By Kathy McGrath Financial expert and author Douglas Hoyes debunked common financial myths when he spoke to residents at the Port Union Library on February 6. Hoyes is the co-founder of Hoyes Michalos, a...
Greetings, Neighbours! 2018 promises to be a great year for us with more and more residents joining the CCRA. This year, we plan to have a membership drive in May, like we did many...
By Kevin Beleskey The 2nd Highland Creek scouting group will be running a community recycling event at the Port Union Community Recreation Centre on Earth Day. This is the second year for our event...
By Kathryn Stocks After the success of their Community Tree Lighting Party at Christmas, Alan and Jodi Gear are again partnering with PC Randy Arsenault, 43 Division’s Community Engagement Officer, to hold a second...
Thank you to everyone who attended my annual New Year’s Levee and Volunteer Recognition Event, which gives me the opportunity to recognize outstanding volunteers who give their time and talents to make our community...
By Denise Bacon Hundreds of young and young at heart, neighbours, family and friends came out to enjoy the delights of Winterfest 2018 on January 27. The greyness of the January afternoon was eclipsed...
By Eunice Chong For all of the stellar theatrical productions Mowat has put on over the years, there has been a distinct lack of a community exclusive to drama kids. Even with the Performing...
It’s hard to believe that February has already arrived! My team and I had a great time wrapping up a busy January with the members of the Centennial community at the annual Port Union...
By Kathy McGrath Kelsey Dorval is one of those steady-Eddie types who can be counted on to get the job done. As a member of the CCRA executive committee for the past 10 years,...
Thanks to all who made Winterfest a success! I would like to thank Winterfest chair Jake Forsyth, committee members from the CCRA and the West Rouge Sports and Recreation, the many sponsors, vendors, the...
By Kathryn Stocks When Kacie Statia and Alexa Schopfer came up with the idea of starting a business to sell cozy lined winter hats, they were trying to fill a niche. They found that...
Police and TTC are the top expenditures in municipal budget. 2018 municipal budget to be debated On February 12 and 13 Toronto City Council will debate and finalize the 2018 City Budget. This is...
MP Gary Anandasangaree recently presented Lakshmi Anandaraj with a youth award for her contribution to the community. Lakshmi began volunteering in junior high school, organizing fundraisers as part of the Me to We club....
by Scout Adam Roy During the first weekend in January, when most kids are getting ready to return to school, I went camping with my scouting friends — it was loads of fun! While...
by Kathy McGrath Centennial residents have a personal stake in the upcoming Winter Olympics taking place in PyeongChang, South Korea from Feb. 9 to 25. Local athlete Natalie Spooner, a member of the Canadian...
Looking forward to dialogue on community issues this year I hope that everyone enjoyed the holidays and I wish you a healthy, prosperous and enjoyable new year. Thank you to the CCRA for inviting me to speak at the...
By Kathryn Stocks It only takes a few minutes with Clara Campbell Lahmer to realize that she is a delightful woman who is still amazingly with it considering she was getting ready to celebrate...
Happy 2018 everyone! I hope that each of you enjoyed a joyful holiday season surrounded by family and friends. To those of you who made a resolution this year, I wish you the best...
By Kathryn Stocks On December 9, the 1st Annual Community Tree Lighting Party was held at Port Union Community Centre and more than 300 people came out. The event was planned by local realtors...
By Emma Kunzelmann Sir Oliver Mowat C.I. had its production of The Penelopiad on December 7, 8 and 9. The play is based on a Margaret Atwood novel of the same name. The show...
By Ian Cooper 2nd Highland Creek Scout Group A huge thank you goes out to the Centennial community. The 2nd Highland Creek Scouting group collected 7,774 pounds of food in this year’s door-to-door food...
The annual Port Union Winterfest will be happening at the Port Union Recreation Centre on Saturday, January 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free. This year there will be maple taffy,...
By Kathy Rowe On Sunday, December 10, I had the pleasure of attending the annual community carol sing at St. Dunstan of Canterbury Anglican Church. Reverend Richard Newland was his usual jovial self. He...
I hope everyone enjoyed a happy holiday season with family and friends. As we move into 2018, I would like to invite everyone to join me at my New Year’s Levee on Sunday, January...
By Denise Bacon “PREPAREDNESS = POWER” is the name of the 5” x 8” box kit that was recently delivered to households in communities surrounding the OPG Pickering and Darlington nuclear sites. This box...