Community Care Events – February 2025

Monthly Blood Pressure Clinic: Wednesday Feb. 19th, Clinic # 1 10am – Millbrook Manor, Clinic # 2 12:30pm – Millbrook Royal Canadian Legion. February Luncheon: Thursday, Feb. 20th at noon at the Springville Tap N’ Grill.  Hot chicken dinner, mashed/fries, vegetables, soup, carrot cake tea and coffee, $20.  Tickets are… Continue reading

Royal Canadian Legion Events – February 2025

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402, Millbrook: Jamboree with Stockdale Central: Sunday, Feb. 2nd from 1 to 4pm.  $10 per person, light lunch and refreshments available. Darts for Hearts:  Saturday, Feb. 8th.  Darts for Hearts tournament.  Blind draw doubles.  Over $600 in prize money available, Must have $20 in pledges to… Continue reading

Regular Activities – Children & Youth Events – February 2025

EarlyON Family Centre Programs:  offered at the Old Millbrook School, 1 Dufferin St., Millbrook Mondays: Music and Movement from 10 am to 11 am on the 2nd floor offering songs, dances and instruments to get youngsters moving. Open Gym at 12:30 pm for infants up to 15 months. Tuesdays and… Continue reading

New Fire Hall Now Serving the Community

It has been a long wait, but the much-anticipated new Fire Hall is now operational. There are still boxes to unpack and some final touches to complete, but ambulances and fire trucks are now responding to calls for service from this new facility, which replaces the facility on King Street… Continue reading

New Elementary School Coming To Millbrook

The Ontario government is investing $24.2 million for a new Towerhill North Neighbourhood Elementary School. Laurie Scott, MPP for Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, announced funding for the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board project to help hard working families in Millbrook. This will support the creation of 481 elementary student spaces and… Continue reading

Celebrating Heritage Week with a Local Flair

The Millbrook-Cavan Historical Society invites the community to celebrate some of our own on February 21. Our special guest speakers include 4th Line Theatre creator and founder Robert Winslow, and Joanne Rowland along with Jo-Ellen Brydon who together brought a wildly successful coffee house scene to Millbrook in the 1990s… Continue reading

OLG Issues Q3 Gaming Revenue Payment to Township

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation provided a payment of $62,118 (OLG) last month as its third quarter payment to the municipality for hosting Shorelines Slots at Kawartha Downs. So far, during OLG’s fiscal year (April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025), Cavan Monaghan has received $234,901. Since the gaming site… Continue reading

Letter to the Editor – February 2025

I personally want to thank all of the volunteer fire fighters, both present and past for their service. It is a very stressful and sometimes dangerous job they do that is an essential benefit to all that live in our entire town- ship. Most people want to hope they will… Continue reading

COMMENT – February 2025 – Local Community Newspapers Live Another Day

It’s been a tough few months for community newspapers. In November the postal strike created a logistical delivery challenge.  Some small papers opted to publish only on their website, while others like this one, opted to deliver a printed product.  I owe a debt of gratitude to the energetic and… Continue reading

Cavan Monaghan Receives Infrastructure Spending to Extend Fallis Line East

Cavan Monaghan will receive funding of up to $1,271,875 from the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program to help fund the extension of Fallis Line east of County Rd. 10. This funding will help expedite the development of the unopened road allowance which will provide access to two new planning projects: one… Continue reading

Walking Group Supports Mind, Body and Soul

A group of residents meet on Tuesday mornings at 10 am the CMCC to get a little exercise, but they get more benefits than a few extra steps in their day – they find an opportunity for social interaction with some of their neighbours.  There is no pressure to walk… Continue reading