Downtown Millbrook
Millbrook is located 15 minutes south west of Peterborough and only 60 minutes east of Toronto. The community is centrally located 4 km off of Highway 115 in the Township of Cavan Monaghan. Millbrook has a permanent population of approximately 1600 residents. It has a variety of goods and services to offer to the community and the population of Cavan Monaghan.
Millbrook Revitalization
In July 2012, the Municipal Revitalization and Heritage Advisory Committee (MRHAC) kicked off the Downtown Millbrook Revitalization Project. Surveys, market threshold analysis, focus groups, business inventories and community design workshops were all methods used to gain community feedback on revitalization. These methods were used to gain a better understanding of the positives and negatives of Downtown Millbrook, from a community perspective. This information helped identify the current needs for improvement while creating future opportunities for improvement.
Millbrook Business Improvement Area
"Millbrook Business Improvement Area" is an association of businesses that joined together to promote mutual interests, increase sales and profits, promote a more successful and active business environment, create a more beautiful community and encourage a sense of civic pride."
The principal function of the Millbrook BIA is to increase business by improving the physical environment in Millbrook through the development of special events, beautification, promotion and advertising. The Millbrook BIA provides a mechanism for lobbying, organizing and financing programs that would not be available to independent businesses by other means.