Gamer Golf takes over at Beer Store location
Owner Andrew Scott demonstrates how to hit the ball into the oversized impact screens that absorb shots and then provide statistics. By Kathryn Stocks There’s a new game in town and it looks like...
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CONTENTS New festival coming in September! More Community bands create vibrant local connections More Gamer Golf takes over at Beer Store location More New resident shares special encounter with nature More Local grandmother making...
Community bands create vibrant local connections
Fossil Fire played at Millennium Square in Pickering in August. Fossil Fire By Kathryn Stocks Duane Alvarez is Fossil Fire’s bandleader and keyboards player. He said Fossil Fire started with a fun project in...
New resident shares special encounter with nature
By Danielle Dufault This is my first full summer as a resident of Port Union, where the joys and magical moments in nature just keep coming! What drew me here was that proximity to...
How is AI being used in our local classrooms?
By John Murphy As we send our kids off to school, you might pine for a simpler time and wonder why and how the new world thinking is changing the classroom, especially with AI....
Student shines a light on forgotten prof
Acadia Eddy, 13, stands beside the award-winning research project she did at Joseph Howe last term on BC professor Ian McTaggart-Cowan. By Kathryn Stocks This is the story of a Joseph Howe student’s award-winning...
New festival coming in September!
There’s going to be lots of fall fun for everyone to enjoy at our new event. Treats at Fall Fest will include corn dogs and corn cobs, as well as snow cones, popcorn and...
MPP Report September 2026
MPP Vijay Thanigasalam, Scarborough–Rouge Park I hope you and your families are having a wonderful finish to the summer season. It has been an exciting few months across Scarborough–Rouge Park. From vibrant local events...
What could be sweeter than peaches and chocolate cake?
It’s peach season and our local fruit from Niagara has been particularly delicious this summer! This chocolate cake served with juicy golden peaches is a lovely treat. By Kathryn McLean September is commonly considered...
Local grandmother making a difference in South Africa
Since 2006, Carolyn Nixon, right, has helped South African grandmothers support their grandchildren By Shelley Cooke Across sub-Saharan Africa, hundreds of thousands of people still die each year from AIDS-related causes. Behind those statistics...
MP Report September 2026
As students, educators and families across Scarborough–Guildwood–Rouge Park begin a new school year, I want to extend my very best wishes for a successful and rewarding year ahead. As we look to the months...
Twists and turns abound in this psychological thriller
By Pamela Collins The Fury Author: Alex MichaelidisPublisher: Celadon Books 2024 The Fury by best-selling author Alex Michaelidis is a crime novel that unravels into a psychological thriller as it explores the world of...
Harvesting the fruits of community collaboration
The Garden Committee members at St. Dunstan’s took great ownership and pride in this community garden as they worked together to plant, tend and harvest the vegetables for the SCHC food bank. By Denise...
Mowat award winner enthused about volunteering
CCRA Communications chair Sue Anfang, left, presented the community association’s award to graduating Mowat student Shaganaa Gunarajan. Congratulations to Shaganaa Gunarajan who won our CCRA award in June! The award is presented by the...
President’s Message September 2026
A more colourful newspaper! By Kathy Rowe Happy September, everyone! We are pleased to bring you four more colour pages in our Centennial News. Over the summer, several of our loyal advertisers expressed interest...
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