The Millbrook Times


  • That’s How They Get In

    By last summer, I had lived in nine places in eleven months.  Forces beyond my control had hurled me from one to the next, some of them rentals but many of them opened to me simply as an act of grace.  Home ownership was a fading memory and with every move, I shed more…

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  • Galerie Q Presents: Canada 150 at Galerie Q

    Spend the Canada Day long weekend with us at Galerie Q. All admission is free, Coffee, tea & sweets will be served daily. On Friday June 30th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, get your creative juices flowing on a Community Mural Painting. Join us at Galerie Q for a day of painting where…

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  • East Central Therapy Dogs

    There is something very soothing about interacting with a gentle, friendly pet.   Scientific evidence has demonstrated both physical benefits as well as emotional ones from animal interaction which can provide comfort and reduce anxiety. East Central Therapy Dogs volunteers take their approachable and affectionate dogs to institutions around the community to allow residents who…

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  • Josh and Joey Penello earn Cavan Monaghan Youth Recognition Award

    Brothers Joey and Josh Penello have been playing soccer since they were 4 and 6 years old, starting in the house league program at the Maple Leaf Cavan soccer organization that was still in its infancy.   At the age of ten and eleven, they headed to Peterborough to play in a competitive league to…

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  • A Modern Take on a Traditional Product

      Susan Waldon and daughter Rachel have been offering their home made preserves at local markets for more than five years, but for Susan, preserving has been a way of life.  Growing up on a farm surrounded by the agricultural bounty of Port Dover, Susan learned to preserve almost anything from her mother.  Without…

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  • Save the Date: Ladies’ Night is August 3rd!

    You don’t need an excuse to take the evening off for a little girl time.   The Millbrook BIA’s Annual Ladies’ Night Event provides an opportunity to ladies (and gents) of all ages to enjoy an evening of indulgence strolling through the downtown where there will be sights, sounds and tastes for everyone.  The street…

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