Tag: October 2018
Next Garden Club Meeting Features Presentation about Tropical Houseplants
Join us on Wednesday Oct. 3rd at 7:30 PM the Millbrook & Area Garden Club as we host a presentation by Margaret and Bob Burley, featuring a “Show and Tell” all about tropical houseplants,…
Volunteers Plant Seedlings along Millbrook’s Station Trail
More than 50 volunteers planted 150 new trees and shrubs along the edge of the Station Trail section of the Millbrook Valley Trail on Saturday, September 15th as part of TD Tree Days…
The Old Millbrook School EarlyOn Centre Welcomes Community in Grand Opening Event
Visitors to last week’s Millbrook Farmers’ Market also had the opportunity to see the transformation in the premises of the drop in centre located in the Old Millbrook School. Rooms in the lower level…
Newspaper Club – October 2018
Me to We Day By Newspaper club member Jordan On September 20th, 8 of The Me to We team members went by GO train to the event at the Rogers Centre known as We…
Pontypool Celebration Honours Canadian War Brides
Last month the Manvers Historical Society hosted a reunion for local war brides to celebrate their contribution to the country. Thirteen women and a husband representing his hospitalized wife attended from across the province. …
Centreville Youth Host Support Local Efforts to Feed the World
Some fields in our township are growing food are not grown for local consumption; rather they are grown in support of faraway lands. Since 2010, members of the Centreville Presbyterian Church have been growing…
In Praise of Heritage Pigs
Pigs were introduced to North America over 500 years ago, when they were prized for their utility, hardiness, foraging ability, meat and fat, but this noble animal has been under attack now for over…
Special Guest Delivers Terry Fox Banner to North Cavan Public School
For the adults in the room, it was difficult to avoid an emotional lump in the throat during the Terry Fox assembly held last week at North Cavan Public School. There to present the…
Municipal Staff Host Dinner Under the Stars in Support of the New Community Centre
Last Saturday evening, Municipal staff organized and executed a celebration of things local with a spotlight on food, and in the process raising funds for the new Community Centre. The evening began early with…