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Dec7Sun2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthDec 7 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 SchoolDec 7 @ 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.1:00 pm Jamboree with Stockdale Central @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402 MillbrookJamboree with Stockdale Central @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402 MillbrookDec 7 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pmSunday, Dec. 7th from 1 to 4pm, $10 per person, light lunch and refreshments available.2:00 pm ‘ Tis the Season @ Centreville-Harmony Church‘ Tis the Season @ Centreville-Harmony ChurchDec 7 @ 2:00 pmSave the date: Millbrook Community Choir celebrates the season Sunday, December 7, 2:00 pm, Centreville-Harmony Church, County Rd. 28 at Zion Line. Plan to come, enjoy great music, and catch some holiday spirit! Tickets and info: millbrookcommunitychoir@gmail.comDec8Mon2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthDec 8 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 ChurchDec 8 @ 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.Dec9Tue2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthDec 9 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 →
Author Archives: Karen Graham
Local Indigenous Educator Connects Current Transport Routes to Indigenous Trails
David is perhaps best known as a professional Indigenous artist who is a member of the Mississauga Anishinaabe Curve Lake First Nations. He is also a geographer, historian and instructor at the Continuing Education Program at Trent University. Last week came to the Millbrook Legion to provide an entertaining and… Continue reading
Millbrook Neighbours Meet in Africa
November is Busy, Informative, and Full of Memories
By Courtney Spence We are starting November with a bit of chaos hereat the CMLibraries. The Millbrook Branch will be closed on Tuesday, November 4thand Wednesday, November 5th so that the main room of the library can be painted. To compensate, the Bruce Johnston Branch will be open on Wednesday,… Continue reading
Common Ground – November 2025
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 Receives Funding to Support Invasive Phragmites Management
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
Lemonade Stand Operators Donate to Millbrook EarlyON
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
Tree Planted at Old Millbrook School in Remembrance of Peter Ramsay
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
More Farm Equipment on the Road During Harvest Season
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