Common Ground – August 2024
“August’s harvest is rich…” Bob Thomson The New Victory Garden Well let’s deal with first things first: in August a big issue for a lot of gardeners is what to do with all that zucchini. You could drive around and put it in your neighbours’ mailboxes or in any unlocked cars you might encounter.…
Canada Day Rubber Duck Race Tradition Continues
Once again the Millbrook Legion celebrated Canada Day by hosting their popular Rubber Duck race. At 3pm, 300 ducks were launched into the creek behind the old arena and were carried along by the current to the finish line at the bridge at Distillery Street. Rights to the performance of each plastic fowl had…
St. John’s Ida Welcomes Rev. Susan Spicer
The people of St. John’s Church in Ida are excited to welcome Rev. Susan Spicer as their new Priest-in-Charge. Following the retirement of Rev. Peter Mills at the end of 2023 after sixteen and a half years with Ida and Omemee, we were uncertain about our forward path. With thankful hears for God’s providence,…
Millbrook Sets the Scene in Two Recent Film Projects
Last month, two film productions featured Millbrook as the backdrop, but their presentation of the village is worlds apart. On July 10th, the production of “Tall Pines” took over the main commercial area for several days. This filming was for an eight episode Netflix series called Wayward (working title Tall Pines). The series is…
Ontario Cheese Union Brings a Variety of Hand-crafted Cheese to the Millbrook Market
Heily Teasdale got the idea for the name of her business from a Swiss firm called the Swiss Cheese Union. The business acts as a distributor of hand-crafted cheese produced in Ontario by small family businesses, offering a curated selection of artisan cheeses made of cow, goat, ewe and water buffalo milk. From May…
Want to Share Your Love of Hockey? Volunteer with Millbrook Minor Hockey
Millbrook Minor Hockey is gearing up for the 2024-24 season which begins next month. The club boasts approximately 300 players ages four to eighteen. Recreational teams account for the bulk of the players, with rep teams for players ten years old and higher representing about 30% of the total. Each team has a minimum…