Councillor’s Message February 2021
Family Day in Centennial Family Day, celebrated this year on February 15, is a great opportunity to get outdoors for some exercise and winter fun with your household. Snowball fights, fort building, winter bird...
More than a century of outdoor fun on the pond
Marsh pond photo credit: Colin Winn By Mark Campbell If you build it, they will come. It’s a line from a movie I remember. Only we didn’t have to build a thing, and they...
Reaching out to those who helped resident after bike accident
By Pamela Collins It was a bright sunny day on October 14 last year when Centennial resident, Kazi Anwar, was involved in a serious bike accident along the waterfront trail as he made his...
Eight great decades of active living in Centennial
The backyard was a child’s wonderland of open space for Harry Waterfall and his brothers. Their father built the family’s modest home on Meadowvale Rd. in 1939. By Amy Stephenson While life in Centennial...
Online version of CCRA Centennial News
FEBRUARY CONTENTS: Covid 19 hits Stacey Centre Resident tests positive the day before vaccinationMore than a century of outdoor fun on the pond Centennial teen awarded athletic scholarship in Illinois Kids’ books ideal for...
Trustees Report February 2021
Trustee Anu Sriskandarajah Toronto District School Board Updates On January 12, 2021, the Ontario government announced a “stay at home” order to help curb the spread of COVID-19. One of the measures taken include,...
MPP Report February 2021
Thank you to all the front-line workers I want to wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year. May this year bring you happiness, good health and prosperity! Being the voice of...
Virtual learning at the zoo
By Wanda Wierzbicki Are you a teacher wishing you could take your class to The Toronto Zoo, but instead you and your students are all at home? Are you a parent trying to navigate...
COVID-19 hits Stacey Centre
The flag flies at half-mast in honour of those who died of COVID-19, and the white ribbons show community support for residents and staff. By Kathryn Stocks It was a heartbreaking start to the...
Kids’ books ideal for those adjusting to a new life
By Kathy Rowe “Everybody should see themselves reflected in literature” stated Saumiya Balasubramaniam when speaking about her two recently published storybooks for children. Born and raised in Bombay India, Saumiya, her husband and two...
A better way to donate to food banks
By Denise Bacon My family has donated to food banks over the years. Annual Thanksgiving, Christmas and other food drives are where we have enthusiastically made food donations. There is a warm feeling to...
Resident tests positive the day before vaccination
By Denise Bacon One of the most difficult aspects of this pandemic is the inability for people to visit their parents in long-term care after the coronavirus gets in. This is true for Lucia...
Centennial teen awarded athletic scholarship in Illinois
Centennial teen awarded athletic scholarship in Illinois By Kathryn Stocks Madison Trevena is delighted to have recently been offered a full athletic/academic scholarship for track and cross-country at Western Illinois University. “I really liked...
MP Report January 2021
On track to meet Canada’s vaccination timeline Happy New Year Centennial! Although this is certainly not the way we wanted to start 2021, the current stay-at-home order is a reminder of just how important...
Presidents Message February 2021
Show Love TO brings eye-catching art to our ward By Kathy Rowe Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the City of Toronto’s Show Love TO campaign is beginning to display eye-catching art at the...
A roasted vegetable soup to warm your house this winter
By Kathryn McLean I know that a lot of people like to eat soup year-round, but at my house I find myself making soup more often in the cold winter months. And February is...
Are the Kids Alright?
By Julie Kish As Covid-19 continues to limit our livesand the news overwhelms us with frightening information, we need to be alert for signs of depression in our children. A certain amount of sadness,...