What’s in a Name?
Place names in many ways reflect the history of a landscape. A road may be named after a prominent family or political figure, or a town in memory of the lands that settlers originated from. It may simply describe a prominent feature of the area. The names given to our local landscape by the…
Millbrook Mobile Detailing Cleans Your Ride – or Boat or House
Tanya Borg started her first mobile detailing business in Courtice during the Covid pandemic. There was a great demand for clean vehicles, sanitized ones, in fact. Tanya could deliver. Customers included young families looking to keep their youngsters safe and elderly people worried about germs. Then there were contracts with fleet owners including cab…
Hench-zukes Discovered on Zion Line
In a rare statement issued just days ago, the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) disclosed troubling details about a potential threat to public safety. Even more unusual is the very precise local nature of this warning. During a tense press conference held at the Millbrook Legion, CSIS Agent Zelda Zuccarini was shockingly explicit:…
One Paw at a Time Helps Owners Enjoy Their Dogs
For twenty minutes, Stark, a five-year-old purebred Dalmatian, sat gazing patiently at his owner Becky, wondering when the conversation she was in would be over and the fun would begin. They were at a fun place after all, surrounded by parkland beside the Millpond, which he knew could be a source of endless entertainment. …
On The Pond! Canada Brings Summer Fun on the Ice
Since the ice returned to the CMCC in mid-July, it has attracted a line-up of hockey schools and training camps for aspiring hockey players with bookings all day, all week. The CMCC was also the location of a one-day hockey tournament for youngsters organized by Rob Carleton, President of On The Pond! Canada. Rob…
Toilet Rebate Program
At the last Council meeting, Council brought back a rebate policy to encourage the replacement of toilets with water efficient versions. The largest use of water in most homes comes from the flushing of toilets, as much as 24% according to the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario’s Annual Energy Conservation Progress Report. Other studies indicate…