It’s unmistakable! The heavier dews, the flowers now in bloom, the angle of the sun and the shortening days are all telling us that summer is coming to an end. Last month’s excellent column by Dennis Vanderspek dealt with heavenly things, this month’s brings us down to earth again. My… Continue reading
Of course, there is no such word as “streamology”. I invented it to describe what many of us in Millbrook call “knowing our streams”. My wife Elizabeth and I have the good fortune to live on what we call “Little Baxter Creek”, tributary to Little Creek, which in turn meets… Continue reading
Regular readers of these pages will know that “Get Out!” is both the title of this column and its frequent theme. This month, however, we are going far out indeed—as far as the comet that graced North American skies throughout much of July. In case you missed it, comet NEOWISE… Continue reading
Following up on a request from the February 18th Council meeting, Director of Planning Karen Ellis presented a proposal for an updated and strengthened Municipal Tree Replacement policy at the most recent Council meeting. The objective was to recognize and protect the important tree canopies on municipal lands, and ensure… Continue reading
The sudden appearance of sinkholes under the former railway line along Station Trail left two sections of the trail unstable and unsafe for public use. Extensive repair work is now complete and the $18,332 expense was funded through a transfer from the Parkland Reserve Account. Users in that area should… Continue reading
Trout Unlimited Millbrook is hosting the “SPLASH! ART CONTEST”, which is an opportunity for children to draw, photograph, or write about their interactions with our local streams this summer Trout Unlimited Millbrook has prizes available for a number of participants, and the top three submissions will be published in the… Continue reading
Residents living in town as well as in rural areas are reporting tick activity on their properties over the last month. Millbrook IDA’s Pharmacist Steve Suszko has noticed an increase in tick complaints; on a single day last month three customers came in for help with tick bites. It’s no… Continue reading
The female snapping turtles are still out and about looking for suitable places to lay their eggs. This always brings back a very fondly held memory. When we were very new residents of Millbrook, we invited old friends to come for a visit at this time of year. During that… Continue reading
The following article originally ran in 2013. Other matters have been keeping me occupied so I’m hoping you won’t mind a second helping of this column. COVID-19 was certainly not on our radar back in those palmy days. Stay well! Of course we were all longing for the spring-that-didn’t-seem-to-want-to-get-started to… Continue reading
