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Upcoming Events
Nov11Tue2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthNov 11 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 →8:30 am Coffee Club @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402 MillbrookCoffee Club @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402 MillbrookNov 11 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 amTuesdays from 8:30 to 10:30. Come and enjoy a morning of comradeship. Coffee, tea and muffins, $2. Everyone welcome10:00 am Line Dancing @ St Thomas’ Anglican ChurchLine Dancing @ St Thomas’ Anglican ChurchNov 11 @ 10:00 amTuesdays at 10 am, pre-registration required – call 705-932-2011.10:45 am Remembrance Day Services @ Millbrook CenotaphRemembrance Day Services @ Millbrook CenotaphNov 11 @ 10:45 amTuesday, November 11th at 10:45 am at the Millbrook Cenotaph, hosted by the Millbrook Legion.Nov12Wed2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthNov 12 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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Ward 3 Q&A
The Return of the Zucchini Festival
After a two-year hiatus, organizers decided at the last minute to bring back the wildly popular Zucchini Festival in early September. Participants showed their creative sides decorating the many zucchinis that were donated by local farmers. Zucchini boats were launched from the bridge, and some even arrived upright at the… Continue reading
Baxter Creek Watershed Alliance Presentation Draws a Crowd
Some of us may take water for granted. Whether we get it from a well or a municipal pipe, there is a general understanding that our area is blessed with an abundant water supply. But how much is abundant? How many people, industries, farmers, wild life, can this watershed actually… Continue reading
Millbrook Community Care Smile Cookies
Federal Electoral Boundary Discussions Continue
MP Jamie Schmale participated virtually in the September 6th Council meeting a discussion was held regarding the initial proposal for federal election boundary adjustments affecting the Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes Brock (HKLB) riding which currently includes Cavan-Monaghan. The new proposal divides the township among three federal ridings, which all participants viewed… Continue reading
New Firefighter Grad, Lauren Defilippis
Pictured is the Township of Cavan-Monaghan’s Fire Department 2022 graduate, Lauren Defilippis, flanked by Fire Chief Bill Balfour, Deputy Fire Chief Mike Tennant and Deputy Mayor Matthew Graham. Lauren graduated from the firefighter National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001, Level 1 and II training program at the Eastern Ontario Emergency… Continue reading
Tractor Parade Comes to Town
On a sunny day last month, an unusual spectacle travelled the roads of the township, when 25 tractors formed a parade of sorts as they wound their way from Larmer Line into Millbrook for a bite at the Legion BBQ lunch. This was the third event, which began with a… Continue reading