The Township Begins Research for Parks and Recreation Masterplan Update
In February, the township engaged Rethink Group to assist in the development of a comprehensive Parks and Recreation plan to update the current one which dates from 2011. The objective is to examine existing parks recreational opportunities, gather stakeholder and public feedback to identify future uses and develop recommendations to address future needs, including…
The Path of a Ukrainian Family to Millbrook
From Ukraine to Millbrook- a Family’s Story By Elizabeth Pedko, 13 years The war in Ukraine began in 2014 when I was only 5 years old. I remember very well how my parents accepted a family completely unknown to us into our house. They were from Ilovaisk, in the Donetsk region. Their…
Ukrainian Family Welcomed in Millbrook
Their home is Dnipro, but when they’ll see it again, no one can say. In the early days of the Russian invasion, Aleksandr Buhaienko, his wife Kateryna and children Andrii, Mykola, Olena and Bohdan travelled west in Ukraine, eventually landing in Warsaw, Poland. With the surge of refugees finding their way to that country,…
Special Council Meeting Moves Projects Forward
A special council meeting took place on May 19th to address two issues that could not wait. First was the approval of a tender to build a new Public Works Operating Centre on the site of the existing facility at 1470 County Rd. 10 in Cavan. The existing building at that location will be…
Frequency of Dramatic Storms Expected to Rise This Summer
It’s not the vocabulary lesson we were seeking, but now most have learned the word “derecho”, which describes the weather phenomenon that occurred across the area on Saturday afternoon. With a wind speed recorded at a tornado- like pace, this weather event affects a broad area, delivering a widespread straight-line wind storm associated with…