Christmas Hamper Program a Testament to the Community’s Generosity

Millbrook and District Food Share had another successful Christmas Hamper program, providing over 60 hampers filled with staples as well as local produce. The Food Share would like to thank the various local businesses that donated, including Millbrook Foodland, Millbrook BIA, Millbrook Agricultural Society, Centennial Place, Millbrook Manor, Millbrook-Cavan Firefighter’s… Continue reading

Smile! (again)

This year, the Tim Horton’s annul Cookie Campaign runs this week, from April 29th to May 5th.   For the third year in a row, the Peterborough locations have decided to donate the proceeds of this campaign to Community Care organizations across the Peterborough region.  This means when you purchase a… Continue reading

Basoli Sauces Brings a Taste of India to Millbrook Farmers’ Market

Pam Kaur was eleven years old when she moved to Canada from a remote Indian village called Basoli where she lived with her family in a small, one-room mud house. Opportunities in her home town were rare, particularly for girls, but Pam brought to her new home hopes of having… Continue reading

Peterborough Business Hall of Fame Recognizes Local Entrepreneurs

The Winslow and Gerolamy families will be recognized next month in the Peterborough Business Hall of Fame, along with Bob and Jill Staples of Staples Maple Syrup of Cavan. All of these local families have a proud history of building family business that have stood the test of time for… Continue reading

Grow Your Own Produce at the Community Garden

Finally spring weather is here and we can start work in the Millbrook community garden. The garden is located next to the Old Millbrook School (where the library is) with a beautiful center flower garden looked after beautifully by some local volunteers. There are 12 individual plots that can be… Continue reading

Take It Easy on the Road

On Tuesday afternoon the sun was shining, and many kids had taken to the streets- on bikes, rollerblades and scoot- ers. Shrieks of laughter from a nearby playground filled the air as children came out to get reacquainted with the pleasures of playing outdoors in their shirt sleeves. They aren’t… Continue reading

Life @ 35 – April 2024

This month I spoke with a busy mother of two pre-school children.  She and her family are relatively new to the community, having arrived here only two years ago from a small south-western Ontario city. A self-described homebody, our young mother made the unusual decision to delegate the task of… Continue reading

Plan Your Local Maple Syrup Tour April 6th and 7th

Visitors are invited to take a tour at our local sugar bushes in celebration of maple syrup production to see how that clear, thin sap is transformed into that thick, rich, sweet confection. Producers will share their secrets, some samples, grading techniques and, weather permitting, a walk through their sugar… Continue reading