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Monthly Archives: April 2025

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Video of Candidates Meeting April 15, 7 PM

Watch Video New Riding Boundaries

Read more April 10, 2025 at 9:45 am wpadmin

Try the zoo for a great Canadian experience

Shintay, the grizzly bear. By Wanda Wierzbicki Last month, Centennial News suggested several Canadian vacation ideas. Newfoundland, Kelowna, Quebec City and Vancouver Island are exciting and interesting destinations in our beautiful country, but you...

Read more April 1, 2025 at 8:03 am wpadmin

More than just a walk in the park

By Shelley Cooke Rouge National Urban Park is one of the largest urban parks in North America. It features 79 square kilometres of green space, from Lake Ontario in the south to the Oak...

Read more April 1, 2025 at 8:03 am wpadmin

Councillor’s Message April 2025

Happy Earth Month, Centennial! I hope everyone is enjoying the spring weather. In February, my office participated in the Coldest Night of the Year Fundraiser to raise money for Fernie Youth Services in Scarborough....

Read more April 1, 2025 at 8:02 am wpadmin

It’s easy to recycle your old batteries

By Amanda Pompilii How many batteries do you have in your home? Chances are, a few dozen, if not hundreds. From carbon monoxide detectors to fire alarms and vacuums, we rely on single-use batteries...

Read more April 1, 2025 at 8:02 am wpadmin

‘My Glorious Soap-Selling Mayor’ was another success!

Shaeann Hall as the Announcer reveals the election results to the public. By Shelley Cooke Alfie Smith, a Grade 12 student at Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate, wrote and directed this year’s spring production My...

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Intelligent, thoroughly entertaining series

Book Reviews Book Review by Julie Kish      A Rip Through Time, The Poisoner’s Ring, Disturbing the Dead Novels by Kelly ArmstrongMinotaur Books, 2022-2024 If there is such a thing as a feel-good murder mystery,...

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Paddlers can’t wait to get back out on the bay

The Revved Up! team in action. By Kathryn Stocks As spring begins to emerge, there is one group of people really looking forward to getting out on the water again in May. I’m referring...

Read more April 1, 2025 at 8:01 am wpadmin

Join us for Earth Day!

Bob Lalonde has been organizing building workshops for kids at Port Union C.C. for the past 20 years. At this year’s Earth Day event on April 26, they’ll be building the bird feeder he’s...

Read more April 1, 2025 at 8:01 am wpadmin

Download CCRA Centennial News

APRIL 2025 ISSUE (DOWNLOAD PDF) PAST ISSUES CONTENTS Join us for Earth Day! Read More than just a walk in the park Read Coffee with Kathryn and Vishy Anandaraj Read Try the zoo for...

Read more April 1, 2025 at 8:00 am wpadmin

MPP Report April 2025

Protecting our economy and building Scarborough for the future I want to begin by thanking you from the bottom of my heart for re-electing me to a third term representing the residents of Scarborough...

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Turn a can of tuna into a delicious dinner

By Kathryn McLean Somebody recently mentioned to me that they like tuna, but don’t really know what to do with a can of tuna other than sandwiches. If you feel the same way, here...

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Coffee with Kathryn & Vishy Anandaraj

This teen is getting the most out of high school Centennial News is starting a new column this month called Coffee with Kathryn. We have three Kathryns on our newspaper team (Kathryn Rowe, Kathryn...

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Another great reason to get a membership!

New members will be entered into a draw to win a Spring cleaning service, courtesy of cleaning professional Gaile, as well as a bucket full of cleaning supplies, courtesy of CCRA. By Shelley Cooke...

Read more April 1, 2025 at 8:00 am wpadmin

President’s Message April 2025

Last month, CCRA President Kathy Rowe had coffee with Vishy Anandaraj to start our new column series, “Coffee with Kathryn.” Their conversation can be found here. Visit the CCRA table during our Earth Day...

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