A basement declutter by Allie Shaw By Shelley Cooke As we head into another spring season, we are faced with the age-old tradition of spring cleaning. While some people relish this time of year...

Burn Creeggan supported the CCRA and the community for over 40 years By Kathy Rowe A lot happened for Burn Creeggan in 1968. “Our first new house (in Centennial), our first baby (John), and...

Car horns signalling a birthday car parade was a common event during Covid By Kathy Rowe On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the spread of COVID-19 a global pandemic. Two days...

Local lawyer William Tatham says “complications that can arise in the absence of a will are endless” By Kathy McGrath March is tax season, which brings to mind the old saying by Benjamin Franklin:...

By Don Lawrence Centennial’s snowy winter landscapes offer countless forms of recreation from skiing and snowshoeing to ice skating and snowmobiling. But there’s a lesser-known activity that’s gaining popularity across the country: kicksledding. Extremely...

Eva, Grayson and Jerry roast marshmallows for s’mores at the bonfire supervised by the Scouts. By Amanda Pompilii Those who braved cold and cloudy skies to visit the Port Union Community Centre on January...

One of Andrea Cross’s plans is to create a QR code for students to scan, taking them to a Googleform where they can say how they feel and suggest changes they’d like to see...

By Denise Bacon Linda and Wendy, two residents living in different homes on different streets in Centennial, had similar experiences as they woke up on two different days. These experiences continue to be shared...

By R. Latimer Last summer, Centennial resident Eldred Milne celebrated her 104th birthday! Born on August 27, 1920, in a farmhouse nestled near the intersection of Leslie Street and Lawrence Avenue East, Eldred’s early...

Fran and her late husband, Ken, moved into their brand new home in Centennial on January 28, 1956, with great excitement about this “new” area. Fran’s stories are rich with detail about their time...

Hayley Kornilenko, the owner and operator of Esper Cards and Games, holds some of the games she has stocked in her new store at 380 Kingston Rd., in the heart of Highland Creek Village....

Prefects selling raffl e tickets. Mowat students raised $3,412 during Holiday Cheer in December. By Caitlin McKelvie This year, Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute’s annual tradition of “Holiday Cheer” was in full swing. As...

By Shelley Cooke “In martial arts, as in life, the journey matters more than the destination.” (Martial Arts Master) Many of us remember the film “The Karate Kid,” a beloved classic martial arts movie...

When entertaining family and friends in December, food writer Kathryn McLean provides a wine sangria and/or a punch without alcohol. By Kathryn McLean When we get together with family or friends I include some...

Andrew Cochran helped coach the women’s beach volleyball teams at the Paris Olympics. Melissa Humana-Paredes, above left, and Brandie Wilkerson won silver medals. By Kathy Rowe The summer of 2024 was a very special...

Barb has been a waitress at Ted’s since 1987. In the window are Randy, left, and Charlie. By Mikayla Haswell Ted Petkoff was the first owner and founder of Ted’s diner in Highland Creek....

The Timneys team takes a family selfie at the “Scouts Apple Day” challenge. This team came second in the game and won $500. The team consisted of Brandon and Sarah and their children, Vivienne...

Highland Fitness owners Matthew McKeown and Kristi Harrison want to raise awareness about government funding that is available for people who have special needs to use towards programs such as physical fitness. By Shelley...

By Kathryn Stocks For Remembrance Day this year, Centennial resident Sid Levangie has been planning a special project. He ordered 3’x5’ Remembrance flags online and sold them for $10 to his neighbours in the...

Afterglow’s lead singer Lizzie Lyon delighted the audience at the Taylor Swift tribute band’sconcert at West Rouge Community Centre in September. By Kathy Rowe The Afterglow concert (a Taylor Swift tribute band) was completely...

Centennial News reached out to our friends and neighbours for their memories of the community. Here are their stories. Tracy Forsyth Our family bought this house on Bathgate in July 1962. My mom told...

A 50-acre farm situated southwest of Centennial Rd. and Lawson was bought in 1921 by Cecil Watson and his wife Beatrice Acheson. They called their property Cherrydale Farm, but it was known in the...

This story by Janice Bennink was originally printed in our May 2017 issue. As survey crews begin working on the widening of Port Union Road, residents prepare for another stage in the evolution of...

By Tracy Forsyth and Kathryn Stocks One of this area’s earliest schools was S.S. 11, a one-room fieldstone school on Port Union Rd. that was erected in 1860. In 1937, the property was bought...

By Shelley Cooke This year marks the 170th anniversary of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Highland Creek. As part of the Archdiocese of Toronto, it was the first Catholic church built in Scarborough, and...