By Denise Bacon The sweet smell of cherry and apple blossoms, the ever-growing anticipation of the end of the school year, and the anxious anticipation of parents wondering how they will manage through the...
By Kathryn McLean Summer is nearly here, and that means lots of eating outdoors with picnics, barbecues and lunch on the deck. Cabbage salad is an easy and delicious dish to add to the...
By Shelley Cooke Pickleball, often described as a combination of tennis, badminton and ping pong, has recently become one of the most popular sports in North America. Many wonder how this unique sport, which...
By Denise Bacon & Shelley Cooke After the long winter we’ve had, followed by a cold, wet spring, people are naturally looking forward to summer! What better way to enjoy the much-anticipated sunshine than...
By Kathryn McLean This is the time in spring that so many people have been waiting for. March is behind us with its winter temperatures and wind. April’s up-and-down temperatures and rainy days are...
Millie Soriano is now in her fi fth year as an offi cial native plant gardener and she says it’s a rewarding part of her life. By Millie Soriano If you attended the Earth...
Book Reviews Book Review by Julie Kish Centennial resident and author Sue Hincenbergs has hit it out of the park with her debut novel and I predict it will be a bestseller. This clever...
Upcoming day trips include Crazy For You at the Hamilton Family Theatre, Cambridge and Waitress at the Capitol Theatre, Port Hope. By Shelley Cooke The Port Union Seniors is an active group of fun-loving...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
By Wanda Wierzbicki There have recently been posts on our neighbourhood social media sites about cats. Sometimes people are concerned that a cat is lost or homeless. Other times people are annoyed with them....
By Kathryn McLean Is March too early for spring cleaning? Here’s a collection of tips for refreshing some of your kitchen items, springtime or otherwise, to help your everyday kitchen tasks go more smoothly....
Book Reviews The Secret History of Audrey James A novel by Heather MarshallSimon & Schuster, 2024 Book Review by Julie Kish The Secret History of Audrey James is a powerful action-packed story about a...
Card sharks playing Bridge at the Port Union Community Centre By Denise Bacon Bridge, which evolved from Whist, another card game, from the 1890’s, is a trick-taking card game for four players in two...
By Kathryn Stocks Zonia Slyfield is a delightfully friendly woman who came to Canada from Jamaica in 1970. She met her husband, Calvin, here and they had three sons. Zonia worked at CP Rail...
Julie McCraney is a unit leader for the Girl Guides of Canada in the Centennial and West Rouge community By Pamela Collins February 22 is World Thinking Day. This is an annual celebration of...
By Kathryn McLean If you’re looking for a new dish, consider a family-sized egg dish. Try a frittata, Spanish omelette (or tortilla) or a quiche. Frittata is sort of an omelette with add-ins mixed...
Book Reviews Book Review by Julie Kish The Briar ClubA novel by Kate QuinnWilliam Morrow, 2024 Kate Quinn is one of my favourite historical fiction writers. I have read four of her previous novels:...
View of a garden suite from the City of Toronto report. By Denise Bacon The Ontario Government Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, created quite a stir when passed in 2022. In essence,...
By Kathryn McLean You may have heard about “nose to tail,” but are you wasting vegetables? Nose to tail refers to using an entire animal that’s being slaughtered for meat. Organs like liver for...
Construction on the west side of Port Union Road between Island Road and Lawrence Avenue East has been completed. Traffic has now shifted to the west side to allow winter work to begin on...
By Julie Kish Local author S.K. Ali says her secret wish is to be interviewed for the Centennial News. She’s a big fan of the newspaper and loves how it connects people in the...
Presenter Det. Coffey of the Toronto Police Service said fraudsters use a variety of channels to conduct phishing scams, including text message, email, websites, social media, phone calls and even QR codes. One of...