Community Care Volunteer Spotlight

Millbrook Community Care’s New to You store on King Street sells gently used clothing and other fantastic finds from shoes and books to smaller household items. The funds from the store support local Community Care programs which provide services and support to local seniors and adults with disabilities. This amazing… Continue reading

Hand of Man Returns

Fall has arrived and the Peterborough Guild of Arts and Crafts is presenting their yearly Hand of Man Art and Craft sale.  This is their 43rd year and is the longest running craft show in the Kawarthas and has become a must-see destination. Come join the 130 artisans who make… Continue reading

Community Care Luncheon Donation from Marion and George Corfe

At last month’s Community Care Luncheon, Marion and George Corfe handed out donations again this year to local organizations from funds they earned operating the canteen in the Millbrook Arena, Each recipient received a cheque for $300 including Community Care Millbrook & Millbrook Food Share, Local Girl Guides, Minor Hockey… Continue reading

The Community Runs for St. John’s Anglican Church

Last Saturday members of St. John’s Ida Anglican Church Outreach Committee hosted their Annual Cavan Hills Country Run, organized and executed by the St. John’s Anglican Outreach Committee. The event has been held under a wide range of weather conditions, and this year there was a reprieve in the weather,… Continue reading

Celebration of the Farm Allows the Community to Show their Support

Photo Norm Lamothe. An early morning fire on July 18th has destroyed five barns at Woodleigh Farms in Cavan Monaghan Township.  It took five fire crews from Peterborough County and City of Kawartha Lakes stations to address the chaos and carnage at the scene on Sharpe Line as they responded… Continue reading

Historical Society Starts Fresh in the Fall

September is a big month for the Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society as it launches a fresh new website, millbrookcavanhs.org, and adds new events and features to its programming. In collaboration with the Cavan Monaghan Library, monthly workshops to teach the basics of navigating the genealogy program Ancestry (Library Edition)… Continue reading

Comment – It’s Up to You

I agree with the sentiment in the Staples’ commercial that tells us that this is the most wonderful time of the year.  More than January, September feels like a new beginning, and there is plenty of evidence to support that here.  New teachers, a new dance school, new opportunities to… Continue reading

Latest Addition to Cedar Valley Park

Council members and municipal staff join Bev Hilditch at the ribbon cutting ceremony introducing the latest addition to Cedar Valley Park last week, where a new children’s climber and play structure has been purchased and installed. Targeted at children from ages 18 months to 5 years, the new structure extends… Continue reading