Author: The Millbrook Times
Common Ground – June 2022
“Nihil volentibus arduum.” (To the willing nothing is difficult.) Old sundial motto. It was probably unwise for a gardener to travel in the middle of May but travel I did. I was away for…
Heroes? Volunteers? Angels?
Volunteers are precious. Our busy lives and COVID have made us wary of any commitment, particularly any not required by work or family. The past few days, thoughts of heroes, angels and volunteers have…
Stimulating Downtown Businesses Through Community Improvement Program Grants
Later this month, Millbrook Mercantile will begin serving wine along with cheese and charcuterie offerings in a new outdoor patio. The arrival of a liquor license will coincide with the introduction of the new…
At Your Libraries – June 2022
What an interesting week! Who had a “multi-day power outage” in your list of what could go wrong this year? The Cavan-Monaghan Libraries stepped up by offering access to Wi-Fi and electricity at the…
Nexicom Fibre Optic Network Expands to Lakefield and Bridgenorth
Nexicom announces the implementation of numerous state-of-the-art high speed fibre optic network platforms throughout the community as they continue the development of their next generation, ultra-high speed fibre optic internet network throughout Peterborough…
A Picture from the Heart
The object depicted below may look like a flaming nightmare doughnut and the picture itself may seem fuzzy and indistinct, but the image is actually one of the sharpest ever made and the object…
They’re Off! Horse Racing Celebrates 50 Years at Kawartha Downs
They pulled out all the stops for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of harness racing at Kawartha Downs last Saturday, with a full schedule from morning until dark. The event drew so…
The Return of the Millbrook Children’s Fishing Derby
After a five-year hiatus, the ever popular Millbrook Children’s Fishing Derby made a spectacular return last Saturday at the Millpond. Child registrations reached 274, most of them coming from within the township but a…
