Gathered around Margarette are from left to right: her son Jim, daughter Marilyn, son Tim, and grandson Kevin By Kathryn Stocks Centennial resident Margarette Stanton turned 100 years old on September 18! Fifty friends,...
Centennial News has never been more important By Kathy Rowe Metroland Media Group, publishers of many community papers such as the Scarborough Mirror, recently announced it is claiming bankruptcy. This will mean that the...
By Madison Perdue Fernie Youth Services supports at-risk youth on their journey away from conflict with the law toward purposeful adulthood. We provide reliable housing, community reintegration and employment readiness to help young people...
By Kathryn Stocks After Centennial residents Laurie and Bruce MacIsaac took a trip they loved to South Africa in 2018 that was based on safaris, they knew they wanted the same type of animal...
By Denise Bacon Port Union Community Centre was a huge attraction on three Sunday evenings in July. The annual Summer Concert Series once again brought people together for two evenings of great music and...
By Amaan Jabbar Anyone who uses Port Union Road will notice that the City of Toronto has started its road reconstruction and water main replacement project on that street. The work began on July...
By Julie Kish FINNA LIT: Creativity. Entrepreneurship. Lifestyle. Money A 42-page picture book written by Sean Lewis Tellwell Publishing, 2023 Scarborough teacher and writer Sean Lewis is grateful for the financial hardships he faced...
By Kathryn Stocks In the spring, Parvathy Viswanadh and Arun Guruswamy bought a little bottle gourd plant at a hardware store and planted it in one of their gardens after May 24. These gourds...
By Denise Bacon The new Bill Hancox Park on Bridgeport Drive is now open! The playground was completely updated this year, thanks to the City’s of Toronto’s Playground Enhancement Program. It’s worth a visit...
SEPTEMBER 2023 ISSUE (DOWNLOAD PDF) PAST ISSUES SEPTEMBER 2023 FEATURE: Bill Hancox Park is open for fun! More TABLE OF CONTENTS Progress on V!VA is slow but sure More Orangutans a highlight of Borneo...
By Kathryn McLean Did you plant a vegetable garden that’s still growing strong into September? Maybe you have a lot of produce and are sharing with friends and neighbours.Or maybe your crop is slowing...
By Kathy Rowe Centennial residents have been patiently awaiting updates regarding the development of a V!VA Retirement Community ever since V!VA purchased the Lawson Road property in June 2019. Monica Dashwood, Vice President of...
We welcome residents to join us at our meetings By Kathy Rowe We’re back! Summer flew by and here we are in September already. I hope you all enjoyed some summertime activities with friends...
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Book Reviews Book Review by Julie Kish Every Summer AfterA novel by Carley FortunePenguin Canada, 2022 The Mostly True Story of Tanner and LouiseA novel by Colleen OakleyBerkley Publishing Group, March 2023 Traditionally, a...
Toronto by-election is quickly approaching The City of Toronto’s 2023 by-election for mayor is quickly approaching. Eligible voters can vote early in advanced polling locations Thursday, June 8 through to Thursday, June 13, or...
By Kathy Rowe Thanks to the quick action of two talented mural artists, Allan Bender and John Nobrega, our community mural has been restored. The graffiti that was painted onto the wall back in...
TDSB Trustee Anu Sriskandarajah Pandemic Recovery Is Not Over TDSB Trustees issued a TDSB-wide budget survey to all parents/guardians/caregivers to gauge their opinions on the impacts of the pandemic. The survey was completed by...
By Wanda Wierzbicki The Toronto Zoo has a new resident: Carrie the camel. She was born on Thursday, May 5, to the surprise and delight of the zoo visitors present – because she was...
By Denise Bacon April showers bring May flowers and the kick-off of the annual CCRA Membership Campaign! This year, membership is more important than ever as our community needs a very strong voice as...
Delivering on some of our key promises It has been a great term at the Ontario Legislature and I am proud of the work we have completed to deliver on some of our key...
Summer is here and that means more outdoor activities for all of us. Whether you are gathering in one of our local parks or in your own backyard, please remember that there are bylaws...
Start date: July 10, 2023 End date: December 2024. More information at: toronto.ca/portunionroad This summer, the City of Toronto will begin road reconstruction and watermain replacement on Port Union Road from Island Road to...
By Kathryn Stocks On Saturday, May 27, CCRA was delighted to hold its first dinner dance since the pandemic cancelled the activity for three years. This time the venue was the bright new Legion...
By Wanda Wierzbicki Madelyn and John Reynolds started delivering the CCRA newsletter shortly after they bought their first house in the Centennial community on Wichey Road in 1971. That was over 50 years ago!...