Downtown Bridge Repairs to Reduce Traffic to One Lane for Five Months June fist is the tentative start date for a significant rehabilitation of the Firehall Bridge in Millbrook. The bridge is located on King St. East (aka County Rd 21) just east of the intersection of County Rd. 10. … Continue reading
It’s back! Our most-read section makes a come back with the re-opening as our best-loved community organizations make a tentative start to a return to “normal”, whatever that looks like. Pancake Breakfast: Saturday, April 2nd and Sunday, April 3rd at the Millbrook Legion. Seedy Saturday: Saturday, April 2nd from 10… Continue reading
The Cavan-Monaghan Libraries is continuing to adjust to the “next normal”. Masks are now optional but highly recommended in the Library spaces. The next normal sees the resumption of in-person activities. We are excited to welcome back Community Threads and Storytime as well as our first Tuesday Toonie Movie Night… Continue reading
With the trout fishing season and the return of the children’s fishing derby just around the corner, many of us are dusting off our gear and looking forward to getting out to Baxter Creek or the Millbrook Ponds. Millbrook has one of the few cold-water trout fisheries in southern Ontario… Continue reading
Telecare Distress Centre of Peterborough is a free, anonymous and strictly confidential 24-hour call line for people in need of a friendly person who will listen. Their phones are answered by volunteers who are good listeners, enjoy talking to people and are trained to handle crisis situations. The volunteers and… Continue reading
“We are tired of Winter’s cold leftovers. Given a taste of spring in April, we want a full meal of it.” Hal Borland, Sundial of the Seasons The snow and ice still hanging around at the end of March certainly looked like winter’s leftovers. And I’m sure that we’ll get… Continue reading
Remember the defoliation last summer resulting from a particularly aggressive gypsy moth infestation? Experts advise that the month of April is a good time to take some preventative measures to avoid a repeat of last year’s experience. First, the terminology has changed. The common name “gypsy moth” has been officially… Continue reading
Every year my family heads up to Algonquin Park for a few days of camping. We try to stay on Mew Lake and we try to get a camp site on the water. In the summer of 2020, we were camping on the water again. On the last morning of… Continue reading
Call it an invitation, a challenge, or a gesture of care and thanks to this beautiful place we share, but whatever the motivation, we think Spring is an ideal time to show our respect by doing a little picking up, and hope you do too. One day this past week,… Continue reading
