Minor hockey is returning to Heron Park Arena!
By Mark Campbell It’s been nearly 18 months since the sounds of minor hockey have been heard inside Heron Park arena. Despite evidence of a fourth wave of COVID-19, the West Hill Golden Hawks...
Gardens at Mowat are undergoing a marvelous makeover
By Karen Heisz If you have walked along the front of Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiaterecently, you should have noticed some substantial changes to the large garden and the main entrance garden. Members of the...
Grilled toast is the perfect vehicle for fresh produce
By Kathryn McLean Whether you have a tomato from your neighbour’s garden, a basket of local tomatoes from a farmer’s market, or simply a ripe tomato on the counter from your last trip to...
Last call for Centennial’s Beer Store
By Kathryn Stocks The Beer Store at the Port Union and Lawrence plaza will be closing on September 12 and many people in the neighbourhood were sad to hear this news. Jeanne Laverock posted...
Add these Toronto authors to your summer reading list
By Julie Kish Staying local this summer could also include reading books by authors who are close to home. I’ve picked new and classic books by Toronto authors for this summer reading list, with...
Jazz up your ice cream as we head into summer
By Kathryn McLean It’s June and summer is almost here. I’m welcoming the longer, warmer days, glad that many flowers and trees are blooming, and so excited that my early-planted seeds are now plants...
Innovative library projects challenge your imagination
By Pamela Collins We are all feeling COVIDY (new word for COVID fatigue) these days. We miss our friends and families, our fitness classes and retail therapy. Most of all we book lovers miss...
There are so many ways we can reduce food waste
Page from Ikea’s The Scraps Book: A Waste-Less Cookbook By Lorelee A. Sankarlal I have been doing a personal research project on food waste and ways to reduce it. Increasing food stability for the...
Local trails are a tonic for city life
We are really lucky in Centennial to have so many fine parks surrounding us. From Highland Creek to the Rouge, from the waterfront to Adams Park, we have a prodigious amount of green space...
Beautiful handmade creations adorn front window
By Denise Bacon “I’m bringing joy to passers-by” is how Mary Anderson described the colourful handmade window decorations on display at her home on Centennial Road North. Mary’s window art began at the start...
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