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Oct12Sun2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthOct 12 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 →10:00 am Millbrook Farmers’ Market @ Millbrook South Cavan Public SchoolMillbrook Farmers’ Market @ Millbrook South Cavan Public SchoolOct 12 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pmSundays from 10 am to 1pm in the parking lot of Millbrook South Cavan Public School. Find fresh farm products including fruit, vegetables, eggs and flowers, along with local cheese, wine, and artisan products produced locally.Oct13Mon2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthOct 13 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 →7:00 pm Millbrook Community Choir @ Centreville-Harmony ChurchMillbrook Community Choir @ Centreville-Harmony ChurchOct 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pmPractices every Monday evening, 7:00-9:00, at Centreville-Harmony Church, one concession south of the roundabout, County Rd. 28 at Zion Line. If you love to sing, come! For information, contact Annette, fallisa@hotmail.com or Beryl, bcablewilliams@gmail.com.Oct14Tue2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthOct 14 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 →8:30 am Coffee Club @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402 MillbrookCoffee Club @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402 MillbrookOct 14 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 amTuesdays from 8:30 to 10:30. Come and enjoy a morning of comradeship. Coffee, tea and muffins, $2. Everyone welcome10:00 am Line Dancing @ St Thomas’ Anglican ChurchLine Dancing @ St Thomas’ Anglican ChurchOct 14 @ 10:00 amTuesdays at 10 am, pre-registration required – call 705-932-2011.
Tag Archives: February 2022
Council Gets Closer to Rezoning of Syer Line Property
Cavan-Monaghan purchased the agricultural property located at 1066 Syer Line in November 2019. Close to Highway 115 and set amongst commercial neighbours such as Todd Equipment, Iron Ore Equipment and Camp Mart, the property was seen as an ideal candidate for redesignation for an employment purposes to attract jobs to… Continue reading
Megan Murphy Joins 4th Line Theatre
After two dismal years with their main season events cancelled due to COVID, the 4th Line Theatre is gearing up for its 30th anniversary this season. To help them celebrate this milestone, they have enlisted the help of Megan Murphy who joins the organization as Artistic Director – Special Projects…. Continue reading
For the Birds!
The extreme cold has certainly limited our time outdoors. And if you’re anything like me the amount you are reading has increased. One of the many books from our library I’ve been enjoying is a book of essays and articles by Helen Macdonald called “Vesper Flights”. All the pieces are… Continue reading
Who Has the Right of Way at a Roundabout?
The rules that determine the right-of-way at a roundabout are very simple: pedestrians crossing the street have the right-of-way, all drivers and cyclists must yield to traffic already in the roundabout, as they have the right-of-way, before entering the intersection. Simple. No different than someone going through an intersection on… Continue reading
Common Ground – February 2022
“….here I stand, not only with the sense Of present pleasure, but with pleasing thoughts That in this moment there is life and food For future years.” Wordsworth Tintern Abbey It’s easy to think of February as the lowest point in the winter or even the whole year. It is… Continue reading
Arena Lacrosse League Announces Revised Schedule
The Arena Lacrosse League’s East Division has announced an updated schedule beginning February 5th. The Peterborough Timbermen will open their season that day at Millbrook Arena at 2 p.m. against the Paris RiverWolves. The ALL season was originally scheduled to begin mid-December, but the omicron variant and new government restrictions… Continue reading
Barbie and Buddies put Brakes on the Blues
No winter blues for Barbie! Celebrating her 63rd birthday next month, Barbie and her buddies are celebrating Valentine’s Day at the Millbrook Branch of Cavan-Monaghan Libraries, and while you can’t join them exactly – they are partying inside the Historical Society display cabinet – you can sure come and admire… Continue reading