Small Growers Satisfy Appetite for Local Food
Pictured is Harmony Evans, of Wild Ginger Farms, with her constant companion, Meekin, in her half-acre plot on the edge of town. She is one of my young farmers including Amanda Rice, of Spring Bloom Orchards, Cody and Kelsey Armstrong, Eban Hancock, and Merridey Senior, of Puddleduck Farm, who are bucking the trend of…
New Electoral Ward Boundaries Established
At last week’s Council meeting, new boundaries that redivide the township for electoral purposes were approved. They provide for a more equitable population distribution and representation amongst the wards, keep traditional hamlets together and provide strong, easily recognized boundaries in the form of roads. While the southern ward which includes Millbrook contains most of…
Community Care Millbrook Donation
A Big Thank you, Louise Bedford, owner of the The Valley Shoppe in Millbrook. Louise generously donated a portion of her monthly sales to Community Care Millbrook. Pictured left to right : Nancy, Joanne, Louise and Karen Morton.
Tax and Water Bill Arrears Climbing
At the June 21st Council meeting, Director of Finance/Treasurer Kimberley Pope presented the annual Property Tax Arrears Update. It included a few surprises. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the municipality waived all late payment penalties from March 16, 2020 to October 31, 2020 and held the collection process until after the final…
Results are in for Maple Syrup Competition
On June 5th, the Millbrook Agricultural Society hosted its first Maple Syrup Competition conducted remotely. Despite the lack of an audience, the event attracted seventeen entries. Dave Brackenridge brought years of maple syrup production experience from his family’s syrup operation to the contest, supporting the event by judging the entries. Among the winners…