Progressive Euchre: Wednesday afternoons 1:00 p.m. $5.00 per person Dart League: Wednesdays, register at 7:30 pm, play at 8 pm, $5 per person. Join a team or be a spare. Alf Brooks Memorial Cribbage: Saturday, Mar. 11 from 11 am – 4pm, play at noon. $20 per 2-person team. Prize… Continue reading
March Luncheon: Thursday March 16th at noon at the Millbrook Legion featuring Don Van Halteren on the electric accordion. Beef Stew, $15. Call 705-932-2011 for details. Monthly Blood Pressure Clinic: Wednesday Mar. 15th, Clinic # 1 10am – Millbrook Manor, Clinic # 2 12:30pm – Millbrook Royal Canadian Legion. Line… Continue reading
EarlyON Family Centre Programs: offered at the Old Millbrook School, 1 Dufferin St., Millbrook Mondays: Music and Movement, 10 to 11 am in the Dorothy Stevens room. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Stay and Play, 9am to 1:30 pm. Wednesdays: Explore Outdoors 9:30 to 10:30 am, Infant Stay and play for 12… Continue reading
We’re a free community newspaper published once monthly. Pick up your free copy locally or subscribe here for Canada Post delivery! We are always available by phone, mail or email to receive your information. Thank you! Millbrook Times 2023 Publication Deadlines To allow time for proofing, approvals and layout, please… Continue reading
Approximately 175 children brought their parents to the CMCC for a variety of events organized by Municipal recreation staff to celebrate Family Day. Youngsters embraced cookie decorating using heart-shaped cookies from the Pastry Peddler purchased through the generous sponsorship of the Millbrook and District Lions’ club. In addition to the… Continue reading
The Environmental Services Update provided by Public Works in the February 6th meeting did not paint a pretty picture of our township’s waste generation situation. The introduction of the mandatory use of clear bags in January 2020 was expected to ensure that everyone was recycling and would reduce the volume… Continue reading
At last week’s Council meeting, Peterborough County’s Manager of Waste Management Kerri Snoddy outlined changes in legislation surrounding recycling across the province. The objective of the new regulations which come into effect in January 2024 across the County is to shift the burden of managing recyclable waste generated by products… Continue reading
Millbrook and District Food Share had another successful Christmas Hamper program, providing almost 60 hampers and vouchers to local families. The Food Share would like to thank the various local businesses that donated, including Millbrook Foodland, Millbrook BIA, Millbrook Agricultural Society, Centennial Place, Millbrook Manor, Ivanhoe Cheese courtesy of the Dairy Farmer’s… Continue reading
At the final budget meeting last month, Cavan Monaghan Council approved a residential Tax Rate increase of three percent to fund the municipal operating and capital expenditures for 2023. This is significantly lower than the original starting point where departments were seeking funding that would have resulted in an increase… Continue reading
At the February 6th Council meeting, Director of Public Works Wayne Hancock reported the scheduled re-opening of the much-missed Reuse Centre at the Transfer Station on Syer Line. Residents have been asking about this facility for many months. Hancock explained that the building was closed during the COVID-19 pandemic at… Continue reading
Peterborough MPP Smith is quoted in Saturday’s Peterborough Examiner as saying that Peterborough had to forgo the opportunity to welcome an employer which would have created 5,000 jobs each paying $100,000+ to the region because of a lack of available and serviced employment land in the city. The only solution,… Continue reading
Letter to the Editor: Your February 2023 edition was filled with interesting articles and pictures – kudos to you. The “Murray Hill – one of our Original Subdivisions” article was especially meaningful for me as we have called Murray Hill home for almost 50 years. There was always a question… Continue reading
A second intake of the “Spark” Mentorship & Grants Program has been launched to encourage local entrepreneurs, small businesses and non-profit organizations to create new tourism ideas for Peterborough & the Kawarthas. The program provides selected applicants with a $3,000 grant, industry mentorship and additional partner support to help them… Continue reading
