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...

Book Reviews Book Review by Julie kish Here One MomentA Novel by Liane MoriartyCrown, September 2024 Best-selling Australian novelist Liane Moriarty has taken a genuinely mind-bending premise and turned it into a novel you’ll...

Caitlin McKelvie, was thrilled to get tickets to the first of the six Taylor Swift concerts at the Rogers Centre in Toronto in November. By Caitlin McKelvie In the summer of 2023, my favourite...

Rob Lea and his son, Holden, are hooked on mixed martial arts. By Kathy McGrath For many years, Rob Lea drove his son, Holden, to classes at Energy Mixed Martial Arts several times a...

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. By Pamela...

Mowat students were given sticky notes to write their answers to three questions about Truth and Reconciliation in September. By Mikayla Haswell Truth and Reconciliation Day or Orange Shirt Day is on September 30....

Never Let a Good Disaster Go to Waste: Making Sense of a Life of Absurdity, A MemoirAuthor: Kat FinnertySeptember 2023 By Julie Kish Former Mowat student Kat Finnerty has turned her life full of...

By Kathryn McLean Are you trying to eat a vegetarian meal each week? Or cut back on the amount of meat you have in your diet? Maybe you have a friend or relative who...

A History of ScarboroughEdited by Robert R. BonisPublished by the Scarborough Public Library, 1965, 1968 Scarborough, Then and Now (1796 – 1996)By Richard Schofield, Meredyth Schofield, and Karen WhynotPublished by the Scarborough Board of...

By Kathryn McLean Whether baked or raw, apples are enjoyed year round. But this is the time for picking the season’s freshest apples. Plenty of people enjoy going apple picking every autumn, choosing their...

This special pull-out section is your guide to playing the CCRA Community Challenge on October 18 and 19. Pick up a copy at the Port Union public library and keep this reference as you...

Start date: July 10, 2023 End date: Late 2025. More information at: toronto.ca/portunionroad The City of Toronto will continue road reconstruction and watermain replacement on Port Union Road from Island Road to Lawrence Avenue...

TDSB Trustee Anu Sriskandarajah   I hope you and your family had an enjoyable and safe summer. As we embark on a new school year, I am filled with anticipation and excitement for the...

By: Kathryn McLean As we approach the last stages of summer and early fall, we get to enjoy the delicious harvests that are in season: peaches, nectarines, peppers, eggplant, beans, squash, corn, apples and...

By Krystle Forsyth 2nd Highland Creek Beaver Scouts, parents and Scouters had an amazing opportunity to attend the Toronto Zoo Serengeti Bush Camp at the end of June. We slept in authentic African tents,...