Tag: February 2018
New Mailbox Replacement Policy
If you have replaced your mailbox in the wintertime after it met with a township snow plow, there is good news. The township has recently revised its policy to allow for the township to…
Comment – A Fine Balance
Once it’s out, there is no way to put the toothpaste back in the tube. The power of rumours and accusations, even from anonymous sources, seems to have reached new heights over the last…
New Owners for Mister Convenience
After thirty-three years in the convenience store business, Min Kim and his family are stepping away from the counter. For the past twenty-two years, customers at Millbrook’s Mr. Convenience have been greeted by members…
4th Line Theatre Box Office Opens For Business February 12th
4th Line Theatre will open its box office for the purchase of tickets and gift certificate redemptions for the 2018 Summer Season as of Monday, February 12th. Tickets, gift certificates and picnics for 4th…
Babble – PoHo Weekend
I had been single for about half a year and was living deep in the Ganaraska as Valentine’s Day approached. The isolation was restorative, but with only my boys, coyotes and red squirrels for…
ORCA Opens Public Consultation for Conservation Lands
Otonabee Region Conservation Authority (ORCA) has embarked upon a program to develop management statements for all of its properties. The purpose of a conservation area management statement is to describe the long-term ownership, management…
Businesses Put Their Image in the Hands of Taylormade Signs
You may not recognize Pat Taylor of Taylormade Signs, but you will certainly recognize her work. For more than 30 years, she has been designing and creating custom carved and hand-painted signs that are…
Millbrook Resident Opens Inuit Art Gallery Linked to Unique History
Leslie Boyd has spent a great deal of her life in the remote community of Cape Dorset located on the south west corner of Baffin Island. A city girl from Toronto, growing up she…