The Millbrook Times


  • Local Food Options Let Customers Leave Supply-Chain Worries Behind

    Who doesn’t miss the experience of local farmers’ markets this time of year?  More so now, when we see produce shelves with items showing a bit of wear after an extra-long trip to the grocery store.  While you can’t purchase berries or stone fruit from local sources right now, there are a number of…

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  • Whose Freedom?

    The so-called “Freedom Convoy” has got it all wrong.  Freedom is not a one-way street.  Freedom comes with responsibility.  It is not cheap.  The down payment on ours was made by our ancestors, many of them teenagers.  Some of them did not volunteer to serve- they were conscripted.   They understood service and sacrifice.  Apparently…

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  • For the Love of Lifelong Learning 

    It’s February – and that means all things love, romance, and an abundance of hearts. The CMLibraries wants to share with you our newest love: STEM Kits and Manipulatives. STEM kits are now available to loan from both branches! Choose from a variety of kits and manipulatives that target a range of ages and…

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  • Letter to the Editor – February 2022

    Millbrook and District Food Share had another successful Christmas Hamper program, providing 48 hampers and vouchers to local families. The Food Share would like to thank the various local businesses that donated, including Millbrook Foodland, Millbrook Agricultural Society, Centennial Place, Millbrook Manor, Ivanhoe Cheese, Old Jars Candle Company, Kawartha Downs and Speedway, Millbrook Mobile…

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  • Sunny Skyes for Bethany Entrepreneur Summer Osborne

    Summer Osborne grew up in a large family in the City of Kawartha Lakes, where she returned after completing a business degree from Algonquin College in Ottawa specializing in marketing.  She migrated to the Muskoka area after graduation, where her natural interest and ability led her to help family and friends working primarily for…

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