The Millbrook Times


  • New Day Care Centre Coming Together

    Helping Hands Daycare Centres Chief Executive Officer Ryan Eickmeier is pleased with how the new daycare centre is coming together, saying  “Construction is going remarkably well, and the centre is really starting to look like a Helping Hands. With the exception of a couple of new windows and doors to be delivered in a…

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  • Where Do We Go from Here?

    Please make your voice heard, we know that historically, provincial government ears are turned much more by the voices of the families impacted. Over three months have passed since the mandatory closure orders were issued across Ontario that saw all schools, Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres close their doors,…

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  • The Chamber Corner – July 2020

    As Phase 2 of Reopening Ontario’s Economy happens, more of our Millbrook Chamber members have reopened or extended their hours of operation as follows: 4th Line Theatre has cancelled its 2020 Summer Season but their Box Office and Administration Centre on Tupper Street is open Monday – Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm. The Valley Shoppe…

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  • The Canada Day Chair

    A few summers ago, we took a trip to Niagara Falls.  As we admired those magnificent waterfalls and had our fill of bustling amusement park rides, there was nonetheless a part of me that yearned petulantly for more faraway places – a remote jungle frontier or an ancient culture – the likes of which…

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  • Meet the Peterborough Trailbuilders Association

    Born of necessity, the Peterborough Trailbuilders Association (PTA) came to be during a time when the future of mountain biking at one of Peterborough’s most popular mountain biking trail networks was in question. Harold Town Conservation Area has been a popular mountain biking destination for several years now. However, in 2017, the popularity of…

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