rd and final year this June. Thank you to
all the individuals who have helped make this project a success. We could
not have done it without you!
Here’s
what 3690 tireless volunteers can do:
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Accumulate over 12,500 hours of volunteer time (that’s 520 days!)
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Plant 8685 trees and shrubs
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Plant 1517 wildflowers
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Clean up 6211 kilos of garbage
The HCCSP
has also been made possible through generous contributions from the
Centennial Community and Recreation Association, the Friends of Highland
Creek, The Scarborough Arts Council, Toronto and Region Conservation, the
City of Toronto and The Ontario Trillium Foundation.
Attend
the following events and celebrate the beauty of the Highland Creek
watershed, and all of the volunteer’s efforts. These events will be held
in conjunction with each other. You have the option to attend both, or
either one separately.
What a
great way to get outdoors and enjoy nature with friends and family.
Please register for either event by contacting Adam Barker at
416-698-7322, stewardship@scarborougharts.com.
Highland Creek Bike Tour
When:
May 31, 2008
Time:
9:30am – 1:00pm (cycle to Colonel Danforth Park)
1:00pm –
3:00pm (cycle back to Thompson Park) OPTIONAL; or
1:00pm
(ride shuttle bus back to Thompson Park)
Where:
Meeting at Thomson Memorial Park. 1007 Brimley Rd., just North of
Lawrence Ave.
Hop on
your bike for an interpretive tour down the trails and side streets of the
Highland Creek valley in Scarborough. The tour ends at Colonel Danforth
Park where you will enjoy lunch and a live bird presentation. After the
presentation ride back to Thompson Park or hop on the shuttle bus.
Families, first time bikers, or experienced riders are all welcome! Please
bring a water bottle and wear a bike helmet.
Highland
Creek Community Celebration
When:
May 31, 2008
Time:
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Where:
Colonel Danforth Park
Take
Colonel Danforth Trail, off Kingston Rd, and park in parking lots at the
bottom of Highland Creek Drive.
Join our
annual festival celebrating the wonders of the Highland Creek watershed
and the volunteers that work tirelessly to preserve them. This FREE event
will include fun-filled educational activities and presentations.
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Free snacks for participants
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Environment and art activities
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Live birds of prey presentation
See you
in the field.
Adam
Barker
Highland
Creek Stewardship Assistant
Ghana Project 08
Posted June.08
2nd
Highland Creek Venturers
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.
On August
1st we’ll be heading to the airport.
Our time
in Ghana will be spent assisting the construction of the sleeping
dormitory at their Scout Village at Nwodua, meeting African Scouts, and
some sightseeing including the Water Falls at Kintanpo & a visit to Mole
National Park.
Our
fundraising activities will continue through June & July as noted below.
Saturday
June 14th
We will
be running a raffle at Mountain Equipment Co-op on King Street West in
Toronto.
June 21st
& 22nd
We’ll be
assisting The 29th Vintage Racing Festival at Mosport Raceway
by selling their programmes.
Thursday
June 26th
We will
be at the Chapters Scarborough location in the evening; 10% of any
purchases made by our supporters that evening at Chapters will go to fund
this project – please email the address below if you would like to
participate
To date
we have had no success in securing computer hardware – despite contacting
many retail and manufacturer locations acquiring newer lap tops has been
problematic – if you think you can help please drop us a line.
To
contact us or to get more information about our fundraisers please email
2hcvents@gmail.com
or call 647.388.7769
2nd
Highland Creek Venturer Scouts
Peter C.
Aspery
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