The Millbrook Times


  • Galerie Q invites you to an incredible two-day event

    Our very own “Peintre au chapeau” Yvon Lemieux is travelling from Québec city to give his art followers an opportunity to experience art making up close. Watch Lemieux create in real time and engage with him as he produces two works of art over the September 30th weekend.  Guests will have the opportunity of…

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  • Kim Turney Introduces Trendy Handbag Style to Peterborough Area

    It’s not like Kim had nothing else to do.  A real estate agent in the Cavan Monaghan area is not sitting around in this real estate market.  Her daughter Carla introduced Kim to this sassy young Canadian company founded by Natalie Dusome, a young mother looking to build a business based on her international…

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  • Cody & Kelsie’s Veggy Patch

    These young siblings started their entreprise at a young age. Kelsie was in Mrs. Fallis’ grade 2 class when her teacher arrived to purchase some produce and found her young student manning the market stall in front of the family home. As would any good teacher, Mrs. Fallis recognized a teachable moment, and commented…

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  • The Not-so-Grim Reaper

    I was buying some treats at the Pastry Peddler a few years back when a charming stranger took great interest in me and my dog.  She struck up an animated conversation with me, although we had never met, and I recall being struck by the warmth of her nature and the translucent softness of…

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  • Local Mental Health Challenges Continue

      Despite a growing awareness about mental health thanks to high profile media programs and a wide variety of educational programs offered in schools, corporations and to the public at large, the problem seems to be growing.  The recently released Vital Signs report on the Greater Peterborough area reports that the number of people…

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  • From Summer to …Fall?

      Ah, fall: crisp days, cool nights, leaves changing colour, birds heading south; taking sweaters out of storage, shaking out warm blankets in preparation for chilly slumbers. Occasional early morning frost on shady rooftops, maybe even a few drifting flakes of snow toward the end of the month. Wait—what? If you have been outside…

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