Turning the Tide on Peterborough’s Opioid Crisis

  Peterborough’s opioid crisis has been getting worse, despite best efforts to provide more treatment options for people with opioid addictions, and the additional harm reduction measures that we have deployed. Naloxone kits are more accessible than ever, either from a pharmacy or from Peterborough Public Health, who can now… Continue reading

Twilight Dinner for the Local Dairy Association

The Carl and Harrigan family hosted  a Twilight Dinner for the local dairy association providing tours of the new state-of-the-art automated dairy facility on Zion Line. The 400+ attendees were treated to a beef dinner followed by an unlimited supply of mild and ice cream.

Common Ground – August 2019

“Summer treads On heels of spring.” Horace  Odes Book VII The heavy spring rains have made for an extraordinary summer garden here in the valley. I am surprised every time I go outside to see the coneflowers, lilies, yarrow and other perennials that are at least a foot taller than… Continue reading

Millbrook and Area Garden Club Goes Wild for Native Plants

Why not come for a tour with the Millbrook & Area Garden Club on Wednesday, August 7th at 6:30 p.m. when they will visit “GROW WILD! NATIVE PLANT NURSERY & ECOLOGICAL CONSULTING SERVICES” at #3784 Hwy 7 in Omemee. Grow Wild! Nursery specializes in growing native trees and shrubs as… Continue reading

Canada Day 2019

Photos Karen Graham. With the park area below the pond open to the public again, Canada Day celebrations last month saw a return of the annual Rubber Duck Race hosted by the Millbrook Legion.  Participants pay $5 to place a duck in the race, and after a few prizes and… Continue reading

St. John’s Ida in Today’s World

In last month’s second article about St. John’s Church, Ida, we concluded its history up to the 1985 tornado. In this final article as part of our celebration and thanksgiving for our 200th anniversary, we will look at our church today.   After a long pairing with our original parish of… Continue reading

After a year’s hiatus the Millbrook Zucchini Festival is back – September 8!

In all the excitement of the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing, we often forget that humans were not the first life force to arrive on (never mind colonize!) the lunar surface. Prior to sending humans to the lunar surface, and even before poor Laika’s famous but ill-fated journey  to… Continue reading

Fundraiser Brings Families Together for a Movie Under the Stars

On Thursday August 22, join local families as they spend a summer evening watching a movie outdoors hosted by the Old Millbrook School Family Centre.  Plan to come in time to get settled for a 8:10 pm start on the west side of the property just past the playground at… Continue reading

Congratulations to Millbrook Lions’ Club 2019

Congratulations to the Millbrook and District Lions’ Club as they celebrate a 70-year tradition of community service. The club was established in 1948 by 42 local residents from all walks of life bearing familiar names including Fallis, Lowery, Medd, Challice, and Brackenridge, who joined ranks to assist their community and… Continue reading