Larry Rafferty was born May 30, 1932 in Blackpool, England, where he grew up against the backdrop of World War Two. Larry has many engaging memories of the time, from the Blitz to the rations and Blackpool FC! Larry grew up in Blackpool and Manchester, returning to the latter after the bombings had subsided. His […]
Soccer The Raptors may have a flair for the dramatic, but so do our U14 Girls soccer team! The girls won in dramatic fashion against Montcrest Monday afternoon in the dying minutes of a 2-2 game compliments of a Chiara Codron goal, her third for the day. But Chiara was only as good as her […]
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CPC alumni, Emmanuel Zambazis was drafted in Round 2 Pick: 11 for the YORK9FC in the newly created CPL. Congratulations Emmanuel! […]
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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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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sarah graduated from CPC in 2005. She is an author, educator, mindfulness practitioner, holistic nutritionist and certified Rainbow Kids Yoga teacher. She has written some amazing children’s books—see for yourself on her website! www.sarahkraftchuk.com […]
“The international media have come and gone. The satellite is gone. The journalists are gone. The headlines have changed. But the situation hasn’t. Please don’t forget about Dadaab. Don’t forget about the thousands of children dying each day. Continue to tell the stories of the people you met here in Kenya. Continue to let people […]
LCdr Andrew Cumming was born in Guthrie, Ontario, just outside Barrie. He attended St. Andrew’s College and studied engineering at the University of Toronto. He then entered the working world, and unhappy with what he encountered he chose to join the Canadian Forces. Given his background he was drawn to the navy, and he has […]
Tom Vance was born July 26, 1922 in Ottawa. His father owned a general store at the crossroads in Woodlawn, and when he left school at age 16 Tom drove his father’s truck, doing all kinds of deliveries in the local area. As the war approached, Tom saw many young men enlisting, and he decided […]
Jack C. Thomas was born on June 4, 1923, in Blenheim, Ontario, where he grew up in a family of 7. Jack’s early life was tough and he quit school and started at construction and factory work. Well aware of the war in Europe Jack was eager to join, particularly the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air […]
George Rubin was born May 7, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, and that is where he grew up during the Depression and early war years. He graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1943, and he recalls that most of the young men in his class had either enlisted or were drafted right as they […]
Len Van Roon was born December 1, 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Len was an only child, and his father died when Len was only 10. Len attended a local school, and he was one of a few who graduated from high school at a time when most students only went to the 8th grade. Len […]
Irving Locker was born November 8, 1924 in St. Paul, Minnesota. His family moved to New Jersey when he was quite young, so that is where he grew up, the youngest in a large family. Irving’s father was a shoemaker, so he didn’t bring home much money, and Irving remembers that the family struggled to […]
Theodore Britton was born October 17, 1925 in North Augusta, South Carolina. He spent his early years there, growing up against the backdrop of Jim Crow and the early years of the Great Depression. His father decided to take part in the Great Migration though, and Theodore’s teenage years were spent in New York City, […]
Hal Urban was born July 16, 1924 in Chicago Heights, Illinois. He remembers growing up poor in the midst of the Great Depression, and with the attack on Pearl Harbor and the coming of the war, Hal and so many of the men of his generation enlisted. Training took place at Camp Callan near LaJolla, […]
Elmer Auld was born July 4, 1924, and he grew up in Port Arthur/Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario. His father was a Great War veteran who suffered from the effects of being gassed; he was an Irishman from Belfast, Ireland who came to Philadelphia because of the Irish Famine, later going to Port Arthur […]
Robert (Bob) Thomas was born December 18, 1942 in Montreal. He grew up in the NDG neighbourhood, and his father was a police officer in Westmount. Bob had many family members connected to the war, and he developed an interest in the Cadets when he attended Westhill High School. Bob left home when he was […]
Stan Deveau was born November 19, 1922 in Watrous, Saskatchewan, a small farming community. He grew up there during the difficult days of the Great Depression, when economics and the environment conspired to create the “Dust Bowl”, forcing the family to move to British Columbia in 1938. When the war came along, Stan’s brother decided […]
Dave Peters was born in St. Catharines, Ontario. He grew up in a farming community not far from there, and he learned the value of hard work, often joining his father in his job at the CNR. His mother grew up in wartime Belgium, and she recounted many of her stories to Dave when he […]
Helmut Lemke was born February 3, 1926 in a village in East Prussia. His father was a Great War veteran who had served as a medic on the eastern front, and he never recovered from the shellshock and horrors of that war, taking his life when Helmut was just 13. Helmut grew up alongside his […]
Mary “Molly” Torrens was born July 28, 1923 in Milltownpass, Ireland. She went to England when she was 15, so she was there when the war began in 1939. Molly ended up getting involved in the war effort, joining the Women’s Royal Air Force when she was old enough. Initially she was assigned one of […]
David Yeo was born June 27 (or 28), 1946 in County Monaghan, Ireland; he emigrated to Canada with his mother when he was 6 months old and grew up in Prince Edward Island. His father served for six years in the Canadian Artillery in Sicily and Italy; David’s mother was a nurse in Britain who […]
Paul Vaillancourt was born October 21, 1938, in Dill Township, just outside of Subbury, Ontario. Paul’s father worked for the railroad until he was injured on the job, which put the family in difficult financial circumstances. Paul’s mother was left alone with their seven children as he underwent multiple surgeries, and the stress of that […]
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 […]
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 […]