Young Centennial Family Shows You Can Go Home Again
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Save these dates! Voice of the Community since 1949 April 2018 Vol. 03, No 04 CCRA’s spring social is on Sat., April 7. Get tickets before April 3. (See page 3 for details.) Our next meetings are April 3 and May 1, Centennial News 7:15 p.m. at Port Union. A publication of the Centennial Community and Recreation Association www.ccranews.ca Young Centennial family shows you can go home again By Denise Bacon eter and Wendy were high- school sweethearts at Mowat C.I. where Peter played on Pthe Mowat hockey team. They Join past both grew up here in the Centen- nial neighbourhood, enjoying the and present beach and parks with their friends students, and families. Tobogganing at Adams Park and riding bikes along the teachers, staff waterfront with friends were happy times and created wonderful memo- and friends of ries. Fast forward many years as Peter Charlottetown and Wendy grew up and moved away for college and university. Like Junior Public so many young people, they didn’t come back home then. School at the Their story continues as Peter Peter and Wendy grew up in the Centennial area and have recently returned to live here with their and Wendy got married and bought 6-year-old daughter Leah (black hat) and 3-year-old twins Eric (red hat) and Christian (grey hat). 50th anniversary their first home in southwest Scar- borough. They loved their post-war growing children. nial in the summer of 2016! Open House bungalow with its character and The time came when the family Wendy and Peter love being its old charm neighbourhood with outgrew their bungalow and they back. They are lucky that both their narrow streets and no boulevards. wanted more space in a safe and parents still live in the neighbour- Saturday May 5, 2018 Leah, a clever 6-year-old now, comfortable neighbourhood. hood and the close family ties was the first addition to their little Throughout their search for a new are not bound just through heart 11:00 am – 2:00 pm family. Three years later, their twin home, Wendy always envisioned strings but also through living close boys, Eric and Christian, started moving “back home” to Centennial. together. making their cozy home feel quite They hit the jackpot as the right Friends from high school have small. Suddenly, there was very little house became available for them at also moved back to the neighbour- Share memories of being a the right time right here in Centen- hood and it is heartening to have room for toys and bikes and fast- student or teacher and learn » continued on page 14 what’s new at Charlottetown. So much you can do to help out on Earth Day Information: 416-396-6135 By Kathryn Stocks at 9:30 a.m. and goes until noon. Inside Port Union on that day, Grab a garbage bag and gloves and there will be birdhouse-building There’s a lot happening in Centennial head outside to help make Centen- workshops for children with sessions RON MOESER MEMORIAL on Earth Day this year. Taking place nial beautiful by picking up the at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. You can on Saturday, April 21, there will be a trash that has accumulated over the sign your child up at Port Union community cleanup, birdhouse-build- winter. Bring the whole family for (416-396-4031) or at West Rouge ing workshops for the kids, the Scouts’ this one! Bags and gloves will be (416‐396‐4147). Also at Port second recycling fundraiser and Coun- available at both Port Union and Union, representatives from the Blue cillor Jim Hart’s Community West Rouge community centres. Dot movement will be teaching kids Environment Day. You’ll also be able to pick up about the environment, and the The community cleanup at Port compost at West Rouge and at the Lions will be selling rain barrels. Union Community Centre starts Councillor’s Environment Day. » continued on page 11 The CCRA is seeking your input on ideas for renaming a public property for our former councillor. Please see the story on page 2. » 2 CCRA CENTENNIAL NEWS - APRIL 2018 Vol 03, No. 04 www.ccranews.ca Voice of the Community since 1949 3 CCRA Centennial News President’s Message CCRA Executive Team Publishing Policy Advertising Rates - * NEW sizes available April 2016 President – Kathy Rowe 416.283.9987 CCRA Centennial News invites submissions of articles, Size Per Issue Prepaid Centennial celebrates Past President – Jennifer McKelvie 416.931.0960 signed letters, art and photography from Centennial 10 issues Treasurer – Michael Quinlan community members and all elected representatives. Distribution – Wanda Wierzbicki 416-282-2951 We will consider all submissions for publication that Business Card 50.00 475.00 Earth Day with enthusiasm Communications – Kathryn Stocks 416.281.0436 are information-based and relevant to the community. Eighth 75.00 712.50 Not-for-profit and community groups are also invited Community Events – Heather Lemieux 416.284.4751 Quarter 125.00 1,187.50 By Kathy Rowe April 21. This year will be a drive- to submit event listings to be published free of charge, through operation. Residents Police Liaison – Marilyn Hodge 416.284.9984 space permitting. CCRA Centennial News reserves Three-eights 185.00 1,757.50 henever I think of won’t even have to leave their Planning – Rob Elbertsen 416-282-2951 the right to decline material considered to be unpaid Half Page 220.00 2,090.00 Transportation – Gerry Divaris 416.540.9569 advertising, politically partisan or likely to offend. April, I think of Earth vehicles. How great is that? Half Page Inside Cover 250.00 2,375.00 Membership – Denise Bacon 416-282-3561 CCRA reserves the right to edit all submitted material. Day. A designated day Community cleanup will be The opinions expressed in CCRA Centennial News Full Page 400.00 3,800.00 whenW we can all show our care and taking place during the day and Conservation – Jennifer McKelvie 416.931.0960 do not represent the views of the CCRA Executive. Secretary – Denise Dagenais 416-724-4334 Front Page Banner 200.00 N.A. appreciation for Mother Earth. supplies can be picked up from the All submissions will be considered for both print and Inside Page Banner 100.00 950.00 Youth Representative – Lakshmi Anandaraj online publication unless otherwise instructed by the Thank goodness our Centennial West Rouge C.C. on Rouge Hills Members at Large – Jeff Forsyth 416.282.8346 author. CCRA will notify all authors prior to publication. community celebrates this special Dr. as well as at Port Union C.C. Notice to Advertisers Building birdhouses at Port Union Community Centre on Earth Day is always popular with – Jake Forsyth 416.282.8116 day each year with committed As in previous years, residents the kids. enthusiasm. On Saturday, April can load up with free garden To be published in CCRA Centennial News, articles must Advertising copy must reach the CCRA no later than the Newspaper & Web Team 10th day of the preceding month for publication. Files 21 we encourage our friends and compost and woodchips in the received this newspaper before reach the Communications team by the 15th day of High school students, don’t should be in high resolution PDF, TIF, EPS or JPG format neighbours to come together to parking lot of the West Rouge April 3, there may be a few tickets Advertising – Kelsey Dorval 416.724.8693 the preceding month. To submit an article or suggest a forget you can earn community for best results. Please e-mail your advertisement to clean up our streams, lakefronts, C.C. Editor – Kathryn Stocks 416-738-4848 story, please contact any member of the Executive by volunteer service hours when you still available. Contact Heather phone, or by e-mail to [email protected]. Kelsey Dorval at [email protected]. Cheques trails and boulevards. The Port Union C.C. will be [email protected] register to do the area cleanup. Lemieux 416-284-4751. in the correct amount are to be addressed to “CCRA” and Contributing Editor – Kathy McGrath 647-523-1637 deposited in the CCRA mailbox at 5450 Lawrence Ave. Last year, our 2nd Highland bustling inside and outside. There Mailing address: Creek Scouts organized a recycle will be free birdhouse workshops CCRA Spring Dinner Dance on Charlottetown Junior Public Design and Production – Don Lawrence Centennial Community & Recreation Association East, in the Port Union Recreation Centre, opposite the centre’s main office. For more about advertising, visit [email protected] 5450 Lawrence Ave. East, Scarborough ON M1C 3B2 depot in the parking lot of where children can build their own April 7 School turns 50 www.ccranews.com/advertising.html the Port Union Community birdhouses to take home. We will Some of you may receive this Charlottetown Junior Public Centre. The Scouts took in scrap be having two representatives from newspaper after our dinner dance School is 50 years old this year metal, electronics, clothing and the Blue Dot movement, which is has taken place. If you attended and plans for the celebration are Renaming public more. The response from our backed by the David Suzuki Foun- the event, we hope you enjoyed well underway. On Saturday, May community was truly overwhelm- dation, to teach kids about the yourself and that you will join 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. visitors property in honour ing and the Scouts were able to environment. Also, the Lions will us again next year. Our dances and alumni are encouraged to raise much-needed funds thanks to again be selling rain barrels.