Motherhood
Mother’s Day is coming. Being a Mom is a special privilege, although at times it can feel all consuming, and full of worry. Always, it’s a life sentence. No one gets to be a mom for just a little while. Even when our blessed child leaves us through a miscarriage, or childhood death, or…
Spring has sprung! – Millbrook Library Events
While libraries are no longer the quiet places they used to be, they are still places of solace in a busy world. Most of the time our branches offer areas for quiet work or study. We are so happy to welcome people back to the library, where things have returned almost to normal. Staff…
Road Safety and Farm Vehicles
This is the season for large farm equipment travelling to and from fields. When you come upon a farm vehicle on the road, be patient, and remember that they are on the job working.
Syer Line Property to Sell Through RFP
Now that the zoning has been addressed, the township is preparing to dispose of the property at 1066 Syer Line which was acquired in 2019. Spanning 77.2 acres with 1698 feet of frontage on Syer Line, the property backs onto Hwy 115 from which it has high visibility. It was formerly a farm with…
Trout Unlimited Tree Giveaway
A polite queue formed beside the bridge at the Mill Pond on Friday evening as members of the Millbrook Trout Unlimited organization handed out seedlings to eager residents. There were four species available: Willow, Dogwood, Eastern white Cedar and Sugar Maple. The four hundred saplings were purchased from Otonabee Conservation as part of their…
Common Ground – May 2022
“At Christmas I no more desire a rose Than wish a snow in May’s new-fangled mirth…” Shakespeare It took many decades for me to have snow on my April birthday. And it was not just a light dusting of snow but two inches of heavy wet snow. Dead trees fell with the weight of…