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Upcoming Events
Dec18Thu2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthDec 18 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 →5:45 pm Take Off Pounds Sensibly @ St. Thomas Anglican ChurchTake Off Pounds Sensibly @ St. Thomas Anglican ChurchDec 18 @ 5:45 pmTake Off Pounds Sensibly: Every Thursday at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Millbrook. Weigh in at 5:45pm, meeting begins at 6pm. Parking is available behind the church off Manor Drive. For more information, call Lou at 705-944-5422 or email bluemoons@nexicom.netDec19Fri202511:45 am Zumba Gold & Body Training @ Millbrook ManorZumba Gold & Body Training @ Millbrook ManorDec 19 @ 11:45 amFridays at 11:45 am at the Millbrook Manor.*pre-registration required-call 705-932-2011.Dec21Sun2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthDec 21 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 SchoolDec 21 @ 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.Dec22Mon2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthDec 22 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 →
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Re-Use Centre is not a Dumping Ground
Staff at the Cavan Monaghan Transfer Station start their workweek Monday morning sorting through broken furniture, textiles and other unsuitable items left by residents in the Re-Use Centre over the weekend. It can be a discouraging start to the day. The Re-Use Centre is a valuable community resource that helps… Continue reading
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New Partnership to Provide Broad Movement, Wellness and Community in Millbrook
Robyn Carter of Premiere Studio of Dance is extending the programs and services at the Millbrook dance studio through a new partnership with Millbrook resident Amanda Willett this fall as she invites Willett’s Healing Arts Collective to provide classes, workshops and other programs in the dance studio at 44 King… Continue reading
JC Farmhouse Flowers
In 2022, Judy Buck-Clements decided to try her hand in a fresh flower business. She operates out of a large steel outbuilding near the back of her family property on Morton Line, calling it JC Farmhouse Flowers. It is an evolving business, as she expands her product offerings to… Continue reading
New Millbrook Market Vendor Field’s Farmstead
After getting their feet wet working at several local farms including Lunar Rhythm Gardens in Janetville, JP and his partner Cheslee have set up their own organic farm on Moore Dr. They are weekly participants in the Millbrook Farmers’ Market that operates on Sunday at the Millbrook South Cavan Public… Continue reading
Local Maple Producers Face Uncertain Future
Since the ice storm in late March, Bob Staples has spent most days working in the family’s sugar bush on Highway 7A, cleaning up logs and brush scattered throughout the forest. The work is exhausting, both physically and emotionally. Light streaming onto the forest floor is depressing rather than uplifting:… Continue reading
Local Business Provides Lawn and Garden Maintenance Services
Alex Leroy has been running a property maintenance business for several years now. He had been in the business a few years ago, and then picked it up again during Covid when a commercial property owner asked him to take on the responsibility of maintaining the landscape around his business…. Continue reading
OLG Gaming Payments to Host Communities Decline as Online Betting Takes Off
OLG Gaming Payments to Host Communities Decline as Online Betting Takes Off Last month, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) made its fourth quarter (January 1–March 31) payment of $51,438 to Cavan Monaghan for hosting Shorelines Slots at Kawartha Downs. This brings the revenue for OLG’s fiscal year to the… Continue reading