Holiday Program Supports Local Businesses
Peterborough County has launched an economic development program for the holidays called “Holiday Magic”. More than fifty business across the region have signed up to participate in this pro-gram, where visitors rack up points through a digital pass-port downloaded onto cellphones through an app. The idea is to encourage people to visit and shop…
Comment – December 2025
I never purchase on Amazonon principal: Jeff Bezos does not need my support, but my local businesses do. I have to give him credit, though, for a brilliant business model and particularly touching advertising. Perhaps the current TV ad which features three elderly women sliding down a hill on plastic toboggans hits a bit…
Letter to the Editor – December 2025
Peterborough Library’s guest speaker Diana Beresford, a botanist, biochemist and climate change visionary, delivered an outstanding presentation on November 4th. The Millbrook Time’s excellent article about Steve Brackenridge and his riparian zone project in the November edition is right up with her. Education regarding riparian zones is strongly needed, from my personal experience. Riparian…
Now & Then – December 2025: From Armoury to Legion Hall, Part 2
By Dan Bourgeois In the last Now and Then column, the military history of our corner of Ontario was described. After the First World War, the Millbrook Armoury continued to house a local militia unit, now part of the Midland Regiment. For a time, the regiment commander was Lt Colonel A.V. Thorn of Cavan…