Next Garden Club Meeting Features Presentation about Tropical Houseplants

Join us on Wednesday Oct. 3rd at 7:30 PM the Millbrook & Area Garden Club as we host a presentation by Margaret and Bob Burley, featuring a “Show and Tell” all about tropical houseplants, including Orchids and African Violets (Gesneriads) and their care and repotting. Margaret and Bob have owned… Continue reading

Volunteers Plant Seedlings along Millbrook’s Station Trail 

  More than 50 volunteers planted 150 new trees and shrubs along the edge of the Station Trail section of the Millbrook Valley Trail on Saturday, September 15th as part of TD Tree Days events.  The plants replaced sections of trees and shrubs that had been removed during the trail… Continue reading

The Old Millbrook School EarlyOn Centre Welcomes Community in Grand Opening Event

Visitors to last week’s Millbrook Farmers’ Market also had the opportunity to see the transformation in the premises of the drop in centre located in the Old Millbrook School. Rooms in the lower level of the building feature a padded infant area with a wide mirror and bar to pull… Continue reading

Pontypool Celebration Honours Canadian War Brides

Last month the Manvers Historical Society hosted a reunion for local war brides to celebrate their contribution to the country.  Thirteen women and a husband representing his hospitalized wife attended from across the province.  Many brides bore familiar local names including Tinney, De Mille, Leahy, Condon, Robertson and Lash.  Ranging… Continue reading

Centreville Youth Host Support Local Efforts to Feed the World

Some fields in our township are growing food are not grown for local consumption; rather they are grown in support of faraway lands.  Since 2010, members of the Centreville Presbyterian Church have been growing food for an international Christian organization whose bold objective is to create a world without hunger…. Continue reading

In Praise of Heritage Pigs

Pigs were introduced to North America over 500 years ago, when they were prized for their utility, hardiness, foraging ability, meat and fat, but this noble animal has been under attack now for over a century. 1846, Canadian Dr. Abraham Gesner distilled coal and created what he called kerosene. Eight… Continue reading

Special Guest Delivers Terry Fox Banner to North Cavan Public School

For the adults in the room, it was difficult to avoid an emotional lump in the throat during the Terry Fox assembly held last week at North Cavan Public School. There to present the school with a banner acknowledging their 15 years of participation in the annual Terry Fox run… Continue reading

Municipal Staff Host Dinner Under the Stars in Support of the New Community Centre

Last Saturday evening, Municipal staff organized and executed a celebration of things local with a spotlight on food, and in the process raising funds for the new Community Centre. The evening began early with a cocktail hour where guests chose between local beer from Publican House and Smithhavens’ breweries, wine… Continue reading