Maple Leaf Cavan Football Club Prepares for 2024
Registration is now open for the Cavan soccer season. Opening day is May 20th, and the 11 week season winds up the first week of August. With more than 1200 players in the recreational league and another 400 in the competitive league, ML Cavan Football club is the largest soccer club in the area.…
Annual Easter Egg Hunt – 2024
Families were treated once again to the Annual Easter Egg Hunt hosted by Centennial Place where they looked for a gold ticket hidden in plastic eggs, had their photo taken with the Easter Bunny, saw some live chicks keeping warm in an aquarium and had some fun with CM Library staff making crafts and…
Thomas Anglican Pancakes Supper
Last month the congregation of St. Thomas Anglican Church in Millbrook brought back their popular Shrove Tuesday Pancake supper which has not been done since COVID. Approximately 120 came to enjoy pancakes, sausages, peameal, fruit salad and dessert. The event raised just over $1000 which was added to the church’s general funds.
Millbrook Manor: the Destination of Choice for Independent Seniors
Millbrook Manor is a well-kept secret. Tucked in the village behind Foodland, it is ideally located within walking distance to the downtown area and has been a popular destination for seniors seeking affordable rental housing in the community. Originally called the Millbrook Senior Citizens’ Lodge. These days its official name is the Millbrook Non-Profit…
Cavan Horseback Riders Launch Business
Olivia and Elle Wittek are young Cavan residents whose love of horseback riding began when they were three and five years old. They like English- style riding and ride several times a week at Stillbrook Riding Stables near Keene. At the moment, they lease their horses, but would one day like to have their…
Final Budget Approves 3.4% Municipal Rate Increase
At the final budget meeting last month, Cavan Monaghan Council approved a residential Tax Rate increase just under 3.4 percent to fund the municipal operating and capital expenditures for 2024. This is significantly lower than the first draft of the budget which reflected a potential 7.9% rate increase. The Operating budget contains a consolidated…