St. John’s Ida Welcomes Rev. Susan Spicer
The people of St. John’s Church in Ida are excited to welcome Rev. Susan Spicer as their new Priest-in-Charge. Following the retirement of Rev. Peter Mills at the end of 2023 after sixteen and a half years with Ida and Omemee, we were uncertain about our forward path. With thankful hears for God’s providence,…
Millbrook Sets the Scene in Two Recent Film Projects
Last month, two film productions featured Millbrook as the backdrop, but their presentation of the village is worlds apart. On July 10th, the production of “Tall Pines” took over the main commercial area for several days. This filming was for an eight episode Netflix series called Wayward (working title Tall Pines). The series is…
Ontario Cheese Union Brings a Variety of Hand-crafted Cheese to the Millbrook Market
Heily Teasdale got the idea for the name of her business from a Swiss firm called the Swiss Cheese Union. The business acts as a distributor of hand-crafted cheese produced in Ontario by small family businesses, offering a curated selection of artisan cheeses made of cow, goat, ewe and water buffalo milk. From May…
Want to Share Your Love of Hockey? Volunteer with Millbrook Minor Hockey
Millbrook Minor Hockey is gearing up for the 2024-24 season which begins next month. The club boasts approximately 300 players ages four to eighteen. Recreational teams account for the bulk of the players, with rep teams for players ten years old and higher representing about 30% of the total. Each team has a minimum…
Blank Canvas Features Paintings by Retired MSC Teacher Leslie Gutsole-Floyd
It has been just two short years since Leslie Gutsole-Floyd retired from Millbrook South Cavan Public School where she worked for many years, most of them as a Resource Teacher and for a brief period as the acting Vice Principal. Since her retirement, she has focused her energy on developing her artistic skills which…
Two Summer Students Bring New Activities to CM Libraries
Rachel Iserhoff is in her final year of an Education degree at Trent University. She took a certification course in coding for educators which she has found quite useful in the classroom where she has done some of her practical work and is now applying it in programs for summer library patrons. Initially called…