Tag: Millbrook
Making Time to Spend Outside Means Making Lifelong Memories
When I think about most of my vivid childhood memories, they have one thing in common: those memories took place outside. I remember running through the sprinkler in our backyard, going to pick strawberries…
4th Line Theatre Hosts Live Stream Reading of The Cure for Everything
Backed by funding from longtime supporter Nexicom, the 4th Line Theatre continues to offer online programming this June. Like everyone else in these unprecedented times, 4th Line is responding to the need to encourage…
The Role of Baxter Creek in the Development of Millbrook
It is widely known that without Baxter Creek, Millbrook would not exist. In the early 1820’s when this area was settled, a man named John Deyell chose to build his grist and sawmill on…
Managing Local COVID-19 Cases
After learning of several positive tests amongst residents in Cavan Monaghan, Council members passed a motion at the April 6th Council meeting seeking reassurance from Peterborough Public Health that effective steps were being implemented…
An Unfinished but Memorable Season for the Millbrook Stars Peewee Hockey Team
The call came just after practice, an extra practice in fact added to the teams schedule to prepare for the upcoming Play off Championship series in which the Millbrook Stars Peewee LL had qualified…
Cavan Monaghan Receives 4th Quarter OLG Payment
Late last month, the township received the fourth quarter (January 1 to March 31, 2020) non-tax gaming revenue payment of $86,016 for hosting Shorelines Slots at Kawartha Downs. Any payment for the next quarter…
Late Fees Waived Present Financial Hit to Township
In response to the challenges presented by COVID-19, in mid-March the township made the decision to waive all late payment penalties for any invoices for property taxes and water/wastewater bills due during the COVID-19…
Millbrook Food Share Redirects Potential Customers to Kawartha Food Share
When the province shut down most of the province in March and recommended that seniors take particular precautions to protect themselves from infection from COVID-19, our local food bank was forced to close its…
Helping Seniors Cope through Telephone Reassurance Calls in Millbrook and Across the County
For the first time since WWII, Canadians have been confronted with new restrictions and are adjusting to new realities that involve event cancellations and physical distancing, which can cause some to feel very…