New Exhibit Opens at ZimArt’s Rice Lake Gallery
This weekend is the launch of The Relative Project: Zimbabwe at ZimArt’s Rice Lake Gallery, featuring an exhibition of the work of well-known Peterborough photographer Wayne Eardley. The images are part of his extensive collection of photographs he calls The Relative Project, which he describes it as ongoing exploration of the human condition. It…
Millbrook Figure Skating Club Seeks Municipal Support
At the May 7th meeting, Millbrook Figure Skating Club executives Kelly Hines and Melissa Blakely asked Council to consider a request for $2000 of support for their club. Last year the club experienced a sharply lower enrolment which fell from 74 to 49 skaters, resulting in a break-even financial year for the club. As…
Valerie Kent Receives Leadership in Arts Award
Although Valerie only moved to the community a few years ago, she has made quite an impact here, and was recognized at last week’s annual County Recognition Awards in the Art leadership category. Upon her arrival in 2015, she immediately began reaching out to the community with her love of art. A well-known artist,…
Millbrook Entrepreneur Launches Online Camping Website- Pitched
Growing up in England, Olaf Dunn was an avid camper and outdoor enthusiast. His family spent vacations touring all around Europe with a camper staying in a variety of locations including rural and remote private campgrounds as well as some ‘wild camping’ locations where permitted. He moved to Canada in 2008 and continued to…
In the Catbird Seat
Spring mornings are one of the most beautiful times of the year for so many of us, certainly for me. The scent of the soil, the perfume of blossom, the beautiful palette of greens from trees and plant, and the song of birds all come together to create a blissful time. And with a…
Guilty Pleasure Patisserie Comes to the Millbrook Market
He’s known as the Doughnut Guy, and he’s okay with that. Jeremy Riel is a new vendor at the monthly Millbrook Farmers’ Market, offering more than a dozen varieties of luscious, hand-made doughnuts and French pastries. Equipped with training from Ottawa’s Cordon Bleu school, he has been selling his generous-sized sweets treats at the…