The Millbrook Times


  • Not all water systems are created equally

    Drinking water, instead of calorie-dense sugar-sweetened or caffeinated beverages, is the healthiest choice for children and adults alike. For those living on Peterborough’s municipal water system, there’s even the added benefit of fluoride for stronger teeth, a great value for those who can’t afford to see a dentist. And turning on the tap for…

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  • Thank you, Kimberley Payne

    For many years, Kim Payne has written a column offering practical, common sense advice to help readers keep fit and motivated to pursue a healthy lifestyle. As a member of the Inscribe Christian Writer’s Fellowship, she combines her commitment to physical fitness with a desire to improve spiritual health through her writing. Kimberley recently…

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  • This Play is Personal

    After mulling the story over for more than 20 years, Robert Winslow is pleased to have this very personal story go public in the 4th Line’s August play entitled “The History of Drinking in Cavan”. Research began in earnest in 2011 with a “Reminiscence” event he hosted at the Millbrook Legion. Community elders including…

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  • Celebrating 150 years at St. John’s, Ida

      St. John’s Anglican Church in Ida quietly recognized the 150th anniversary of the old church building on Sunday, July 2nd. On this day the congregation offered prayers of thanksgiving and serving a special birthday cake to attendees. Although the present church building was completed in the fall of 1866, it was formally opened…

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  • Local Artist Featured in Italian Art World

    Local artist, teacher, writer and entrepreneur Valerie Kent is featured in an Italian art magazine this month in an article discussing her Marketplace series of paintings. In 2012, Kent travelled the world, visiting local markets in order to capture the vibrant character of each location, which included urban and rural markets from Italy to…

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  • Get Out! – The Boom is a Boon

    You will remember that the millpond has a recently constructed addition to it in the form of a cofferdam and accompanying boom. Now, I understand that this boom is a floatation device that holds up a tarp some distance from the gravel of the cofferdam. I must admit that when it was first installed…

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