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Nov27Thu2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthNov 27 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 →7:00 pm Only in Millbrook: The Evolution...Only in Millbrook: The Evolution...Nov 27 @ 7:00 pmThursday, November 27, 7:00 pm, Legion Hall, 9 King St. E., Millbrook. An illustrated presentation, and a few stories, by Glenn Fallis. Discover how and why the Voyageur Canoe Company put Millbrook on savvy canoeists’ map. All welcome. Light refreshments. Cash Bar. Admission by donation. Free for Historical Society members.... Continue reading →Nov28Fri202511:45 am Zumba Gold & Body Training @ Millbrook ManorZumba Gold & Body Training @ Millbrook ManorNov 28 @ 11:45 amFridays at 11:45 am at the Millbrook Manor.*pre-registration required-call 705-932-2011.Nov29Sat202510:00 am Otonabee South Monaghan Public L... @ 490 Matchett Line/Wallace Point RdOtonabee South Monaghan Public L... @ 490 Matchett Line/Wallace Point RdNov 29 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pmOtonabee South Monaghan Public Library Christmas Fundraising Market: November 29th from 10 am to 3pm at 1490 Matchett Line/Wallace Point Rd. Come on out and shop the incredible local vendors and purchase a ticket for our raffle! For further information, visit ourwebsite:https://otosoumon.library.on.ca/Nov30Sun2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthNov 30 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 Lions’ Breakfast @ Lion's DenLions’ Breakfast @ Lion's DenNov 30 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pmSunday, November 30th from 8:30-12 at the Lion’s Den. On the menu is bacon, pea meal bacon, eggs, beans and toast, beverages and fruit salad. The cost is $12.50/person and $8.00 6-12 and 5 and under free.10:00 am Millbrook Farmers’ Market @ Millbrook South Cavan Public SchoolMillbrook Farmers’ Market @ Millbrook South Cavan Public SchoolNov 30 @ 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.Dec1Mon2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthDec 1 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 →
Category Archives: December 2013
Joanne Rowland Returns from Kenyan village
By Celia Hunter Joanne Rowland, in her words officially a senior citizen and still working on contract as a physiotherapist in the Emergency Department at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre, has just returned from her annual visit to Ndanai in northwestern Kenya. This is the seventh year Joanne has travelled… Continue reading
Sylvia’s Family Restaurant Changes Hands
Area Businesses join in the Spirit of Giving
As the decorations go up, area businesses are also bringing out boxes, barrels and bins to collect unwrapped toys and non-perishable food items to make Christmas merry and brighter for some local families and individuals. At Clarke’s Service Centre and Jule’s Kitchen on Tupper Street in Millbrook, there is a… Continue reading
Mount Pleasant’s Women’s Institute Celebrates Renovated Hall Kitchen
By Andy Harjula On Saturday, November 16, a large crowd gathered at the Women’s Institute Hall in Mount Pleasant to celebrate the official opening of the new kitchen. The renovations and upgrades were made possible with the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation and a Community Funding Grant through the… Continue reading
4th Line Invites Youth to talk about bullying
4th Line Theatre is hosting a Sounding on issues facing young people and cyber bullying, messaging and harassment. Soundings and community reminiscences are an important part of 4th Line Theatre’s New Play Development Program and its ongoing historical research. 4th Line Theatre is hosting this Sounding on Saturday, November… Continue reading