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A living legacy

“They represent probably the largest patient campaign that OneMatch has had,” said John Bromley of the OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network. “Her legacy with OneMatch will go as a person whose generosity was up and beyond the actual need for the one person herself. Cathy’s family was always the first one to say that we want to do it on behalf of the other over 900 patients waiting for a transplant.”


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Scarborough composer hits high notes in Hollywood

Scarborough native Colin Aguiar has scored two Academy Award nominated films and recently composed the soundtrack for Rosie Takes the Train, an official Canadian Film Festival selection. He also wrote the music for the critically acclaimed television series Traders and Harrison Bergeron.


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Tiny tree terrors

A small, green killer is on the loose in southern Ontario. Erin Silverstein of the LEAF program recently spoke to the Scarborough Garden and Horticultural Society about the devastation caused by the Emerald Ash Borer.


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Off-leash off to great start

If you are a Scarborough resident and have a dog, you should know the city is cracking down on off-leash dogs. But fret not, there are dog parks in the community. The parks are fenced in and the dogs can be off-leash and free to play without the fear of fines … or worse.


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Living on the edge

Gary Crawford grew up in the Scarborough area and is now the city councillor for Ward 36, which covers Bluffer’s Park. Ever since he was a teenager, he remembers stories of people scaling the sides of the Scarborough Bluffs or venturing close to the edge to experience the majestic views. “This is something that has been going on for generations,” Crawford says.


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A different kind of ‘buzzed’

“Almost cut my hair, it happened just the other day,” Scarborough resident Larry Kosowan sang, playing his acoustic steel-string guitar. But he did cut his hair. All 12 inches of his flowing, dark brown locks. Kosowan had been growing out his hair for the past three years to have it long enough to cut and donate to the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS).


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Duo bike for cancer cure

Jason Ettorre and Raul Pavon have a lot of things in common. Both live in Scarborough, both enjoy biking, both have seen people suffer from cancer, and both have now accepted the challenge to fight the deadly disease. This June, the two men will participate in the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer, a two-day cycling event from Toronto to Niagara Falls.


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Local bee project gets a lot of buzz

There’s a quiet hum growing in Scarborough east’s Highland Creek area as the honeybee population increases. The surge in bee numbers is due to efforts of a student group at the University of Toronto Scarborough and local beekeeper Brian Hamlin. They want to bring attention to the plight of nature’s unsung hero, the honeybee, who collects nectar for their queens while pollinating crops and flowers.


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In the author’s chair: How a teacher turned her students’ aspirations into inspirational realities

At the St. Lawrence elementary school, a special education teacher was inspired by two of her students when they told her they wanted to become children’s story writers.“Usually, student with learning disabilities don’t like to do much writing, so I wanted to encourage them. I thought maybe if they get to see some of their work in published form, they will be motivated to go on with this,” she said.