It Takes a Community to Celebrate Christmas in the Village
On December 5th, 2019, a community came together in the heart of our town to celebrate. Christmas in the Village was a great success thanks to a wide variety of people and businesses in this community. With so many features, this event requires more creativity, collaboration and volunteer power than other events put…
New Waste Management Contract Incentivizes Better Recycling Practice
On November 1st, the new waste management contractor began collecting and selling recycling for Peterborough County through a joint contract with the City of Peterborough which owns the Material Recovery Facility on Pido Road. The City and County have an agreement where the County is permitted to deliver Blue Box materials to the City’s…
Millbrook South Cavan Students Raise Funds for Sick Kids’ Hospital
On Sunday a group of Grade 7 students from Mrs. Noble’s class brought their creations to the Millbrook Farmers’ Market, joining almost 50 vendors in the old arena for a final market event in the village. Amongst the items for sale were jewellery and décor items, hand knit hats and the cookie mixes in…
Nexicom Bringing Fibre Optic to the Village of Millbrook
It is with great excitement that Nexicom announces it will be proceeding with the installation of a new comprehensive high-speed Fibre Optic Cable overbuild throughout the village of Millbrook. This next generation technology Fibre Optic Cable will provide residential homes and commercial businesses within the village of Millbrook with Internet download speeds of up…
KATVA Holds Open House in Municipal Gym
Members of the Kawartha All-Terrain Vehicle Association, KATVA held an Open House in the municipal gym on November 23rd to explain their program to the public and to answer questions about their organization. Addressing the issue of noise complaints, Association President Carolyn Richards suggested that in areas like Fenelon Falls where it was legal…
Lindy Finlan Changes Hats for the 4th Line Theatre’s Christmas Production
As General Manager of our local theatre company, Lindy is usually all business, focused on staffing, grant-writing and managing government funding opportunities. Her interest in theatre did not begin on the administrative side. She started as an actor. Lindy’s love of theatre began early, participating in plays through her local church and through work…