LINKS TO SCARBOROUGH'S LOCAL RESOURCES

Toronto District School Board:

http://www.tdsb.on.ca/schools/tdsb_school_search/SearchBySchool.asp?show=AllElementary

Scarborough Hospital: http://tsh.to/

Scarborough General Hospital

Scarborough Shopping Center:
http://www.scarboroughtowncentre.com/

Toronto Zoo:

http://www.torontozoo.com/

The outside of YMCA in Scarborough

Scarborough YMCA:

Scarborough YMCA:http://www.ymcatoronto.org/en/health-fitness-rec/our-fitness-rec-ctr/scarborough/index.html

Scarborough Art Council:

http://www.scarborougharts.com/

University of Toronto at Scarborough:

http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/

Scarborough News Source:

 http://www.insidetoronto.com/community/scarborough/

Outside Scarborough Civic Center

Scarborough Civic Center and other government agencies:                               http://www.toronto.ca/311/locations.htm

Scarborough Golf and Country Club: http://www.scarborogolf.com

THE CURRENT NEWS STORY OF SCARBOROUGH

Doris McCarthy death on November 25 leaves her studio to the Ontario Heritage Trust, painter. She died at the age of 100 in her home. McCarthy was born in the year 1910on July 7. She retired at the age of 62. She used this time to travel, paint and write three autobiographies: A Fool in Paradise, The Good Wine and Ninety Years Wise. 

View of Danforth Road in Scarborough

She was considered a great role model to women working in arts. McCarthy studied at Ontario College of Arts in the 1920’s and was a teacher for 40 years at Central Tech Art School. She was also the first woman president of Ontario Society of Arts. University of Toronto Scarborough even named their art gallery after her as she received a BA in English in 1999 there.

Her funeral service will be held at St. Aidian Church at 70 Silver Birch, on December 2 at 10:30 am. 

PROFILE OF LOCAL PERSON

Name: Kimone Anderson

DOB: February 26, 1994

Occupation: Student

School: Cede Brae High

Anderson goes to Scarborough YMCA at least twice a week. She attends her karate classes on Saturdays and on Wednesdays after school she teaches. According to Anderson the karate classes at YMCA are divided into lower belts for younger children and higher belts for higher ranking people. Although sometimes the thought of going to teach her higher belts class on Wednesday irritates her, she admits once she gets there she has so much fun. Anderson finds the atmosphere at YMCA to be quite relaxing. To her not only does YMCA allow community members to socialize but also provide services such as daycare which is very helpful to some people.

 Anderson says it is good to see children use their time wisely playing around or doing homework instead of getting into trouble. Overall, she thinks there is so much to enjoy in Scarborough and that it is a good place to live.

LOCAL ATTRACTIONS IN SCARBOROUGH

Scarborough Historical Museum

1007 Brimley Road 
416-338-8807

Inside Scarborough Shopping Center

Scarborough Historical Museum is devoted to preserving the history and stories of Scarborough. The purpose of the museum is to inspire and educate its visitors. There are several annual events held there including Canada Day festivities.

Thompson Memorial Park

Toronto, ON

 M1P 3E8

(416) 203-2600 ‎

Thompson Memorial Park is a mid size park. The park is also the site of the Scarborough Historical Museum and other historical housing of the founding family of  Scarborough City, the Thompsons. The park also has an outdoor baseball diamond, soccer field and tennis court.

Toronto Zoo
361A Old Finch Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M1B 5K7
(416)-392-5929

The Toronto Zoo is the place to visit for family outing and class trips. There is a variety of animals on display. The zoo is divided into six different geographic regions that showcase animals and plants from that area of the world.

Inside Famous Players at Scarborough Center

Rogue Park

Toronto, ON

 M1X 1R2

Rogue Park is considered to be “a wilderness area in Canada’s largest city”. It is an untouched natural habitat that is home to a variety of ecosystems. It is a great place to enjoy nature’s beauty or to go on nature walks.

Cedar Brae Golf & Country Club

55 Mac Frost Way
Scarborough, Ontario
 M1X 1N6

Cedar Brae Golf and Country Club is a private golf club that requires membership. It is considered to be one of the best golf clubs in Southern Ontario and measures up to 6,521 yards. Paradise on earth, for the golf lovers.

SCARBOROUGH'S LOCAL PROBLEMS

Bendale Library in Scarborough 

It is hard o pinpoint local problems in Scarborough. The problems are hardly visible that one would think they do not exist.

Here are some briefings: 

• Recently, it has been on the news that a young man on Trudelle Street has been sexually assaulting women who walk on the street late at night.

• It was also alleged that a young man sexually assaulted a young woman at Knobb Hill Park. It is unclear if the assaulter is the same guy from Trudelle Street or just another guy.  The case is being investigated.

• With the last two weeks there has been a lock down at Knob Hill Junior Public School. It was alleged that there was a shooting in the area.

• The transit in the area is very slow, compared to the service down town. Scarborough residents have to wait on the bus at least 15-30 minutes (if not longer) most of the time.

TTC's 16 McCowan bus at Scarborough Center 

Station

• There is a back log of road repairs, so there ride on some streets tend to be quite bumpy.

• The libraries are not being sufficiently funded for the service they provide to the community.

• And according to the Councilor of Ward 38’s secretary there is a lack of proper policing in the community. 

HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF SCARBOROUGH

SCARBOROUGH was named after Yorkshire’s Scarborough in England by Elizabeth Simcoe.  The town which originated in the 1850s became Scarborough City on June 1983. It was later joined with the City of Toronto on January 1st, 1998, and makes up the eastern end of the city. Scarborough is located in the southern part of  Ontario. Scarborough population is approximately 593,297 with and area of 187.70 km². The residents of Scarborough are kind, friendly and outgoing residents. The main language of use is English. In Scarborough at least 55% of the residents are immigrants. This has contributed to Scarborough’s multicultural population growth over the years. Thus, Scarborough has a unique heritage and history.

View from an apartment building in 
Scarborough