CCRA Transportation chair Amaan Jabbar is an urban planning student at U of T Scarborough. By Kathy McGrath As an urban planning student, Amaan Jabbar has learned that city developers must consider many points...
By Kathryn Stocks People have been learning to scuba dive at the Scarborough Underwater Club Inc. (SUCI) since 1961. Six of those years have been at the dive pool in the Toronto Pan Am...
Book Reviews In his new book, Rob Peck shares some of his favourite speeches. Book Review by Julie Kish The debilitating fear of speaking in front of people is more prevalent than the fear...
Centennial resident Shawna Fujiki has been teaching yoga online since the beginning of the pandemic. By Kathryn Stocks Shawna Fujiki has been a yoga teacher for 13 years and most of those years were...
TDSBTrustee Anu Sriskandarajah Providing Medical Masks for Students Trustees with the Toronto District School Board have approved a motion to purchase Level 3 medical grade masks for TDSB students. While students may continue to...
Charlottetown Parent Council Chair Claire Wing stands with her son Brayden in front of Charlottetown JPS. Claire said traffic became a big problem in January when students returned to school again By Denise Bacon...
Rouge Beach Improvement Project As many of you may know, Parks Canada has put a lot of time and energy into their plans to improve the Rouge Beach area at the end of Lawrence...
By Mark Campbell We all know it. The last two years have been an endless cycle of stops and starts. Schools, restaurants, gyms and most elements of the service industry have had to endure...
Major progress on goals for first 100 days When our government was sworn in last October, we promised to continue to rebuild the economy, grow the middle class, finish the fight against COVID-19, and...
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Ensuring a strong recovery that leaves no one behind I want to thank everyone for following public health guidelines and staying resilient as a community in this challenging time. Your everyday sacrifices go a...
FEBRUARY 2022 CONTENTS FEATURE: Swamp offers fun and rare fauna Table of contents: Police focus on community partnerships Police walk the talk Social media: sometimes it feels good to unplug Include whole grains and...
By Kathryn Stocks On a frigid but sunny day in January, Alan, Rebecca and their two sons, Ethan, 8, and Nische, 6, were skating on the small pond in the swamp nestled in the...
Organizations doing great work for our community Happy Valentine’s Day, Centennial! This month, we celebrate the people and relationships that have a positive impact on our lives; however, we can’t forget about the organizations...
Steen Thureson. Swansons are the settlers in our Rouge, and have raised their family of five cygnets since June 2021. Watching their habits has been incredibly enjoyable for many of us to see. The...
Relief grants and rebate programs for businesses I hope you and your family have been keeping warm and staying safe during these dog days of winter. Electricity Rate Relief The Ontario government is providing...
By Denise Bacon St-Michel French Catholic Elementary School at 29 Meadowvale Road will be expanding. The Ontario government has committed an investment of $2.4 million to St-Michel, which will support the creation of 92...
By Kathy Rowe Ryhan and Syed Rayman have lived in the Centennial community for 48 years and they have been married for 53 years. This loving couple met back in Guyana. Ryhan noted that...
Book Reviews Book Review by Julie Kish Novel: Lucky Author: Marissa StapleyPublisher: Simon & Schuster, 2021 Toronto writer Marissa Stapley’s novel Lucky is the first Canadian title to be selected for Reese’s Book Club....
TCDSB Trustee Garry Tanuan The dedicated staff at TCDSB continue to work with all levels of government to respond to the requirements for a safe return to in-person learning. As the pandemic continues, busy...
By Kathryn McLean In January’s issue I shared that a friend changed her household’s diet after a health scare and I wrote about achieving a healthy diet. This month the discussion will focus on...
The 2021 Lido Motel Secret Santa Operation was a huge success in December. They sponsored 74 families living at the Lido Motel, the Maple Leaf Motel, and the city’s Family Residence Emergency Shelter site...
Support for Society of St. Vincent de Paul By Tanya Haughey The Tanya Haughey Real Estate team has been assisting the Society of St Vincent de Paul for the last three years and is...
By Kathy McGrath Last month, 43 Division Police Superintendent David Rydzik spoke about local law enforcement issues. This month, Rydzik, who also heads up the mental health and addictions strategy for the Toronto Police,...
By Kathy McGrath After two years of struggling through the pandemic, we now realize it’s the little things that give us hope to get through it. With this in mind, the Curic family has...