Thank You, Karen! Our Planning Director Retires
Karen Ellis is looking forward to some golf and some recreational reading as she winds down from pouring over planning documents for the past 30 years. After a planning career spanning more than 30 years, Director of Planning Karen Ellis is retiring this month. She began as a consultant with a private firm with…
Girl’s Night Out Comes to Town
Ladies’ Night is toning down the formality this year, running their annual summertime event with a cowgirl theme. This exciting event is brought to you by the Millbrook Business Improvement Area organizers who are hosting the event in downtown Millbrook on Thursday, July 30th running from 4 to 9pm. Don your best cowboy boots…
Comment – July 2026
What Community Looks Like Residents on Fern ridge Drive in the Highlands subdivision on the south side of Fallis Line started what they hope becomes an annual tradition in their neighbourhood: a block party to welcome summer. Residents in the Highlands are known for their sociability. Anyone who has ventured into the area on…
Letter to the Editor – July 2026
I would like to commend our editor of this community paper for faithfully informing us every month of all the present and future events happening in our township. It is a fabulous paper and we are so lucky to have it, as many small town newspapers have long since disappeared. There is so much…
Snowbird Fly-Over Marks the Opening of the Millbrook Fair
The fairgrounds sky opening day. They arrived right on time. At 6:30 pm on Thursday June 11th, members of Canada’s iconic Snowbird squadron flew over the grounds of the Millbrook Fair to mark the opening of the 175th Millbrook Fair celebration. Clear, sunny skies gave Fair visitors and Millbrook neighbours a clear view of…
New Battery Recycling Collection Program
New drop-off locations: Municipal office, both libraries, and CMCC. Changes to the management of waste have affected provincial battery recycling operations. The current operator who has accepted battery waste from the collection at the Transfer Station has been providing this service at no charge but this is about to change. After researching the alternatives,…