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Traffic Safety, Used Uniform and a BIG Thank You!

The Crestwood School Parents’ Association is only as effective as its volunteers and we have been extremely lucky to have met many great people over the past few years. Maryann, Pam and Melanie would like to specifically thank Linda Fata-Glover and Renita Greener for their extraordinary contributions as members of the CSPA 2016/2017/2018.  We were […]

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CPC Reigns Victorious Over Trafalgar

Soccer On Monday the Varsity Girls’ Soccer team traveled to Trafalgar castle where they continued their winning ways.  Right from the start the girls played hard immediately demanding control of the ball.  Ella and Jahnai began by putting Crestwood on the board with goals while the team showed their skill and patience.  In the end Crestwood […]

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Fun Fair Raffle

FINAL REMINDER!!!! THE CLOCK IS TICKING!!!!!!  PLEASE SEND IN YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS!!!  Don’t miss your opportunity to participate! Tickets are only $25 each, sell the booklet of four and you will be eligible for the free year’s tuition raffle draw for Crestwood School.  Silent Auction for Blue Jays Executive Box starts at 3:30pm. Bidding ends […]

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Raffle Reminder

REMINDER!!!!  SEND IN YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS!!! Don’t miss your opportunity to participate! Tickets are only $25 each, sell the booklet of four and you will be eligible for the free year’s tuition raffle draw for Crestwood School. Questions?  Please contact Luanne Pearlman at lupearlman@gmail.com or Debbie Ng-Perkell at ngdebbie@rogers.com  Tickets are due back on Monday, […]

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Family Fun Fair Raffle

The FUN starts here! The Family Fun Day Raffle is a fun raising activity to support programs that directly benefit the Crestwood School community, including the Welcome Back BBQ, Family Fun Day, Scientist in the School program, iPads for the classrooms, Smart Board replacement and the Winter Carnival. Last year, the raffle raised over $20,000, […]

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Race is on for Fun Fair Raffle!!

Dear Parents, We would like to thank the following families and organizations for their generous donations towards our fun fair raffle: Adud family: Furniture from Arrow Furniture  Dr. Jordan Bender-Aurora Periodontal Centre: Sonicare Electric Toothbrush 
  Goldstein Family: Kitchen Aid Immersion Blender 
  Neil Lu & Family: Gift cards from LCBO & Toys R Us […]

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DeSimone, Raffaella

Raffaella DeSimone was born in Italy in 1943, in the midst of the Second World War.  As her parents were farmers, and there was no work, the family relocated to France, and then to Canada.  The family arrived in Halifax, at Pier 21, and they began to adapt to their new country, reaching out to family […]

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Comstive, Bill

Bill Comstive was born April 3, 1929.  His father was a Great War veteran, but he was injured on a postwar job, so Bill’s mother cleaned houses to make ends meet.  The family endured difficult economic times in those years.  Bill indicated that his father did share memories of his military service:  he was assigned […]

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Earl, Richard

Richard James Earl was born July 3, 1924 in Winnipeg.  He was the youngest of six brothers and three sisters – in a family that covered a wide range of ages.  His father was a tailor who made uniforms for Canadian National Railroad employees, particularly the porters, conductors and dining car staff.  He had served […]

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Stinson, Douglas

Douglas Stinson was born October 30, 1922 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  His father was a Great War veteran who served in the Canadian navy, and after the war he continued as a wireless operator, and Doug recalls that the family was often on the move during this time.  Doug was the oldest of six, and […]

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Yoho, Dave

Dave Yoho was born August 19, 1928 in Philadelphia.  He grew up in a row house, during the difficult times of the Great Depression, commenting that he had no real “fun”.  He did not participate in sports, parties or dances:  he worked on weekends and helped to support his family.  When the war came, Dave […]

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Kolinek, Henry

Henry Kolinek was born July 28, 1925 in Green, Texas, a small community near San Antonio. His father had been a WWI infantry veteran and during the Depression he ginned cotton and did some carpentry – anything to support the family.  Henry attended a local 3-room school and for fun he went squirrel hunting with […]

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Growen, Peter

Peter Growen was born December 1, 1939 in Montreal, Quebec.  He grew up during the Second World War, and he remembers getting ration books alongside his mother; he also remembers his Norwegian father teaching Canadian troops to ski, readying them for potential winter warfare.  At war’s end Peter recalls seeing his father in a parade […]

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McIntosh, Andrew

Andrew McIntosh was born February 20, 1964 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, moving to Souris, Prince Edward Island when he was one year old.  He grew up in that small town, born into a family with an extensive military tradition.  Andrew recalls that the opportunities in Souris were limited, so with his parents’ blessing he joined […]

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Thistle, James

James Thistle was born February 22, 1933 in Mulmer Township, in Dufferin County, Ontario.  He grew up against the backdrop of the Second World War and decided to join the Canadian Forces out of high school.  He reported to Petawawa for his basic training, followed by additional training in Fort Wainwright, Alberta.  By this time […]

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Cameron, Art

Art Cameron was born September 29, 1939 in St. Peter’s Bay, P.E.I.  He grew up there against the backdrop of the Second World War, living on a mixed farm in Head of Hillsborough with his numerous siblings and attending the College at Prince of Wales in Charlottetown. He remembers the 1950s as a period of […]

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Maclagan, Scott

Scott Maclagan was born in Toronto in 1939, and that is where he spent his early life, growing up against the backdrop of the Second World War.  The family relocated to the Beaverton area in 1948, and Scott initially attended a one room schoolhouse before going to high school in Orillia, where he remembers being […]

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Gee, Bob

Bob Gee was born January 8, 1948 in Vernal, Utah, a rural community- that means he shares a birthday with a man named Elvis Presley.  Bob’s father served in the Army Air Force during WW2, and his uncles served in different capacities during that conflict too.  Bob grew up during the Cold War when there […]

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Augustine, Jerry

Jerry Augustine was born July 29, 1945 in Middletown, Connecticut.  He grew up in that community during the “Fabulous 50s”, enjoying all that life had to offer in that idyllic time – comic books, early TV, rock’n’roll and cars.  It was also the time of the Cold War and Jerry remembers Sputnik and the Red […]

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Ciotti, Damien

LCdr Damien Ciotti was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, and he joined the Naval Reserve in HMCS Griffon as a Boatswain in 2004 while attending Lakehead University. He enrolled in the Regular Officer Training Plan in 2005 as a Maritime Surface and Sub-Surface Officer (MARS), and graduated from Lakehead in 2008 with an HB.A […]

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McMullen, Jennifer

Jennifer McMullen (nee Conaway) was born October 22, 1924 in Scio, Ohio.  She grew up there against the backdrop of the Great Depression, and she recalls government agencies such as the CCC and the WPA.  When the war came her two brothers were drafted, and Jennifer recalls the way the country united, with everyone wanting […]

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Wakeman, Tom

Tom Wakeman was born November 22, 1922 in Birmingham, England.  He was born into a large family of six brothers and one sister.  Tom’s father had had a career as a soldier, serving with British imperial forces in the Sudan and India, and he also served with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in the Great War, […]

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Lai, Wing Yoke

Wing Yoke Lai was born January 27, 1925 in San Francisco’s Chinatown.  He was the fourth of five children living in a small 2-bedroom housing unit.  He grew up against the backdrop of the Great Depression in a tough neighborhood where the YMCA and the movies offered an outlet.  Wing attended Galileo High School, where […]

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Cooke, Kenneth

Kenneth Cooke was born August 8,1925 in East Kirkby, Nottinghamshire, a coal mining district.  He indicated that he had a rough early life growing up:   there was a general strike, and there was no income.  He attended school at age 5 and completed his education at age 14, and then had to find employment.  […]

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Hines, Audrey

Audrey Hines was born April 1, 1921 in Surrey, England, and she grew up in and around the village of Hindhead.   Audrey had 4 siblings, and her father worked in the iron business.  When the war came Audrey was already 18, and in the early years she did war work, working at a factory […]

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Arnett, Rex

Rex Arnett was born November 12, 1924 in Toronto.  He grew up in the city’s east end, in the Danforth-Woodbine neighbourhood.  Rex and his friends kept busy playing all kinds of sports, and against the backdrop of the Great Depression Rex worked as a delivery boy for a local drugstore.  He was attending De La […]

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