Author: The Millbrook Times
This Month at Our Libraries – January 2021
The only thing better than the start of a new year is the start of a new book! There are many new titles available both in branch or on one of our digital platforms.…
Common Ground – January 2021
“From winter, plague and pestilence, good Lord, deliver us!” Thomas Nashe It has been a quiet winter so far here in the valley. I brought in the porch wind chimes before the last big…
Christmas 2020!
The Millbrook Agricultural Society hosted a Santa Claus parade in the fairgrounds in mid-December. Rain did not deter visitors eager for some Christmas cheer. The event drew 285 cars whose occupants were treated to…
Millbrook Retailers Take Top Awards in Annual Peterborough Competition
While the main retail section of King Street in Millbrook may be in a period of transition, three of our relatively new businesses have caught the attention of shoppers in the Peterborough region. Three…
Santa Claus is still coming to town!
Saturday December 12, 2020
Some Traditions Weather the COVID Storm
The family-owned and operated Dawson Tree Farm on Zion Line opened for the season last weekend with as many as 100 happy customers taking home trees to decorate. Apparently they should expect a good…
A Glimpse into Towerhill 2.0
After years in the works, a revised plan of subdivision application for Phase 2 of the Towerhill Subdivision was published last week, providing a look at the developer’s vision for the next phase of…
Proposed Changes to the Conservation Authorities Act
The reactions on both sides of the proposed changes to Ontario’s conservation legislation are loud and impassioned. Environmental groups claim the revisions remove or severely restrict the Conservation Authorities’ role in regulating development,…
