Author: The Millbrook Times
Farm Show
In addition to the shiny equipment encouraging dreams of better yields and more comfortable rides, there was also plenty of advice available regarding crops, farm finances, fertilizers, cattle breeds, maple syrup production and government…
2018 Winter Works in Belize
The 2018 Belize Project involves three separate trips. The first trip; Andy Harjula travelled alone, because he had an opportunity to send 1500 pounds of donated clothing and soccer equipment to Belize by…
Overdose Prevention Sites Save Lives
In 2018 we find ourselves battling an opioid crisis that has been years in the making. Opioids are drugs that act on the nervous system to relieve pain and were originally derived from opium…
50 Million Trees Project Helps Landowners Implement Large-Scale Tree Planting Projects
The Ontario government’s 50 Million Tree Program was inspired by global efforts to plant billions of trees worldwide each year, but has been designed with Ontario landowners in mind. The objective is to plant…
It’s Time to Erase the Difference in Funding for Mental Health Care
It seems that the message that mental health is a serious and pervasive issue across the country is beginning to be heard, and that is good news. It’s hard to address a problem you…
Driving has become Electric!
I recently bought a new car. Not just to be environmentally conscientious, but also to lower my expenses, I decided to be an early adopter of new technology – I bought a plug-in…
Local Filmmaker Entertains at Bailieboro Women’s Institute’s Spring Luncheon
More than 70 people attended the annual spring luncheon at Centreville Presbyterian Church hosted by the Bailieboro Women’s Institute. After a hearty lunch prepared by members of the group, local radio host and filmmaker…
For Colonic Cleansing, it’s Buyer Beware
In Thunder Bay, my public health colleagues have warned customers of two colonic cleansing locations to get tested for hepatitis B and C – infections that can be transmitted when instruments are not disinfected…
April Fool’s Day, an Interesting Day for Easter Sunday
St. Paul talks about being fools for Christ. Believing in the resurrection of Jesus is certainly considered foolish by some people. Even more foolish I suppose is my belief that Jesus still lives…