Category: 2025
Note of Thanks
I would like to thank all my friends, neighbours and family for coming to my 100th birthday celebration on June 21, 2025. It was so wonderful to see so many of you share this special…
Thank you to Volunteers at Foodshare BBQ
By Lori Lazaros Millbrook and District Foodshare would like to thank all of our Volunteers and Community for the amazing day we had at our Barbecue! We served over 300 people! Thank you to…
Now & Then – September 2025: Old Wills, Estates and Human Rights Part 2
More light summer reading – By Dan Bourgeois The last column looked at voting and other rights of those who lived in Ontario in the1800s and how it was a slow and gradual process to…
Bremkin Home Improvements
After working for ten years in Bethany, Brian Harris decided it was time to boost his home improvement firm’s visibility with a store front. His business, Bremkin Home Improvements, is currently renovating a new…
Accessibility Advisory Committee Gets to Work
All municipalities must adhere to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) which was enacted to increase the capacity of people with disabilities to have equal opportunities within municipalities. To meet this objective,…
Local Assets Catch a Photographer’s Eye
By Celia Hunter Termed ‘A Jewel in Peterborough County’, Millbrook and Cavan Monaghan Township have earned pride of place in a just released coffee table book commemorating the bicentennial of the Peter Robinson Settlers…
Pies by Zach
It’s only been a few weeks since Zach Washburn opened his pizza trailer in the parking lot of the cannabis shop at the four corners of Cavan, but he says that the community response…
Peterborough County Plowing Match Brings the Annual Competition to Zion Line, Millbrook
The Ontario Plowman’s Association is hosting their annual plowing competition on Saturday, September 27th at the French Farm located at 1031 Zion Line just south of Millbrook. Established in 1913, the organization has hosted…
Peterborough Curling Club Invites Residents to Try Curling
If you are looking for a winter activity to get you off the couch and into the rink but are not comfortable on skates, Peterborough Curling Club(PCC) invites you to try curling. The…