Residents turn Halloween into a neighbourhood tradition By Shelley Cooke Each October, Conference Boulevard residents Liam and Allison Herbinson, and their next-door neighbour Barbara Adamek, transform their front lawns into one of Centennial’s most...
Centennial resident Sid Levangie is a Guardsman and Quartermaster in Training in the Legion Colour Guard. By Pamela Collins If you have ever attended our local Legion Branch 258 on Morrish Road for Remembrance...
Principal Stephen Miles in the library at Centennial Road Junior Public School By John Murphy Centennial Road Junior Public School has welcomed a familiar face as its new principal – Mr. Stephen Miles. His...
Veteran David Morrison as a young soldier posted to Cyprus on a peacekeeping mission in 1971. By Kathryn Stocks David Morrison is a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces who served from 1968 to...
By Kathy Rowe Enthusiastic, energetic and focused! These are words to describe Mark Varvas, the new principal at Sir Oliver Mowat. Mark began his teaching career in 1999, and 10 years later he was...
Residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad founded Orange Shirt Day, which is honoured on Sept. 30. By Amanda Pompilii On Tuesday, September 30, Canada had its fourth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, as...
By Kathryn McLean October is very much pumpkin season. Thanksgiving is all about autumn’s bounty: the last of summer’s tomatoes and corn plus all of the season’s apples, pears, pumpkins and squash. Neighbours decorate...
Zodiac tour of the ice floes and icebergs in Lancaster Sound, Nunavut. By Kathryn Stocks In August, my husband and I embarked on the ultimate Canadian journey: a 16-day cruise called “Into the Northwest...
Nadir Karamat, retiring station ambassador at Rouge Hill GO station, relaxes with coffee at Mr Beans. By Kathryn Stocks Nadir Karamat has a friendly personality and a glorious smile that makes it easy to...
By Saumiya Balasubramaniam & Kathy Rowe “I love the people in Centennial and I especially love living by the water. We have the community centre with the library. We have everything here!” Roberta McDowell,...
Young lady swings to the Port United Band’s beat during the Port Union Community Summer Concert Series sponsored by the CCRA. Motivated by rhythms from the band and joy of the evening, she and...
Building on tradition, Carson Duncan charts a new path for the Highland Creek Legion. He is planning to curate a variety of entertainment to perform at future events like the “Farewell to Summer” BBQ...
By Kathryn Stocks I had coffee with former councillor Jennifer McKelvie a few weeks after she became the federal Liberal MP in Ajax. The first thing I asked was how she was doing. “Excited...
By Don Lawrence Picture day is an important tradition for students and parents alike. Parents brainstorm outfit ideas and schedule haircuts, while kids practice their smiles in the mirror. School pictures are important to...
By Amanda Pompilii Parades and field days are just some of the events we associate with July 1 in Canada. These traditions also have a rich history in the Centennial community. I recently looked...
Book Reviews Book Review By Julie Kish Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic WordsmithA Memoir by Phil Hanley Hardcover by Henry Holt and Co.Audio version by MacMillan Audio If you are unfamiliar with Canadian...
Pashalena and Kathy McGrath sit down for coffee at Mr Beans This is the second installment of our new column called Coffee with Kathryn. Each month one of our Kathryns will chat with a...
Shane in his Ceylon Caffeine food truck at the Rouge Hill GO station. By Pam Collins If you haven’t seen the food truck parked at the Rouge Hill GO station, then head on down...
Lena Mendes checks out the fox pelt at the Toronto Zoo’s conservation table. By Amanda Pompilli Rain and wind gave way to sun and blue skies just in time for the Earth Day festivities...
The Meadoway is used by ground-nesting birds like the song sparrow. By Kathryn Stocks One of the special presentations at our Earth Day event was an interesting discussion on The Meadoway given by TRCA...
By Shelley Cooke Rouge National Urban Park is one of the largest urban parks in North America. It features 79 square kilometres of green space, from Lake Ontario in the south to the Oak...
Shaeann Hall as the Announcer reveals the election results to the public. By Shelley Cooke Alfie Smith, a Grade 12 student at Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate, wrote and directed this year’s spring production My...
The Revved Up! team in action. By Kathryn Stocks As spring begins to emerge, there is one group of people really looking forward to getting out on the water again in May. I’m referring...
This teen is getting the most out of high school Centennial News is starting a new column this month called Coffee with Kathryn. We have three Kathryns on our newspaper team (Kathryn Rowe, Kathryn...
Patricia Sheehan is a regular shopper at Metro.”It would be helpful if stores made it clearer on which products and produce are Canadian. Thank goodness the bananas are not from the U.S.!” By Don...