CCRA Centennial News – September 2021 Table of contents: Local Olympian brings it home Delta variant a key factor in success of school year Minor hockey is returning to Heron Park Arena! Multi-tenant housing...

By Don Lawrence In the height of Toronto heat, a droning buzz permeates the Centennial community. While it may be often thought that the sound is from grasshoppers or crickets, it’s really the Dog-Day...

Book Reviews Book Review by Julie Kish                     Luckiest Girl Alive is a novel by Jessica Knoll, published by Simon & Schuster in 2015. This New York Times bestseller is the basis for the movie...

By Kathy McGrath One thing COVID has taught us is to value our local parks. They have become our living rooms and our backyards, places to meet, recharge and exercise. We in Centennial are...

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...