City Connection

Tomorrow a day for cleaning, shredding and helping

Toss it. Shred it. Donate it. Those are three options residents will have during events at two locations Saturday, April 21. At the first location – the Canyon Lake Community Church parking lot – the City of Canyon Lake and CR&R will provide an opportunity to conveniently dispose of bulky items like e-waste, old furniture, appliances and more between the hours of 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. At the sa…

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RRC Rd. widening is one-third complete

The largest public works project in Canyon Lakes is about one-third finished. Over the next seven months, Railroad Canyon Rd. (RRC Rd.) will be expanded from four lanes to six. The $9 million construction project also will include new monument signs at the City’s entrance, as well as retaining walls, drought-tolerant landscaping and decorative features such aqua-blue traffic signal poles. Throu…

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City Connection: Police activities

On April 12, at approximately 10:20 p.m., Ruben Flores of police-scanner.info posted on The Friday Flyer's Facebook page a report of Sheriff's units responding to a call-out on four males with pellet rifles in the vicinity of Holiday Harbor and Village Way. According to the post, two of the males ran from police and were seen jumping house fences along Village Way. At 10:30 p.m. the Sheriff helic…

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Discovery of citrus plant disease in L.A. County raises alarm

The following press release was provided by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Growing fresh citrus is a pastime Californians have enjoyed for generations, but it’s now at risk due to the presence of an insect called the Asian citrus psyllid and a citrus bacterium that is being hailed as the worst plant disease in modern history. Agriculture officials are waging a war to save C…

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Residents can offer input at EngageCanyonLake.com

The City of Canyon Lake has launched EngageCanyonLake.com, an interactive virtual “town hall” website dedicated to soliciting ideas and feedback from residents about a broad variety of interesting and engaging community issues. "Do you have an idea – large or small – that could help transform Canyon Lake into a better place to live, work and play? The City of Canyon Lake is listening," …

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City Connection: Library to host shredding fundraiser tomorrow

The Library will hold a shredding fundraiser on Saturday, April 21, from 8 a.m. to noon at Canyon Lake Community Church. It will be held in conjunction with the City's Cleanup Day. The cost is $4 per grocery bag or small box of paper items. Staples and paper clips do not need to be removed. Next Wednesday, April 25, the Library will host a free seminar on the subject of harassment and bullying fr…

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News and Notes from the City of Canyon Lake

Council Coffee Councilwoman Nancy Horton has coffee with residents at the Sports Stop on the last Tuesday of the month. Her next Coffee will be April 24, at 10 a.m. Mayor Pro Tem Mary Craton is happy to sit down with residents over coffee on the third Monday of each month, at 9:30 a.m. at The Cup Above. Her next Coffee is Monday, May 21. City Calendar City-wide Cleanup The next City-wide cleanu…

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