If you go by road miles, Whitehorse, Yukon is about 3,000 of them from Millbrook. Once you’re here, it feels even further. You can leave in any direction you want, but it’ll be hours before you reach the next town. That’s in the summer. In the winter, everything stops; frozen… Continue reading
Just over one year ago, Mitchell, then age 8, discovered an injured snapping turtle at the bottom of his back yard by Baxter Creek. It was early spring. Mitchell checked the following day and the turtle was still in the same place. He wasn’t looking very healthy and Mitchell… Continue reading
Don and John Heeringa grew up on Larmer Line operating a dairy farm begun by their parents Karl and Ina – hence the name Karlina Farm. Karl and Ina arrived in Canada from Holland after WWII looking to start a new life on a farm of their own. Karl came… Continue reading
By Councillor Jim Chaplin With all the controversy swirling around the future location of a casino in the Peterborough area it is understandable if the public is confused. None of us know for sure what that future holds but like most things political, and this is political, common… Continue reading
Those of you who know the Belch family probably associate them with buffalo. You have probably seen their sign on Sherbrooke Street offering buffalo meat for sale, and, Dr. Belch’s website is called “Buffalobill”. However, the “Buffalo” farm on Sherbrooke Street run by the Belch family actually raised Bison, as… Continue reading
APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. So begins TS Eliot’s famous long poem The Waste Land. And certainly this April is being very cruel! There has been lots to see and hear… Continue reading
by Lynda Todd, Millbrook Ward Councillor, Cavan Monaghan Township Opinions expressed here are those of the writer and not necessarily those of Council or staff. First, congratulations to the new owner of The Millbrook Times, Karen Graham, and editor Celia Hunter for continuing the wonderful tradition of publishing this… Continue reading
JoEllen Brydon is fascinated by stories. Capturing those stories in vibrant acrylics on canvas and board is her passion. JoEllen is a long-time Mount Pleasant resident and a proud member of the Mount Pleasant Women’s Institute, which, she admits, she first joined because she sensed it would be… Continue reading
Bob Staples began his Maple Syrup production career at the tender age of 10 when his father allowed him to tap 12 trees along the driveway of their family farm. He is the 7th generation of Staples to continue this tradition ever since James Staples of Gorey in Ireland arrived… Continue reading
