MPP Report December 2018
It is with excitement that I write to you this December. The holiday season is one full of friends, family, joy and hope for the New Year for many of us. I wish you...
MP Report December 2018
Open house an excellent opportunity to hear from residents Gary Anandasangaree I would like to begin by thanking the members of the Centennial community who joined my team and me for our annual Fall...
Former Mowat grad is shaping the future
By Kathy McGrath A former Centennial resident has developed a new wearable technology product that could change the way we interact with the world. Stephen Lake, who attended Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate, is the...
Results within Ward 25 show a divided electorate
By Paul Lewkowicz The 2018 municipal election featured many close and exciting races for voters in Centennial Scarborough. The campaigns for city councillor, public school trustee and Catholic school trustee all resulted in the...
Community supports family affected by illness
By Kathy McGrath Less than a year ago, the Theodorou family lived like many others in our community, busy with work and focused on raising a young daughter. Bill, the family’s main breadwinner, ran...
Presidents Message December 2018
Seasons greetings, Centennial! By Kathy Rowe The CCRA is approaching its 70th anniversary and my first year as president is coming to a close. I have to say that I am humbled to be...
Local food bank had 39,000 visits last year
By Kathy Rowe At this time every year, the Second Highland Creek Scouts do a door-to-door collection in Centennial of non-perishable foods. This year it is scheduled for December 1. The items the Scouts...
Jennifer McKelvie excited about the next four years
By Kathryn Stocks As of December 1, Jennifer McKelvie will be this ward’s new councillor. In a recent interview, she said she is feeling “gratitude for all the support I received from the community”...
It rained on our Pumpkin Parade but you still came out
By Denise Bacon Residents in our neighbourhood are a very hardy group! Despite the cold and rainy weather on November 1, more than 60 people came out with their Halloween jack-o-lanterns for our first-ever...
Community planting added native trees and shrubs to Wanita Park
By Wanda Wierzbicki On October 24, several community groups and individuals gathered at Wanita Park to join Toronto Forestry personnel in planting 235 native shrubs and trees. Steven Parkes, a staff member from the...
Lessons learned from the ice storm of 2013
By Kathryn Stocks This month marks five years since the massive ice storm that hit on Dec. 21/22, 2013, and the subsequent loss of power. The length of the power outage varied across the...