Local Olympian brings it home

Photo credit: Colin Winn By Denise Bacon As the fingertips of the last swimmer of the four-person team in the women’s 4 X 100 freestyle relay touched the wall on July 25, this...

Hollywood North discovers Centennial area

CCRA President Kathy Rowe met director Mike Barber on the set By Kathy McGrath Centennial residents may have noticed more film crews in the area as movie and television productions rush to resume...

Minor hockey is returning to Heron Park Arena!

By Mark Campbell It’s been nearly 18 months since the sounds of minor hockey have been heard inside Heron Park arena. Despite evidence of a fourth wave of COVID-19, the West Hill Golden...

Gardens at Mowat are undergoing a marvelous makeover

By Karen Heisz If you have walked along the front of Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiaterecently, you should have noticed some substantial changes to the large garden and the main entrance garden. Members of...

Grilled toast is the perfect vehicle for fresh produce

By Kathryn McLean Whether you have a tomato from your neighbour’s garden, a basket of local tomatoes from a farmer’s market, or simply a ripe tomato on the counter from your last trip...

Last call for Centennial’s Beer Store

By Kathryn Stocks The Beer Store at the Port Union and Lawrence plaza will be closing on September 12 and many people in the neighbourhood were sad to hear this news. Jeanne Laverock...

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...

Liberals are re-elected in Scarborough – Rouge Park