COVID outbreak at TSC is over

By Kathryn Stocks In our February issue, we reported the upsetting news that COVID-19 had hit the Tony Stacey Centre for Veterans Care in January. At the time we went to print, 84...

Democracy at risk without local news

By Kathy McGrath We can get a vast amount of information from big internet search engines with a simple click of a button, so why bother reading local news sources? We’ve created this...

A shot in the arm: Canada’s proud history of vaccine research

By Don Lawrence The worry and uncertainty we feel today surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic might be familiar to those who experienced the polio epidemic in the first half of the 20th century. The...

Here’s an activity page just for the kids!

Who has the funniest pet ? Can your pets do awesome tricks or do they pose in awkward ways? Do you dress your pets in cute outfits or crazy costumes? We’re having a...

Change is in the air at Highland Creek Village plaza

New coffee shop owned by the condo developer Altree By Pamela Collins The Centennial community has watched Highland Creek Village undergo some significant changes and business closures due to property ownership changes and...

Memories and a brief history of the Lawrence Bridge

Centennial resident Jean Palmer stands on Lawrence Bridge today By Kathy Rowe The building of the Lawrence Avenue bridge over Highland Creek (between Beechgrove and Meadowvale) was quite an event. Construction began in...

Membership

Special November membership incentive CCRA is offering a special incentive for residents who purchase 2020 memberships during the month of November. There will be five random draw prizes from among all these memberships....

Where is Centennial?

In 1847 the Port Union area entered a golden age of growth as a shipping port. Arrival of the The Grand Trunk Railway in 1856 boosted the area as a shipping and rail...

Early settlement began 1808

First Peoples A branch of the Anishinabe who settled along the north shore of Lake Ontario were known as Mississaugas. The territory of the Mississaugas in the Toronto region stretched from Long Point...

Shop Locally

Your support for local businesses is good for Centennial because you’re putting money back into the neighbourhood and giving the stores a chance to thrive. The more successful shops we have, the more...

CCRA Spring Talent Show