Author: Karen Graham
New Fire Truck Joins the Emergency Fleet
Pictured are Cavan Monaghan Fire Chief Bill Balfour, pictured left, with members of Cavan Monaghan Council with the latest addition to Cavan Monaghan’s fleet of emergency vehicles. The purchase of this vehicle was approved…
New Exhibit Reflects Society Struggling with Personal and Social Issues
JoEllen Brydon in her home studio in Mount Pleasant where she creates colourful, whimsical paintings depicting scenes telling stories that are sometimes personal but always insightful, using bright colours, wavy lines and often text…
Governance Changes for Millbrook and District Medical Centre
Pictured are MDMC board members from left to right Paul Haynes, Betty Hobson, John Fallis, Janet Kennedy, and Jocelyn Aubrey with Mayor Matt Graham, who remains on the board. The community thanks these former…
Comment – April 2026
The 2026 Farmer’s Almanac will be the final edition of a publication that began in 1818. It features weather forecasts, astronomy tidbits and predictions such as the best days to ski, brew beer, plant…
Grow Your Own Produce at the Community Garden
By Joanne Rowland Finally spring weather is here and we can start work in the Millbrook community garden. The garden is located next to the Old Millbrook School (where the library is) with a…
Primary Care Service Launched for Unattached Patients in Peterborough
On March 17th, the Peterborough Family Health Team (PFHT) opened a new clinic to help serve the roughly 32,000 residents in the Peterborough area who do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner.…
Recycling Changes Designed to Reduce the Impact of Packaging Waste
In June 2021, the Province of Ontario released new recycling legislation to shift the financial and operational responsibility of recycling from municipalities to the organizations that produce packaging, paper and packaging–like products. The objective…
Now & Then – April 2026: Mea Culpa (from the Latin; Through my Fault)
Picture is the real Bank Apartment building located at 14 King St. West, circa early 1980’s. By Dan Bourgeois Erratum; from the Latin for “mistake”. Corrigendum; from the Latin “that which must be corrected”.…
Erin’s House Fundraisers Thank Participants
Erin’s house kitchen party was a great success and we are so grateful to all the businesses in the Millbrook and Bethany area who have donated to our silent auction with amazing gift cards…