For the first time in a number of years, Millbrook & District Minor Hockey is hosting a Midget Rep team. With a small roster of 12 skaters and one goalie, no one knew what to expect from this small but determined squad. Their first game against Mariposa resulted in a… Continue reading
As a result of public concerns raised to County Council, Peterborough County Public Works Department completed a Road Safety Audit for the intersection of County Road 9 (Mount Pleasant Road) and County Road 10. This is formal and independent safety performance review of a road transportation project by an experienced… Continue reading
Dear Editor, The Millbrook Zucchini Festival Test Bake Ovens Organizing Committee would like to thank everyone who came out on that now seemingly long past beautiful Sunday in September to help us celebrate 150 years of zucchini mayhem. Over seventy zucchini boats were raced down the creek, we were serenaded… Continue reading
After the cancellation of the Rural Economic Development Program (RED), plans for a detailed streetscape plan to guide the Downtown revitalization plan looked bleak. The 2016 budget had $20,000 designated towards the development of the Community Improvement Plan which would have included this component, and the matching funds from the… Continue reading
“Play is what we do when no adult is telling us what to do.” Play has a critical role in child development. The benefits are not limited to physical ones such as improved motor skills. As children navigate the physical and social environment of play areas, they develop cognitive and… Continue reading
With fall comes a return to routine and reading at our libraries. We have freshened up our locations with new bulletin boards in the children’s spaces. We hope all the patrons enjoy the small addition to our decor. Storytime continues this fall with our STEAM focused activities, CMLibraries is inclusive… Continue reading
It takes a lifetime to write your first book and six months to write the second, so the story goes. For Catherine Cerveny, that will also be true for her third. A self-professed nerd, Catherine has been writing all her life, and has a sock drawer full of unfinished stories… Continue reading
At the September 18th Council meeting, Tina Thornton – Manager, Special Assignments with Nexicom, outlined the firm’s plans to launch new fibre-based internet service to three local communities with help from the Connect to Innovate Program. Launched last year by the department of Industry, Science and Economic Development branch… Continue reading
After seven years climbing cell towers lugging heavy wires to rig cell phone communication towers for a number of companies, Jordie Westbrook has decided to keep his feet on the ground in a new career. He joins Kathie Lycett as a sales rep for Bethany Real Estate. Kathie is not… Continue reading
