Who Let the Dogs Out in Millbrook?
Participants at Millbrook Community Care’s September luncheon at Kawartha Downs were treated to a visit from Police Constable Wentworth and his K9 companion Gryphon, pictured below. PC Wentworth provided a demonstration of obedience, drug detection and a question and answer session. Community Care hopes to have Gryphon back in the spring for more fun…
Canine Volunteers Deliver Affection and Stress Relief at Centennial Place
Does your dog love pats from anyone, or is it discriminating about whose hand strokes its head? Affectionate canine therapists from East Central Therapy Dogs have been visiting hospital wards, long term care homes and VON Day Centres in Peterborough, Lakefield and Millbrook since 2002. The 48 (human) volunteers in this group currently visit…
Celebrating Community Champs!
On Thursday, October 12 at the Legion Hall in Millbrook, come and celebrate the commitment, skill and dedication of some of our local heroes. Responding to local floods, fires, tornadoes and explosions is just part of what our First Responders do and have done over the years. We look forward to hearing some of…
Remember When Millbrook had a High School?
If so, you’re invited! When Robert Winslow has an idea about a new play, it often starts with an image, not a story. Sometimes that image defines the story, as in the image of Dr. Beatty burning the outstanding bills from his customers, which inspired the play “Crow Hill: The Telephone Play”. The stories…
Lions and Township Sign Two-Year Extension for Lions’ Den Lease
In 1996, a 25-year lease for the property that is now knows as the Lions’ Den was signed. Since its expiry in 2021, township staff and members of this local service organization have been working together to establish a new agreement. At Monday’s Council meeting, a new, two-year deal was signed, which extends the…