Phase 1 of Nexicom’s fibre overbuild in the village of Millbrook was completed last month. This phase involves the construction of the “backbone” of their main transportation route throughout the village, which required locating all applicable hydro electrical and gas lines currently underground and tunneling for the fibre optic cable… Continue reading
Amy Howley has always had a creative bent and her husband Dean loves working with wood. Amy would find inspiration on Pinterest, and ask her husband – can you make this? Of course he could, so he did. One of their first joint creations was a headboard. While shopping for… Continue reading
The reprieve provided by the pandemic crystallized Jule’s Kitchen owner/operator Julie’s desire to move on from the restaurant she operated for – years in the family-owned building that houses Clarke’s Service Centre, the gas station, the car wash and laundromat. After mulling it over, Mike and Heather Clarke decided to… Continue reading
Dr. Katie Richardson knows the area well, having attended Bethany Hills School and later, Lakefield College School. After graduating, she moved to Scotland for post-secondary education, acquiring an undergraduate degree from the university at St. Andrews and then completing her veterinary training in Edinburgh. Her colleague Dr. Alexis Smith… Continue reading
The first Passport draw winner was Kathy Powers. Congratulations, now get shopping, everyone! BIA Christmas in the Village committee members Charlotte, Deanna, Kate, and Louise looked for another way to encourage local shopping and promote local businesses when it became clear that Christmas in the Village was not a go…. Continue reading
November 2nd will mark a first for the township. It’s the day a business moves into the township with the plan of becoming a local cannabis producer. Ivan Lloyd is the founder of Green Grow Farms, and his is a novel plan. Next spring he hopes to break ground for… Continue reading
The results of the 2019 Millbrook Community Improvement Plan (MCIP) were reviewed at the October 5th Council meeting. It was established to stimulate investments in businesses within the downtown Millbrook business area through incentives to subsidize investment in Façade and Signage improvement, Building and Site Improvement and Sidewalk Cafes. The… Continue reading
Since July, the Millbrook Farm Supply has been directing donations from bottle returns to a variety of local causes. The community has embraced this effort, and the recipients have been very appreciative. Millbrook Community Care was the first beneficiary, receiving $1050 this summer. Donations were next directed to two local… Continue reading
After months of planning, permissions and renovations, a new IDA drugstore opened in Bethany a few weeks ago. It will be operated by members of the Pervaiz family, originally from Pakistan. Zahid is moving from a pharmacy in Scarborough to open his own pharmacy in Bethany. His wife is a… Continue reading
