At the last Council meeting in June, Council approved six new grant applications for the 2024 Community Improvement Plan Grant for a total expenditure of $34,400.00. The amount available for this program in the 2024 Capital Budget was $59,718 due to an accumulation of unspent funds from the program years… Continue reading
Perfect conditions allowed visitors, vendors and performers to enjoy the ambiance of downtown Millbrook at last week’s Ladies’ Night. The event featured booths showcasing skin care, fragrance products and decorative items, real estate services and information about local organizations including Girl Guides and the Kawartha Junior Beekeepers association. Millbrook Valley… Continue reading
Oh what a Night! My soul bubbles with pride as I send out thanks to the Ladies Night 2024 Planning Committee, Cavan Monaghan Parks & Facilities staff and workers, Cavan Monaghan Community Police, our fabulous MCs, Mother Nature and costumed attendees for the excellent event held Downtown Millbrook on July… Continue reading
Last month, the township received the first quarter (April 1 – June 30) OLG payment totaling $87,728 for hosting Shorelines Slots at Kawartha Downs. The City of Peterborough’s payment for the same period was $734,414. Since the gaming site opened in November 1999, Cavan Monaghan has received $61,786,063 and since… Continue reading
Tanya Borg started her first mobile detailing business in Courtice during the Covid pandemic. There was a great demand for clean vehicles, sanitized ones, in fact. Tanya could deliver. Customers included young families looking to keep their youngsters safe and elderly people worried about germs. Then there were contracts with… Continue reading
For twenty minutes, Stark, a five-year-old purebred Dalmatian, sat gazing patiently at his owner Becky, wondering when the conversation she was in would be over and the fun would begin. They were at a fun place after all, surrounded by parkland beside the Millpond, which he knew could be a… Continue reading
We need bees. They are one of the world’s most important pollinators of food crops, contributing to the production of roughly one third of the world’s food supply. They also help provide half of the world’s fibres, oils and other raw materials, contribute to the development of medicine, provide food… Continue reading
Last month, two film productions featured Millbrook as the backdrop, but their presentation of the village is worlds apart. On July 10th, the production of “Tall Pines” took over the main commercial area for several days. This filming was for an eight episode Netflix series called Wayward (working title Tall… Continue reading
