Meals on Wheels Available in Millbrook
Eating a well-balanced diet is an important part of staying healthy as we age. It can help us maintain a healthy weight, stay energized, and get the nutrients we need. It also lowers our risk of developing chronic health conditions, such as heart disease and diabetes. To meet our nutritional needs, we should eat…
BWXT and Peterborough’s Industrial Legacy
“Concern” is an imprecise word, especially when used in the context of health risks. Its synonyms are “anxiety”, “fear”, “apprehension”, and even “alarm”. However, to be “unconcerned” can be misconstrued to mean being indifferent, or nonchalant. In the lead-up to the BWXT re-licencing hearings scheduled for March, it’s been a struggle to find the…
I Believe
Even after years of trusting and believing in God, doubts can overwhelm us. We ask, “If God is loving, why didn’t God stop the earthquake? Or would a loving God let that terrorist kill all those people?” In my book Fireweed, Renee cries out in anguish, “God, why didn’t you protect my mother? She…
Sips ‘n’ Eats Event
The Millbrook Chamber of Commerce hosted a fundraising called “Winter Sips ‘n’ Eats” last Saturday at the CMCC, where they raised $1,000 towards the Community Centre’s fundraising campaign. For a $5 entry fee, visitors could sample treats from Moody’s and the Pastry Peddler, browse some vendor booths, and purchase draw tickets for prizes from…
Cavan Resident Finds Chronic Wound Relief Through Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment
After twelve knee surgeries in thirteen years on a single limb, Bryan McBain was discouraged, to say the least. Full and partial knee replacements, scopes and scar tissue removals had left a persistent, oozing wound a full year after his most recent procedure. A retired nurse, his wife Pat was determined to find a…
Millbrook’s Community Care Donation
Millbrook’s Community Care would like to thank the Santa’s Studio Tour participants The Valley Shoppe, Country Charm, Clayworks Pottery, The Joneses, The Quilter’s Bolt, and Allen Wick Candles for their donation. Pictured from left to right are Community Care Volunteers Timmi Brady, Trudy Langenberg, Cheryl Van Schyndel, Kate Deklerck of the Quilter’s Bolt; Louise…