The Millbrook Times


  • Weekly Practices at Community Landmark

    The old arena now boats a flurry of activity on evenings and weekends as the competitive teams of the Maple Leaf Cavan Football Club hold weekly practices on the turf-covered floor and junior and senior lacrosse teams hold games and practices, extending the life of the community landmark.  

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  • COMMENT – February 2020

    Our township is becoming a hub for recreation. With a running club, a new rink, a walking track, a soccer and lacrosse field house, hiking trails, parks, soccer and baseball fields and golf courses, in Cavan Monaghan there’s no excuse to be sedentary at any time of the year.  Dance and Yoga studios, Martial…

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  • Letters to the Editor – February 2020

    Should off-road vehicles be allowed on our township roads? Council should be commended for their cautious and consultative approach to answering this pressing question. While researching the issue, I’ve met several ORV drivers and have been impressed by their enthusiasm for their chosen pastime. I’m pleased to have them as neighbours. However, the report…

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  • Staff gives Update on Off-Road Vehicle Route

    At the regular meeting of Cavan Monaghan Council on January 13, 2020, staff presented a report, Update – Off-road Vehicle Route from the Victoria Rail Trail to the Ganaraska Forest. This report was compiled following the Public Meeting of September 17, 2019, to respond to questions and concerns raised at that meeting. As noted…

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  • New Lounge Collaboration

    The Pastry Peddler has a lounge furnished by its neighbour, The Joneses. Prospective purchasers of the consignment articles can see them in context and try out the chairs and couches while enjoying delicious homemade fare.

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  • Preparing for the Unthinkable

    You may have been one of the many cell phone users who received a false alarm cell phone alert in mid-January about a possible emergency at the Pickering nuclear power station. While it seems the false alarm was the result of human error, it reminded citizens and authorities about the real if remote possibility…

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