This month marks the beginning of the Centennial Community and Recreation Association’s 75th anniversary year, a significant milestone for one of the oldest resident groups in the city. As many of you may know,...
If you get your 2024 CCRA membership on or before January 27th, your name will be entered into a draw for a beautiful gift basket valued at $200. By Denise Bacon Keep reading to...
By Laurie MacIsaac It’s no surprise to anyone living in Centennial that we live in one of the best neighbourhoods in the city. But does a “semi-scientific” study of the 158 communities that make...
Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie was a guest speaker at the CCRA’s Annual General Meeting on November 16 By Kathryn Stocks The CCRA Annual General Meeting was held on November 16 and it was well...
Left: Front door of Nijmegen house in 1945 with the Van der Veen family children and maid along with Canadian soldiers. Author’s father George Lawrence is on the right. Photo credit: T. M. P....
The Scarborough Archives has the Mirror on microfilm from 1961 to the 1980s and hard copies from the 1980s to the present. By Mike Adler Some of you may still be wondering where the...
By Julie Plante “I know many customers by the beer they drink,” said Kelly Morse as we stood outside the Port Union Beer Store. “Oh, here comes 24 Heineken.” Living in our community her...
On September 11, Kathy Rowe presented a cheque for $5,000 from the CCRA to Shivana Shankar, Community Services Manager at Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities, for their food bank. Shivana said they will use...
By Denise Bacon The new Bill Hancox Park on Bridgeport Drive is now open! The playground was completely updated this year, thanks to the City’s of Toronto’s Playground Enhancement Program. It’s worth a visit...
By Kathy Rowe Centennial residents have been patiently awaiting updates regarding the development of a V!VA Retirement Community ever since V!VA purchased the Lawson Road property in June 2019. Monica Dashwood, Vice President of...
Book Reviews Book Review by Julie Kish Every Summer AfterA novel by Carley FortunePenguin Canada, 2022 The Mostly True Story of Tanner and LouiseA novel by Colleen OakleyBerkley Publishing Group, March 2023 Traditionally, a...
By Denise Bacon April showers bring May flowers and the kick-off of the annual CCRA Membership Campaign! This year, membership is more important than ever as our community needs a very strong voice as...
By Kathryn Stocks Early in the morning on April 2, our beautiful Passage to Port Union mural at the Centennial Plaza was defaced with graffiti in three places. This angered the community and your...
By Kathy Rowe “If you asked 100 people what is art, you would get 100 different answers and they would all be correct,” commented artist Jogi Makhani. “It’s an individual experience. Art is between...
Twenty women signed up for the initial Mama Hawks program. Played out over three weeks in March, the sessions were designed to teach hockey moms on-ice skills and the basics of hockey, as well...
Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, now Toronto’s Deputy Mayor overseeing the Office of the Mayor, looks out over Nathan Phillips Square on her first day in the mayor’s office. She wants residents to know that she...
In February, Centennial residents were delighted to see that the portion of the Waterfront Trail east of the Highland Creek bridge, which had been closed for remediation work since last spring, was once again...
Marcia Alderson happily grew up in Centennial with her mother, Yvonne, and her father, George By Kathy McGrath Marcia Alderson fondly remembers her childhood growing up in the Centennial. She recalls fishing in Rouge...
A CCRA News delivery team drops into Mr Beans for a break. Front left to right: Paul, Katie and Christine. Back left to right: Mark, Adam, Corey and team manager Michelle Brown. By Kathryn...
Sue Vine holds the big cheque won by the Ladies of the Rouge Facebook group. By Sue Vine During the pandemic, I created a local Facebook community page called Ladies of the Rouge. It...
The device pictured here with John is a multi-task stick that he created for a client with arthritis who has difficulty with reaching for things in her kitchen. The rubber tip on one end...
Rouge Underpass: Our lovely cover art is a painting by Hal Bilz, an award-winning transparent watercolour artist and member of the Toronto Watercolour Society, Art Guild of Scarborough and Pine Ridge Arts Council. Hal...
TDSB Trustee Anu Sriskandarajah was a guest speaker at CCRA’s AGM in November. By Kathryn Stocks The CCRA’s Annual General Meeting on November 17 was packed with information, so it’s a shame it wasn’t...
This gentleman whom will be referred to as W in this article, was happy to move into his new home recently, especially with winter around the corner. By Denise Bacon A familiar yet enigmatic...
Councillor McKelvie celebrates with her family on election night. By Kathy McGrath Voters in Ward 25 overwhelmingly endorsed Jennifer McKelvie for a second term as councillor. Winning 72 percent of the ballots, McKelvie campaigned...