Young front-line doctor grew up in Centennial

By Kathy McGrath In early 2020 when Maxine Kish was finishing medical school at Queen’s University, she looked forward to starting her residency in Toronto, where most of her family and friends lived....

Work progressing on Port Union Road

By Mark Campbell Port Union Road is the only major arterial road in Scarborough that does not have a minimal four-lane cross section. This bit of knowledge was likely well known by the...

Add these Toronto authors to your summer reading list

By Julie Kish Staying local this summer could also include reading books by authors who are close to home. I’ve picked new and classic books by Toronto authors for this summer reading list,...

Jazz up your ice cream as we head into summer

By Kathryn McLean It’s June and summer is almost here. I’m welcoming the longer, warmer days, glad that many flowers and trees are blooming, and so excited that my early-planted seeds are now...

Innovative library projects challenge your imagination

By Pamela Collins We are all feeling COVIDY (new word for COVID fatigue) these days. We miss our friends and families, our fitness classes and retail therapy. Most of all we book lovers...

There are so many ways we can reduce food waste

Page from Ikea’s The Scraps Book: A Waste-Less Cookbook By Lorelee A. Sankarlal I have been doing a personal research project on food waste and ways to reduce it. Increasing food stability for...

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...

Neighborhood Activities and Fun Ideas

Welcome to those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. Here’s a sampling of fun, exciting and interesting things to do around the Centennial community.