Author: The Millbrook Times
Big Projects, Big Budgets
In their July meeting, Council grappled with the financing of the three major capital projects currently on the horizon: the new Fire Hall, the Public Works Centre (Cavan Yard) and the Parks and Public…
Seeds from Foxglove Botanicals
Living on her own on an isolated farm, Jill Williams can entertain herself. It can often seem not worth the effort to travel her long driveway that meanders through the majestic Baxter Creek pine…
Five Things I Have Learned from a Farmer
Working on a farm is not only a lesson in hard work, it is a lesson in life. Here are the top 5 lessons I have learned from farmers. Love what you do and…
Trout Unlimited is Completing an eDNA Study on Squirrel Creek
If you have used an ancestry kit, or watched a favorite crime series, you know that the use of DNA (or deoxyribonucleic acid) is more mainstream today than it was 20 years ago. DNA…
Common Ground – August 2021
“August’s harvest is rich, with all the heat-loving crops coming into full productivity…” Bob Thomson, The New Victory Garden I’m choosing to be positive about the garden in August. The trials of the spring…
Golden Days
The rains following the earlier hot, dry weather have been an absolute blessing for the trees, especially since they were so stressed by the Gypsy Moth caterpillars. In fact the new leaves that have…
Local Writer Secures Award for New Novel
Dennis Vanderspek of Millbrook has won the 2021 Kenneth Patchen Award for the Innovative Novel for his wonderful novel A Is for Everyone! From among the many dozens of delightful books submitted for the…
The Opening
In my garden, buds swell fatter and fatter. The process is slow, requires patience. Finally, the opening. A majestic splash of colour greets me. The flower’s exquisite beauty sparkles with the morning dew. We’ve…
Dog Found
It’s hard to believe this relaxed canine is the same animal who, while being transferred to its new home, ran terrified from its new Millbrook owners and spent five weeks evading capture as it…