Last November, Glenn Fallis regaled an audience at an historical society event where he showed a film he created describing his experience as a member of the Ontario crew in the Centennial Voyageur Canoe Pageant that was held as part of the nation’s 1967 Centennial celebrations. Last week he began… Continue reading
Last month, the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPR)hosted two public meetings to discuss the new elementary school which has been approved for construction in Millbrook. The first meeting on November 4th discussed details about the classroom layout, finishing materials and aesthetic features in the proposed new build. KPR… Continue reading
Peterborough County has launched an economic development program for the holidays called “Holiday Magic”. More than fifty business across the region have signed up to participate in this pro-gram, where visitors rack up points through a digital pass-port downloaded onto cellphones through an app. The idea is to encourage people… Continue reading
I never purchase on Amazonon principal: Jeff Bezos does not need my support, but my local businesses do. I have to give him credit, though, for a brilliant business model and particularly touching advertising. Perhaps the current TV ad which features three elderly women sliding down a hill on plastic… Continue reading
Peterborough Library’s guest speaker Diana Beresford, a botanist, biochemist and climate change visionary, delivered an outstanding presentation on November 4th. The Millbrook Time’s excellent article about Steve Brackenridge and his riparian zone project in the November edition is right up with her. Education regarding riparian zones is strongly needed, from… Continue reading
By Dan Bourgeois In the last Now and Then column, the military history of our corner of Ontario was described. After the First World War, the Millbrook Armoury continued to house a local militia unit, now part of the Midland Regiment. For a time, the regiment commander was Lt Colonel… Continue reading
At the Remembrance Day Banquet held at the Millbrook Legion on Saturday, November 8th, Jason Salo was presented with a special award for his service to local veterans and emergency service personnel through a program he launched and operates called Operation Vet Build. Jason Salo is a retired reservist and… Continue reading
