This year our school is participating in Battle of the Books. There is a selection of approximately 30 books we should read. This is how it works. We will be asked a series of questions and we will quietly whisper in our group what we think to correct book or… Continue reading
The Township budget passed with little comment last month, with Council approving a 3.5% hike in the municipal portion of the local property tax bills. The County has only just begun its budget talks, with staff presenting a first draft last week. The preliminary numbers include a 3.96% rate increase… Continue reading
Toonie Tuesday Movie happens on March 6th at 6:30pm with the film called Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. This award-winning movie describes the events that occur in a small town. After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three… Continue reading
Last week, the Millbrook Family Centre which operates out of the Old Millbrook School received unexpected good news. They learned that their precarious financial position was about to enjoy dramatic improvement, thanks to funding provided by the provincial and federal governments. The organization’s activities are sustained through funds generated… Continue reading
There is a growing frustration among business owners and their customers in Millbrook’s downtown core over the installation of several surveillance cameras on the former Daisy Mart location at the intersection of King and Tupper streets. While acknowledging cameras can play an important role in crime deterrence, residents are… Continue reading
Early in December of 1975, after I had moved our earthly belongings from Toronto to our nearly finished studio-home on the 4th Line, I came down into the village via Tupper St. for some eggs and milk. Long before Millbrook had become a desirable movie location, I found myself in… Continue reading
Computer Solutions “Plus” donated five laptop computers to the Belize Project. Pictured are Mike VanDrunen, Wayne Blaby and Reverend Peter Mills. Rev. Mills, from St. John’s Anglican Church in Ida, accepted the five laptops from Computer Solutions “Plus”. These laptops were donated to Wayne Blaby by his customers, when they… Continue reading
