Kids Look at Nature Through a Lens
By Celia Hunter Kirk Hillsley led off the annual Earth Day celebration with a workshop designed for children and youth about outdoor photography. He showed his young audience some images and discussed styles and techniques, themes and angles with them before touring the nearby Community Garden and over to the nearby Story Tree to…
Lions Club Serves the Community and the World
By Celia Hunter This past Sunday marked the final Lions Club monthly community Sunday breakfast at the Lions Den until September, and it followed the Lions Club annual Fishing Derby in Millbrook on Saturday. While it may have been a particularly busy weekend, it doesn’t mean for an instant that the Lions will be…
Ganaraska Forest Horse Club Holds Riding Clinic
By Karen Graham This Saturday, the Ganaraska Forest Horse Club sponsored an Equine Health and Trail Riding Clinic at the Maple Crescent Ranch Farm on County Rd. 10 south of Millbrook. Over 30 participants attended the day-long clinic which offered nine different educational sessions covering a wide variety of topics.
Oasis Presents Spring Fashions – Outfits in Colour and Comfort
By Celia Hunter St. Thomas Anglican Church in Millbrook hosted An Evening of Fashion by Oasis Boutique last Wednesday, with every table in the Parish Hall filled for this popular spring event.
Landing 27 Bistro Ready for Takeoff in Springville
Karen Graham Candy Lindsay still shakes her head when she thinks about how she landed in the restaurant business. It was never her dream, it wasn’t in the plan, and yet here she is for the second time in the space of three and a half years, launching a new restaurant. Her first venture,…
ORCA Plans Public Consultation on Millbrook Dam
By Celia Hunter ORCA’s CAO/Secretary-Treasurer Dan Marinigh told Board members at their regular meeting on Thursday, April 16 that since taking on his role at the Conservation Authority, he has spent the majority of his time focusing on the Millbrook Dam. Taking steps to resolve the issues that demand such attention, Mr. Marinigh outlined…