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Dec13Sat20251:00 pm Santa Claus Parade @ Cavan Monaghan Community CentreSanta Claus Parade @ Cavan Monaghan Community CentreDec 13 @ 1:00 pm – 11:40 pmSaturday, December 13th at 1pm in downtown Millbrook, followed by holiday festivities at 2pm at the Cavan Monaghan Community Centre.Dec14Sun2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthDec 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 SchoolDec 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.Dec15Mon2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthDec 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 ChurchDec 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.Dec16Tue2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthDec 16 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 →8:30 am Coffee Club @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402 MillbrookCoffee Club @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402 MillbrookDec 16 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 amTuesdays from 8:30 to 10:30. Come and enjoy a morning of comradeship. Coffee, tea and muffins, $2. Everyone welcome
Author Archives: Karen Graham
Playing Football Like Champs
“We played like champions”, says Head Coach Brian Forsythe of the Kinsmen Junior Stars. “I could not be more proud of my team today.” The Stars went up against the Steelers in the Championship game this past Saturday at T.A.S. Secondary School. With players from Millbrook to Bobcaygeon and surrounding… Continue reading
Quilting Today: Tradition and Technology
Quilting is a relatively new fascination for Philippa Skjaveland who, together with husband Erik, is the owner of Kawartha Quilting Services of Millbrook. Last week Philippa gave the Millbrook Needlers an introduction to their business at the group’s monthly meeting in the Centreville Hall. While Philippa has always had a… Continue reading
Further Dam Study Underway
The Otonabee Region Conservation Authority (ORCA) has engaged D M Wills Associates Limited to complete a Dam Safety Review of the Millbrook Dam. According to a letter addressed to Cavan Monaghan Township’s CAO, Yvette Hurley, from Dan Marinigh, Chief Administrative Officer/Secretary-Treasurer of ORCA, “this will be built on the work… Continue reading
Yoga Studio kicks off Christmas Food Drive
The holiday spirit of giving received a welcome kick-start last Saturday at Wendy Gerolamy’s Yoga Studio on Tapley ¼ Line as Wendy hosted the second of two community yoga classes where the cost of admission was donations to the Millbrook and District Food Share program. Both sessions were filled to… Continue reading
Putting Us On the Map
Pending the approval of Council this week, signs will be going up in the spring to direct cyclists along new designated routes through Cavan Monaghan Township. The Regional Cycling Signage Program is the initiative of Peterborough and the Kawarthas Tourism. Their objective: “to create a marketable road cycling product to… Continue reading