Comment – October 2024
The downtown planters have been switched over for the season and the Legion banners are flying in town, so Remembrance day is on its way. For the first time, Millbrook’s Remembrance Day service will not feature any local WWII veterans with the passing this year of our last representative of that generation, the incomparable…
Letters to the Editor – October 2024
Dear Editor, We want to thank the Millbrook Times for once again giving so much support to this year’s Zucchini Festival in its pages throughout the summer. A community-based event such as this could not happen without the support of people like you. Despite our worst fears a gadzillion zucchinis magically showed up on…
New Retail Distributors of Alcohol Open Across the Province
Last month convenience stores across Ontario which had successfully applied for licenses began to offer alcohol under new rules outlined in Premier Ford’s 2018 election campaign. According to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, 4,146 convenience stores across the province received their license as of September 5th, when the new rules came into…
Lion’s Breakfast
Lions Breakfast begin again this month, beginning on October 27th from 8:30 to noon serving bacon, eggs, hash browns, brown beans, fruit salad and beverages. Bring your friends and your appetites!
Millbrook Library Hosts Local Fibre Art Show
The textile pieces in the upcoming show at the Millbrook branch of the CM Libraries bear no resemblance to your great aunt’s handiwork that you may have stashed somewhere in your attic. These are modern pieces of art, reflecting the ingenuity, skill and imagination of their creators who call themselves The Creative Collective. This…
Life @ 17
This month we spoke to a young woman whose family has lived in the community for generations. While most of this teenager’s peers are still in high school, she will be starting her second year of an apprenticeship program to become a certified hair stylist in January. She had considered other career paths before…