Author: The Millbrook Times
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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,…
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…
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…
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…