By Wanda Wierzbicki The Toronto Zoo has reopened and it is a great time to visit. The cooler temperatures mean that many animals are more active.  Mila, the Amur tiger cub, is a big...

JUNE CONTENTS Young front-line doctor grew up in Centennial Work progressing on Port Union Road There are so many ways we can reduce food waste Add these Toronto authors to your summer reading list...

Madisen, 11, and Samuel, 8, enjoying their cones at Four Sweets Cookies Welcome to those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. Those days of ice cream and sunshine and bees. Ice cream treats in...

By John Gibb The landscaping season has begun! Possibly some folks reading this may be planning some work. If so, please keep reading. Installing various types and sizes of paving stones for patios, walkways...

Wild Sunflower with a bee pollinator Following up on last month’s article on the importance of growing native plants in our gardens, here is a list of easy-to-grow native plants which will return to...

Particpants received a camp crest We had a virtual weekend camp with an Around the World theme. We virtually travelled all over the world, we danced in Africa, made Chinese lanterns, learned map and...

MAY CONTENTS Beautiful handmade creations adorn front window Mowat grad hits her stride as a coach for kids’ running club. Boosting your immune system is always a good idea. TRCA’s leader developed environmental roots...

By Kathryn Stocks In Canada, window collisions kill somewhere between 16 to 42 million birds a year. It’s an alarming number. Most bird activity occurs between the ground and the treetops, so many collisions...

By Karen Heisz Everywhere you look these days – gardening magazines, wildlife organization webinars and websites, Facebook – you will be urged to grow native plants in your garden. Why? What’s all the fuss?...

By Tracy Forsyth 2nd Highland Creek Scouting group has been very active over the past weeks participating in virtual meetings. We recently learned about the fish and eels that live in Lake Ontario from...

APRIL CONTENTS Horsing around on a 90th birthday Table of contents:Maple syrup a tradition for family on Meadowvale Corner Cannabis opens its doors to the community Fostering a purr-fect handful of adorable kittens Centennial...

By Kathryn McLean With Earth Day ahead of us this month, it’s a good time to try to be more environmentally friendly. The kitchen is a great place to change some habits. It can...

By Lorelee A. Sankarlal Aloisia Stiles and her husband, David, Centennial residents of 42 years, have found a great way to reuse milk bags and help the homeless. About four years ago, Aloisia heard...

Book Reviews Book Review by Julie Kish The PushBy Ashley Audrain Published January 2021 The Push is a page-turning psychological drama that immerses the reader in the dark world of motherhood gone terribly wrong....

By Amy Stephenson Springtime is when things come alive and it’s exciting to spy the first robin or the buds on the trees. With all the activity we might not notice certain creatures that...

By Kevin Beleskey 2nd Highland Creek Scouting group would like to thank the community for their generous support of our recycling drive in the past. We had to cancel the 2020 drive and now...

MARCH CONTENTS: Democracy at risk without local news Fur better or fur worse, we got a pandemic puppy Use up those leftovers with build-your-own meals Eye-opening conversation led to wise water use at home...

By Kathy McGrath I’m not going to lie, the last month has been ruff, really ruff. In fact, time has pretty much lost all meaning since we introduced an eight-week old puppy into our...

By Pamela Collins It was a bright sunny day on October 14 last year when Centennial resident, Kazi Anwar, was involved in a serious bike accident along the waterfront trail as he made his...

FEBRUARY CONTENTS: Covid 19 hits Stacey Centre Resident tests positive the day before vaccinationMore than a century of outdoor fun on the pond Centennial teen awarded athletic scholarship in Illinois Kids’ books ideal for...

By Wanda Wierzbicki Are you a teacher wishing you could take your class to The Toronto Zoo, but instead you and your students are all at home? Are you a parent trying to navigate...

By Denise Bacon My family has donated to food banks over the years. Annual Thanksgiving, Christmas and other food drives are where we have enthusiastically made food donations. There is a warm feeling to...

By Kathryn McLean I know that a lot of people like to eat soup year-round, but at my house I find myself making soup more often in the cold winter months. And February is...

By Julie Kish As Covid-19 continues to limit our livesand the news overwhelms us with frightening information, we need to be alert for signs of depression in our children. A certain amount of sadness,...

JANUARY CONTENTS: Reflections on the dumpster fire of 2020 . Congrats to CCRA Award recipient . Make some of your ordinary days special in January .Port Union’s head librarian, Patricia Anaka, bids farewell ....