Tag: August 2019
Antique Car Show – July 2019
The Millbrook and District Lions Club hosted their Annual Antique and Classic Car Show on Saturday July 6th. The Business Improvement Area supports the Lions’ Club in this event every year by assisting them…
Historical Society Offers Free Heritage Walking Tour August 25
The Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society will be at the August Millbrook Farmers’ Market on Sunday, August 25 with some of the “tools of our trade” so that the public, and especially our newer…
An Unexpected Sanctuary
Last fall when we re-sodded the back yard, we left our garden swing leaning up against the side of the house. This spring I suggested, “Let’s give that old swing away. We never use…
Expanded Midwifery Services Coming to Peterborough
Last week the province announced an additional $193,648 this year to support midwives in Peterborough-Kawartha, part of their $28 million commitment to expand midwifery services across Ontario. This extension will help families access additional…
Restoration Celebration at Trinity the Marsh Anglican Church
On Sunday June 30th there was a “Restoration Celebration” at Trinity the Marsh (Anglican) west of Millbrook. The board and batten church was built in 1876 and recently the exterior of the church and…
Turning the Tide on Peterborough’s Opioid Crisis
Peterborough’s opioid crisis has been getting worse, despite best efforts to provide more treatment options for people with opioid addictions, and the additional harm reduction measures that we have deployed. Naloxone kits are…
Twilight Dinner for the Local Dairy Association
The Carl and Harrigan family hosted a Twilight Dinner for the local dairy association providing tours of the new state-of-the-art automated dairy facility on Zion Line. The 400+ attendees were treated to a beef…
Common Ground – August 2019
“Summer treads On heels of spring.” Horace Odes Book VII The heavy spring rains have made for an extraordinary summer garden here in the valley. I am surprised every time I go outside to…
Canada Day 2019
Photos Karen Graham. With the park area below the pond open to the public again, Canada Day celebrations last month saw a return of the annual Rubber Duck Race hosted by the Millbrook Legion. …