Township Reserves Provide a Glimpse into Financial Sustainability

At the November 4th meeting, the township’s accounting firm Baker Tilly provided the 2023 Consolidated Financial Statements for final approval by Council. In her presentation, Baker Tilly representative Joanna Park acknowledged the strong controls built into financial procedures at the municipality and indicated that their review resulted in no comments… Continue reading

COMMENT – December 2024

It’s getting uglier out there.  These days people are circling the wagons to protect themselves against ominous threats.  Across the globe we see tightening immigration, new tariffs, widening gaps between rich and poor and inconceivable suffering over arguments about whether nations can even exist.  Stand offs of “us” against “them”… Continue reading

New Accommodation Option Keeps North Cavan Students at Crestwood

At the November 6th Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Resource meeting, School Board Trustees had another round of discussions about options to rebalance school populations through a realignment of feeder schools and school boundaries. The report included a new option based on the feedback through community meetings and online… Continue reading

Township Assumes Operational Control of Water/Wastewater Plant

In June, Council authorized the early termination of an agreement between the municipality and the City of Peterborough for the operations of the municipal Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant to take effect on March 31st, 2025.  Under this agreement, the City handled regulatory requirements, operational and maintenance issues.  The termination… Continue reading

The Day Millbrook (Partly) Blew Up

In early December 1975, folks were preparing for the Christmas holidays. Baking materials were selling briskly at Calhoun’s IGA. Turkeys were on sale for 89 cents/pound (Butterballs for 99 cents/pound). Some families and community groups were preparing floats for the Santa Claus parade. Pet rocks were the hot toy item… Continue reading

Centennial Voyageur Canoe Pageant Presentation

Last month, roughly one hundred visitors enjoyed an entertaining and informative evening hosted by the Cavan Millbrook Historical Society featuring Millbrook resident Glenn Fallis. The topic of the discussion was an historical event called the Centennial Voyageur Canoe Pageant that was developed as part of the Canadian Centennial celebrations in… Continue reading

Improvements to St. Paul’s Chapel

Improvements continue to the St.Paul’s Chapel, located at 1304 Zion Line.  In September the door frame & trim at the front door of the chapel was replaced. Along with replacement of fascia above the front door and cladded.  Cladding frames around 3 south windows & arch parts are painted.  Fascia… Continue reading

Postcards offer Messages of Encouragement and Gratitude

In anticipation of another Remembrance Day, Helen Bajorek and Jean-Michel Komarnicki of Postcards to the Front Canada visited Ms Alksnis’ Grade 5 class at Millbrook South Cavan School on November 4th. The students engaged in a lively discussion about the war in Ukraine and wars in general, focusing on the… Continue reading

Open House Offers Insight into Park Development to 2035

Last week, the municipality held an Open House featuring displays prepared by Landscape Planning Architects illustrating some conceptual plans for park development in the vacant parkland behind the CMCC and in downtown Millbrook. As landscape architects, their work relates solely to outdoor recreation features: they do not consider potential indoor… Continue reading