Respecting Farm Vehicles on the Road
It’s that time of year again when there is a proliferation of large farm vehicles making their way to and from fields for the harvest. It’s a critical time for farmers as they work with and/or often against conditions thrown at them by Mother Nature to complete the final critical task in their efforts…
Comment – November 2018
Standing in the wind and cold through many past Remembrance Day events has felt like an appropriate discomfort to face to acknowledge the many trials that former and current members of our Armed Forces have undergone on our behalf. Whether you attend a Remembrance Day service or take a quiet moment by yourself on…
Letters to the Editor – November 2018
Remembrance Day I believe that the outdoor Remembrance Day observance should be a smoke-free event. This is a sacred moment that deserves our respect. Nancy Fox, Bailieboro A Fond Farewell to Sylvia and Bert Hirt The seasons change and our lives change along with them. Sylvia and Bert Hirt, residents of Millbrook for 48…
At Your Libraries – November 2018
Hello Cavan Monaghan Library patrons! Wondering what your library card can offer you this month? We have an amazing selection of new books arriving to curl up with in this cooler weather. Looking for a book we don’t have? We can order it through interlibrary loan services! Keep in mind that there is a…
Municipal Election Results
As this municipal term comes to an end, we say thank you to two municipal leaders who have served our community well: Cavan Councillor Jordan Landry and former Mayor and Deputy Mayor John Fallis. They are replaced by Cathy Moore and Matthew Graham who are both newcomers to municipal office. The inaugural Council meeting…
The Millbrook Reporter: an Earlier Incarnation of our Local Paper
Before there was the Millbrook Times, there was the Millbrook Reporter which published every Thursday in the late 1800’s. In 1905 it merged with an Omemee publication and for a few years operated as the Millbrook and Omemee Reporter, but was simplified again to the Millbrook Reporter under the ownership of the late Jack…