Today’s Faith – Time To Pray
By Rev. Janet Stobie The maple tree outside my window has been dying by inches ever since we moved here. But every year, including this one, it has put out beautiful new leaves, fragile at first, but growing more robust as the season progresses. Today, the single branch left is aglow in the sun…
Now & Then – June 2025
Go West…… And Grow Up With the Country By Dan Bourgeois By the late 1860s, Millbrook was a bustling village of some 1,300 people. The commercial district included King Street along the current “downtown”, as well as Tupper Street heading north of King Street. Businesses along Tupper St alone included multiple general stores, shoemakers,…
Construction Begins for Habitat Home in Fraserville
On May 7th, a crowd of community members, local officials, and supporters of Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region (Habitat PKR) gathered to mark the launch of a first-of-its-kind 3D-printed affordable home in Fraserville. This groundbreaking project was made possible through the generosity of the former Bailieboro-Springville United Church, donated land from Don…
Millie Makes an Appearance at the Fishing Derby
Despite the wet and chilly weather, the Millbrook Lions report that 232 children registered for the event. Thanks to a generous donor, the pond was stocked with 500 Brook Trout this year, almost twice the usual number. There were also 11 large tagged brook trout released into the pond each of them named by…
OLG Gaming Payments to Host Communities Decline as Online Betting Takes Off
OLG Gaming Payments to Host Communities Decline as Online Betting Takes Off Last month, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) made its fourth quarter (January 1–March 31) payment of $51,438 to Cavan Monaghan for hosting Shorelines Slots at Kawartha Downs. This brings the revenue for OLG’s fiscal year to the municipality to $286,388. Last…
Comment – May 2025
Residents in town may have lost their phone lines but they still had water. Rural residents kept their phone lines, but any water in their homes was the unwelcome kind as sump pumps sat idle while water seeped into the basement. The soundtrack for much of April was the sound of chainsaws and the…