By Jill Williams “How sad would be November if we had no knowledge of the spring. “—Edwin Way Teale In dark November it always cheers me up to see that the bulbs that will bloom in spring are already growing as winter closes in. I saw this up close recently… Continue reading
Peterborough County has received a grant through the Invasive Phragmites Control Fund, supported by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and the Invasive Species Centre. This funding will support the mapping of invasive Phragmites along County Road allowances and help assess the best methods and resources needed to develop… Continue reading
Seven year old Riley has occasionally operated a lemonade stand along with her younger brother Ryan in front of their home in Bailieboro. This fall, participating in the Millbrook/South Cavan Terry Fox run inspired this young entrepreneur to use her skills to help others like he did. After considering local… Continue reading
Last week a small group joined Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society President Celia Hunter in the garden beside the Old Millbrook School to dedicate a Hackberry Tree planted in honour of long-time Historical Society member Peter Ramsay. The tree was carefully selected: it is a large, deciduous native tree producing… Continue reading
Peterborough County OPP and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture are reminding motorists to exercise caution around slow-moving vehicles and farm equipment that will be travelling our roads from now until December. No matter how long a line-up of vehicles behind them, these large vehicles are not obliged to pull over… Continue reading
Last weekend, the Peterborough Curling Club hosted a Sticks, Stones and Wheels Bonspiel Games. In the semi-final Championship round Team Karl Allen (representing Schomberg) beat Team Gale (from Newmarket) 10 – 1 to earn their way to the Championship Gold medal game. In the other semi-final Championship the Peterborough team… Continue reading
On the first weekend in September, a group of Cavan Monaghan Firefighters joined members of the Thertell family and along with hundreds of other fire service members, families and supporters at the 22nd annual memorial weekend of the Canadian Fallen Firefighters’ Foundation (CFFF). This is annual event honours firefighters who… Continue reading
Millbrook residents woke up to extremely low water pressure on the morning of September 5th. Word quickly spread that the entire system was struggling due to a water main rupture at the end of Dufferin Street beside the Old Millbrook School. Municipal staff along with the Mayor reached out to… Continue reading
