Public School Board Trustee Nominee Angela Lloyd

I am asking for your support to serve again as Trustee for Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. There is nothing more important than a strong public education system that works for all students.  Our world is changing and we need to ensure that every child has what they need… Continue reading

North Monaghan Councillor Tim Belch

It truly has been a pleasure serving the residents of our Township as the Councillor from the North Monaghan ward since 2010. Top of mind for this election again is the question of Annexation to portions of the North Monaghan lands.  I believe the suggestion that we should sell large… Continue reading

Millbrook Councillor Ryan Huntley

I have enjoyed being the Millbrook Ward councillor for the last term of council.  It has been my privilege and an incredible experience serving the great people of Millbrook and Cavan Monaghan.   I am very much looking forward to continuing in this role through the next term. Over the last… Continue reading

Tell Us Your Jail Tales

The word on the street is that David Clayton Thomas of Blood, Sweat and Tears fame was once a Millbrook resident at what inmates called “the Brook.” The Millbrook Correctional Centre operated from 1957 until the end of 2003 as the province’s only maximum security correctional centre for convicted inmates… Continue reading

Next Garden Club Meeting Features Presentation about Tropical Houseplants

Join us on Wednesday Oct. 3rd at 7:30 PM the Millbrook & Area Garden Club as we host a presentation by Margaret and Bob Burley, featuring a “Show and Tell” all about tropical houseplants, including Orchids and African Violets (Gesneriads) and their care and repotting. Margaret and Bob have owned… Continue reading

Volunteers Plant Seedlings along Millbrook’s Station Trail 

  More than 50 volunteers planted 150 new trees and shrubs along the edge of the Station Trail section of the Millbrook Valley Trail on Saturday, September 15th as part of TD Tree Days events.  The plants replaced sections of trees and shrubs that had been removed during the trail… Continue reading

The Old Millbrook School EarlyOn Centre Welcomes Community in Grand Opening Event

Visitors to last week’s Millbrook Farmers’ Market also had the opportunity to see the transformation in the premises of the drop in centre located in the Old Millbrook School. Rooms in the lower level of the building feature a padded infant area with a wide mirror and bar to pull… Continue reading

Pontypool Celebration Honours Canadian War Brides

Last month the Manvers Historical Society hosted a reunion for local war brides to celebrate their contribution to the country.  Thirteen women and a husband representing his hospitalized wife attended from across the province.  Many brides bore familiar local names including Tinney, De Mille, Leahy, Condon, Robertson and Lash.  Ranging… Continue reading