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Tag Archives: Needler’s Mill
Grand Opening of the Millbrook Dam
Dave Brackenridge addressed the audience for the official grand opening of the Millbrook Dam in November of 2019. The finishing touch will be the installation of permanent panels describing the role the pond and mill have had in the area. Temporary versions of the panels designed and written by local… Continue reading
Another Page in the History of Needler’s Mill
They did it! Last week, the papers were signed, officially transferring ownership of Needler’s Mill to the hands of the Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society from the Otonabee Regional Conservation Authority which had assumed responsibility for the landmark in 1967. As the building fell further into a state of disrepair… Continue reading
Millbrook Dam Project Underway
The pounding of steel on steel has been providing background music to the downtown area for the past few weeks as the dam reconstruction project began in earnest. The sounds came from the installation of sheet piling to establish an open creek channel to divert water away from the existing… Continue reading
Save Needler’s Mill Campaign Celebrates Success
On Thursday, February 23, Needler’s Mill will officially become the property of the Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society as representatives from Otonabee Conservation and the Historical Society sign the final paperwork at a public gathering in the Legion Hall, 5-7pm. This occasion is our chance to thank all those who… Continue reading
ORCA Presents New Design for Millbrook Dam
At a public consultation conducted last January, Otonabee Conservation shared a design for the reconstruction of the Millbrook Dam spillway that incorporated a 26 metre wide weir, with a multi-level spillway where water that spilled constantly flowed over the lower, eastern side of the spillway and during times of high… Continue reading
Needler’s Mill Status
With Needler’s Mill now on its new foundation, the work to fulfill all the requirements by both the Conservation Authority (ORCA) and the municipality to make the structure safe is nearing completion. Oak Springs Construction, headed up by Bill Durant, has been on site for the past several… Continue reading
Needler’s Mill Has Moved
A major step in the preservation of Needler’s Mill took place at the beginning of October when Peter Katcher and his team from Pollard House and Building Movers moved Needler’s Mill onto its new foundation. It took the better part of a day to painstakingly roll the structure across about… Continue reading
Mill Update
The Save the Mill group expect the local icon to be moved to its new site between October 3rd and 6th. The process will take three days, and the schedule is tentative due to the commitments of the moving company, which has been tied up relocating school portables over the… Continue reading