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Upcoming Events
Nov6Thu2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthNov 6 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 ChurchNov 6 @ 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.netNov7Fri202511:45 am Zumba Gold & Body Training @ Millbrook ManorZumba Gold & Body Training @ Millbrook ManorNov 7 @ 11:45 amFridays at 11:45 am at the Millbrook Manor.*pre-registration required-call 705-932-2011.Nov9Sun2025all-day Activities – Children & YouthActivities – Children & YouthNov 9 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 SchoolNov 9 @ 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.10:30 am Remembrance Day Church Service @ St Thomas’ Anglican ChurchRemembrance Day Church Service @ St Thomas’ Anglican ChurchNov 9 @ 10:30 amSunday, Nov. 9th at 10:30 at St. Thomas Anglican Church on Centre St. in Millbrook.
Tag Archives: Millbrook
Cavan Monaghan Fire Department helps Millbrook South Cavan Students Get to the Pool
By Karen Graham Two grade three classes from Millbrook South Cavan School were the beneficiaries of funding from the Lifesaving Society school grant designed to provide students with the minimum skills required to survive an unexpected fall into deep water. The program includes three in-class sessions on water safety and… Continue reading
Common Ground: Practical Gardening Tips from Jill Williams
©Deborah Carew I often get asked to recommend gardening books that are practical and useful for gardeners in this community. At the top of my personal heap of useful books are all the Harrowsmith gardening books, and many of them are available in the Millbrook Library. I would particularly recommend… Continue reading
A Place Where Everybody Knows Their Names – George and Marion Corfe Serve up Smiles at the Millbrook Arena
By Lynn Osborne One of the consistent features of the Millbrook arena is the sight of George and/or wife Marion working behind the concession stand with a smile on their faces waiting to serve. For the past five years, this couple have operated that concession stand, putting in 70-80 hours… Continue reading
Final Wrap-up for 2015-2016 Midget Team
By Marianne Greber Midget is always and interesting age group as it’s the only age group that encompasses 3 birth years of players. For the 1st years it’s the beginning of their final stage of their minor hockey careers, and for the majority of 3rd years, it will be their… Continue reading
Local Singer-Songwriter Wins Songwriting Competition
After submitting his first original recording to an international songwriting competition on a whim, Peter Graham was shocked and delighted to learn last week that he had beat 2,000 contestants to win the Grand Prize in the 2016 Spring Song Contest organized by online radio station Radio Airplay. The accompanying… Continue reading
Spring Changes at the Pastry Peddler
With the arrival of spring, comes gardening, dining al fresco, Blue Jays’ games, soccer and….construction! At one of our local eateries, the Pastry Peddler, owners Deanna and Colin are ready to serve with their trademark dishes, exotic beverages and stylish environment. Open six days a week and offering freshly prepared… Continue reading
Bear Essentials Hosts Furniture Painting Demo
By Karen Graham Last week, Susan Sheets of van Gogh paints provided a workshop on how to transform that ugly, dated but possibly useful piece of furniture you’ve inherited, outgrown or maybe even found at the side of the road. Using a Canadian original chalk-type of paint, in the space… Continue reading
SNOWY RIDGE WIND APPEAL UPDATE
By Heather Stauble The Appeal and request for a Stay has now been in front of the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change since January 23, 2016. This is request is among the first in the Province. The issues of access to a fair hearing, protection of human health,… Continue reading