The Millbrook Times


  • Firefighter 2024 Graduates

    Pictured are the 2024 Firefighter graduates at their Graduation on Sunday, October 6th at the EOETA in Norwood. Pictured from left to right are Jeff Davis, Zoran Kocovski, Breanna Pollock, Vasil Kocovski, Owen Williams who have joined the Cavan Monaghan Fire Department. Welcome aboard!

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  • 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 or recommendations for change.…

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  • 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” seem to be everywhere.…

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  • 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 submissions. The report described…

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  • 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 was not initiated due…

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  • 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 of the year (yes,…

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