Millbrook’s EarlyON Centre Welcomes New Educator
Recently, The Old Millbrook School EarlyON Child and Family Centre welcomed a new Educator to the Team. Megan Marshall is very excited to be working with The Old Millbrook School EarlyON Child and Family Centre. She has resided in the surrounding area her whole life, is married and has a daughter. After working as…
Kick Off to Summer
Pictured are Neo and Joe Weissman playing chess at the library booth at last month’s Kick off to Summer event. Joe Weissman helped with the art, providing guidance to little ones for the morning and then brought back his chess board for the afternoon.
Summer Fun at the CMLibraries
Summer is officially here! We have some great programs and activities planned for the summer, which will focus on getting outside and being active. We will continue to have our Children’s Storytime on Tuesdays at the Bruce Johnston Branch and Fridays at the Millbrook Branch. As we had such a great turnout last year,…
The Old Arena’s Days are Numbered
At the June 5th meeting, Council decided to bite the bullet and say out loud that the old arena would be shuttered sooner than later. There was insufficient support to justify any significant expenditure on the 70-year-old building after studies indicated that even the facilities’ current users aren’t keen to stay if another option…
Common Ground – July 2023
“Do what we can, summer will have its flies. If we walk in the woods, we must feed the mosquitoes.” Emerson My friend the Wind Chime Hater is convinced that the mosquitoes are bigger this year. I’m not sure that they’re bigger but there are certainly a lot of them. Nature seems to be…
Make Hay While the Sun Shines – The Rest of the Story
This farmer was raking his hay on Larmer Line last week in order to expedite the drying process so he could get it baled ahead of the rain in the weekend forecast. Raking fluffs up the crop, allowing better air circulation before the crop is baled and stored for later use. It also collects…