Another Local Film Written and Produced by Local High School Student
Cavan-Monaghan Township has yet another film to add to its growing list of productions filmed in its beautiful rural landscape. After three long years of hard work and dedication, the short film BEHIND THE LINES, written, directed and produced by Crestwood student Kayden Carlton, is finally ready to be seen. The film is 35…
Community Paramedicine Program Alleviates Pressures on Hospitals and Patients
Peterborough County/City Paramedics (PCCP) provides emergency medical care to citizens and visitors of both Peterborough County and City. Their territory covers a population of almost 150,000 and an area of more than 3.8 million square kilometres with a staff of highly-trained medical professionals consisting of 76 Full-Time Paramedics, 64 Part-time Paramedics, 15 Community Paramedics…
Council Approves Six CIP Projects
At the last Council meeting in June, Council approved six new grant applications for the 2024 Community Improvement Plan Grant for a total expenditure of $34,400.00. The amount available for this program in the 2024 Capital Budget was $59,718 due to an accumulation of unspent funds from the program years 2019-2022 and 2023 CIP…
Ladies’ Night Entertains
Perfect conditions allowed visitors, vendors and performers to enjoy the ambiance of downtown Millbrook at last week’s Ladies’ Night. The event featured booths showcasing skin care, fragrance products and decorative items, real estate services and information about local organizations including Girl Guides and the Kawartha Junior Beekeepers association. Millbrook Valley Chocolates offered beautiful cupcake…
Another Successful Car Show
The annual Millbrook Lions Car Show was held on Saturday July 6th downtown Millbrook. The weather was perfect and this encouraged a lot of owners of classic cars and trucks to venture into our downtown. By 7am they were lined up for our registration desk. Some of the vehicles registered were from Millbrook while…
Comment – August 2024
The excitement of watching Team Canada compete in Paris has lost a bit of its lustre as the Olympic Women’s Soccer Team scandal deals a blow to our national pride. We don’t think of ourselves as cheaters, nor should we, but it seems we are not immune to the pressure to “win”. Let’s hold…