Greg Edgerton Receives 2019 Millbrook Agricultural Society Lifetime Member Award

This year’s lifetime member recipient comes from a very strong agricultural background.  He lives with his wife Tammy of 18 years, two daughters Jade and Katelyn and raises beef cattle. As a young child, he was very eager to work on the farm with his grandfather Mervin, learning the tricks… Continue reading

Put Away Your Hose- Garden Club Presentation to Discuss Xeriscaping

Be sure to mark the November 6th meeting of the Millbrook & Area Garden Club on your calendar. We are fortunate to have Jeff Mason of Mason House Gardens as the guest speaker on the topic “Xeriscape Gardening – The Dry Garden”, gardening that requires no watering regardless of how… Continue reading

Cavan Chiropractic Grand Opening

Lynn and Dr. Larry Smith joined Dr. Taylor Bonner and Hailey Smith, RMT at last month’s grand opening of Cavan Chiropractic Clinic. Dr. Bonner and Hailey Smith have overseen a dramatic renovation to the clinic which now offers extended hours, online booking, as well as the professional level of care… Continue reading

Christmas in the Village Returns December 5th

The way the Christmas season sneaks up upon us is a surprise each and every year. It seems that school begins, trees change, we celebrate the harvest and in a blink we are experiencing the magical first snowfall followed by the hustle and bustle of the holidays. This year is… Continue reading

Registration for Christmas Hamper Program Begins

Millbrook and District Food Share volunteers are getting organized for this year’s Christmas Hamper program.  Each year this organization prepares and distributes approximately 80 Christmas Hampers for local families.  These customized boxes of goodies are prepared for registered recipients only, with contents based on the size and composition of the… Continue reading

Grand Opening Cavan Monaghan Community Centre

The Grand Opening of the Cavan Monaghan Community Centre, featuring breakfast served by the Millbrook Lions’ Club, ice cream treats, a free skate, tours of the facility, an open practice by OHL’s Peterborough Petes’ Team, followed by an exhibition game on the new ice pad. The facility boasts an NHL… Continue reading

Construction of Millbrook Christian Assembly’s Harvest Community Park Begins

Since receiving word that they had secured $10,000 from the insurance giant Aviva late last fall for their accessible playground, the congregation of Millbrook Christian Assembly has been busy.  With a fundraising goal of $185,000, they have been completing grant applications and hosting fundraising events to ensure they can complete… Continue reading

Zucchini Festival Boat Decorating Contest

These young artists are focused on creating masterpieces, thanks to a handful of volunteers who used their own creativity to build a popular community event celebrating an underappreciated vegetable.  There are plenty of opportunities for young and old to show their stuff in this township, whether it means swirling around… Continue reading

Zucchini Festival Returns!

After a year’s hiatus due to the dam reconstruction, the popular Zucchini Festival returned to Millpond last month, bringing out the creative as well as the competing spirit in participants. Zucchini specimens were transformed into colourful boats with wine corks secured to their sides to provide buoyancy required for the… Continue reading