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Sep12Fri202511:30 am BBQ Lunch (September) @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402 MillbrookBBQ Lunch (September) @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402 MillbrookSep 12 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pmSeptember 12th and 26th from 11:30 to 1:30pm. Eat here or take out.11:45 am Zumba Gold & Body Training @ Millbrook ManorZumba Gold & Body Training @ Millbrook ManorSep 12 @ 11:45 amFridays at 11:45 am at the Millbrook Manor.*pre-registration required-call 705-932-2011.Sep14Sun2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthSep 14 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 SchoolSep 14 @ 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.Sep15Mon2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthSep 15 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 ChurchSep 15 @ 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.
Author Archives: Karen Graham
Turbines Loom Despite Stoneboat Cancellation
The Stoneboat Wind Turbine project proposed for the vicinity of Dranoel Road directly above Devil’s Elbow Ski Resort and in view of the Cham Shan Temple currently being constructed, was officially cancelled this week. However, celebration was guarded, given the history of the FIT contracts and the determination of the… Continue reading
A Treasure for Landowners, A Treasure for Ontario
Workshop This Weekend on Managing Private Woodlots: You’ve seen the stands of trees standing so unnaturally in evenly-spaced, soldierlike formations south along County Rd. 10 and Highway 115. These “forests” are likely the product of the Ministry of Natural Resource’s Woodland Improvement Program of the 1970’s and 80’s, when 100,000-150,000… Continue reading
Journey to a Meaningful Life, Disability and All
Lucinda Hage, a woman unable to have her own child and anxious to adopt, was overjoyed when a newborn baby was granted to her and her husband. Distress and devastation followed, however, when the baby, Paul suffered seizures, and was eventually diagnosed with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, a serious genetic disorder… Continue reading
First Novel Explores Grief and Healing
Janet Stobie’s eyes dance and dart with joy around the room as she describes the phase in her life as a minister when, once a month, the teenagers in her congregation presented a passage from the Bible as a piece of drama. For Janet, for those teenagers, and for the… Continue reading
Elaine de Cunha launches Wild Heart Studios
Last weekend, Elaine de Cunha held an Open House at her Art Studio at her home on Valleyview Drive, bringing her extensive experience to enrich the already diverse artistic community in our area. While her professional career was in academia, teaching Criminology at Trent and Fleming for many years, her… Continue reading
REMAX Team Celebrates 10 years in Millbrook
When you sit down to talk to Matt and Linda, it is clear they are partners. They share values, responsibilities and views, for the most part. Linda and Matt met as students at Georgian College in Barrie where they were pursuing a Journalism future. They moved to the Cavan area… Continue reading
Fairchild TV from Toronto Airs Wind Concerns
On Tuesday, March 4, 75 concerned citizens turned out on a cold and snowy weekday morning to welcome Fairchild TV to the vicinity of the proposed site of the Sumac Ridge Wind Turbine project at Bullyduff and Wild Turkey Roads. Fairchild TV is a subscription channel that is popular with… Continue reading
Storytelling Brings History Alive
On a cold blustery night, a small gathering met around the fireplace in the main lounge at Centennial Place in Millbrook for an informal evening of story-telling. The evening was organized by members of the Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society, who this year will launch their Oral Histories project. The objective of… Continue reading