A year ago at this time, we didn’t know what was to come. We were planning programs for the 2020 March Break and gathering valuable feedback from families regarding what we could do to improve our programs as well as what families enjoyed and valued about The Old Millbrook School… Continue reading
MLCFC is proud to announce we have received back to play approval from Ontario Soccer. We are thrilled to offer our 2021 Outdoor Recreational Soccer Program for children born in 2018 – 2009. Our goal is to get our children back on the Pitch, having fun, playing the game that… Continue reading
Telecare Peterborough spring training of new volunteers will be on-line Telecare Peterborough is a 24-hour distress line, listening to isolated, worried, lonely and overwhelmed people in our community. 50-hour training will be on-line from March through April. In person (on-line) sessions will be held Tuesday evenings, beginning March 16th. Cost… Continue reading
Last month, County Council made the decision to reschedule the 2021 Recognition Awards Ceremony to 2022 with Cavan-Monaghan being the host community. This difficult decision was made in response to COVID-19 and to follow Public Heath recommendations. We thank everyone who has submitted nomination forms and advise that any nominations… Continue reading
This year, the local Women’s Institute was the beneficiary of some generosity from a local firm which stepped in to clean up an unusual mess. Early this winter, a fire extinguisher fell off the wall in the kitchen of the Mount Pleasant Women’s Institute’s kitchen. It literally exploded, blasting yellow fire… Continue reading
The 2021 Municipal budget analysis began with a bit of welcome news: at the end of 2020 there was an operating surplus of almost $250,000. All departments contributed to this surplus through reduced costs stemming from temporary lay-offs, reduced hours of service, fewer events, reduced travel and office expenditures. Efforts… Continue reading
Just a note to give credit where credit is due. On December 5th, our local Firefighters Association and their families undertook the task of acquiring and decorating the Millbrook Christmas tree. They did a great job. Not only did the tree bring smiles to many faces but the firefighters collected… Continue reading
Only ten members of the public participated in the virtual meeting hosted on behalf of the Towerhill North developer by members of Innovative Planning Solutions (IPS) and other advisors. The event was an unusual gesture on behalf of the developer to hear the community’s concerns and suggestions in the early… Continue reading
Property tax bills in Cavan-Monaghan include allocation to three service providers: the municipality, Peterborough County and the Ministry of Education. Each of them determine their funding requirements based on their own operations, legislative requirements and ratepayer expectations. Of the 2020 property tax receipts paid to Cavan-Monaghan, 58% were retained for… Continue reading
