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Upcoming Events
Dec7Sun2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthDec 7 all-dayEarlyON Family Centre Programs: offered at the Old Millbrook School, 1 Dufferin St., Millbrook Mondays: Music and Movement from 10 am to 11 am on the 2ndfloor offering songs, dances and instruments to get youngsters moving. Open Gym at 12:30pm for infants up to 18months. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Stay and... Continue reading →10:00 am Millbrook Farmers’ Market @ Millbrook South Cavan Public SchoolMillbrook Farmers’ Market @ Millbrook South Cavan Public SchoolDec 7 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pmSundays from 10 am to 1pm in the parking lot of Millbrook South Cavan Public School. Find fresh farm products including fruit, vegetables, eggs and flowers, along with local cheese, wine, and artisan products produced locally.1:00 pm Jamboree with Stockdale Central @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402 MillbrookJamboree with Stockdale Central @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402 MillbrookDec 7 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pmSunday, Dec. 7th from 1 to 4pm, $10 per person, light lunch and refreshments available.2:00 pm ‘ Tis the Season @ Centreville-Harmony Church‘ Tis the Season @ Centreville-Harmony ChurchDec 7 @ 2:00 pmSave the date: Millbrook Community Choir celebrates the season Sunday, December 7, 2:00 pm, Centreville-Harmony Church, County Rd. 28 at Zion Line. Plan to come, enjoy great music, and catch some holiday spirit! Tickets and info: millbrookcommunitychoir@gmail.comDec8Mon2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthDec 8 all-dayEarlyON Family Centre Programs: offered at the Old Millbrook School, 1 Dufferin St., Millbrook Mondays: Music and Movement from 10 am to 11 am on the 2ndfloor offering songs, dances and instruments to get youngsters moving. Open Gym at 12:30pm for infants up to 18months. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Stay and... Continue reading →7:00 pm Millbrook Community Choir @ Centreville-Harmony ChurchMillbrook Community Choir @ Centreville-Harmony ChurchDec 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pmPractices every Monday evening, 7:00-9:00, at Centreville-Harmony Church, one concession south of the roundabout, County Rd. 28 at Zion Line. If you love to sing, come! For information, contact Annette, fallisa@hotmail.com or Beryl, bcablewilliams@gmail.com.Dec9Tue2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthDec 9 all-dayEarlyON Family Centre Programs: offered at the Old Millbrook School, 1 Dufferin St., Millbrook Mondays: Music and Movement from 10 am to 11 am on the 2ndfloor offering songs, dances and instruments to get youngsters moving. Open Gym at 12:30pm for infants up to 18months. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Stay and... Continue reading →
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Summer Events at your Local Library
Cavan Monaghan Libraries are pleased to present another summer of free children’s programming, no sign-up required. Kathryn, Megan and the kids have been off to a great start in the first three weeks, with the themes such as Wild, Wild Me, Plants, and Creepy Crawlies as the first themes. Programming… Continue reading
Host a Quilt Block That Tells Your Story
Quilt block designers involved with the local Barn Quilt Trail project are hard at work with a number of homeowners, businesses and landowners, creating unique images that reflect the story each host wants to tell. Several of the quilt blocks are at the painting stage, and volunteer painters are transferring… Continue reading
Millbrook Legion News
What a difference the main street is from my last report. It is beautiful in downtown Millbrook. Our Legion is keeping very active this summer. We still have the odd Saturday open for rentals. If anyone is thinking about a party or wedding please call the office for availability. Our… Continue reading
More Awareness is Still Needed
Despite all of the current pro-mental wellness and anti-bullying campaigns, some people still don’t get it. My husband told me of an incident in our local Canadian Tire store on Landsdowne that happened on Tuesday night this past week. He was in a line-up with a checkout person who was… Continue reading
Millbrook Classic Car Show in the New Downtown
Local Lions produce another great event The Annual Car Show did not disappoint this year, as shiny and not so shiny specimens of antique vehicles lined the streets of Millbrook on July 2nd. For many participants, the cars on display represent the culmination of many years of sleuthing, tinkering… Continue reading
Quilts for Fort McMurray
The devastating wildfires in Fort McMurray have touched many, moving people to find ways to demonstrate support to the victims of the tragedy in a tangible way. For Zion Line resident Shirley Challice, the need was more keenly felt, as her daughter Katie Bedford had been living in that town… Continue reading
Revised Discharge of Firearms By-Law Approved
After much deliberation, Council passed a revised version of the draft Firearms Discharge By-Law at the June 20th Regular Council Meeting. In the end, the revisions recommended by Kyle Phillips who had led the investigation into the numerous complaints the township had received in 2015 regarding obnoxious use of firearms… Continue reading
The Council Column – Summer 2016
With the arrival of summer a number of events and projects are coming up. First, however, given the weather we have been experiencing, please check the Township website regularly for notices regarding burn bans. As I write this Sunday night, the following applies: June 24th, 2016 – I wish to… Continue reading