After two years of cancelled community events, it looks like this will be a wonderfully busy summer here in Centennial. Here’s what we have on our calendar so far:
- Highland Creek Heritage Festival will return on Saturday, June 18 at Highland Creek Community Park (3500 Ellesmere Rd.) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will be a fun-filled day of music, food and entertainment for the whole family with local vendors, D.J., food trucks, rides and activities. If you need student hours, volunteer shifts are available between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.. For more information, go to festivalhighlandcreek@gmail.com
- Waterfront Festival will be held at the Port Union Village Common on Saturday, June 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Activities include entertainment, music and children’s rides. Here’s the entertainment lineup: Shayne Ireland, Roger Beckett, Neil Bennett, Port United, Sheryl Joyner School of Highland Dancing, and Kennedy Station. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more about the festival, see portunionwaterfront.ca
- Spring Walk 2022 – MP Gary Anandasangaree and his team are having a guided tour of Rouge National Urban Park on Sunday, June 12 at 10 a.m. All are welcome. For more about the walk, see Gary’s report on page 15.
- Community Environment Day – you can finally dispose of your old batteries and paint at the city’s Community Environment Day on Sunday, July 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Colonel Danforth Park (73 Colonel Danforth Trail). See Councillor Jennifer McKelvie’s report on page 13 for more on what you can get rid of and what you can pick up.