Last week the province announced an additional $193,648 this year to support midwives in Peterborough-Kawartha, part of their $28 million commitment to expand midwifery services across Ontario. This extension will help families access additional choice in primary care during a pregnancy, birth and postpartum. The province is also working to… Continue reading
On Sunday June 30th there was a “Restoration Celebration” at Trinity the Marsh (Anglican) west of Millbrook. The board and batten church was built in 1876 and recently the exterior of the church and the interior floor were painted. The entrance steps were replaced with a new step and ramp…. Continue reading
Peterborough’s opioid crisis has been getting worse, despite best efforts to provide more treatment options for people with opioid addictions, and the additional harm reduction measures that we have deployed. Naloxone kits are more accessible than ever, either from a pharmacy or from Peterborough Public Health, who can now… Continue reading
“Summer treads On heels of spring.” Horace Odes Book VII The heavy spring rains have made for an extraordinary summer garden here in the valley. I am surprised every time I go outside to see the coneflowers, lilies, yarrow and other perennials that are at least a foot taller than… Continue reading
Why not come for a tour with the Millbrook & Area Garden Club on Wednesday, August 7th at 6:30 p.m. when they will visit “GROW WILD! NATIVE PLANT NURSERY & ECOLOGICAL CONSULTING SERVICES” at #3784 Hwy 7 in Omemee. Grow Wild! Nursery specializes in growing native trees and shrubs as… Continue reading
Photos Karen Graham. With the park area below the pond open to the public again, Canada Day celebrations last month saw a return of the annual Rubber Duck Race hosted by the Millbrook Legion. Participants pay $5 to place a duck in the race, and after a few prizes and… Continue reading
In last month’s second article about St. John’s Church, Ida, we concluded its history up to the 1985 tornado. In this final article as part of our celebration and thanksgiving for our 200th anniversary, we will look at our church today. After a long pairing with our original parish of… Continue reading
In all the excitement of the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing, we often forget that humans were not the first life force to arrive on (never mind colonize!) the lunar surface. Prior to sending humans to the lunar surface, and even before poor Laika’s famous but ill-fated journey to… Continue reading
