Happy New Year, Scarborough!
Stuck for ideas on where and how to ring in the New Year? Here’s the Scarborough Observer’s guide to some of the celebrations going on around town.
Scarborough · Arts & Life
Diabetes targets the South Asian Community
Who knew that food as simple as rice could be a cause of diabetes?
A life without purpose is not worth living
On Dec. 7, the African Canadian Heritage Association (ACHA) held their annual Kwanzaa showcase at the Warden Woods Community Centre to celebrate and demonstrate the seven principles of the holiday.
Scarborough Arts hosts Holiday Dreams
Scarborough Arts, a non-profit organization, played host to an exhibition called Holiday Dreams on Dec. 12 at their main location at 1859 Kingston Rd.
Mobile Good Food Market gets lift from TTC Wheel-Trans bus donation
Kamala Liyamage doesn’t go grocery shopping at a store. There aren’t any near her home, and that makes things difficult when she either has to carry all her bags back on her own, use the TTC or pay for a taxi ride. The 80-year-old’s trip goes from difficult to nearly impossible in the winter.
How to make your own Christmas ornament in three easy steps
Are you not impressed with the ornaments that you bought from the shops? Do you find they all look the same? If you’re a crafty person and have some yarn handy, why not make your own Christmas ornament this year?
Cancer Recovery Foundation’s annual toy drive a success
This year’s Cancer Recovery Foundation of Canada toy drive has been the best yet. The toys collected during the foundation’s annual drive are sent to hospitals with pediatric oncology units across the country where they’re given to children with cancer.
Armenian New Year’s party brings ‘people together as a family’
Walking into the Armenian Community Centre on the edge of Scarborough on any given day, you’re likely to see the atrium buzzing with meetings, fundraisers, young scouts marching about, and people having a relaxing chat over coffee at the cafe in the centre of it all. But walk in nowadays and you’ll see a table advertising the annual New Year’s party.
Finding deeper meaning in Christmas carols
This time of year is often when people gather to sing Christmas carols. Everyone knows the words, but do we know the origins of the songs?
Pet protection a winter priority
With temperatures dropping and snow expected any day now, it is important to be mindful of our four-legged friends and change pet care routines to match the season.