Get Out! Spring returns
I have been writing this column since 2013 and I thought it might be worthwhile to re-publish some of the earlier columns from time to time. However, you may well remember that the publishing schedule was somewhat different several years ago. When The Millbrook Times was a weekly publication my column usually appeared in…
Brave Steps Needed to Tackle Worsening Opioid Crisis
Who was Bradley John Chapman and why should we care? At the time of his death in Toronto in 2015, Chapman was 43 years old and homeless. He was the father of three children and was found in an alley suffering from an opioid overdose. He died in hospital eight days later. A Coroner’s…
Remembering the ’70s and ’80s
Diann Corfe, president of Branch 402, Royal Canadian Legion, kicked off the Historical Society’s March event held Friday, March 22 in the Legion Hall, with some colourful and entertaining memories of Frontier Days, a special event held in the early part of the 1970s in downtown Millbrook. Dr. Van Loon entertained a spellbound crowd…
This Month at Your Libraries – April
Spring has arrived and so has a great selection of activities for all ages at the CM Libraries. On April 2nd we will be starting off the month with our ‘Toonie Tuesday’ feature film, “If Beale Street Could Talk”. The show starts at 6:30pm at the Millbrook Branch. For the April 5th PA Day…
Construction Ahead!
The sign flashed: Construction Ahead! Expect Delays! We’ve all seen these signs. We groan. Regardless of our plans for the day, we hate being slowed down, stopped, or rerouted for construction. Yet our lives are always under construction, filled with delays and detours. Usually there’s no flashing sign to warn us. April means grade…