Park Plans Request for Proposal Process Expected Soon
The Preferred Concept Plans for the downtown park and the parkland behind the CMCC were developed by Landscape Planning and presented to Council on March 17th. They were developed after considering a variety of stakeholder feedback to several conceptual design plans made available to the public in the fall of 2024. Feedback on the…
Celebrate 175 Years of Agricultural History at the Millbrook Fair!
The Millbrook Agricultural Fair has a long history, with records indicating that local fairs were held as early as the 1830’s. Based on a 1949 document requesting recognition for that annual fair to be recognized as their centenary event, the board determined that 1849 was year of their first official fair, making this year…
The Gates Are Open Again!
We are so excited to officially reopen the off-leash dog park at Peterborough West Animal Hospital on Tuesday May 19th! Over the years, this space has become more than just a fenced-in field — it’s been a place for wagging tails, zoomies, new friendships, happy reunions, and a whole lot of muddy paws. We’ve…
A Special Day in a Brand New Way
From Blocks & Blooms 2024, a garden view at Silver Creek. By Celia Hunter Every three years the Millbrook Cavan Historical Society (MCHS) puts on a big party we call Blocks & Blooms. For June 2027, a year from now, we are thinking outside the box, and we are inviting you to re-imagine this…
Now & Then – June 2026: Early School Days
By Dan Bourgeois This year’s first 4th Line Theatre production is “Schoolhouse”, centered on a fictional 1930s one room rural schoolhouse in a fictional village, somewhere in this part of the world. This got me wondering about the early history of education in Ontario, and especially in rural Ontario. In 1816, a year before…
Today’s Faith – God’s Show and Tell
By Rev. Janet Stobie All Christians today claim to be followers of Jesus. What does that mean? The news media, the internet, and even the person living next door would each answer that question differently. Let’s consider the accounts of Jesus’ life and the stories he told. They give us wisdom for living a…