Dear Editor – August 2025
As this blistering summer moves towards its seasonal zenith, we regret to have to say that the zucchini and its festival have withered on the vine. After over 20 years (more or less, on and off, dead and then revived again) the Millbrook Zucchini Festival is finally packing it in. It hasn’t been an…
Now & Then – August 2025: Old Wills, Estates and Human Rights
By Dan Bourgeois A little while back I came across a small article in the back pages of the Millbrook-Omemee Reporter of February 17, 1927 titled “Restore Property Rights to Women- Error in Ontario Law Deprived Them of Title Following Marriage.” Apparently, about a year earlier during a revision of the law which included…
George and Marion Corfe Continue to Demonstrate Support for their Community
George and Marion Corfe are fixtures in Millbrook. George has lived within a ten mile radius for the vast majority of his 86 years, while Marion was born here and never left. Throughout their lives, this couple have made a lasting impact on the community in a variety of ways, and last month they…
New Minister Joins Centreville-Harmony
By Celia Hunter The Reverend Neil Ellis was officially welcomed by the Centreville Presbyterian congregation and Harmony United Church on July 14 at a service of induction into their ecumenical shared ministry. Most recently, Rev. Neil served for over nine years at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Cobourg. In his words, “the heart of…
New Generation Takes the Helm at Don Waters Appliance Service in Cavan
It’s not that he’s retiring completely: Don Waters has too much energy to sit back and swing on the porch, no matter how good the view. However, he is slowing down, at least in the appliance repair work, handing over the reins to his daughter Lillian Waters Wood, who has been working with him…