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Upcoming Events
Oct13Mon2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthOct 13 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 Millbrook Community Choir @ Centreville-Harmony ChurchMillbrook Community Choir @ Centreville-Harmony ChurchOct 13 @ 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.Oct14Tue2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthOct 14 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 MillbrookOct 14 @ 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 welcome10:00 am Line Dancing @ St Thomas’ Anglican ChurchLine Dancing @ St Thomas’ Anglican ChurchOct 14 @ 10:00 amTuesdays at 10 am, pre-registration required – call 705-932-2011.11:00 am Monthly Blood Pressure Clinic @ Cavan Monaghan Community CentreMonthly Blood Pressure Clinic @ Cavan Monaghan Community CentreOct 14 @ 11:00 amTuesday Oct. 14that 11 am at the Cavan Monaghan Community Centre, Wednesday, Oct. 15th at 10 am at the Millbrook Manor and at 12:30 at the Millbrook Legion.Oct15Wed2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthOct 15 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 →
Firefighters Volunteering for the Community
The Cavan-Monaghan Fire Department has two paid staff members: Fire Chief Bill Balfour and Fire Prevention/Training Officer Eydie Vandenberg, and one administrative position. A group of sixty trained and dedicated volunteer Firefighters respond to emergency calls at all hours of the day within the township and beyond, often helping neighbouring… Continue reading
Millbrook and District Lions’ Club
A New Style of Mountain Bike Race Comes to Millbrook
After months of planning, the first ever Ganny Enduro mountain bike race was held in Millbrook last month. According to the race organizers, Alex Schmidt and Alex Lefebvre, the goal of the Ganny Enduro was to provide an accessible enduro stage race experience with a west coast vibe for mountain… Continue reading
Millbrook and District Lions’ Club in Action
As we slowly get through this fourth wave of COVID-9, the Millbrook Lions’ Club has been active in your community. The Lions’ food trailer was at the Truck & Tractor Pull on September 4th feeding drivers and spectators geared up for a great Labour Day event. The Lions’ club gave… Continue reading
Cory Cole Cartoon – November 2021
Farmers Reach out to Connect Crops to Food
This is one of three crop identifier signs for corn, wheat and soybeans created by the Northumberland Federation of Agriculture along with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. This one is located on County Rd. 9 just east of County Rd. 28 south of Bailieboro. They are placed on the edges… Continue reading
Town and Country Lends a Hand to Local School Project
Trout Unlimited kindly offered to plant more trees Millbrook South Cavan Public School. They purchased trees from Richardson tree farm at a discounted price. We needed some help to get the trees planted, so we called Town and Country. It takes a lot of help to plant the trees. So… Continue reading
Millbrook/South Cavan Earns Pathways to Stewardship Awards
This month Millbrook South Cavan has some exciting news to share! MSC is part of the Pathways To Stewardship and Kinship Project and has received two awards from them! This organization is a foundation for nurturing healthy and engaged children and youth. Mr. White and Mrs. Armstrong attended the awards… Continue reading