Milton Community Hall

January 31, 2024 -Miltonvale Park and Milton Community Hall

Coffee – Visit neighbors each Monday and Friday from 10 -11 a.m. at the Milton Hall. Coffee, tea, and snacks are available by donation of coin or treats. Please drop in, no pre-registration is required.

Seniors Fitness Classes with Michele Gallant - at 9 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays. They focus on balance and flexibility and are lots of fun! Cost $6. If you need more info, please email admin@miltonvalepark.com. Class is cancelled if schools (Bluefield family) are cancelled or delayed for weather-related reasons.

NEW - ADDITIONAL CLASSES - Yoga with Leone – Tuesdays - 9 a.m. Building Blocks of Yoga (mat) & 10:30 a.m. Chair Yoga. $6 Miltonvale Park residents and $7 for others at the hall. Leone is planning to offer a FRIDAY yoga class on the 2nd floor at the hall, beginning in Feb. 2 (Weather permitting!). She will hold a mat class at 9 a.m. and yoga from a chair class at 10:30. The Friday classes are also being supported by Central Region Sport and Recreation Council. Suggested donations are $6 for Miltonvale Park residents and $7 for others.  Contact LightLivingWithLeone@gmail.com if you have questions about yoga. We have several mats at the hall if you would like to try yoga, but do not have one of your own. Class is cancelled if schools (Bluefield family) are cancelled or delayed for weather-related reasons.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meet at the Hall on Tuesdays at 6:15 p.m. For more information contact Joyce at 902-368-2055.

Weekly Wednesday Zumba Classes take place at 5:30. The cost for Miltonvale Park residents is $2/class and non-residents are $5. Space is limited, so please email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com to reserve a spot.

NEW TIMES to book a slot! Lily Forsythe, a Registered Acupuncturist, will present small group Acupuncture Sessions on Mondays at 5:30, 5:45 and 6 p.m. Email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com to sign up for a time slot to try acupuncture. Free for Miltonvale Park residents and $5 for others. MiltonMVPs.

Do you like to sing? The Milton Hall hosts singers on Monday evenings from 7-8 p.m. for a casual and fun singing group. Class is full. Email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com to be on the waitlist.

January 31 (Today!) is the deadline to buy tickets for the next 50-50 twice-monthly draw. You can buy tickets at the hall-or send an e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com until midnight. $3 each or 2/$5.

The Community Meal on Thursday, Feb, 1 is full. For those who pre-registered and received confirmation, pick ups are from 5-5:45 and eat-in is at 6 p.m. Thanks to the Island Community Food Security Program and all our volunteers!

There will be no Planning Board meeting scheduled for February.  

Friday, February 2 - 12 noon - Lunch and Learn -Financial Wellness for Seniors - Presented by Doug Geldart & Johanna Jorgenson from the Provincial Credit Union. FREE for Miltonvale Park seniors and by donation for others. Please register by noon, Thurs, Feb 1. at admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090. The session is about 90 minutes and will start after lunch at 12:30. Participants receive a certificate of completion.

Margaret Prouse will be presenting a Foods of PEI demonstration on Chinese influences, on Tuesday, February 6 at 1 p.m. This PEI-Through the Years event is currently full. To be placed on the waiting list, email admin@miltonvalepark.com.

The hall is catering a noon meal on Saturday, Feb. 10. If you would like to volunteer with the serving/plating, please contact the hall at 902-566-3154 or miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.

NEW - Miltonvale Park is presenting Michael Pendergast with his new show “Courting in the Kitchen – the lighter side of romance in Island folk music” at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 11. The show is free for Miltonvale Park residents aged 55+ and by donation to others. PEI -Through the Years. RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090.

NEW – More square dancing!  Learn to Square Dance -Tuesdays at 2 p.m. (No class on Feb 6) continues Feb. 13. The group has been having so much fun, they are going to continue into spring. $5 a session beginning Feb 20 (the Feb. 13 session is free for residents and by donation for others). It is not too late to join! PEI-Through the Years. Register at admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090.

NEW - Would you like to learn more about Mi’kmaq culture and experience a Drum Circle? You are welcome to attend a Drum Circle with Elder Thirley Levi and friends at the Milton Community Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. (Storm date March 5). PEI Through the Years. Free. Register at admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090.

The 5th Community Meal is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 15.  Registration is not open yet.

David Hooper will present People from the Past at a Lunch and Learn at 12 noon Friday, Feb. 16. Free for Miltonvale Park residents, aged 55+ and by donation for others. Miltonvale Park Seniors Matters. Register at admin@miltonvalepark.com

Monday, Feb. 19 is a civic holiday so the Council Office will be closed.

The Milton Community Hall will be holding their annual general meeting, Tues., Feb. 20, storm date Feb 27 at 7 p.m. Adult residents of Miltonvale Park are all members of the non-profit, Milton Community Hall, Inc, and are invited to attend the meeting to learn about events of the past year and plans for 2024. Would you like to be involved in the hall as a board member for this active community hub?  For more information or to RSVP please contact miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902-566-3154.

Wednesday, February 21 -7 p.m. Council Meeting for the Rural Municipality of Miltonvale Park. RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com.

A community food box giveaway is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 22. Registration is not open yet.

NEW -Details online! The municipality is holding a Public Meeting to review planned changes to the Official Plan and Development Bylaw which is scheduled for the Milton Community Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. Details are available on the municipal website: https://miltonvalepark.com/public-meeting-feb-28-2024-official-plan-and-development-bylaw-amendments/

Presentation - Memory with the Alzheimer’s Society of PEI – Don’t forget to show up! Learn how to protect and enhance your memory. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28 with a storm date of Feb 29.  Free for Miltonvale Park seniors and by donations for others. RSVP to the hall - miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902-566-3154.Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors.

NEW - The municipality is tentatively holding a Seniors Health Fair on the afternoon of Friday, Feb 23. Watch for details.

Thursday, Feb 29 - 7:30 p.m. -Miltonvale Park - Public Meeting on the 2024-25 municipal budget at the Milton Community Hall. Residents are invited to attend. Please RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com.

NEW - Periwinkle Laine has rented the hall to hold a Learn to Rug Hook class on March 1 & 2. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=403239145550840&set=a.172925895248834

Wednesday, March 6, 12 noon - Newcomers -How to Welcome Them!  Lunch and Learn with a presentation from IRSA. Please RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com. Free for Miltonvale Park seniors and by donations for others. PEI-Through the Years. Storm date -Thurs., March 21.

Dutch Thompson will be presenting at a Lunch and Learn on “Poppies, Police and the 2nd World War” on Thursday, March 7 at 12 noon. Storm date is March 8. Free for Miltonvale Park seniors and by donations for others. PEI-Through the Years.

Ukrainian Easter Egg Decorating (Pysanky) with Linda Weeks-Sunday March 10 at 1:30 p.m. Storm date March 24. FREE for Miltonvale Park residents, 55+, who also have priority registration. $10 for younger Miltonvale Park residents and $15 for others, if space is available.  Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors. Register at miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902-566-3154.

NEW – Think Spring Fling – Seniors afternoon dance – Friday, March 22 from 2-4 p.m. Free for Miltonvale Park residents and by donation for others. Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors 

NEW - Book Club – We have several copies of Michelle Good’s book Five Little Indians. If you would like to borrow one and join in on a discussion – please contact admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090, and we will pick a time that works for the readers.

The hall and the municipality are currently organizing a number of other events and activities for the winter – and hope to be announcing other dates as they get finalized: book club meetings, Reconciliation Speaker, Concert for Black History Month, snowshoe outing,), and an Unconscious Bias Workshop (TENTATIVE time might be a Wednesday morning -If you are interested - does this work for you?) … along with more events through the Milton MVP Project! If you have suggestions for speakers or would like to be involved in any of these events, please reach out to the Council or the hall.

Community Garden – The Council will be establishing a Community Garden on land opposite the Milton Community Hall, which the family of the late Robert Hooper is generously letting the municipality use. If you are interested in being involved, please let the Council office know at admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090. We have purchased a greenhouse, and are looking forward to the growing season! We are still working on details -and would love to get community members involved!

Air Fryer – We now have an air fryer for Miltonvale Park seniors to borrow to try out. Please contact MiltonCommunityHall@gmail.com to get your name on the waiting list to borrow it for approximately a week, or call 902-566-3154.

The Municipality has 6 pairs of adult snow shoes available to lend out. Contact the Council Office if you would like to arrange to borrow them.

RESIDENTS ONLY -Miltonvale Park has a $75 bursary program per child per year to participate in extracurricular sports, arts, cultural groups/activities and events. Deadline for this fiscal year is March 31, 2024. https://miltonvalepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bursary-application2020.pdf

PLEASE NOTE: For Miltonvale Park residents, if money or transportation is a barrier to any of the Milton Community Hall MVP (Most Valuable People) events, please let us know and we will do what we can to ensure that everyone can participate. Email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

MILTONVALE PARK RESIDENTS - Do you have a senior friend or neighbour who may not be connected to the internet and may be missing out on these emails? Please consider offering to print and deliver these notes to them, or make them aware they exist. Perhaps they have a relative who could be put on the email list to share information with them to ensure they are aware of local activities and opportunities.

Sign up for regular (approx. weekly) emails from the municipality listing events and reminders by emailing admin@miltonvalepark.com.

Activities in the Milton Hall MVP project have received funding from the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being, and are coordinated by Peggy Chen, MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

Activities in the PEI-Through the Years project are funded through the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Activities in the Miltonvale Park Seniors Matters and the Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors project are funded through the PEI Seniors’ Secretariat.

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There ARE a lot of Seniors events - which is because the municipality and hall have been awarded some seniors grants... and they need to be wrapped up by the end of March!  If you are interested in other activities for different ages,  the hall has funding through the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being to (in a nutshell)- bring joy, teach life skills and build community.

Coordinator Peggy Chen would love to hear any ideas you have for activities and projects for the Milton Most Valuable People Project- MiltonMVPs@gmail.com

January 19, 2024 -Miltonvale Park and Milton Community Hall

Coffee – Visit neighbors each Monday and Friday from 10 -11 a.m. at the Milton Hall. Coffee, tea, and snacks are available by donation of coin or treats. Please drop in, no pre-registration is required.

Seniors Fitness Classes with Michele Gallant - at 9 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays. They focus on balance and flexibility and are lots of fun! Cost $6. If you need more info, please  email admin@miltonvalepark.com. Class is cancelled if schools (Bluefield family) are cancelled or delayed for weather-related reasons.

Yoga with Leone – Tuesdays - 9 a.m. Building Blocks of Yoga (mat) & 10:30 a.m. Chair Yoga. $6 Miltonvale Park residents and $7 for others at the hall. Leone is planning to offer a THURSDAY yoga class on the 2nd floor at the hall, beginning in Feb.,  but the time hasn’t been determined yet. If you might be interested, please contact LightLivingWithLeone@gmail.com with your preferred time(s).

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meet at the Hall on Tuesdays at 6:15. For more information contact Joyce at 902-368-2055.

Weekly Wednesday Zumba Classes take place at 5:30. The cost for Miltonvale Park residents is $2/class and non-residents are $5. Space is limited. Contact MiltonMVPs@gmail.com if you are interested.

Lily Forsythe, a Registered Acupuncturist, presented an Acupuncture Information Session on Monday, January 8 and will be back regularly for a while on Monday January 22 at 5:30 p.m. to answer questions about acupuncture and host a community acupuncture session. Class is full. Email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com to be on the waitlist.

Do you like to sing? The Milton Hall hosts singers on Monday evenings from 7-8 p.m. for a casual and fun singing group. Class is full. Email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com to be on the waitlist.

Learn to Square Dance -Tuesdays, began on January 16 at 2 p.m. and continues  Jan 23, 30 and Feb 13, with a storm date of Feb 20. Free for Miltonvale Park residents and by donation for others. It is not too late to join. The 18 (ish) folks really enjoyed Tuesday! PEI-Through the Years. Register at admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090.

NEW -Earthly Haven Holistic Healing will be having group Reiki sessions on Tuesday, January 23 beginning at 2 pm, 5:30 pm, and 7:30 pm for anyone curious! Sessions are 60 mins and exchange is $25 www.earthlyhavenholistichealing.com This is not a hall or municipal sponsored event -just sharing information in case anyone is interested.

Concert -There will be a free concert (donations will be accepted). on Friday, January 26 from 7-8:30 (Storm date Saturday, Jan 27 at 2 p.m. This Friends for Friends Concert features newcomers to PEI who would like to give back with a performance of classical music featuring, violinist and conductor Tzu-Cheng Wang, who was nominated for Holland College Musician of the Year and whose album “Hello PEI” was nominated for the 2023 Music PEI Award for Instrumental recording of the year.  He will be bringing an Erhu, is a Chinese two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a Southern Fiddle, and is sometimes known in the Western world as the Chinese violin or a Chinese two-stringed fiddle. More information on the Facebook event. https://www.facebook.com/events/2423261391178734/?active_tab=discussion

https://www.thearcticstar.com/music/ To reserve a seat,register here:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Friends4Friends

NEW -- Basket Weaving Workshop with Noella Moore will be held on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. at the Milton Community Hall. Maximum 10 people. Priority for registration will be given to Miltonvale Park Residents, age 55+, who did not attend the previous basket making  workshop. Cost: $15 for residents, 55+ and $20 for others, if space is available. Please register ASAP at admin@miltonvalepark.com or call 902-368-3090. PEI-Through the Years (NOTE: The course may be held upstairs, IF the Friday concert has to move to the storm date).

January 31 is the deadline to buy tickets for the next 50-50 twice-monthly draw. You can buy tickets at the hall-or send an e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. $3 each or 2/$5. The winner of the January 15 draw was Sylvia Andrew who won $94.

NEW - REGISTRATION OPEN! The next Community Meal is scheduled for Thursday, Feb, 1 with the final meal box giveaway scheduled for Feb 22.  We are tentatively planning ham and potato scallop. Please register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MiltonMeal3 These free meals are provided to residents (and neighbours, if space permits) through funding from the Island Community Food Security Program. It is designed to support the expansion of local markets while supporting goals related to community food security, particularly increasing access to affordable local food and improving health and food safety.  The program will focus on strengthening local food systems through community-led education and outreach activities.

NEW -Thursday, February 1- is the date of the next Planning Board meeting, if required. If you are planning to attend the 7 p.m. meeting, please RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com.

NEW  - February 2 - 12 noon - Lunch and Learn -Financial Wellness for Seniors - Presented by Doug Geldart & Johanna Jorgenson from the Provincial Credit Union. FREE for Miltonvale Park seniors and by donation for others. Please register by 5 p.m., Wed. Jan 31 at admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090

Margaret Prouse will be presenting a Foods of PEI demonstration on Tuesday, February 6 at 1 p.m. Pre-register for this PEI-Through the Years event ASAP at admin@miltonvalepark.com. It is filling up quickly. Spaces will be held for a few more days for residents. Non-residents are now being placed on a waiting list.

NEW -The 5th Community Meal is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 15.  Registration is not open yet.

David Hooper will present People from the Past at a Lunch and Learn at 12 noon Friday, Feb 16. Free for Miltonvale Park residents, aged 55+ and by donation for others. Miltonvale Park Seniors Matters. Register at admin@miltonvalepark.com

The Milton Community Hall will be holding their annual general meeting, Tues Feb 20, storm date Feb 27 at 7 p.m. (to be confirmed)The adult residents of Miltonvale Park are all members of the non-profit, Milton Community Hall, Inc, and are invited to attend the meeting to learn about events of the past year and plans for 2024. Would you like to be involved in the hall as a board member for this active community hub?  For more information or to RSVP please contact miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902-566-3154.

Wednesday, February 21 -7 p.m. Council Meeting for the Rural Municipality of Miltonvale Park. RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com.

A community food box giveaway is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 22. Registration is not open yet.

The municipality is planning a Public Meeting to review planned changes to the Official Plan and Development Bylaw which is tentatively scheduled for the Milton Community Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 27. More details to follow.

Presentation - Memory with the Alzheimer’s Society of PEI – Don’t forget to show up! Learn how to protect and enhance your memory. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28 with a storm date of Feb 29.  Free for Miltonvale Park seniors and by donations for others. RSVP to the hall - miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902-566-3154.Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors

NEW -Thursday, Feb 29 - 7:30 p.m -Miltonvale Park - Public Meeting on the 2024-25 municipal budget at the Milton Community Hall. Residents are invited to attend. Please RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com.

NEW - Wednesday, March 6, 12 noon - Newcomers -How to Welcome Them!  Lunch and Learn with a presentation from IRSA. Please RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com. Free for Miltonvale Park seniors and by donations for others. PEI-Through the Years. Storm date -Thurs., March 21.

Dutch Thompson will be presenting at a Lunch and Learn on “Poppies, Police and the 2nd World War” on Thursday, March 7 at 12 noon. Storm date is March 8. Free for Miltonvale Park seniors and by donations for others. PEI-Through the Years.

Ukrainian Easter Egg Decorating (Pysanky) with Linda Weeks-Sunday March 10 at 1:30 p.m. Storm date March 24. FREE for Miltonvale Park residents, 55+, who also have priority registration. $10 for younger Miltonvale Park residents and $15 for others, if space is available.  Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors. Register at miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902-566-3154.

The hall and the municipality are currently organizing a number of other events and activities for the winter – and hope to be announcing other dates as they get finalized: book club meetings, Reconciliation Speaker, Concert for Black History Month, Seniors Health Fair, snowshoe outing, Drum Circle on a Tuesday evening (TBD), and an Unconscious Bias Workshop (TENTATIVE time might be a Wednesday morning -If you are interested - does this work for you?) … along with more events through the Milton MVP Project! If you have suggestions for speakers or would like to be involved in any of these events, please reach out to the Council or the hall.

Community Garden – The Council will be establishing a Community Garden on land opposite the Milton Community Hall, which the family of the late Robert Hooper is generously letting the municipality use. If you are interested in being involved, please let the Council office know at admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090. We have purchased a greenhouse, and are looking forward to the growing season! We are still working on details -and would love to get community members involved!

Air Fryer – We now have an air fryer for Miltonvale Park seniors to borrow to try out. Please contact MiltonCommunityHall@gmail.com to get your name on the waiting list to borrow it for approximately a week, or call 902-566-3154.

RESIDENTS ONLY -Miltonvale Park has a $75 bursary program per child per year to participate in extracurricular sports, arts, cultural groups/activities and events. https://miltonvalepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bursary-application2020.pdf

PLEASE NOTE: For Miltonvale Park residents, if money or transportation is a barrier to any of the Milton Community Hall MVP (Most Valuable People) events, please let us know and we will do what we can to ensure that everyone can participate. Email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

MILTONVALE PARK RESIDENTS - Do you have a senior friend or neighbour who may not be connected to the internet and may be missing out on these emails? Please consider offering to print and deliver these notes to them, or make them aware they exist. Perhaps they have a relative who could be put on the email list to share information with them to ensure they are aware of local activities and opportunities.

Sign up for regular (approx. weekly) emails from the municipality listing events and reminders by emailing admin@miltonvalepark.com.

Activities in the Milton Hall MVP project have received funding from the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being, and are coordinated by Peggy Chen, MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

Activities in the PEI-Through the Years project are funded through the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Activities in the Miltonvale Park Seniors Matters and the Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors project are funded through the PEI Seniors’ Secretariat.

 

 

January 16, 2024 -Miltonvale Park and Milton Community Hall

Coffee – Visit neighbors each Monday and Friday from 10 -11 a.m. at the Milton Hall. Coffee, tea, and snacks are available by donation of coin or treats. Please drop in, no pre-registration is required.

Seniors Fitness Classes with Michele Gallant - at 9 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays. They focus on balance and flexibility and are lots of fun! Cost $6. If you need more info, please  email admin@miltonvalepark.com. Class is cancelled if schools (Bluefield family) are cancelled or delayed for weather-related reasons.

Yoga with Leone – Tuesdays - 9 a.m. Building Blocks of Yoga (mat) & 10:30 a.m. Chair Yoga. $6 Miltonvale Park residents and $7 for others at the hall. Leone is planning to offer a THURSDAY yoga class on the 2^nd floor at the hall, beginning in Feb.,  but the time hasn’t been determined yet. If you might be interested, please contact LightLivingWithLeone@gmail.com with your preferred time(s).

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meet at the Hall on Tuesdays at 6:15. For more information contact Joyce at 902-368-2055.

Weekly Wednesday Zumba Classes at take place at 5:30. The cost for Miltonvale Park residents is $2/class and non-residents are $5. Space is limited. Contact MiltonMVPs@gmail.com if you are interested. 

Lily Forsythe, a Registered Acupuncturist, presented an Acupuncture Information Session on Monday, January 8 and will be back on Monday January 22 at 5:30 p.m. to answer questions about acupuncture and host a community acupuncture session. Maximum of 10 attendees, with priority for Miltonvale Park Residents, who can attend for free. $5 for others.  Lily will be using the NADA protocol for anyone who would like a gentle introduction to acupuncture and its many benefits. The NADA protocol promotes a calm and clear-headed state, harmonizes your nervous system, improves resiliency, reduces cravings (food, smoking), relieves stress and emotional trauma, minimizes withdrawal symptoms and improves sleep. The intent is to do a series of these classes for the group.  These sessions are part of the Milton MVP project.

Do you like to sing? The Milton Hall is welcoming singers on Monday evenings from 7-8 p.m. for a casual and fun singing group. The group has currently reached its maximum, but you can email Peggy at MiltonMVPs@gmail.com  to be placed on the waiting list.

Learn to Square Dance -Tuesdays, beginning on January 16 at 2 p.m. and also Jan 23, 30 and Feb 13, with a storm date of Feb 20. Free for Miltonvale Park residents and by donation for others PEI-Through the Years. Register at admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090.

The Council for the Rural Municipality of Miltonvale Park will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, January 17 at 7 p.m. The public is welcome to attend, but please pre-register at admin@miltonvalepark.com to ensure there is information printed for you. Council will soon be working on its budget for the 2024-25 year. If you have suggestions, please contact admin@miltonvalepark.com.

The next community meal funded by the Island Community Food Security Program is scheduled for Thursday, January 18 and will be turkey soup, cheese rolls, and cinnamon swirl cake. There will be approximately 125 suppers prepared, for take-out or delivery (to Miltonvale Park residents) from 5-5:45 or eat-in at 6 p.m. As numbers are limited, preference will be given to MvP residents. Confirmations/reminders will be sent out later today. As of 1 p.m. Tuesday there were 10 meals left to claim. Thanks to funders: the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, the Government of Prince Edward Island, and the Government of Canada. REGISTER HERE:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Meal3

Concert -There will be a free concert (donations will be accepted). on Friday, January 26 from 7-8:30 (Storm date Saturday, Jan 27 at 2 p.m. This Friends for Friends Concert features newcomers to PEI who would like to give back with a performance of classical music featuring, violinist and conductor Tzu-Cheng Wang, who was nominated for Holland College Musician of the Year and whose album “Hello PEI” was nominated for the 2023 Music PEI Award for Instrumental recording of the year.  More details to follow.   https://www.thearcticstar.com/music/ To reserve a seat, please email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com

January 31 is the deadline to buy tickets for the next 50-50 twice-monthly draw. You can buy tickets at the hall-or send an e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. $3 each or 2/$5. The winner of the January 15 draw was Sylvia Andrew who won $94.

The next Community Meal is scheduled for Thursday, Feb, 1 with the final meal box giveaway scheduled for Feb 22. Registration is not yet open.

Friday, Feb. 2 – Lunch and Learn about Seniors Financial Wellness with Doug Geldart and Johanna Jorgensen from the Provincial Credit Union will be at the hall on Friday, Feb 2 at 12 noon to share information for seniors. Free for Miltonvale Park residents aged 55+, and by donation for others. Please pre-register by noon Wed. Jan 31 to admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090. Miltonvale Park Seniors Matters 

Margaret Prouse will be presenting a Foods of PEI demonstration on Tuesday, February 6 at 1 p.m. Pre-register for this PEI-Through the Years event ASAP at admin@miltonvalepark.com. It is filling up quickly and I am now holding spaces for residents and putting non-residents on a waiting list.

David Hooper will present People from the Past at a Lunch and Learn at 12 noon Friday, Feb 16. Free for Miltonvale Park residents, aged 55+ and by donation for others. Miltonvale Park Seniors Matters. Register at admin@miltonvalepark.com

The Milton Community Hall will be holding their annual general meeting, Tues Feb 20, storm date Feb 27 at 7 p.m. The adult residents of Miltonvale Park are all members of the non-profit, Milton Community Hall, Inc, and are invited to attend the meeting to learn about events of the past year and plans for 2024. Would you like to be involved in the hall as a board member for this active community hub?  For more information or to RSVP please contact miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902-566-3154.

The municipality is planning a Public Meeting to review planned changes to the Official Plan and Development Bylaw which is tentatively scheduled for the Milton Community Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 27. More details to follow.

Presentation - Memory with the Alzheimer’s Society – Don’t forget to show up! Learn how to protect and enhance your memory. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28 with a storm date of Feb 29.  Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors Free for Miltonvale Park seniors and by donations for others. RSVP to the hall - miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902-566-3154.

Dutch Thompson will be presenting at a Lunch and Learn on “Poppies, Police and the 2nd World War” on Thursday, March 7 at 12 noon. Storm date is March 8.

Ukrainian Easter Egg Decorating (Pysanky) with Linda Weeks-Sunday March 10 at 1:30 p.m. Storm date March 24. FREE for Miltonvale Park residents, 55+, who also have priority registration. $10 for younger Miltonvale Park residents and $15 for others, if space is available.  Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors. Register at miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902-566-3154.

The hall and the municipality are currently organizing a number of other events and activities for the winter – and hope to be announcing other dates as they get finalized: Basket weaving workshop, book club meetings, Reconciliation Speaker, Concert for Black History Month, Speaker on Financial Wellness, Seniors Health Fair, snowshoe outing, Drum Circle on a Tuesday evening (TBD), and an Unconscious Bias Workshop… along with more events through the Milton MVP Project! If you have suggestions for speakers or would like to be involved in any of these events, please reach out to the Council or the hall.

Community Garden – The Council will be establishing a Community Garden on land opposite the Milton Community Hall, which the family of the late Robert Hooper is generously letting the municipality use. If you are interested in being involved, please let the Council office know at admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090. We have purchased a greenhouse, and are looking forward to the growing season! We are still working on details -and would love to get community members involved!

Air Fryer – We now have an air fryer for Miltonvale Park seniors to borrow to try out. Please contact MiltonCommunityHall@gmail.com to get your name on the waiting list to borrow it for approximately a week, or call 902-566-3154.

RESIDENTS ONLY - Miltonvale Park has a $75 bursary program per child per year to participate in extracurricular sports, arts, cultural groups/activities and events. https://miltonvalepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bursary-application2020.pdf

PLEASE NOTE: For Miltonvale Park residents, if money or transportation is a barrier to any of the Milton Community Hall MVP (Most Valuable People) events, please let us know and we will do what we can to ensure that everyone can participate. Email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

MILTONVALE PARK RESIDENTS - Do you have a senior friend or neighbour who may not be connected to the internet and may be missing out on these emails? Please consider offering to print and deliver these notes to them, or make them aware they exist. Perhaps they have a relative who could be put on the list to share information with them to ensure they are aware of local activities and opportunities.

Sign up for regular (approx. weekly) emails from the municipality listing events and reminders by emailing admin@miltonvalepark.com.

Activities in the Milton Hall MVP project have received funding from the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being, and are coordinated by Peggy Chen, MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

 Activities in the PEI-Through the Years project are funded through the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Activities in the Miltonvale Park Seniors Matters and the Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors project are funded through the PEI Seniors’ Secretariat.

 

 

 

To register for events (OTHER THAN the community meal and food box giveaway), you can complete the questionnaire here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Jan24Events

Coffee – Visit neighbors each Monday and Friday from 10 -11 a.m. at the Milton Hall. Coffee, tea, and snacks are available by donation of coin or treats. Please drop in, no pre-registration is required.

Yoga with Leone – Tuesdays - 9 a.m. Building Blocks of Yoga (mat) & 10:30 a.m. Chair Yoga. $6 Miltonvale Park residents and $7 for others at the hall.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meet at the Hall on Tuesdays at 6:15. For more information contact Joyce at 902-368-2055.

Weekly Wednesday Zumba Classes at take place at 5:30. The cost for Miltonvale Park residents is $2/class and non-residents are $5. Space is limited. Contact MiltonMVPs@gmail.com if you are interested.

January 15 is the deadline to buy tickets for the next 50-50 twice-monthly draw. You can buy tickets at the hall-or send an e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. $3 each or 2/$5. There was no Dec 31 draw.

Lily Forsythe, a Registered Acupuncturist, will present an Acupuncture Information Session (how it works and what it helps with) followed by an Acupuncture for Resilience demonstration on Monday, January 8 at 5:30 pm. Free for Miltonvale Park Residents, by donation for others.  Lily will be using the NADA protocol for anyone who would like a gentle introduction to acupuncture and its many benefits.

The NADA protocol:

• Promotes a calm and clear-headed state
• Harmonizes your nervous system
• Improves resiliency
• Reduces cravings (food, smoking)
• Relieves stress and emotional trauma
• Minimizes withdrawal symptoms
• Improves sleep

 Do you like to sing? The Milton Hall is welcoming singers on Monday evenings from 7-8 p.m. for a casual and fun singing group, beginning on January 8 (Weather cancelled all the Dec singing!). Please register with Peggy at MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

Home Economist Margaret Prouse will present Cooking for Seniors Class at the Milton Community Hall on Thursday, January 11 at 1 p.m. Please pre-register at miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. 

The Island Community Food Security Program has provided funding for six meals and two food box giveaways the Rural Municipality of Miltonvale Park, with cooperation from the Milton Community Hall, is providing 50 food boxes (approximate value $35) for local residents. As there are a limited number of food boxes, we hope that we will reach people for whom this will make a difference. Miltonvale Park residents will have priority.  There will be a food box giveaway (meat, milk, vegetables, butter, cheese…) on Saturday, January 13 with pick up from 10-11:30 a.m.  Delivery can be provided within Miltonvale Park if needed.  STORM DATE, if required, will be Sunday, Jan. 14 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. ONE application per household. Please pre-register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FoodBoxJan13. We would prefer that households register for themselves; however, if you wish to register another household if they do not have internet, please use this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FoodBoxJan13_24  or have them call 902-368-3090.

Seniors Fitness Classes with Michele Gallant - at 9 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays, beginning again on January 15. They focus on balance and flexibility and are lots of fun! Cost $6. If you need more info, please email admin@miltonvalepark.com. Class is cancelled if schools (Bluefield family) are cancelled or delayed for weather-related reasons.

Learn to Square Dance -Tuesdays, beginning on January 16 at 2 p.m. and also Jan 23, 30 and Feb 13, with a storm date of Feb 20). Free for Miltonvale Park residents and by donation for others.  More details to follow. Free for Miltonvale Park residents and by donation for others. PEI-Through the Years. Register at admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090.

The Council for the Rural Municipality of Miltonvale Park will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, January 17 at 7 p.m. The public is welcome to attend, but please pre-register at admin@miltonvalepark.com to ensure there is information printed for you. Council will be working on its budget for the 2024-25 year. If you have suggestions, please contact admin@miltonvalepark.com.

The next community meal funded by the Island Community Food Security Program is scheduled for Thursday, January 18 and will likely be turkey soup/stew. There will be approximately 125 suppers prepared, for take-out or delivery (to Miltonvale Park residents) from 5-5:45 or eat-in at 6 p.m. As numbers are limited, preference will be given to MvP residents. Registration is now available, and confirmations will be sent out several days before the 18th. Thanks to funders: the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, the Government of Prince Edward Island, and the Government of Canada. REGISTER HERE:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Meal3

Concert -There will be a free concert (donations will be accepted). on Friday, January 26 from 7-8:30 (Storm date Saturday, Jan 27 at 2 p.m. This Friends for Friends Concert features newcomers to PEI who would like to give back with a performance of classical music featuring, violinist and conductor Tzu-Cheng Wang, who was nominated for Holland College Musician of the Year and whose album “Hello PEI” was nominated for the 2023 Music PEI Award for Instrumental recording of the year.  More details to follow.   https://www.thearcticstar.com/music/ To reserve a seat, please email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com

The next Community Meal is scheduled for Thursday, Feb, 1. Registration is not yet open.

Margaret Prouse will be presenting a Foods of PEI demonstration on Tuesday, February 6 at 1 p.m. Pre-register for this PEI-Through the Years event at admin@miltonvalepark.com.

David Hooper will present People from the Past at a Lunch and Learn at noon on Friday, Feb. 16.

The Milton Community Hall will be holding their annual meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. (Storm date Feb. 27). The adult residents of Miltonvale Park are all members of the non-profit, Milton Community Hall, Inc, and are invited to attend the meeting and to consider becoming a member of the board which oversees the hall.

The municipality is planning a Public Meeting to review planned changes to the Official Plan and Development Bylaw which is tentatively scheduled for the Milton Community Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 28. More details to follow.

Dutch Thompson will be presenting at a Lunch and Learn on “Poppies, Police and the 2nd World War" on Thursday, March 7 at 12 noon. Storm date is March 8.

The hall and the municipality are currently organizing a number of other events and activities for the winter – and hope to be announcing other dates as they get finalized: Basket weaving workshop, book club meetings, Reconciliation Speaker, Concert for Black History Month, Speaker on Financial Wellness, Seniors Health Fair, A presentation on Memory with the Alzheimer’s’ Society, snowshoe outing, another Drum Circle, Ukrainian Easter Egg Decorating and an Unconscious Bias Workshop… along with more events through the Milton MVP Project! If you have suggestions for speakers or would like to be involved in any of these events, please reach out to the Council or the hall.

Community Garden – The Council will be establishing a Community Garden on land opposite the Milton Community Hall, which the family of the late Robert Hooper is generously letting the municipality use. If you are interested in being involved, please let the Council office know at admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090. We have purchased a greenhouse, and are looking forward to the growing season! We are still working on details -and would love to get community members involved!

Air Fryer – We now have an air fryer for Miltonvale Park seniors to borrow to try out. Please contact MiltonCommunityHall@gmail.com to get your name on the waiting list to borrow it for approximately a week, or call 902-566-3154.

Miltonvale Park has a $75 bursary program per child per year to participate in extracurricular sports, arts, cultural groups/activities and events. https://miltonvalepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bursary-application2020.pdf

 PLEASE NOTE: For Miltonvale Park residents, if money or transportation is a barrier to any of the Milton Community Hall MVP (Most Valuable People) events, please let us know and we will do what we can to ensure that everyone can participate. Email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

Sign up for regular (approx. weekly) emails from the municipality listing events and reminders by emailing admin@miltonvalepark.com.

Activities in the Milton Hall MVP project have received funding from the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being, and are coordinated by Peggy Chen, MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

 Activities in the PEI-Through the Years project are funded through the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Activities in the Miltonvale Park Seniors Matters and the Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors project are funded through the PEI Seniors’ Secretariat.

Miltonvale Park and Miltonvale Park

Coffee – Visit neighbors each Monday and Friday from 10 -11 a.m. at the Milton Hall. Coffee, tea, and snacks are available by donation of coin or treats. No coffee club on Christmas Day.

Yoga with Leone – Tuesdays - 9 a.m. Building Blocks of Yoga (mat) & 10:30 a.m. Chair Yoga. $6 Miltonvale Park residents and $7 for others at the hall. No class on Boxing Day!

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meet at the Hall on Tuesdays at 6:15. For more information contact Joyce at 902-368-2055.

Weekly Wednesday Zumba Classes resume Wed. Jan 3 at 5:30. The cost for Miltonvale Park residents is $2/class and non-residents are $5. Space is limited. Contact MiltonMVPs@gmail.com if you are interested.

Seniors Fitness Classes with Michele Gallant resume on Monday, January 15, 2024, after an extended holiday break.

Jan. 15 is the deadline to buy tickets for the next 50-50 twice-monthly draw. You can buy tickets at the hall-or send an e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. $3 each or 2/$5.

The Council Office will be closed for staff vacations December 25- January 4, 2024.

You can sign up for the following events through this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MiltonJan2024

There is more information on the Rural Municipality of Miltonvale Park and Milton Community Hall Facebook pages.

Family New Year’s Eve Dance – Friday, December 29 from 7-9 p.m. FREE! Come join us for some early evening fun! Register at MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.  Milton Hall MVP 

Miltonvale Park New Year’s Day Pancake Breakfast Monday, January 1 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. for residents to celebrate 50 years of being a municipality, as Miltonvale Park was incorporated in 1974. To help us plan for groceries, please send an email to admin@miltonvalepark.com if you are planning to drop by for a free pancake breakfast.

 Monday, January 8 at 5:30 – Acupuncture Information Session – More details to follow. Contact MiltonMVPS@gmail.com

 Thursday, January 11 at 1 p.m. Senior-friendly Cooking Class. Register at miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.

Learn to Square Dance -Tuesdays, beginning on January 16 at 2 p.m. More details to follow. Free for Miltonvale Park Seniors -by donation for others! PEI-Through the Years. Sign up at admin@miltonvalepark.com 

Air Fryer – We now have an air fryer for Miltonvale Park seniors to borrow to try out. Perhaps you are thinking about buying one for Christmas and want to see if you would use it. Please contact MiltonCommunityHall@gmail.com to get your name on the waiting list to borrow it for approximately a week, or call 902-566-3154.

Miltonvale Park has a $75 bursary program per child per year to participate in extracurricular sports, arts, cultural groups/activities and events. https://miltonvalepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bursary-application2020.pdf

GIFT IDEA -  The Milton Community Hall sells gift certificates in the denomination of your choice. Drop by the hall to buy one for someone on your list! They can be used for any activities at the hall.

 PLEASE NOTE: For Miltonvale Park residents, if money or transportation is a barrier to any of the Milton Community Hall MVP (Most Valuable People) events, please let us know and we will do what we can to ensure that everyone can participate. Email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

Sign up for regular (approx. weekly) emails from the municipality listing events and reminders by emailing admin@miltonvalepark.com.

Activities in the Milton Hall MVP project have received funding from the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being, and are coordinated by Peggy Chen, MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

 Activities in the PEI-Through the Years project are funded through the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Activities in the Miltonvale Park Seniors Matters and the Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors project are funded through the PEI Seniors’ Secretariat.

Coffee – Visit neighbors each Monday and Friday from 10 -11 a.m. at the Milton Hall. Coffee, tea, and snacks are available by donation of coin or treats. There will be Coffee on Nov 13.

This series of classes for The Resourceful Homeowner will take place on Mondays from 7:00 -8:30 TONIGHT: Basic Electrical and Plumbing.  RSVP to MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

Yoga with Leone – Tuesdays - 9 a.m. Building Blocks of Yoga (mat) & 10:30 a.m. Chair Yoga. $6 Miltonvale Park residents and $7 for others at the hall.  PLEASE NOTE: Mat yoga is cancelled for Tuesday, Nov. 7. 

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meet at the Hall on Tuesdays at 6:15. For more information contact Joyce at 902-368-2055.

Weekly Wednesday Zumba Classes at take place at 5:30. The cost for Miltonvale Park residents is $2/class and non-residents are $5. Space is limited. Contact MiltonMVPs@gmail.com if you are interested.  No Zumba on Nov. 22.

Seniors Fitness Classes with Michele Gallant - at 9 a.m. and take place on Mondays and Fridays. They focus on balance and flexibility and are lots of fun! Cost $6. If you need more info, please email admin@miltonvalepark.com. There will be exercise on Nov. 13 (Civic holiday). Classes will break after the December 1 class until 2024.

Tonight is the first Music Theory class, upstairs at the hall. -Learn the 'why' of music and how music is put together? Marti Hopson, composer and music teacher, to find out more about the music building blocking including keys, scales, intervals and chords!   From 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Mondays, Nov 6, 13, 20, 27 at Milton Community Hall. Free for Miltonvale Park residents, by donation for others. Register at MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

 

Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. there will be a Miltonvale Park Planning Board meeting. Please RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com if you would like to attend.

Thursday, November 9, 2023 - For residents of the Miltonvale Park area

The Island Community Food Security Initiative is funding six community meals for residents and seniors in need before the end of March, 2024. We will be using local foods where possible, and hope these meals can ease some of the stress families and individuals may be facing during the winter. The meals will be eat-in or can be taken out. The 1st meal will be a Beef Stew Supper with dessert at the Milton Community Hall on Thursday, November 9.  Pick up will be from 5-5:45 p.m. with an eat-in option at 6 p.m. Deliveries can be available for those who need it within Miltonvale Park. There are 125 free meals available and preference will be given to Miltonvale Park residents. Thanks to funders: the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, the Government of Prince Edward Island, and the Government of Canada.  If you have signed up already, you should receive a confirmation email today or tomorrow. Please register to get a meal or to volunteer at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MiltonMeal1

The hall is catering a supper on the evening of Friday, Nov. 10. Please contact Shari at miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com if you would like to help out with the cooking or serving.

Tuesday, Nov. 14 – 7 p.m. North Milton WI at the Milton Community Hall (Please note the change in date to accommodate a special guest speaker).

Wednesday, November 15 at 7 p.m. is the next Council Meeting for the Rural Municipality of Miltonvale Park. Please RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com if you would like to attend.

Nov. 15 is the deadline to buy tickets for the next 50-50 twice-monthly draw. You can buy tickets at the hall-or send an e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. $3 each or 2/$5. The winner of the Oct. 31 draw was Connie MacDonald who won $81.50. Thanks to all for your support!

The Milton Community Hall annual Christmas Craft Fair will be Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9- 3 p.m. Admission is $2 for those aged 13+. There will be door prizes and a canteen available. There are lots of Craft Fairs in the area that day -so find some fellow shoppers and plan to make a day of it! If you would like to volunteer on the day of the fair, please let Shari know at miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com .

Tuesday, November 21 is the next Foods of PEI cooking presentation with Margaret Prouse at 1:00 p.m. To sign up for this “PEI -Through the Years” project, please email admin@miltonvalepark.com. Free for Miltonvale Park residents aged 55+ and by donation for others.

Wreath Making with Marie Dow – Wednesday, November 22 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Funded in part by the PEI Seniors Secretariat. $20 for Miltonvale Park Seniors, $30 for others. -Email miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or call 902-566-3154 to register. Priority will be given to Miltonvale Park seniors until Nov. 13. Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors

Community Pot Luck Supper – Join neighbours for a FREE POTLUCK supper at Milton Community Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. The hall will provide some meat options. Please RSVP to Peggy at MiltonMVPs@gmail.com by November 20. You can sign up to bring a dish by following the link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CK3J9LD

If you can’t bring a dish to share for any reason, please come anyway – we’d love to see you at the Meet Your Neighbor Night! Milton Community Hall's Most Valuable People project is funded by PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being 

The St. John’s Anglican Church is planning a Christmas Ceilidh on Sunday evening, November 26 at the Church. Watch for details or call Miriam Hooper at 902-368-2011.

Thursday, Nov. 30 is tentatively the next Community Food Security Supper. Registration is not open yet.

Saturday December 16 is a Christmas afternoon Tea with music by Michael Pendergast. More details to follow. This is a Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors event.

Huge congratulations to all those involved in the very successful Milton Community Players show this past weekend Some Neighbours -Yesterday Once More – The Quintessential Sesquicentennial Review. Special thanks to Phil Hooper for all this hard work - although the entire cast, crew and volunteers were awesome! There were lots of laughs, great biscuits and tasty fudge from the WI. Don’t despair if you couldn’t get tickets. The show was videotaped, and there will be a movie version shown when it is edited.

Air Fryer – We now have an air fryer for senior residents of Miltonvale Park to borrow to try out. Perhaps you are thinking about buying one for Christmas and want to see if someone would use it. Please contact MiltonCommunityHall@gmail.com to get your name on the waiting list to borrow it for approximately a week, or call 902-566-3154.

Miltonvale Park has a $75 bursary program per child per year to participate in extracurricular sports, arts, cultural groups/activities and events. https://miltonvalepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bursary-application2020.pdf

PEI Seniors Guide (2023) is now available. The electronic version (English) can be found at https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/publications/senior_guide_update_september_2023.pdf. This Guide will also be made available in French in the near future.  Hard copies of the Seniors Guide (in both English and French) can be requested by contacting the Seniors Navigator (902-213-5820; seniors@gov.pe.ca) or the Seniors Policy Advisor (902-620-3785; seniors@gov.pe.ca). When requesting, please identify how many copies you would like, as well as the mailing address they are to be sent to.

PLEASE NOTE: For Miltonvale Park residents, if money or transportation is a barrier to any of the Milton Community Hall MVP (Most Valuable People) events, please let us know and we will do what we can to ensure that everyone can participate. Email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

Sign up for regular (approx. weekly) emails from the municipality listing events and reminders by emailing admin@miltonvalepark.com.

Activities in the Milton Hall MVP project have received funding from the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being, and are coordinated by Peggy Chen, MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

 Activities in the PEI-Through the Years project are funded through the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Activities in the Miltonvale Park Seniors Matters and the Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors project are funded through the PEI Seniors’ Secretariat.

Coffee –Visit neighbors each Monday and Friday from 10 -11 a.m. at the Milton Hall. Coffee, tea, and snacks are available by donation of coin or treats. There will be Coffee on Oct 2.

This series of classes for The Resourceful Homeowner will take place on Mondays from 7:00 -8:30 TONIGHT: Yard work and flower gardens RSVP to MiltonMVPs@gmail.com

Potential Future classes - Guest speaker Peter McKenna - Basic plumbing and electrical; Simple home updates, changing door knobs, caulking, spray foam, wallpaper, tiling; Cleaning, what and when; Guest speaker- Peter McKenna -Answering questions 

Yoga with Leone – Tuesdays - 9 a.m. Building Blocks of Yoga (mat) & 10:30 a.m. Chair Yoga. $6 Miltonvale Park residents and $7 for others.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meet at the Hall on Tuesdays at 6:15. For more information contact Joyce at 902-368-2055.

Weekly Wednesday Zumba Classes at take place at 5:30. The cost for Miltonvale Park residents is $2/class and non-residents are $5. Space is limited. Contact MiltonMVPs@gmail.com if you are interested. 

Seniors Fitness Classes with Michele Gallant - at 9 a.m. and take place on Mondays and Fridays. They focus on balance and flexibility and are lots of fun! Cost $6. If you are interested, please email admin@miltonvalepark.com.

Fall Walk – Come join us for a fall walk at the Confederation Trail at the North York River Road on 11 a.m. Thursday, October 26. Chat, meet some friends/neighbours, see the fall foliage and get some exercise. The forecast is calling for a high of 17 and a mix of sun and clouds -so it sounds like a great day to stretch your legs!

Thursday, October 26 at 1 p.m. FULL!!  Air Fryer Cooking with home economist Margaret Prouse– Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors. Free for Miltonvale Park residents 55+. By donations for others. RSVP to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902-566-3154 to get on the waiting list.

Rebound Fitness class at 7 pm on Wednesday, Oct 25! Free for Miltonvale Park residents, $5 for others Space is very limited (I think only for the 8-8:30 p.m. time slot) -or it may be full- If you are interested, you can try to sign up here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Rebound

Friday, October 27 from 7-9. Halloween Family Dance Party -Free for Miltonvale Park residents. RSVP to MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

How does your Garlic Grow? Come learn the secrets to growing garlic on Saturday, October 28 at 12:30 at the Milton Community Hall with Marie McKenna of Spruce Grove Landscaping. Free. Please RSVP to MiltonMVPs@gmail.com or call 902-566-3154. Please dress for the outdoors.

Saturday, Oct. 28 – Municipal Children’s Halloween Activity – Miltonvale Park is planning to have an afternoon Halloween Treat bag Drive Thru for residents’ children. Please pre-register in ADVANCE here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MiltonHalloween23 Residents are most welcome to drop off treats to be included by Friday noon, at the Milton Community Hall.

Oct.31 is the deadline to buy tickets for the next 50-50 twice-monthly draw. You can buy tickets at the hall-or send an e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. $3 each or 2/$5. The winner of the Oct. 15 draw was Lorraine Garneau who won $87.50. Thanks to all for your support!

Wednesday, Nov 1 is 4-H Day – and the day that the Wheatley River 4-H Club meets next at the Milton Community Hall at 6:45 (although there is a mini-dance and pizza on Oct 27 at 5:30). Watch for a local 4-Her to be selling great PEI products in the annual fundraiser until Nov. 1. For more information, contact Shari at peishari@gmail.com.

PLAY TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE -Reserve your tickets here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MiltonPlay or at the hall. Thurs- Sat. Nov. 2-4 at 7:30 p.m. The Milton Community Players present Some Neighbours -Yesterday Once More – The Quintessential Sesquicentennial Review. Tickets- $18. Delayed by COVID but encouraged by demand, the Milton Community Players present Some Neighbours: Yesterday Once More or, The Quintessential Sesquicentennial Review. A two-act comedy about the 150 years of Prince Edward Island’s participation in Confederation. and what has REALLY happened on the Island since 1873.

Yesterday Once More goes beyond the headlines and visits various families to understand why they moved here, their hopes of raising kids, and becoming part of the community.... and how to navigate all those roundabouts. The trials and tribulations of Freddy, flying from Newfoundland to Prince Edward Island, to meet his prospective bride, is worth the price of admission. His soon-to-be partner, a member of the local church’s PTISSER ladies, is determined to stamp out sins.

Freddy and all the passengers have their problems with the flight from Newfoundland, and there’s speculation they may not make it. It’s a flight you don’t want to miss.

NEW – Drawing Classes – How to Draw What You See -with Nancy Hooper. Fridays from 1-3 p.m. on November 3, 10, 24, and Dec 1.  Essential supplies and snacks included. $20 for Miltonvale Park residents and $28 for others.  RSVP to MiltonMVPs@gmail.com or call 902-566-3154.

Meditation presented by monks from the GEBIS monastery. Saturday, November 4 from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. FREE. Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MiltonHall or 902-368-3090

Music Theory -Learn the 'why' of music and how music is put together? Marti Hopson, composer and music teacher, to find out more about the music building blocking including keys, scales, intervals and chords!   From 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Mondays, Nov 6, 13, 20, 27 at Milton Community Hall. Free for Miltonvale Park residents, by donation for others. Register at MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

Thursday, November 9, 2023 - For residents of the Miltonvale Park area

The Island Community Food Security Initiative is funding six community meals for residents and seniors in need before the end of March, 2024. We will be using local foods where possible, and hope these meals can ease some of the stress families and individuals may be facing during the winter. The meals will be eat-in or can be taken out. The 1st meal will be a Beef Stew Supper with dessert at the Milton Community Hall on Thursday, November 9.  Pick up will be from 5-5:45 p.m. with an eat-in option at 6 p.m. Deliveries can be available for those who need it within Miltonvale Park. There are 125 free meals available and preference will be given to Miltonvale Park residents. Thanks to funders: the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, the Government of Prince Edward Island, and the Government of Canada.  Please register to get a meal or to volunteer at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MiltonMeal1

The hall is catering a supper on the evening of Friday, Nov. 10. Please contact Shari at miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com if you would like to help out with the cooking or serving.

Tuesday, Nov. 14 – 7 p.m. North Milton WI at the Milton Community Hall (Please note the change in date to accommodate a special guest speaker).

Milton Community Hall annual Christmas Craft Fair will be Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9- 3 p.m. Admission is $2 for those aged 13+. There will be door prizes and a canteen available.

Tuesday, November 21 is the next Foods of PEI cooking presentation with Margaret Prouse at 1:00 p.m. To sign up for this “PEI -Through the Years” project, please email admin@miltonvalepark.com. Free for Miltonvale Park residents aged 55+ and by donation for others.

Wreath Making with Marie Dow – Wednesday, November 22 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Funded in part by the PEI Seniors Secretariat. $20 for Miltonvale Park Seniors, $30 for others. -Email miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or call 902-566-3154 to register. Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors

Community Pot Luck Supper – Join neighbours for a FREE POTLUCK supper at Milton Community Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. The hall will provide some meat options.

Please RSVP to Peggy at MiltonMVPs@gmail.com by November 20. You can sign up to bring a dish by following the link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CK3J9LD

If you can’t bring a dish to share for any reason, please come anyway – we’d love to see you at the Meet Your Neighbor Night! Milton Community Hall's Most Valuable People project is funded by PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being 

Miltonvale Park has a $75 bursary program per child per year to participate in extracurricular sports, arts, cultural groups/activities and events. https://miltonvalepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bursary-application2020.pdf

PLEASE NOTE: For Miltonvale Park residents, if money or transportation is a barrier to any of the Milton Community Hall MVP (Most Valuable People) events, please let us know and we will do what we can to ensure that everyone can participate. Email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

Sign up for regular (approx. weekly) emails from the municipality listing events and reminders by emailing admin@miltonvalepark.com.

Activities in the Milton Hall MVP project have received funding from the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being, and are coordinated by Peggy Chen, MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

 Activities in the PEI-Through the Years project are funded through the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Activities in the Miltonvale Park Seniors Matters and the Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors project are funded through the PEI Seniors’ Secretariat.

 

Miltonvale Park & Milton Community Hall – Events – October 13. 2023

The Miltonvale Community Park still has some small tomatoes and zucchini and baby carrots in the section that has the black weed barrier that people can help themselves to them.

Coffee –Visit neighbors each Monday and Friday from 10 -11 a.m. at the Milton Hall. Coffee, tea, and snacks are available by donation of coin or treats.

The Resourceful Homeowner - This series of classes will take place on Mondays from 7:30 -8:30 (usually at the hall). Free for Miltonvale Park Residents -by donations for others.RSVP to MiltonMVPs@gmail.com

October 16 class – Home Décor and Silicone  

Potential future classes:  Basic plumbing and electrical; Yard work and flower gardens;  Simple home updates, changing door knobs, caulking, spray foam, wallpaper, tiling; Cleaning, what and when, guest speaker- Peter McKenna -Answering questions 

Yoga with Leone – Tuesdays –9 a.m. Building Blocks of Yoga (mat) & 10:30 a.m. Chair Yoga. $6 Miltonvale Park residents and $7 for others.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meet at the Hall on Tuesdays at 6:15. For more information contact Joyce at 902-368-2055.

Weekly Wednesday Zumba Classes at take place at 5:30. The cost for Miltonvale Park residents is $2/class and non-residents are $5. Space is limited. Contact MiltonMVPs@gmail.com if you are interested. 

Seniors Fitness Classes with Michele Gallant - at 9 a.m. and take place on Mondays and Fridays. They focus on balance and flexibility and are lots of fun! Cost $6. If you are interested, please email admin@miltonvalepark.com.

Sunday, Oct.15 is the deadline to buy tickets for the next 50-50 twice-monthly draw. You can buy tickets at the hall-or send an e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. $3 each or 2/$5.

Tuesday, October 17 at 1 p.m. Foods of PEI with Home Economist Margaret Prouse. Food demonstration and tasting -Lebanese. Free for Miltonvale Park residents 55+. By donations for others PEI-Through the Years. RSVP ASAP to admin@miltonvalepark.com

Wednesday, October 18 – is the next regular Council meeting at the Milton Hall at 7 p.m. Please RSVP at admin@miltonvalepark.com if you plan to attend.

NEW! Come Try Rebound Fitness class with Holly, Rebound Fit PEI at Milton Community Hall at 7 pm on Wednesday, Oct 25! Free for Miltonvale Park residents, $5 for others including boot rental fees. Space is very limited, and there will be three separate sessions that evening. MVP residents have priority. TO REGISTER - PLEASE EMAIL MiltonMVPs@gmail.com by Friday, Oct 20 —— Milton Community Hall's Most Valuable People project, funded by PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being

Thursday, October 26 at 1 p.m. – Air Fryer Cooking with home economist Margaret Prouse– Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors. Free for Miltonvale Park residents 55+. By donations for others. RSVP to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902-566-3154. FULL -but we can put Miltonvale Park residents on a waiting list.

Friday, October 27 from 7-9. Halloween Family Dance Party -Free for Miltonvale Park residents. RSVP to MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

NEW!  Saturday, Oct. 28 – Municipal Children’s Halloween Activity – Miltonvale Park is planning to have an afternoon Halloween Treat bag Drive Thru for residents’ children. Please pre-register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MiltonHalloween23

Wednesday, Nov 1 is 4-H Day – and the day that the Wheatley River 4-H Club meets next at the Milton Community Hall at 6:45 (although there is a mini-dance and pizza on Oct 27 at 5:30). Watch for a local 4-Her to be selling great PEI products in the annual fundraiser Oct 15 -Nov. 1. For more information, contact Shari at peishari@gmail.com.

COMMUNITY PLAY TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE -Preorder here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MiltonPlay or drop into the Milton Community Hall

Thurs- Sat. Nov. 2-4 at 7:30 p.m. The Milton Community Players present Some Neighbours -Yesterday Once More – The Quintessential Sesquicentennial Review. A comical look at the past 150 years on PEI! Tickets are $18. (Friday tickets are over half sold!)

NEW!  Meditation in Milton Hall presented by monks from the GEBIS monastery. Saturday, November 4 from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. FREE. 

Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MiltonHall

This meditation will teach you how to calm down the restless mind and gain more peace and kindness from within. No prerequisite is needed. Everyone is welcome to this free class.

Agenda of the meditation:

- Awareness of the body and basic relaxation skill to help us restore the body and mind to a resilient state.

- Walking meditation to help the body stretch.

- Gratitude and loving kindness meditation to restore our mind to a positive state.

https://gebis.org/?page_id=25

NEW! Music Theory -Have you ever wanted to learn the 'why' of music? To learn more about the structure of how music is put together? Join Marti Hopson, composer and music teacher, to find out more about the music building blocking including keys, scales, intervals and chords!

Milton Community Hall will host 4 classes on Music Theory in November, from 6:30-7:30 pm on Mondays, Nov 6, 13, 20, 27 at Milton Community Hall. Free for Miltonvale Park residents, by donation for others. Basic note reading is needed, though Marti will help you refresh if you are rusty! (If you do not read music at all, and enough people are interested, a set of beginner music classes can be arranged.) Register at MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

——Milton Mighty Monday is a part of Most Valuable People project, which was funded by PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being

Tuesday, Nov. 14 – 7 p.m. North Milton WI at the Milton Community Hall (Date change!)

Milton Community Hall annual Christmas Craft Fair will be Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9- 3 p.m. Admission is $2 for those aged 13+. There will be door prizes and a canteen available.

NEW! Wreath Making with Marie Dow – Wednesday, November 22 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Funded in part by the PEI Seniors Secretariat. $20 for Miltonvale Park Seniors, $30 for others. -Email miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or call 902-566-3154 to register. Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors. Priority registration for Miltonvale Park seniors. 

PLEASE NOTE: For Miltonvale Park residents, if money or transportation is a barrier to any of the Milton Community Hall MVP (Most Valuable People) events, please let us know and we will do what we can to ensure that everyone can participate. Email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

Miltonvale Park residents are reminded that the municipality has a $75 bursary program per child per year to participate in extracurricular sports, arts, cultural groups/activities and events. https://miltonvalepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bursary-application2020.pdf

Sign up for regular (approx. weekly) emails from the municipality listing events and reminders by emailing admin@miltonvalepark.com.

Activities in the Milton Hall MVP project have received funding from the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being, and are coordinated by Peggy Chen, MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

 Activities in the PEI-Through the Years project are funded through the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Activities in the Miltonvale Park Seniors Matters and the Milton Hall Seasonal Seniors project are funded through the PEI Seniors’ Secretariat.