The City of Toronto is improving the playground at Bill Hancox Park and wants to hear your feedback on the new features and equipment in an online survey. Proposals for the playground include: Combined...
By Karen Heisz Hello and Happy New Year! As I write this,, snowbanks are still in place and cold winter winds are making a walk with the dog miserable. But our sleeping plants are...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Do Dragons still exist ? Yes they do. In the Australasia pavilion at the Toronto Zoo, you will find 18 year old male Komodo Dragon, Kilat. Komodo dragons are the largest and heaviest of...
JANUARY 2022 CONTENTS FEATURE: Top cop welcomes community input Table of contents: Constables find community policing is their calling Police liaison chair brings 43 Division to CCRA Port Union Road construction set to begin...
By Kathy McGrath Centennial News is presenting a two-part interview with 43 Division Superintendent Dave Rydzik. This month we focus on policing issues in 43 Division and, more specifically, in Centennial. Next month, we...
By John Gibb You have finished selecting your items at one of our larger local stores. You head to the front of the store and you’re faced with a choice. Should you proceed to...
By Jeanne Laverock This drive started in early December when a local mom took some items and clothes to the Lido Motel on Kingston Road to drop off donations to the families. As Suzanne...
By Kathryn Stocks A big shout-out goes to local realtor Jill Fewster Yan for the delightful Holiday Tree Lighting Party that took place at the Port Union Community Centre on December 4. At a...
DECEMBER CONTENTS FEATURE: There’s holiday magic all around us Table of contents: The ‘Bike Man’ kept our wheels spinning over the years , Dutch Baby is a dish worth trying for a holiday brunch, Crafty...
By Nancy Cyros With so many taking the time to go for walks and hikes around our nature-filled neighbourhood, admiring all that our Rouge backyard has to offer is so easy to do. Whether...
November CONTENTS Art can be everywhere! Table of contents: We can now hit the road again to the U.S. and EuropeMuffins are a perfect snack as the weather gets coolerScarborough – spoken word poetryShop...
By Kathryn Stocks and Robin Shonfield Last year in the November issue I wrote about a trip my husband Robin and I took to France and Belgium in 2019 to find the graves of...
Scout leaders Jeff Kennedy and Doug Birney, second and third from left, met Scouters Jesse Kambakos, left, and Kristopher Pullen at Adams Park where they discussed plans for the 2021-22 Scouting year. The Rover...
By Wanda Wierzbicki Puppe recently celebrated her 54 birthday! She is the oldest orangutan in North America and she has lived at the Toronto Zoo since it opened in 1974. Puppe is mother to...
OCTOBER CONTENTS Local author pens clever sci-fi farce Table of contents: Our street signs have a new look Slippery Times is a highly entertaining debut novel Port Union Library reopens with new branch head...
By Denise Bacon Students and staff at St-Michel French Catholic Elementary School will be much safer when crossing Lawrence Ave. now that the traffic lights are installed and working at Meadowvale Rd. and Lawrence....
Book Reviews Book Review by Julie Kish Nicholas de Kruyff takes readers on a wild ride in his debut novel, Slippery Times, a science-fiction farce. The author shares his untamed imagination by creating zany...
By Kathy McGrath Residents who want to raise a glass at the Legion’s new location at 305 Morrish Road will have to wait a bit. The latest hurdle for Branch 258, which purchased the...
By Kathy Rowe Back in October 2019, the CCRA executive was looking for ways to give the Centennial community a visual boost and a marked identity. Ideas ranged from “Welcome to Centennial” signposts at...
By Kathryn Stocks After a difficult winter with a COVID-19 outbreak and a challenging spring due to Ministry and Public Health directives, things are finally starting to return to normal at the Tony Stacey...