Legion Update
With the help of fundraising efforts from over 55 volunteers, the Legion has completed the construction of a new ramp at the back of their building to provide easy access to their second story location. The building had previously been serviced by a motorized chair lift, but at the age of 20 years, it…
The Will of the Mill
Corner Office Kathie Lycett I believe that buildings can have a soul. You’ve heard it before: “If only this house could talk!” Well, some houses do talk. They tell stories of people, to new people who want to hear. Barns, schoolhouses and churches talk more than houses do because they are infused with the…
Apple-Fever is Setting In
Sarah Sobanski Chances are that as October gets underway, you’ve been apple picking, or like many drooling Canadians, you’ve been patient for fresh locally grown apples to appear in bushels at grocery stores across the province. Apples are a long standing favourite dating back to prehistoric times, originally cultivated as far back as 3,000…
Last Farmers’ Market this Sunday
Leni Rautiainen You have one final chance to get to the Millbrook Farmers’ Market this year. The last market of the season will be held this Sunday, October 25th from 10:00am to 1:30pm at the Old Millbrook School, 1 Dufferin Street. As we get ready to wrap up for another year, you still have…
Getting Ready for Winter
Lorraine Hughes The last few weeks I have been preparing my vegetable garden for the winter season. This is my third season and I still feel I am learning a great deal; this year especially after my time of learning in the Millbrook Community garden I think my garden is a little better prepared…
Buy Local- Shealand Farms Produces Lamb and Pork for Local Consumption
Karen Graham Adam and Marie Shea both had other plans. Marie graduated from Trent University as a Registered Nurse, while Adam completed a degree in Political Science and History, so they were headed for an urban lifestyle. In the end, they could not resist the call of the land, and together went back to…