The Scarborough Mirror

Police said three females and a male approached the 17-year-old victim at about 9:45 p.m. Aug. 19.

The female suspects punched the victim and knocked her to the ground before fleeing with the male.

Police say the female suspects are black, five-feet four-inches tall with long black hair.

One is 16 to 18 years old with a medium build. Another is 16 to 18, 100 pounds with a thin build. The third is 100 pounds with a thin build.

Police say the male suspect is black, 16 to 19, five-feet eight-inches tall, 140 pounds with black hair and a thin build.

Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

Police said 60 Oxycodone pills, 50 Dilaudid pills, 150 Metformin pills and 30 Avalide pills were left on a newspaper box in front of 2230 Lawrence Ave. E. at about 6 p.m. Sunday.

"These drugs are considered to be dangerous and possibly fatal, especially to children," police said in a news release.

Anyone with information is asked to call 41 Division at 416-808-4100 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

Scarborough Village residents get a rare chance this Saturday to learn from an expert about plants and trees in the area and some of the issues facing them.

Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) arborist Todd Irvine is leading a tree tour from the Scarborough Village Recreation Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. at Markham Road.

The village does not have as much tree cover as the city’s wealthier areas but “there are some real gems” and more can be done for trees the neighbourhood has, Irvine said this week.

The walk from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (details at www.treetours.to) includes the historic Campbell family farmhouse and the sugar maple woodlot around it.

A suggested donation for the tour is $5.

A free day of celebrations this Saturday in Scarborough pays tribute to Tamil culture in Canada.

It also heralds the approaching completion of years of work by young volunteers to build what devotees say will be the first North American temple to the Hindu deity Ayyappan.

Canada Sri Ayyappan Samajam of Ontario hosts the annual festivities, called Joythi, from 11 a.m. to midnight, at the temple site, 635 Middlefield Rd. north of Finch Avenue.

Traditional foods such as rotis, dosas and appams will be served as on-stage entertainment continues in the form of music, dance and educational drama.

Ayyappan (also called Ayyappa) is a combination of the Hindu deities Shiva and Vishnu whose worship is strongest in South India. But in 1994, starting from a home in Scarborough, Tamil devotees have built a base to support a future temple.

Work on that temple, costing about $7 million, is underway and may be completed in December after years of fundraising.

The fact that more than 100 youths have worked for months to prepare for the festival is itself an accomplishment, the organization said in a statement.

“The youths have taken an active role in reintroducing and reinforcing our cultural values into the Canadian Tamil Society,” it added last week.

The event takes place at Splendid China Tower at 4675 Steeles Ave. E. (at Kennedy Road) from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Positions in a variety of industries are available, including engineering, graphic design, finance, hospitality, health care, management, marketing, tourism, sales and manufacturing.

People are asked to bring their resumes, dress for success and be prepared for on-site interviews.

For more information, call CICS at 416-292-7510 ext. 125, 142, 113 or 118.