Brígh Findlay-Shields of Millbrook first got her start in social media marketing as a sixteen year old. She had developed an e-boutique selling her own equestrian accessories and was looking for a cheap (or free) way to drive traffic to her online shop. The result was an organically created social… Continue reading
Please join us for a Sunday afternoon of fun as we welcome the wonderful, Peter Graham band back to the Mount Pleasant Women’s Institute hall. Bring an instrument and play a song or bring some friends to do a skit at the open stage hosted by Doug Kennedy. And bring… Continue reading
They have the documents to prove it- the Stewart family has lived in Cavan since 1823. Samuel arrived in Quebec City with his wife, adult son Andrew and three children under twelve on a ship called the Telegraph on July 19th, 1823. The Ship list for this seventh voyage of… Continue reading
There was something for everyone at the Millbrook Fair last month, where Kathryn Lang became this year’s new Fair Ambassador for the area, young would-be farmers worked some equipment in the corn, and proud horse and cattle exhibitors shared their achievements. A young heifer found the excitement too much and… Continue reading
On Saturday, July 29th, Cove Antiques & Art of Cavan is hosting a vendor/yard sale behind their store at — Hwy 7A in Cavan from 8 am until 4pm. They are asking for food donations for the Millbrook and District Food Share in a volume that fills the boat that… Continue reading
Tricia Terry is a fitness enthusiast, as you can tell by her photo. She runs a women’s fitness program in her hometown of Bowmanville in the fields of a local school. She rents the grass, for the record. Her sister who works in Bowmanville used to attend Tricia’s classes after… Continue reading
Over the past month, we’ve seen vivid reminders that we all share the air, as smoke from distant blazes covered skies with an eerie glow. The air filled with a smell we would normally associate with cozy times spent with a book or around a campfire, but this time we… Continue reading
Once again, the Millbrook Legion is hosting a Rubber Duck Race as part of their Canada Day celebrations. Participants pay to place a duck in the race, vying for prizes. This year’s event starts at 3pm in the creek behind the legion building, where 300 rubber participants will be launched… Continue reading
This week, Council passed updated regulations designed to control the content of fluids that are discharged into the sewer system in the township. The previous version was almost 15 years old and did not include effective tools to combat inappropriate and harmful inflows into the municipal sanitary collection system. In… Continue reading
