Nexicom is Celebrating their 125th Anniversary!

Free Customer appreciation BBQ September 28th at the Millbrook office! Nexicom was founded in Millbrook in 1898 as The Turner Telephone Company and has maintained its traditional family values and community focus through the years. Current President and Owner, Clayton Zekelman, took over the business in 2016, continuing to provide… Continue reading

Squirrel Creek Welcomes Customers to New Retail Facility

Last month, the Brackenridge family hosted an Open House to showcase a new warehouse and showroom built on their farm on Brackenridge Drive south of Millbrook.  The 8400 square foot building is a testament to the success of this family business operating as Squirrel Creek Farm Services which serves the… Continue reading

Cavan Monaghan Receives the First Quarter Gaming Revenue Payment from OLG

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) issued the first quarter (April 1 – June 30) payment in the amount of $85,424 to the Township of Cavan-Monaghan for hosting Shorelines Slots at Kawartha Downs.  This brings the total gaming revenue received since the operations inception in 1999 to $61,459,261. The City… Continue reading

COMMENT – August 2023

August is Main Street month, where Canadians are encouraged to celebrate their downtown areas to raise awareness about the critical role they play in communities across the country.  These hubs come in a variety of shapes, sizes and characters, but they are key centres of their community’s social and economic… Continue reading

Local Reiki Studio Offers Alternative Route to a Healthier Mind and Body

As the daughter of an evangelical minister, Patti Dell’Osso is well acquainted with the concept of faith. She practices it in her daily life, just not in the way she was taught as a child.  Through her Reiki practise, she has found a spirituality that is calming and healing and… Continue reading

Sprinkles N Things Café Opens in Bethany

It might seem like a new business, but Amanda Mitchell has been working her magic in the kitchen as a small business owner since 2017.   She began by offering cooking classes and workshops for children.  Classes included cake and cupcake decorating, meal prep and lessons on food safety and recycling. … Continue reading