CCRA’s Lori Gagnon presents the first cheque to Stacey Centre staff with a two-metre distance. By Kathy McGrath The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a severe toll on residents in Ontario’s longterm care homes. About...
By Denise Bacon “During these terrible times, family is everything, so I appreciate my immediate family and my work family,” effused Glenis Johnson, a Registered Practical Nurse at the Tony Stacey Centre for Veterans...
DONATE NOW It is heart wrenching to watch the COVID-19 virus take a devastating toll on the residents and staff of our long-term care homes. Recognizing the need for immediate help, the Centennial Community...
By Kathryn Stocks Our Earth Day event is supposed to take place on Saturday, April 25 at the Port Union Community Centre from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This will only happen if the...
By Amy Stephenson We all know it’s important to wash our hands, but how do we stay safe online? Cybersecurity is a growing global concern with real implications for everyone. Like everything, a healthy...
Notice to the Centennial Community Joining the effort to curtail the spread of COVID 19, the CCRA has cancelled all its community events until further notice. This includes the Black and White Dance (March 28),...
Notice to the Centennial Community Joining the effort to curtail the spread of COVID 19, the CCRA has cancelled all its community events until further notice. This includes the Black and White Dance (March...
By Kathy McGrath Former Centennial resident Patrick Dorval has made a scientific discovery that is out of this world! Or more precisely, out of this solar system. Last spring, the 26-year-old astronomer discovered a...
Tesla navigation display panel By Kathryn Stocks When I started talking to neighbours about their electric cars, I had two goals in mind: write about e-cars for readers who are thinking about buying one...
By Kathryn Stocksand Denise Bacon Leone and Mark Foxwell had a frightening experience in December that they shared with us and on social media. One of their dogs was attacked in their backyard by...
By Kathy McGrath Winterfest has something new on tap this year. Literally! A much-anticipated beer tasting zone has been added to the event, allowing residents to taste products from local breweries. “We wanted to...
By Amy Stephenson “Looking at a six- to eight-week old puppy, it’s hard to imagine that one day it will be something awesome,” said Beverley Stephenson, who has successfully trained three service dogs here...
CCRA president Kathy Rowe is asking the city for a crosswalk at Meadowvale and Lawrence. The bus stop on the south side forces TTC passengers to jay-walk across Lawrence. Photo: René Johnston, Toronto Star...
By Denise Bacon The 43rd general election is now history and Scarborough–Rouge Park resoundingly endorsed Liberal MP Gary Anandasangaree to represent the riding in Ottawa again. He received 31,339 votes out of the total...
By Kathy Rowe Let me begin this article by thanking the many residents who expressed their passion for the development of a multi-use park where the vacant lot on Bridgeport now sits. We asked...
By Kathryn Stocks Our second Pumpkin Parade will be held on November 1 and we hope you’ll come out to it! This event gives people an opportunity to display their jack-o-lanterns the day after...
The Ride to Remember is a special fundraising event for the Tony Stacey Centre and is organized by Canadian Army Veterans, CAV, Normandy Unit. For Stacey resident Giuseppe Florio,96, it brought back memories of...
Black historian, writer, community volunteer and long-time Centennial resident Rella Braithwaite passed away on July 23 at the age of 96. We have put together this accolade to her from the obituary written by...
By Amy Stephenson September has arrived: shorter days, cool morning air, and students on the move. The latter may mean more to some Toronto residents. This month will bring new partnerships between students and...
By Kathy McGrath “Our tribute to you is long overdue.” Those words, spoken by CCRA President KathyRowe to volunteers at a recent appreciation event, sum up the sentiment of the association’s executive board. About...
By Kathy Rowe Think you’re a hardcore Toronto Maple Leafs fan? Think again. Steve Glynn, or Steve “Dangle” as most people know him, has made hockey fanaticism his career. How is this possible you...
Jane McDonald, left, Lesley Moore and Ron Moore volunteered to canvass during our membership drive this month. By Denise Bacon It’s that time of year. Spring has sprung, tulips are sprouting, and the 2019...
By Kathryn Stocks On the same day that Premier Doug Ford rolled out his big new transit plan for the GTA, a town hall organized by Scarborough Transit Action fought to keep the Eglinton...
By Wanda Wierzbicki All current and retired CCRA executive, newsletter distributors, membership canvassers and newspaper contributors are invited to a volunteer appreciation evening on Thursday, May 2. The event will be held at the...
We invited Centennial residents to join us at the CCRA’s executive meeting on March 5 to share their ideas for the vacant parcel of land on Bridgeport Drive. The land is owned by the...