The EarlyOn Centre’s Christmas Events

The Old Millbrook School EarlyON Child and Family Centre will be at Christmas in the Village selling popcorn and helping to spread holiday cheer, with a crafty table for the children! Stop by and see us! The following week the centre will host a Holiday Potluck Event on Tuesday December… Continue reading

Cavan Art’s Valerie Kent Promotes Art for Everyone

Like the little engine that could, Valerie Kent just keeps on chugging.  Recent knee surgery slowed her down a bit, but she’s back at it, hosting painting workshops, private painting parties, writing for art journals, and organizing two more painting trips to France this summer, all while running her Art… Continue reading

Centennial Places Hosts the Last Garden Club Meeting of the Year

The Millbrook & Area Garden Club is wrapping up the year on Wednesday December 5th at 7:30 pm with an interesting and fun social evening entitled “The Agony and The Ecstasy of Gardening” –  a discussion of the ups and downs of the past gardening season in some of our… Continue reading

VON Fitness Program Energizes Local Seniors

June is a volunteer who enjoys leading an active group of seniors in a weekly fitness class held in the church hall at St. John’s Ida Anglican Church on Thursday mornings.  Using minimal equipment such as therabands and weighted balls, she leads the group of twelve to eighteen participants as… Continue reading

New Dental Clinic Under Construction in Former TD Building

Two young dentists are preparing to launch their own dental clinic in the former TD Bank building in Millbrook.  The transformation of the building is well underway, with expectations that the doors will open for business in the spring. Dave Bryant and Cathy Hong worked together in a practice in… Continue reading

Sounding the Alarm on Vaping

By Dr. Rosana Salvaterra, Medical Officer of Health, Peterborough Public Health Just in case you thought we were winning the war against tobacco, think again. Recently released results from the Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CTADS) shows that current smoking rates for Canadians aged 15 years and over have… Continue reading

Newspaper Club – December 2018

New School Year Brings Changes at Millbrook South Cavan Public School by Newspaperclub member Mariza S. This school year, our wonderful school, Millbrook South Cavan Public School, has gone through many changes, some of them more major than others. Some of these changes are more insignificant, and some have an… Continue reading

Fundraiser for Belize Family

Well-known Canadian actor Derek McGrath will present an evening of musical entertainment at the Bethany United Church on December 1st at 7 pm.  The event features Derek and his friends Steve Lynch, Mary and Martha Colton and Vickie and Roland of Strawberry Moon fame who will perform from 7 pm… Continue reading