Exciting Summer Programming Continues

What an excellent start to the summer! We have been busier than ever this July with our children’s programming and outreach activities. Thank you to everyone who has come out to either of our branches! We will be continuing to run a variety of fun and exciting activities in August,… Continue reading

Common Ground – August 2024

“August’s harvest is rich…” Bob Thomson  The New Victory Garden Well let’s deal with first things first: in August a big issue for a lot of gardeners is what to do with all that zucchini. You could drive around and put it in your neighbours’ mailboxes or in any unlocked… Continue reading

Canada Day Rubber Duck Race Tradition Continues

Once again the Millbrook Legion celebrated Canada Day by hosting their popular Rubber Duck race.  At 3pm, 300 ducks were launched into the creek behind the old arena and were carried along by the current to the finish line at the bridge at Distillery Street.  Rights to the performance of… Continue reading

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… Continue reading

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… Continue reading

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… Continue reading

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… Continue reading

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… Continue reading

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… Continue reading