Comment – July 2026
What Community Looks Like Residents on Fern ridge Drive in the Highlands subdivision on the south side of Fallis Line started what they hope becomes an annual tradition in their neighbourhood: a block party to welcome summer. Residents in the Highlands are known for their sociability. Anyone who has ventured into the area on…
Letter to the Editor – July 2026
I would like to commend our editor of this community paper for faithfully informing us every month of all the present and future events happening in our township. It is a fabulous paper and we are so lucky to have it, as many small town newspapers have long since disappeared. There is so much…
Snowbird Fly-Over Marks the Opening of the Millbrook Fair
The fairgrounds sky opening day. They arrived right on time. At 6:30 pm on Thursday June 11th, members of Canada’s iconic Snowbird squadron flew over the grounds of the Millbrook Fair to mark the opening of the 175th Millbrook Fair celebration. Clear, sunny skies gave Fair visitors and Millbrook neighbours a clear view of…
New Battery Recycling Collection Program
New drop-off locations: Municipal office, both libraries, and CMCC. Changes to the management of waste have affected provincial battery recycling operations. The current operator who has accepted battery waste from the collection at the Transfer Station has been providing this service at no charge but this is about to change. After researching the alternatives,…
Millbrook Legion Celebrates 80 Years of Service
Millbrook Legion Awards Chairman Gord Orr and President Diann Corfe at the Legion Remembrance Day Banquet. Serving customers at one of the popular Legion BBQ’s. Most residents know the legion for presenting the annual Remembrance Day service. In July, the Canadian celebrates its 100th anniversary. Its roots began during the First World War, when…
2026 Season Marks the Resurrection of Popular Play The Schoolhouse
Actors in the 4th Line Theatre’s upcoming production of The Schoolhouse, from left to right: Alexei DeLuca, Alex Pearce and Rainbow Kester. This 4th Line Theatre season opens with the return of the popular Leanne Brodie play called “The Schoolhouse”. The story is set in 1938 in rural Ontario, in a one-room school house…