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Upcoming Events
Oct7Tue2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthOct 7 all-dayEarlyON Family Centre Programs: offered at the Old Millbrook School, 1 Dufferin St., Millbrook Mondays: Music and Movement from 10 am to 11 am on the 2ndfloor offering songs, dances and instruments to get youngsters moving. Open Gym at 12:30pm for infants up to 18months. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Stay and... Continue reading →Oct8Wed2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthOct 8 all-dayEarlyON Family Centre Programs: offered at the Old Millbrook School, 1 Dufferin St., Millbrook Mondays: Music and Movement from 10 am to 11 am on the 2ndfloor offering songs, dances and instruments to get youngsters moving. Open Gym at 12:30pm for infants up to 18months. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Stay and... Continue reading →1:00 pm Euchre @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402 MillbrookEuchre @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402 MillbrookOct 8 @ 1:00 pmWednesdays at 1pm beginning June 18th.3:00 pm Meet Your Township TeamMeet Your Township TeamOct 8 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pmWednesday, October 8th from 3 to 6pm at the Cavan Monaghan Community Centre. Chat with Council and staff, ask questions, share ideas and see how we’re building a stronger community together.4:30 pm Spaghetti Dinner @ St. Thomas Anglican ChurchSpaghetti Dinner @ St. Thomas Anglican ChurchOct 8 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pmWednesday, October 8th,from 4.30 pm to 6 pm at St. Thomas Anglican Church, 16 Centre St., Millbrook. No charge: free-will donation
4th Line Theatre Receives Experience Ontario Grant
The 4th Line Theatre was one of three festivals in the Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock provincial riding that received grant funding from the provincial government last week. The Lindsay Exhibition and The Grove Theatre along with the 4th Line theatre each received $55,000 as part of the $19.5 million Experience Ontario funding… Continue reading
Congratulations to Millbrook Mercantile’s Bernadette MacNeil
Bernadette adds a County Recognition award for Business Excellence to her list of awards, including two from the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce as well as a grant for small business from Belleville’s McDougall Insurance. With a patio, a liquor license and a new menu,Bernadette is always finding new ways to… Continue reading
Bill Slavin
Local graphic novelist and illustrator Bill Slavin launched the second book in his dystopian post-apocalyptic Mordecai Crow Trilogy, Quid Pro Crow, at Peterborough’s Take Cover Books in East City on May 18. The book also made its appearance at this year’s Toronto Comic Arts Festival in Toronto. Both Quid Pro… Continue reading
Legion BBQ
Millbrook Legion President Diann Corfe serves up a burger and fries at the Legion’s BBQ lunch on May 17th. This is an extremely popular lunchtime destination in the summer, drawing regulars and passersby with the aroma of the grill. The lunches are scheduled for every other Friday from 11:30 am… Continue reading
COMMENT – June 2024
In this paper you will find stories about the past, the present and one that gives some insight into the future. Some look longingly in the rear view mirror, some are eager to move into the future while others insist we should live in the moment. Last month, a young… Continue reading
New Memorial Panel Installed at Needler’s Mill
On Wednesday, May 15, 1:30 pm, a memorial panel was unveiled at Needler’s Mill in honour the memory of “Sally” Shirley Hall in whose name it was donated. The project was initiated by her daughter Sandra Hall, who lives and farms just east of Hutchison Dr. on Zion Line. Sally… Continue reading
Life @ 96
It might sound like an oxymoron, but there is life at 96 according to this elderly gentleman. He finds joy in the small things: watching young children, dogs, and people going about their business without resenting his perspective on the sidelines. He would love to play another round of golf… Continue reading
Property Crimes a Growing Concern for the Community
This year, there have been a number of high-profile break-ins at local commercial businesses over the last several months, from Foodland in February and most recently at Millbrook Valley Chocolates. There is limited cash on the premises of most businesses these days, so the burglars helped themselves to cigarettes and… Continue reading