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Residents examine information related to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s proposed Scarborough Waterfront Project, during an open house recently at Qssis Banquet Halls.
Guild Inn have been washed out, and a trail down Gates Gully (also called the Bellamy Ravine) is steep and difficult. Bluffers The section of Brimley Road from Kingston Road down to Bluffers is quite tough for cyclists and pedestrians, Gaffney added. “You have to be very hardy to make the trip.” The authority also wants the project to improve wildlife and fish habitat, and to provide visitors with “an enjoyable waterfront experience,” which could include chances
for recreation. When it’s done, possibly by 2027, it will connect to the Port Union Waterfront Trail, which covers the 3.8 kilometres between the mouth of Highland Creek and Rouge Beach. Don McKinnon, a consultant for the project, said the TRCA wants to create benefits, not new problems. The project will not necessarily be a single continuous trail along the water’s edge - parts may be on top of the bluffs - depending on safety risks, natural habitat, and traffic in the community, he said. The public meeting was on terms
which comments will be accepted by the TRCA until March 10. One or more alternatives will be considered during the actual study, which may begin this fall, for each of the project’s three sections, McKinnon said. Local blogger Tracy Horvath said the shore works “effectively destroyed the geology of a place of global signficance,” and the project makes no mention of preserving the unique bluffs. “Who’s speaking for the wildlife?” she added, suggesting making it easier to reach the shore will displace rare species. “People and access equals degradation of habitat.” Another resident, William Sheehan, took a different view, asking Gaffney how she’ll ensure special interest groups “don’t hijack the process” as they tried doing before the first waterfront park was built. People came from Markham and “claimed to know our waterfront better than we did,” Sheehan added afterwards. “They said it was a spawning ground for fish. It wasn’t.” He said he also wanted people to learn from mistakes made with the first waterfront park: it has no emergency phones, and no washrooms.
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Friends of Guild Park to hold party at Cedar Ridge Friends of Scarborough’s Guild Park, and anyone else who enjoyed themselves in the 88-acre heritage property, are invited to a reception Saturday. The afternoon party, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Cedar Ridge Creative Centre on Confederation Drive, is organized by the Friends of Guild Park and Gardens volunteer group to publicize and plan activities during what
should be a very promising year. After more than a decade, the shuttered Guild Inn is being renovated and the city has plans to spend millions on improvements to the “cultural precincts” of the park, which are filled with architectural relics and sculpture. More than 10,000 visitors attended events in the park last year, and proceeds from Saturday’s reception,
which includes a silent auction, entertainment and refreshments, will fund future activities there. “We’re inviting everyone to the reception who’s visited Guild Park in the past and who supports revitalizing the site as a destination to enjoy nature, arts and culture,” Friends’ president John Mason said in a release. The park on Guildwood Parkway
is a former artists colony. Speaking at Saturday’s event will be Brendan Stewart, a heritage landscape architect whose sculptor grandfather, Donald Stewart, created work on display in the park. Tickets for the reception are $25 ($20 for members of the Friends group) and can be bought at the event or online at www.guildpark. ca or by calling 416-816-9701.
This week marks the launch of the Toronto Time Capsule, an online treasure trove of columns, articles and resources dedicated to Toronto’s history and citizen genealogy. Produced by Metroland Media Toronto, the collection aims to bring history to life. “The Toronto Time Capsule is an exciting work in progress,” said Grace Peacock, project manager and editor with Metroland Media. “Just as you’d find fascinating things if you dug up an actual time capsule, it’s our intention to build a collection of stories, old photographs and news articles that can live on to represent the history of our city. We’re adding more to it every day.” Find the site at www.insidetoronto.com/history and discover stories about the people, places and events that helped define the Toronto we know today.
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Get serious about onstreet parking To the editor: Re; ‘Where the streets have no parking’, News, Feb. 12. In answer to Councillor Raymond Cho’s plea, I find it interesting that he is crying wolf when in fact on Aug. 8, 2009, he voted for exactly what he is complaining about now. This is what was voted for at that time: • To grandparent several streets in Scarborough with free permissive 12-hour onstreet parking. This freebie didn’t end there. The policy was left open so that other streets in Scarborough only might enjoy this freebie even though many wards throughout the City of Toronto (26 wards to be exact) pay one fee to park onstreet and another to park on their front pad. This is called the “Inclusion Area.” • Allowing 12-hour freepermissive onstreet parking to cross into some streets where its illegal to park more than three hours. • An “Exclusion Area” where permit parking is prohibitied,
covering approximately 90 per cent of Scarborough. This item was put on the Aug. 9/09 agenda by transportation but instigated by a former councillor. All 44 city councillors were informed of this situation on several occasions since 2009 without any kind of action. Scarborough Community Council did not have the authority to approve this item, it required Toronto Council approval, which it got. The timing was right, this item was put on the agenda of the first meeting following the garbage strike in 2009 where there were many issues to take up and not enough time to read everything. If Scarborough councillors really cared about their constituents and all constituents for that matter being discriminated against, they could put a motion forth at Toronto Council, get it seconded and vote for this item to be reopened and voted down. There are 26 wards throughout Toronto with
permit parking whose constituents would feel insulted at such an item being approved when they are paying for the exact same service. Some of the free-permissive 12-hour onstreet parking is in poorer areas. Anyone who buys a vehicle puts themselves in the same position as anyone else with a vehicle. There should be no freebies whatsoever. That’s discrimination/inequality of the worst kind. Amalgamation took place 17 years ago and we still aren’t working as a city,especially for something so standard as parking. I look forward to seeing how serious Councillor Cho and other Scarborough councillors actually are about this current situation and what action will be taken towards it. Velma Varey
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Canadian spirit comes out in winter To the editor: Like many, I am fed up with winter. This one has brought record cold temperatures, piles of snow. I was reminded while shovelling recently that our brutal winters reveal the true Canadian spirit and why we are respected the world over. I believe that Canada’s unforgiving climate makes us tougher and hardier as a people. We still go to work, school and shop even if the weather is frightful. Nothing keeps us down. In short, Canadians are resilient. I have realized that the winter brings out the hardy, resilient, peaceful and optimistic, True Canadian Spirit. As I put up with several more days of sub-zero temperatures, I smile knowing that this long, hard winter helps define me as a Canadian. Robert N. Lynn
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Improve Your Website WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Agincourt Library, 155 Bonis Ave. CONTACT: 416-396-8950 COST: Free Discover how you can make small, ongoing improvements to your business website. Call to register. Picnic WHEN: March 5 to 7; March 12 to 14 and March 19 and 20 at 8 p.m.; March 15 and 21 at 2 p.m. WHERE: Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston Rd. CONTACT: Scarborough Theatre Guild, 416-267-9292 COST: $20; $17 seniors/ students Scarborough Theatre Guild presents Picnic by William Inge. It is Labour Day, and everyone is preparing for a picnic. Into the fold comes a stranger and emotions are ignited among the townsfolk.
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Celebrate International Women’s Day with C.F.U.W. Scarborough WHEN: Noon to 3 p.m. WHERE: Ellas Banquet Hall and Hospitality Centre, 35 Danforth Rd. CONTACT: Janet Holt, 416-293-8822 COST: Free Gourmet buffet lunch. Keynote speaker is Anuradha Dugal, director of Violence Prevention Programs, Canadian Women’s Foundation.
Non-Impact Aerobics WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Providence Healthcare, 3276 St. Clair Ave. E. CONTACT: Indra Moffett, 416640-6307 COST: Free Hosted by the Alzheimer Society of Toronto. This an invigorating dance workout.
Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www.scarboroughmirror.com. Read weeks of listings from your Scarborough neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto.
Computer Class for Immigrants WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Immigrant Resource Centre-IRC (CICS), 2330 Midland Ave. CONTACT: 416-707-8259 COST: Free MS Word Basics.
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International Women’s Day Retreat WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Malvern Family Resource Centre (Littles Road location), 90 Littles Rd. CONTACT: Shauna Benn, 416-2844184 Ext.234 COST: $5; Registration required. Guest speakers and activities that will focus on health and wellness, selfcare, resiliency and goal setting.
World Day of Prayer WHEN: 2 p.m. WHERE: Knob Hill United Church, 23 Gage Ave. CONTACT: 416-431-5054 COST: Free
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Resume and Cover Letters WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Albert Campbell District Library, 496 Birchmount Rd. CONTACT: Albert Campbell Library, 416-3968890 COST: Free
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Neighbourhood Link Support Services presents a workshop on how to start your job search with a job-winning resume. Registration is required.
World Day of Prayer WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church, 3817 Lawrence Ave. E. CONTACT: Joyce Pearson, 416-284-4044 COST: Free
Reception to Announce 2015 Activities at Guild Park WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, 225 Confederation Dr. CONTACT: John Mason, 416-816-9701 COST: $25 Live music, guest speakers and more.
Agincourt Garden Club WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Knox United Christian Education Centre, 2575 Midland Ave. CONTACT: Cheryl Penner, 416-974-1119 COST: Free Speaker is Joanne Blanchard. FMembers who want to bring seeds to share are encouraged to do so.
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90th Anniversary Celebration WHEN: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Scarborough Village Community Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. CONTACT: Anette, www.gardenontario.org, vicnet@rogers.com COST: Free Scarborough Garden and Horticultual Society celebrates with a birthday cake, 1920s costumes and more.
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Adult and Continuing Education WHEN: 1:30 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Morningside Library, 4279 Lawrence Ave. E. CONTACT: 416-707-8259 COST: Free Learn about continuing education
Saturday Night Dance WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Birkdale Community Centre, 1299 Ellesmere
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Parks Canada says it can do a better job of enforcement MIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com
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n the rural Markham hamlet of Cedar Grove are two federal men, hired to carry sidearms and roam around the Rouge National Urban Park. They are Rouge Park wardens and they, along with another recruit, will enforce the rules of the park in ways its old staff couldn’t. “They’re both full peace officers, by the way, trained at the RCMP depot in Regina,” Pam Veinotte, Parks Canada’s Rouge Park superintendent, said recently. “Enforcement, yearround and dedicated to the Rouge is a huge enhancement and a huge benefit.” For years, the Rouge Alliance, an informal partnership of governments and groups ran Rouge Park. Members knew people shot deer there, stole wood, dumped garbage, and left fishing lures on bushes. Confront poachers
There was little they could do. The nearest natural resources ministry office is in Aurora, local police had other jobs to do, and enforcers of local bylaws and park rules couldn’t confront poachers on their own. Proposals to pay for Rouge wardens died in the City of Toronto budget process. So when the federal government in 2012 promised to spend $143.7 million over 10 years in creating a “national urban park” in the Rouge, they included armed wardens to bolster arguments the area will soon get “unprecedented protections.” One problem, though: the Liberal provincial government, which owns
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Rouge National Urban Park external relations manager Omar McDadi, left, and park superintendent Pam Veinotte stand by the mouth of the Rouge River in Scarborough. The site is part of the future Rouge National Urban Park that the province has been refusing to hand over to federal ownership.
a large part of the park, including the Rouge Valley itself, now refuses to hand it over, because, it says, the protections Parks Canada offers aren’t enough. Rouge Park, after it expanded north of Scarborough into Markham, planned to create a wide “ecological corridor” covering what is now rented farm lands there with meadows and forests. Tenant farmers But in what’s seen as a political decision protecting tenant farmers, the federal Conservatives have dropped the corridor to create a park in which existing farms and forests are equally protected. A standoff between the governments continues, but as Parks Canada employees took a reporter around the park recently, they preferred to talk about
what the promised federal investment could do. They also visited areas where the now-dissolved Alliance, which never had deep pockets, failed to protect the park to the extent Parks Canada thinks it can. Walking down a path into a ravine in Pickering off Toynevale Road, Omar McDadi, the park’s communications director, pointed out there was no sign telling people they were entering Rouge Park. Standing in the snow was dog-strangling vine, an invasive plant McDadi suggested the Alliance-run park couldn’t control. Further down the unofficial trail – visitors make dozens in the park, despite the danger rare plants could be trampled – someone had used an axe to girdle a tree, an action which will kill it. Lower still, and overlooking part of a provinciallysignificant wetland
complex, rusted metal stuck out of snow and tangled branches. “This is a car. It’s been here for decades,” McDadi said.“You will not find things like this in a Parks Canada place.” Garbage dumped By a Twyn Rivers Drive parking area on the Scarborough side of the boundary, lumber and garbage was piled up despite posted no dumping signs. Someone has taken a discarded pizza box and written on it, “Don’t be an a-----e and dump here.” It’s not that the Alliancemanaged park didn’t try to remove invasive plants or stop illegal dumping or manage trails; it just didn’t have as many resources as Parks Canada will bring. The agency also promises more interpretive signs and other “dynamic programming” – particularly
at key entry points such as at Rouge Marsh and the nearby public beach – as well as more washrooms and maps for visitors. “We’ve always said we want to have a light footprint on the ground, but they need basic things,” said Veinotte. The wardens are working from Cedar Grove, where Parks Canada has an office. Veinotte said they’re getting to know the park, but don’t have authority until the act establishing the Rouge NUP, which passed the House of Commons and second reading in the Senate, becomes law. Ontario, however, has sided with conservation groups whose members dream of restoring the landscape with a wide, forested corridor. Forest corridors Provincial laws protecting the Oak Ridges Moraine and Ontario Greenbelt are intended to link large forests and other green areas together with such corridors. Raccoons, robins and other adaptable animals can live surrounded by humans, but other species – ovenbirds and bobcats, say – need more space in which to move across the landscape, or they’ll disappear. The north half of the park is dominated by farm fields, and Parks Canada apparently agrees with farmers that tree planting and habitat restoration should be done only where farming isn’t feasible. “One type of landscape is not going to address the needs of all the species that are in the Rouge,” Veinotte said while heading along Beare Road. “We’ve been clear from the start about the protec-
tion of nature, culture and agriculture. We believe protecting all three is best.” Veinotte argued park supporters “have to embrace the fact that we’re in an urban area” and there are different ways to make its fragile ecosystem healthier or help local wildlife move more freely across park’s fields, roads and creeks. Not far south of Steeles Avenue on Sewells Road, McDadi used a shovel to expose one end of a culvert installed during road work last fall. “This is actually helping wildlife cross the road safely,” Veinotte said. “In several places we’ve been able to improve fish movement, and, as here, amphibian movement.” In a report to Toronto Council’s environment committee recently, city planners conclude unlike previous park plans, Parks Canada’s draft management plan “is a high-level document” not intended to specify where restoration projects will occur, and that the agency will use the “mosaic” of landscapes north of Steeles to “benefit a wider variety of wildlife.” The draft plan “identifies a primary Welcome Centre” for the park on the east side of Meadowvale Road between the Toronto Zoo and the city-owned former Beare Road landfill property. The city, Toronto and District Conservation Authority and Parks Canada are also expected soon to “confirm” – and likely change – the zoo’s boundaries by updating its operating agreement. For more on Parks Canada’s plans for the Rouge, go to http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/ progs/np-pn/cnpn-cnnp/ rouge/index.aspx
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highlights Aboriginal traditions of welcoming guests and cherishing the beauty of nature. Metis visual artist, Christi Belcourt designed the artwork. In honour of the design, Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation elder Gary Sault opened the ceremony with a
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Waiting on Tory’s magic Rolodex One of the most resonant of the points hammered at by 2014 mayoral candidate John Tory was his belief Toronto could not solve its very significant problems on its own. The federal and provincial governments would need to “come to the table” and pay a significant share of the cost of public housing, public transportation and infrastructure improvement. It was hard to argue with that premise – the property tax base is a lousy way to finance a city as big as a middle-sized province – and also hard to be too skeptical of Tory’s boasts, that he above all other candidates had the capacity to draw reluctant premiers and prime ministers to that table. Tory has fostered a great deal of non-partisan goodwill, after all, particularly compared to his predecessor the congenitally partisan Rob Ford. One can’t say whether anyone else would have
david nickle the city done better. But Tory’s relationships so far have borne little fruit. Indeed, every time Toronto goes to the table with the province it seems like Toronto gets saddled with the check. Like previous examples – the $86 million in housing pooling, the $75 million in LRT sunk costs – the latest imposition emerged during the 2015 budget process. It turns out Toronto taxpayers owe nearly $100 million to Metrolinx for the Union Pearson Express rail project that Toronto property taxpayers understood themselves to have nothing to do with. It turns out that wasn’t the case. When Metrolinx builds a rail line through a municipality and has to make upgrades and changes to municipal infrastructure, the cost of that work falls on
the municipality. And there was a lot of infrastructure rejigging that needed to be done to get that rail line – a rail line that’s pretty much exclusively for the use of air travellers staying in or near downtown Toronto, and priced at $30 a ticket. A rail line that, in other words, doesn’t really provide that much benefit to commuters who live and travel within Toronto. Now, this charge didn’t magically appear as Tory took office; city staff has known for years there would be a reckoning. But by the same token, the magic Rolodex Tory promised to bring to the mayor’s office hasn’t been nearly as effective as originally advertised – at least when it comes to swaying the provincial government to take provincial action on matters important to the city.
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Theatre Guild presents Picnic wScarborough Scarborough Theatre Guild presents its production of Picnic by William Inge, starting today. It is Labour Day in the story and everyone is preparing for a neighbourhood picnic, when a stranger enters the scene and emotions are ignited. This Pulitzer Prize winning play explores the lives of “ordinary” Mid-Western Americans. Showtimes ar March 5 to 7; March 12 to 14; March 19 and 20 at 8 p.m.; and March 15 and 21 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $17 for seniors/students. To order tickets, call the box office 416-267-9292. Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston Rd. CBSO concert takes place 14 at p.c. Ho Theatre wMarch
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to go before the Toronto 2015 Games start, the athletes’ village is officially complete, and dignitaries and Toronto-area athletes were on hand for an official ceremony last month. The village is located in the West Don Lands
michele mclean pan am/parapan am area and features a YMCA, coffee shop, store, dining tent, banking facilities and more. Porter unveils wPorter Pan Am Games decal Airlines unveiled a
Bombardier Q400 aircraft featuring Toronto 2015 Games-themed plane decals at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport last month. Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games mascot Pachi, Porter crew members, members of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am board of directors and organizing committee attended the event.
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Canada can register for the 2015 edition of Paralympic Schools Week.
The winning school will get one of 25 free paralympic athlete presentations at their school. Students will be able to meet the paralympic athletes, learn about their journeys in sport and see their medals up close. The Parapan Am Games in Toronto take place from Aug. 7 to 15. The contest is hosted by Canadian Paralympic Committee. Visit Paralympic.ca/ schoolsweek washers and dryers wMaytag ready for athletes Canada recently
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hen it comes to gardening, I have a black thumb, but I have plenty of friends with green ones. And I can tell you that my garden-obsessed acquaintances have already started planning for planting as soon as spring rolls around. If this will be your first spring in your new home, have some fun dreaming up gardening plans that can make it even more beautiful. And if you’re an avid cook and/or someone who believes in eating close to home, there’s nothing fresher or closer to home than growing veggies and herbs just outside your door. Take some time to consider the space you have for gardening. What sunlight and shade does it get during the day? You can research online or in books, or even better, ask the professionals at your local garden centre what plant material will do well with your conditions. This goes for flowers and shrubs as well. You can also hire someone from the garden centre to help you lay out what can go where. Over the years, we have hired professionals to help us plan our extensive gardens, and are we ever glad. They suggested specific plants for certain areas, depending on full-grown height, colours, textures, and sun and soil conditions. They mapped out the areas and helped us envision the finished product. Many of you may enjoy doing that yourselves, and if you are gifted in that way, I say go for it. There are even online garden planners that can
help you with the job! Do a little research as to what you can plant when, and consider starting seedlings indoors before that magical May 24th weekend, the time many people wait for. As you go through your first spring, summer and fall in your new home, keep notes on what grows well where. I love cooking with fresh herbs, ergo I love my large container herb gardens. For years, I placed them on my back deck. Last year, I moved it all to our front porch. Some of the herbs did better; some not so much. Solution: this year, I’ll plant some in back and some in front to get the most yield for my herb dollar. It’s the old live-and-learn philosophy in action. Now, here’s a wacky thought. How about at the end of this summer, you install some raised beds to use for spring 2016? The fact that these beds are higher than ground level means the soil in them warms up earlier, so you can plant earlier. If, like me, you’re also knee-challenged, think how much easier raised beds are for planting, watering, weeding, etc. Whatever you decide on, make sure you do your homework, and enjoy it. I find it fun to browse through seed catalogues and look through magazines at pictures of fabulous gardens. It all starts with a vision, and no one can envision your garden better than you can! Dorothea Helms connects people and ideas, and can be reached at writer@wsws.ca
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The excitement about Fox Trail by Brookfield is growing as construction has already begun. This one-of-a-kind community is located in an established neighbourhood in Uxbridge. Featuring an exclusive enclave of only 46 bungalow townhomes, with many backing onto an existing golf course, is only a short drive from highways 404 and 407. Enjoy small town living with many amenities including boutique shops, golf, hiking trails, grocery stores, restaurants, cafes and community events such as the Highlands of Durham Games and Art in the Park all at your door. Fox Trail is a
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Thursday, March 5 w Francis Libermann at Mary Ward Tuesday, March 10 w Neil McNeil/Notre Dame at Mary Ward w Francis Libermann at St. John Paul II Indoor Soccer Thursday, March 5 w Boys, 2 p.m., Hangar, Mary Ward vs Monsignor Johnson w Boys, 3 p.m., Hangar, Francis Libermann vs Henry Carr * for schedules and standings for all TCDSB sports visit www.tdcaa.org/ SYHL - house league
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SATURDAY, MARCH 7 Novice 6 red w 8 a.m., Leafs vs Canadiens w 8:50 a.m., Ice Raiders vs Stars Novice 6 white w 9:50 a.m., Kings vs Penguins w 10:40 a.m., Bruins vs. Flyers
Midget w 7:35 p.m., No Frills vs Crestex w 7:50 p.m., Mardi Gras vs Corstar w 8:55 p.m., Best Display vs Gervais Party Rentals
over the top Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate’s Natasha Cyrille spikes the ball while Northern Secondary’s Emma Zivot and Kiu Fear try to block during the senior AAAA City finals Friday at Centennial College. Mowat defeated Northern three straight sets 25-16, 25-9, 25-15 to win the city championship.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 Bantam w 6:30 p.m., Canadiens vs Kings w 7:20 p.m., Stars vs Leafs w 7:35 p.m., Bruins vs Ice Raiders Juvenile w 8:25 p.m., Roadsport Chrysler vs Wings w 8:40 p.m., Hoult Hellewell vs DTB Electrical * all Scarborough Youth Hockey League (SYHL) games at Don Montgomery Arena. For complete league schedules visit http://syhl.ca * for West Hill Minor Hockey Association schedules visit whmha. goalline.ca/ and for Scarborough Sharks girls hockey visit www.scarboroughsharks.com
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Scarborough Heritage Showcase LOOKING BACK: Top right, Shoppers look through old photographs at the Scarborough Heritage Showcase Sunday at Scarborough Town Centre. Clockwise from right, a collection of some of the many photos on display: Right, what is now Old Kingston Road coming up the east side of the hill through the Highland Creek valley. Right, Agincourt railroad station. Below right, Ellesmere Road and Kennedy Road in 1911. Below left, the Old Scott House on Progresss Avenue near Hwy. 401 - now home of the Baton Rouge restaurant. Left, Valley Halla Villa in the Rouge Valley near the Toronto Zoo. Left centre, a GECO (General Engineering Company of Ontario) tunnel in the Warden and Eglinton area. GECO made munitions during the Second World War. Top left, yearbook snapshots featuring actors Mike Myers and Eric McCormack.
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