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Upcoming Events
Mar20Wed2024Mar24Sun20248:30 am Lions’ Breakfast – March 2024 @ Lions’ DenLions’ Breakfast – March 2024 @ Lions’ DenMar 24 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pmFeaturing eggs, bacon, toast, fruit, coffee and tea.Mar27Wed20242:00 pm Tea at Two @ Bethany United ChurchTea at Two @ Bethany United ChurchMar 27 @ 2:00 pmSpeaker will be from A Place Called Home. Please bring a donation of a toiletry such as shampoo, toothbrush, etc.Mar28Thu20246:45 pm A Night at the Movies Trivia Night @ Millbrook Legion HallA Night at the Movies Trivia Night @ Millbrook Legion HallMar 28 @ 6:45 pm – 8:45 pmRegistration at 6:45 pm. Come as a team or fly solo; dress for the red carpet, optional but why not come as your fave motion picture idol? MC Rachel Finnie is all set with skill-testing quizzes with the spotlight on the big screen. Free for MCHS members, $5 for guests.... Continue reading →Apr1Mon20249:00 am New To You Clothing Store @ New to You Clothing StoreNew To You Clothing Store @ New to You Clothing StoreApr 1 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pmOpen 9am to 3pm every Monday to Friday. Please consider donating good quality used clothing. Funds received from the sale of these items support local programs and services.
Tag Archives: Millbrook
Millbrook Dental Centre Offers Day of Free Dental Care
Pictured in the back row from left to right are Millbrook Dental staff Chantelle, Stacey, Alex, Brianna and Melissa with Dr. Lee, Carrie and Heather in front. Last month the clinic hosted their first annual free dental care day to give back to the community. Participants were grateful for the… Continue reading
Cavan Public Works Operation Centre is Open for Business
Last week, Public Works staff celebrated the official opening of the new Operation Centre located at 1470 County Rd. 10. A township works depot has operated here for many years and rejuvenation of the previous facility was long overdue. Growth in the community also created a need for additional space,… Continue reading
Meet New Millbrook South Cavan Principal Marc Riopel
Millbrook South Cavan Public School (MSCPS) will see a few changes next week when school starts. Marc Riopel has joined as Principal, taking the helm of a growing school that now has forty four staff supporting a school population of more than 500 students. For the past seven years, Riopel… Continue reading
Oh my goodness…Millbrook!
Life moves on but some things never change. I moved here in 1974, pregnant with twins, specifically to raise a family. I was looking for a small town with woods, creeks and ponds nearby; places to build forts and rafts, as I had done as a child. We found the… Continue reading
Mysterious Donor Pays It Forward to Decorating Committee Volunteers
Last week the Decorating Committee was at it again, filling the downtown planters with fresh blooms for the summer season. After the job was done, nine of these volunteers met for lunch at the Pastry Peddler, where someone quietly paid for their meals as a gesture of thanks for their… Continue reading
Come to the Fair!
Planning Starts Now for Blocks and Blooms
Distinctive gardens, heritage properties and the Airing of the Quilts is a triple-threat treat that, in 2018, brought hundreds of visitors to the area for a day of spectacular colour and beauty, and it is time we did it again. A team with the Millbrook & Cavan Historical Society is… Continue reading
Local Resident Spearheading Simple Canadian Gesture of Support for Ukraine
Want to be a Canadian Ambassador of kindness? Send a postcard. Postcards to the Front (Ukraine) was founded by three Ukrainian women shortly after Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. One of them called Tamara is a postcrosser, which means she is a member of an international group of over… Continue reading