Talent of Young Local Artists Brightens Up Community Spaces

Blank Canvas Hair and Art Studio is currently featuring art from local artists under eighteen years of age in her studio on King Street. Millbrook Foodshare Director Lori Lazaros Beeby took note and approached Stacey to see if any of these artists would consider creating a mural of some sort… Continue reading

Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society Preserves our Past for Future Generations

Preserving the historic appeal of the community does not happen by accident. Property owners carefully restore historic features of their properties, while our municipal government contributes by establishing protective heritage designations and streetscape designs reflecting historical colour pallets and protecting historic features, but the main champion protecting our past is… Continue reading

Annie Smith’s Fund Raiser

Last weekend, Annie Smith completed her four-day fundraising event that raises funds for Test Your Limits, an initiative founded by Dr. Heather Ross for heart failure research, heart health and cardiac transplant research at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Health Research at the… Continue reading

Phoenix Soap Company

Phoenix Soap Company founder Dave Sharma spent seventeen years as a paramedic in the Jane and Finch area of Toronto, embracing his work and taking as many extra shifts as possible. It was a career he had chosen as a young child when paramedics had rescued his father.  He wanted… Continue reading

Save The Date: Township to Host Harvest Table Dinner on September 13th

In September 2018, the Township hosted its first Harvest Table Dinner, which celebrated the community’s rural heritage and local agricultural producers. The sold-out event was a success and earned positive feedback from the community while raising funds for the Cavan Monaghan Community Centre.  A second event scheduled for this fall… Continue reading

Anglers Young and Old Come out for the Annual Fishing Derby

More than 250 youngsters participated in last Saturday’s popular fishing Derby hosted by the Millbrook and District Lions’ Club and the Millbrook Chapter of Trout Unlimited. They were looking to snag one of six tagged fish among the 256 Brook Trout that had been added to the pond the week… Continue reading

Accommodation Review Begins to Rebalance Enrolment at Peterborough High Schools

Those words strike terror into the hearts of parents of most school children because it means change is coming to their daily school routines. Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Trustee presented a brief outline of the process that the board has begun to address enrolment imbalances in schools in our… Continue reading

Peterborough County Seeks Input for Future Health Care Delivery in the Region

Last week, Peterborough County launched a new Healthcare Needs Assessment form, designed to gather crucial insights directly from the residents of Peterborough County. The feedback will form the foundation of a new strategic plan for the delivery of healthcare in our region. All residents are encouraged to complete the survey… Continue reading

Cavan-Monaghan Receives Q4 OLG Payment

Last month, Cavan Monaghan received the fourth quarter (January 1 – March 31) payment from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) totaling $72,868 for hosting Shorelines Slots at Kawartha Downs.  This payment brings the township’s total payment for OLG’s fiscal year to $324,499.  Since the gaming site opened in… Continue reading