The weather put a damper on festivities at Scarborough Town Centre, but it was far from a complete washout. Attendance was down at this year's Toronto Mela Summer Festival, which took place on a rainy Sept. 7. The 2012 event drew 2,000 people, almost double the 1,200 who braved the rain this year.
Residents got their first look at the design of a new library planned for Scarborough Centre. The Toronto Public Library (TPL) plans to start building a 15,000-square-foot library branch south of the Scarborough Civic Centre by 2012 with the expected completion date in 2014.
Scarborough residents will be getting into the spirit of the Winter Games later this month when the iconic Olympic torch touches down at the Scarborough Civic Centre.