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Nov2Sun2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthNov 2 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 SchoolNov 2 @ 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.Nov3Mon2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthNov 3 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 →9:00 am New To You Clothing Store @ New to You Clothing StoreNew To You Clothing Store @ New to You Clothing StoreNov 3 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pmOpen 9am to 3pm every Monday to Friday. Please consider donating good quality used clothing. Funds received from the sale of these items support local programs and services.7:00 pm Millbrook Community Choir @ Centreville-Harmony ChurchMillbrook Community Choir @ Centreville-Harmony ChurchNov 3 @ 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.Nov4Tue2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthNov 4 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 MillbrookNov 4 @ 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
Category Archives: October 2024
2024 Road Concerns Result in Speed Limit Reduction on Zion Line
Every year, the township receives feedback from residents regarding issues with speeding vehicles, safety hazards and traffic patterns on municipal roads. The most common comments are requests to reduce speed limits at specific locations. Rather than address each concern as it arises, Council reviews these complaints once a year and… Continue reading
Comment – October 2024
The downtown planters have been switched over for the season and the Legion banners are flying in town, so Remembrance day is on its way. For the first time, Millbrook’s Remembrance Day service will not feature any local WWII veterans with the passing this year of our last representative of… Continue reading
Letters to the Editor – October 2024
Dear Editor, We want to thank the Millbrook Times for once again giving so much support to this year’s Zucchini Festival in its pages throughout the summer. A community-based event such as this could not happen without the support of people like you. Despite our worst fears a gadzillion zucchinis… Continue reading
New Retail Distributors of Alcohol Open Across the Province
Last month convenience stores across Ontario which had successfully applied for licenses began to offer alcohol under new rules outlined in Premier Ford’s 2018 election campaign. According to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, 4,146 convenience stores across the province received their license as of September 5th, when the… Continue reading
Lion’s Breakfast
Millbrook Library Hosts Local Fibre Art Show
The textile pieces in the upcoming show at the Millbrook branch of the CM Libraries bear no resemblance to your great aunt’s handiwork that you may have stashed somewhere in your attic. These are modern pieces of art, reflecting the ingenuity, skill and imagination of their creators who call themselves… Continue reading
Life @ 17
This month we spoke to a young woman whose family has lived in the community for generations. While most of this teenager’s peers are still in high school, she will be starting her second year of an apprenticeship program to become a certified hair stylist in January. She had considered… Continue reading
Foodshare Begins Preparations for Christmas Hamper Program
Millbrook and District Food Share volunteers are getting organized for this year’s Christmas Hamper program which distributes hampers each year to local families. Hampers are prepared for registered recipients and includes non-perishable food items, fresh local produce and a protein voucher for Foodland. Please note that vouchers for children will not… Continue reading