COMMENT – March 2019
Remember the bumper stickers saying “If you like to eat, thank a farmer”? How about this version: “If you like the local paper, thank the advertisers”? Publishing this newspaper takes a lot of work and yes, money. Much of the “work” is fun – how can you not smile when you see a face…
Letter to the Editor
THANK YOU to Karen Morton, Community Development Co-ordinator at Community Care; to the amazing CC volunteers who made many phone calls so we could be transported to Toronto up to 3X a week since late October; to all the drivers who answered the call and waited while we went to countless appointments prior to…
Children’s Clothing Swap to Raise Funds for Family Centre
On Sunday, March 31st, come to the Old Millbrook School Family Centre to snag some gently-used clothing and support the EarlyON programming at the centre. Do you have children’s clothing that no longer fits or doesn’t meet your little people’s fashion sense? The EarlyON Centre will be accepting gently used, undamaged children’s clothing in…
Township Budget Conclusions
The Township budget passed with little comment last month, with Council approving a 2.5% hike in the municipal portion of the local property tax bills. The total operating budget amounts to $7,144,906 with the capital budget totalling $5,891,092. The County also approved their budget last week, which concluded with a net increase in tax…
Millbrook Garden Club to Discuss Invasive Plant Prevention
Please join the Millbrook & Area Garden Club on Wednesday March 6th for the first meeting of 2019, a sure sign that spring is just around the corner. We will welcome guest speaker Gabby Nichols of the Ontario Invasive Plant Council. Gabby coordinates the Early Detection and Rapid Response Network of the OIPC, a…
Cavan Monaghan Community Centre
Last fall’s Harvest Dinner event organized and hosted by township staff raised $6,398.77 towards the Cavan Monaghan Community Centre project. The sold out event featured family-style dinner with local food, beverage and entertainment delivered under the stars in downtown Millbrook. In addition to the broad local support, the event attracted sponsorship from OLG and…