Pop-Up Clinic Coming to Millbrook

Vaccines will be offered at the Cavan-Monaghan Community Centre on Tuesday, August 17th from 9 am, and will offer both first and second doses of mRNA vaccines for residents who are aged 18 and up – no appointment necessary. Individuals become eligible for their second dose of the vaccine 28… Continue reading

COMMENT: Expanding our Definition of Community

We all have an idea what “community” means.  It’s intimate, local, familiar.  In the second week of the 2020 Olympics, that definition may have broadened a bit, if only for a few weeks.  We share the frustration of the disqualified athlete who jumps the gun, and the disappointment of the… Continue reading

Application for Retail Cannabis Store in Cavan Has Some Residents Concerned

A few Cavan residents were surprised to learn last week that an application had been made for the approval of a retail cannabis store to operate at the Galerie Q location at 1521 County Rd. 10.  Documents posted on the building’s exterior indicate that the deadline for public comments about… Continue reading

Cavan Hills Landscaping Making Beautiful Outdoor Spaces for 20 Years

  With more than twenty years of experience in the landscape and horticulture industry, Darcy Beck of Cavan Hills Landscaping has always been busy, but the pandemic has taken the demand for his work to a whole new level.  While inquiries are at an all-time high, finding the resources to… Continue reading

Another Local Summer Company Entrepreneurship Program

The Summer Company Program is the Government of Ontario’s flagship youth entrepreneurship program which helps youth aged 15-29 try their hand at business ownership by connecting them with up to $3000 in start-up funding, one-on-one guidance from BAC staff, advice and mentorship from local business leaders, access to business workshops,… Continue reading

New Galerie Q Location in Millbrook

This weekend the doors opened to the new Millbrook location of Galerie Q at 44 King St. East.   Currently featured are works from Raynald Leclerc of Saint Michel de Bellechase in Quebec whose work features heavy oil paint applied with a spatula creating an unusual, deep texture bursting with light. … Continue reading

Netflix

Last month Millbrook’s downtown area was invaded by another film crew.  On Friday, July 23rd, scenes for an episode of Netflix series called “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities.” The series features a collection of spooky, hour-long episodes under the direction of Academy award-winning Hollywood Director Guillermo del Toro.  Pictured… Continue reading

Millbrook Agricultural Society Hosts Bush Pull Event Saturday, September 4th

With two fairs cancelled due to COVID, the Millbrook Agricultural Society has been eager to get back to hosting events.  Committee Chair, Kyle Fitzgerald, came up with the idea of hosting a single day event incorporating some of the most popular events at the annual fair.  The event is known… Continue reading

Big Projects, Big Budgets

In their July meeting, Council grappled with the financing of the three major capital projects currently on the horizon: the new Fire Hall, the Public Works Centre (Cavan Yard) and the Parks and Public Works building.  Funds will come from a variety of sources, including Development Charge revenue, transfers from… Continue reading