Peter and Wendy

Peter and Wendy were high-school sweethearts at Mowat C.I. where Peter played on the Mowat hockey team. They both grew up here in the Centennial neighbourhood, enjoying the beach and parks with their friends...

Joan and Keith McRoberts

Meet Joan and Keith McRoberts. They moved to the Centennial community from Montreal in 1971. “That was before the Lawrence Avenue bridge was built,” Keith exclaimed. And so began our conversation about the many...

Kacie Statia and Alexa Schopfer

When Kacie Statia and Alexa Schopfer came up with the idea of starting a business to sell cozy lined winter hats, they were trying to fill a niche. They found that the hats they...

Lakshmi Anandaraj and Jake Forsyth

MP Gary Anandasangaree recently presented Lakshmi Anandaraj with a youth award for her contribution to the community.  Lakshmi began volunteering in junior high school, organizing fundraisers as part of the Me to We club....

Natalie Spooner

Centennial residents had a personal stake in the 2018 Winter Olympics that took place in PyeongChang, South Korea from Feb. 9 to 25.  Local athlete Natalie Spooner, a member of the Canadian Women’s Olympic...

Clara Campbell Lahmer

It only takes a few minutes with Clara Campbell Lahmer to realize that she is a delightful woman who is still amazingly with it considering she was getting ready to celebrate her 106th birthday...

Mario Dimain

All his life, local artist Mario Dimain has had a desire to create things. Even as a young boy in the Philippines he was forever “drawing” in the dirt with a stick. Mario believes...

Marie-Louise Rennick

You know that Marie-Louise Rennicks is artistic as soon as you arrive at her front door. She has a small stained glass window in her garage and a beautiful mailbox decorated with folk art....

Lance Heydon

The sensational Christmas display that lights up 162 Centennial Road every year started more than 30 years ago with just four strings of chaser lights mounted along the eavestrough. Today, Lance Heydon displays 15...

Marilyn Hodge

Celebrating Marilyn’s leadership at CPLC   By Paul Rowe, Community Services Officer On September 14, members of the Toronto Police Service’s 43 Division Community Liaison Committee, family members and officers from 43 Division met...