Milton Community Hall

Wed. June 29th at 7:30 p.m. – Residents are invited to meet for a bike ride at Brackley Beach -Meet at Main parking lot (at end nearest toll booths) Must register to attend by noon -Wednesday with miltonvaleparkengage@gmail.com or (902)-368-3090. This is part of the ParticipACTION Community Better Challenge.

Miltonvale Community Park - The hours this week may be somewhat sporadic due to staffing issues and Canada Day preparations. When the staff is there - folks can ask to use the disk golf baskets and disks.... great fun for the whole family! The drop-in day program will begin next week.

Community Walks – Only 1 left! Meet Luke at the parking lot by the Confederation Trail on the North York River Road for a walk along the Confederation Trail at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, June 30. ParticipACTION (Great activity for the folks who are missing exercise classes!).

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

Yoga with Leone – is taking a summer break at the hall with the last classes on Thursday, June 30. ($10) 9 a.m. Building Blocks of Yoga and 10:30 Chair Up Yoga. Reach out to the Council office if you want to be put in contact with Leone to learn about other classes she is leading this summer.

TOPS meets at the Milton Community Hall on Tuesdays at 6:15. For more information contact Joyce at 902-368-2055.

June 30th is the hall’s 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. Congratulations to Ken Williams who won $82.50 on the June 15th draw.

ParticipACTION – The Community Better Challenge  is almost through – but it is not too late to get involved. Judging looks at how many people have downloaded the ParticipACTION app (20 so far) and the number of active minutes recorded (through the apps and the events that are held) that Luke reports, such as the virtual walk to Milton, Louisiana and the Walk More than the Mayor contest, pickleball, disk golf, and walks and bike rides. (MiltonvaleParkEngage@gmail.com or 902-368-3090). Miltonvale Park is currently in 4th place on PEI. First prize on PEI is $15,000 -so we are asking residents and friends to please register with Luke and send in your steps or active minutes to be counted towards our totals (Every little bit helps!) You can easily send along your minutes or https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SYNYV32 (or just send Luke an email BY NOON on THURSDAY, June 30) and you can use the ParticipACTION app to also  track other events, such as gardening.  If we stay in the top four, we will need to submit an outline of what we did – along with what we would do with the $15,000 prize…. Do you have any suggestions for recreation purchases or activities?

Card Parties – The hall is holding summer card parties (Auction) on Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. until the end of September. Admission -$4.

Canada Day – Friday, July 1 at the Miltonvale Community Park (413 Sleepy Hollow Road). 11:30-2:30 – Wear red and white! The tree giveaway (details below) starts at 11:30. The BBQ (hamburgers, hot dogs and baked potatoes) starts at 12, with Canada Day cake and ice cream to follow. There will be a few gluten-free and vegetarian options - please ask!  There will be music with Lisle Clarke and John MacAllar, along with games, and a bouncy castle. The official opening is at 12:30 with the singing of O Canada and presentation of the Volunteer of the Year Award. Rain location -Milton Community Hall. Everyone welcome! This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet est financé en partie par le gouvernement du Canada.

Canada Day Tree Giveaway – The Cornwall and Area Watershed Group (CAWG) will hold a Tree Giveaway at the Miltonvale Park Canada Day Celebrations with one-gallon three-year-old native shrubs, and trees as well as small seedlings of Oak, Spruce, and Pine native to PEI. There is a limit of five trees per household. The native trees include yellow birch, hemlock, white ash, white spruce, white birch, and red maple. The native shrubs include butterfly bush, purple chokeberry, and red osier dogwood.  CAWG staff will be available on Canada Day to share information about what trees might do best on your property and how to properly plant them.  If you bought a rain barrel through the CAWG’s rain barrel fundraiser, be sure to submit the rebate form (online at miltonvalepark.com) to get your $25 rebate.

Chocolate Bar Bingo – Tuesday, July 5 at 7 p.m. Please register with miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902-566-3154. One chocolate bar gets you two bingo cards.

Prize Bingo – The Milton Community Hall will hold a fundraising prize bingo on Tuesday, July 19 at 7:30 p.m. Please pre-register with 902-566-3154 or miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. Let the hall know if you or your business would like to donate any prizes.

Fascinating Ladies – Saturday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. Join the Young at Heart Musical Theatre for their lively show at the Milton Community Hall. This show will highlight some of the great music from the 1920’s to the 1970’s, and celebrates artists like the Boswell Sisters, Andrews Sisters, Dolly Parton, Teresa Brewer, the Maguire sisters and more. Tickets are $17 advance and $20 at the door and includes a delicious strawberry shortcake snack!

Platinum Jubilee Teas -The Milton Community Hall received funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage and is planning to hold three Platinum Jubilee Teas on Monday July 25 at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, August 7 at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, September 17 at 2:00 p.m. Admission is free and dress is “summer garden party”.

We are pleased to welcome the Honourable Antoinette Perry, Lieutenant Governor of PEI to the first tea on July 25. The Hall is now accepting reservations for the teas for residents and their guests and would prefer to seat people in groups of 4. Reservations will be opened to the general public next week, to give local folks a chance to sign up to attend one of the teas. Call 902-566-3154 or email miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com, to reserve a seat at your preferred tea. If you are a royal fan, and would like to be involved with a display, photos related to the royal family, or information you may have acquired to help us celebrate the Queen’s 70 years on the throne, please contact the hall.

The hall is still selling rhubarb – $3/lb. or $3.50/lb. if chopped. Best to order ahead so it can be picked fresh for you! 902-566-3154 or miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.

Miltonvale Park is hosting a community book club for the Year of Canada seniors project. In June we are celebrating Alberta – and this month we picked Return of the Wild Goose, written by Jane Ledwell, who grew up in Miltonvale Park.  Return of the Wild Goose explores the life of writer and activist Katherine Hughes. Set against the intimate relief of a PEI landscape, these poems are inspired by what is known--and unknown--about her contradictory life as a Catholic teacher in Mohawk territory; a journalist working alongside Canada's first-wave feminists and suffragettes; the first public archivist of Alberta; and finally, as a zealous Irish nationalist. This (auto) biographical dialogue between Jane Ledwell and Katherine Hughes offers the reader a fierce remembrance of a PEI radical. The book is available through the PEI library system, and we just placed an order to purchase four of these short books to have on hand to lend out.
Email miltonvaleparkengage@gmail.com to let us know if you're interested in borrowing a book or learning more about the book club.

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

Yoga with Leone – Tuesdays ($5 -sponsored by Miltonvale Park) and Thursdays ($10 or 4/$32) 9 a.m. Building Blocks of Yoga and 10:30 Chair Up Yoga

 TOPS meets at the Milton Community Hall on Tuesdays at 6:15. For more information contact Joyce at 902-368-2055.

DEADLINE EXTENDED  – Volunteer of the Year Award Nomination Deadline extended to Friday, June 10, 2022.

June 15 is the hall’s 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. Congratulations to Reta MacDonald who won $105 on the May 15th draw and $75.50 on May 31!

ParticipACTION – Community Better Challenge  will take place all through June -Miltonvale Park will be competing again this year in the Community Better Challenge. Download the ParticipACTION app and sign up to participate in the virtual walk to Milton, Louisiana and the Walk More than the Mayor contest (MiltonvaleParkEngage@gmail.com or 902-368-3090), and participate in the various activities.  Miltonvale Park is currently in 2nd place on PEI! First prize on PEI is $15,000 -so we are asking residents and friends to please register with Luke and send in your steps or active minutes to be counted towards our totals (Every little bit helps!) You can easily send along your minutes or steps through the survey on the home page of  miltonvalepark.com - and you can use the ParticipACTION app to also  track other events, such as gardening.

Card Parties - The hall is holding summer card parties (Auction) on Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. until the end of September. Admission -$4.

Learn to Line Dance -As part of the Miltonvale Park Year of Canada project – there will be BEGINNER line dancing lessons with Margot Postma on Mondays – June 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 7- 8 p.m. at the Milton Community Hall. Free for Miltonvale Park residents aged 55+ and $10 for the series for others. Space is limited. Pre-register at admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090.

NEW - Community Walks – Meet Luke at the parking lot by the Confederation Trail on the North York River Road for a walk along the Confederation Trail at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 8; Friday, June 17; Monday, June 20 and Thursday, June 30. ParticipACTION (Great activity for the folks who are missing exercise classes!).

NEW -Community Bike Ride- Friday, June 10 at 10:30 a.m. on the Confederation Trail. Helmets are mandatory. Meet at the parking lot (across from CMP) along the trail North York River Road - Pre-register at 902-368-3090 or miltonvaleparkengage@gmail.com or through this ParticipACTION!

A Community Yard Sale will be held at the Milton Community Hall on Saturday June 11 from 8 a.m. -noon. Contact the hall to book a table ($15 for a 6 ft table or 2/$25). 902-566-3154 or miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.

NEW Try Disc Golf –FREE family event -Saturday, June 11 at the Miltonvale Community Park from 1-3 p.m. Pre-register–miltonvaleparkengage@gmail.com or 902-368-3090. ParticipACTION! Rain date -Sat. June 18.

NEW -Friday, June 17 at 2:00 p.m. -Frauds and Scams Presentation by Bert Ronahan from the Provincial Credit Union. Come learn how to protect yourself and your money. Please pre-register to admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090. Year of Canada.

The PEI Mutual Festival of Small Halls returns to the Milton Community Hall on Saturday evening, June 18 with its show – A Milton Mixer. Tickets are $30. It’s Juno award-winners on stage in Milton with the commanding vocals of Dene singer/songwriter Leela Gilday, joined by brother Jay Gilday, together as ‘Sechile Sedare’, along with the toe-tapping trad of string quartet The Fretless. Whimsical Kent-born folk singer/songwriter Lucy Farrell joins as special guest. The hall has tickets or they can be purchased online through smallhalls.com.

NEW -Tuesday, June 21 at 2:00 p.m. Join Whitney Kelly-Clark from efficiencyPEI for hints on improving the efficiency of your house and saving money. Whitney will also share information on the rebate and free programs available through efficiencyPEI. This presentation is part of the Year of Canada Project as June celebrates Alberta, which is an energy producing province. Funded in part by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

NEW -Fri. June 24th at 7:30 p.m. – Community residents are invited to meet for a bike ride at Brackley Beach -Meet at Main parking lot (at end nearest toll booths)

Canada Day – at the Miltonvale Community Park 11:30-2:30 BBQ (starts at 12), music, games, O Canada, bouncy castle. Rain location -Milton Community Hall. Everyone welcome.

 NEW Canada Day Tree Giveaway – The Cornwall and Area Watershed Group (CAWG) will hold a Tree Giveaway with one-gallon three-year-old native shrubs, and trees as well as small seedlings of Oak, Spruce, and Pine native to PEI. There is a limit of five trees per household. The native trees include yellow birch, hemlock, white ash, white spruce, white birch, and red maple. The native shrubs include butterfly bush, purple chokeberry, and red osier dogwood.  CAWG staff will be available on Canada Day to share information about what trees might do best on your property and how to properly plant them.  If you bought a rain barrel through the CAWG’s rain barrel fundraiser, be sure to submit the rebate form (online at miltonvalepark.com) to get your $25 rebate.

 Jubilee Teas -The Milton Community Hall received funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage and is planning to ld three Platinum Jubilee Teas on Monday July 25 at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, August 7 at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, September 17 at 2:00 p.m..  We are still working on details – but if you are a royal fan, and would like to be involved with a display, photos or information you may have acquired to help us celebrate the Queen’s 70 years on the throne, please contact miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.

NEW - There will not be a planning board meeting scheduled for this month, but the next Council meeting will be Wednesday, June 15 at 7:30 p.m.

NEW -The hall will also be selling rhubarb - $3/lb or $3.50/lb if chopped. Best to order ahead so it can be picked fresh for you! 902-566-3154 or miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.

This information (and lots more!) will be included in the community newsletter which should be completed and distributed soon!

Exercise Classes are now finished for the summer.

Coffee – Drop by the hall for coffee/tea/snacks and conversation on Mondays and Fridays at 10 a.m. There will not be coffee on Victoria Day.

Yoga with Leone – Tuesdays ($5 -sponsored by Miltonvale Park) and Thursdays ($10 or 4/$32) 9 a.m. Building Blocks of Yoga and 10:30 Chair Up Yoga

TOPS meets at the Milton Community Hall on Tuesdays at 6:15. For more information contact Joyce at 902-368-2055.

NEW – Pickleball at the Miltonvale Community Park - The tentative schedule for the summer is:
Monday 6-9 pm open play
Tuesday  9 am -12 noon open play
                6-8 pm beginner program (may already have a waiting list)
Wednesday 6-9 pm open play
Thursday 9 am-12 noon open play
                   6-9 pm advanced 4.0
Friday 6-9 pm open play
Saturday 9-12 am open play
                 3-5 pm beginner program (may already have a waiting list)
                 6-9 pm advanced 4.0
Sunday 1-4 pm open play, round robin

Times may be adjusted, if necessary, and some times may not start until later in the summer.
Rates are $30 membership which covers all play times for this year ($5 going to PEI pickleball organization) OR drop in fee of $2.  Membership in Pickleball Canada is required. There are washrooms on site. Players can bring their own water, chair, bug spray, and sanitizer. If you can volunteer for the evening open play times, or have questions, please contact Ernie at colesernie@bellaliant.net.

May 30 is the hall’s next 50-50 biweekly draw. You can buy tickets at the hall -or send an e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. $3 each or 2/$5. Congratulations to Reta MacDonald who won $105 on the May 15th draw.

The deadline to order a rain barrel for the Cornwall and Area Watershed Group fundraiser is Victoria Day.  Order and pay online at RainBarrel.ca/CAWGPEI before May 23, 2022. Miltonvale Park residents can also order at the Council Office at the Milton Community Hall (or online) AND are eligible for a $25 rebate on a rain barrel from the municipality (One per property/household). https://miltonvalepark.com/rain-barrel-rebate/ Pick up is scheduled for the Terry Fox Sports Complex, in Cornwall PEI on Sunday June 5 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. BUT pick up at the Milton Hall may be possible.

Fun Bingo - Miltonvale Park is holding a Seniors & Family Fun Bingo at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 26 at the Milton Community Hall. Admission - Item for a prize -$5 value or $5 cash. Maximum - $10/household. No dabbers required – Reusable cards will be used. Space is limited, so priority will be for residents who book for the next week. Please pre-register at 902-368-3090 or admin@miltonvalepark.com by noon, Thurs. May 26. Masks strongly recommended. This is part of the Year of Canada project. In May we are celebrating Ontario. (Think “Sudbury Saturday Night”!) Funded in part by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Caring for Fruit Trees – for the Backyard Grower -6:30 p.m.  Monday, May 30, with the PEI Tree Fruit Growers Association – Part of the Year of Canada New Horizons for Seniors Project. Southern Ontario is known for producing many plums, apples, peaches, pears and cherries! Please RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090.

ParticipACTION – Community Better Challenge  will take place all through June -Miltonvale Park will be competing again this year in the Community Better Challenge. Last year we were in the top 3 municipalities in PEI.  We ordered three disk golf baskets for use at the park, and summer student Luke Doiron will be coordinating another virtual walk to Milton in Louisana, and a Mayor’s Challenge. Details will follow as events take place in June. To get ready, we are asking residents to download the ParticipACTION app on your phones, as that should automatically count your activity in the municipal contest.

Wednesday June 1 is the next Year of Canada Food Presentation at 1:00 p.m. Margaret Prouse will be sharing recipes and tastes of food from Alberta, so the focus will be beef.  Space is limited. Please pre-register at 902-368-3090 or email admin@miltonvalepark.com by noon Monday, May 30. Masks are strongly recommended. Free for Miltonvale Park 55+. By donation for others. Funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Card Parties - The hall is planning to hold summer card parties (Auction) on Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. beginning June 2 and continuing through the end of September.

NEW - Learn to Line Dance -As part of the Miltonvale Park Year of Canada project – there will be BEGINNER line dancing lessons with Margot Postma on Mondays – June 6,13,20 and 27 from 7- 8 p.m. at the Milton Community Hall. Free for Miltonvale Park residents aged 55+ and $10 for the series for others. Space is limited. Pre-register at admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090.

The hall is holding a community yard sale on Saturday June 11. Contact the hall to book a table ($15 for a 6 ft table). 902-566-3154.

The PEI Mutual Festival of Small Halls returns to the Milton Community Hall on Saturday evening, June 18 with its show – A Milton Mixer. Tickets are $30. It’s Juno award-winners on stage in Milton with the commanding vocals of Dene singer/songwriter Leela Gilday, joined by brother Jay Gilday, together as ‘Sechile Sedare’, along with the toe-tapping trad of string quartet The Fretless. Whimsical Kent-born folk singer/songwriter Lucy Farrell joins as special guest. Get more information and buy your tickets here. The hall now has tickets for sale. https://smallhalls.com/schedule/shows/a-milton-mixer/

Reminder that April 1 was the beginning of a new fiscal year – so residents can apply again for a child bursary if you are registering your children in spring or summer programs or activities, and rebates are still available for High efficiency washers, low flow toilets and showerheads. https://miltonvalepark.com/for-residents/rebates-forms/

The Biciborne (Bicycle Repair Station) is located adjacent to the Confederation Trail off the North York River Road, near the parking lot – and has lots of tools and a pump if you need to get your bicycle ready for the season!

The Council and the Milton Hall are in the process of hiring summer students. Please contact either by email if you are interested in summer employment. admin@miltonvalepark.com or miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.

Jubilee Teas -The Milton Community Hall received funding from Heritage Canada and is planning to hold three Platinum Jubilee Teas on Monday evening, July 25, Sunday, August & and Saturday, September 17.  We are still working on details – but if you are a royal fan, and would like to be involved with a display, photos or information you may have acquired to help us celebrate the Queen’s 70 years on the throne, please contact miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.

Mirko Terrazas, the new Development Officer has office hours at the Milton Community Hall from 10-2 on Wednesdays. He can be reached at develop@miltonvalepark.com or through the Council phone number 902-368-3090. For more information on planning – visit https://miltonvalepark.com/category/planning/

Covid rapid test kits that can be taken home are now available at the Milton Community Hall, as are some KN95 masks. These are available through a Red Cross Stop the Spread program.  There are also some supplies in the food cupboard that folks are welcome to take and lots of books and puzzles to borrow in the hall entry.

Thanks to all who supported the Hall’s annual lobster supper last weekend – and to all the great volunteers who helped get everything ready for the 265 suppers that were served.

Have a lovely Victoria Day weekend!

NEW and UPDATED have been put before some items that have changed or been added so new info can be found at a glance! Events are generally listed in chronological order.

NEW Congratulations to Municipal Councillor Lindsey Rhynes who is graduating from UPEI today with her BA in Sociology. She was also the recipient of a PEI’s Famous Five Graduating Student Award. Congratulations Lindsey!

There is some space at the Community Park for gardening plots. Please contact the Council office if you would like a plot this summer. DEADLINE was yesterday – but we might be able to squeeze you in! admin@miltonvalepark.com.

UPDATED -Monday, May 9 was the annual blanket tying activity to mark Family Violence Prevention Week. There are still blankets available to tie, if anyone is interested in dropping by the hall to do so(with a friend is more fun!). Check with Shari to make sure there is space available -but most times are good. admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090We will likely set up again after the Monday, May 16 exercise class is over at 10ish.  The event also made Compass!! – about 11 minutes in on the May 11th program. Compass

UPDATED – Dr. Michael van den Heuvel’ presentation on Coles Creek and the effects of the wellfield was videotaped and is available on the “Miltonvale Park Residents” Facebook group. He didn’t want it widely circulated, in case his refreshing honesty stepped on anyone’s toes! If you aren’t on Facebook and want to see it -contact the Council office.

UPDATED -Covid rapid test kits that can be taken home are now available at the Milton Community Hall, as are some KN95 masks. These are available through a Red Cross Stop the Spread program.

Exercise Class –Instructor Michele Gallant focuses on balance and flexibility – Mondays and Fridays until May 27 at 9 a.m. (except Victoria Day) $5

Coffee – Drop by the hall for coffee/tea/snacks and conversation on Mondays and Fridays at 10 a.m.

Yoga with Leone – Tuesdays ($5 -sponsored by Miltonvale Park) and Thursdays ($10 or 4/$32) 9 a.m. Building Blocks of Yoga and 10:30 Chair Up Yoga

TOPS meets at the Milton Community Hall on Tuesdays at 6:15. For more information contact Joyce at 902-368-2055.

UPDATED -The Milton Community Hall annual Lobster Takeout Meal is now sold out. If you were able to get a ticket, pick-up is 2:30-4 pm on Saturday, May 14, 2022.  You may want to bring a bag (or two) for your meal (still working on packaging plans .. but our hoarded supply of plastic bags we purchased before the ban is running out!)

Saturday May 14 is also the annual WI Roadside Clean Up. The yellow WI Roadside clean up bags were dropped off to the Miltonvale Park welcome signboards (Old Rte 2/Crabbe Road, Milton Community Hall and North York River Road) and at the Milton Convenience Store and the Little Free Library at the Community Park at 413 Sleepy Hollow Road. There are more at the Milton Community Hall. Bags can be left roadside anytime before Sunday, May 15. Do not put them in your black waste cart, or the cart will not be collected. You can also use clear plastic bags.

May 15 is the hall’s next 50-50 biweekly draw. You can buy tickets at the hall -or send an e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. $3 each or 2/$5. Congratulations to Joy MacIntyre who won the April 30th draw.

The next Municipal Council meeting is Wednesday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. RSVP if you would like to attend. Councillors are planning to take part in a tabletop emergency planning exercise on Saturday morning, June 4. If you would like to be involved in the municipal emergency planning, please contact the Council office – 902-368-3090 or admin@miltonvalepark.com.

Thursday, May 19  (RESCHEDULED) at 1 p.m. – Home Economist Margaret Prouse continues the Year of Canada – Foods Across Canada food presentations with a look at ONTARIO – a fruit producing province at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 19 at the Milton Community Hall. Come see how to make Norwegian Apple Pie, Nectarine and Blueberry Cobbler and Cherry Clafoutis.
Space is limited. Please pre-register at 902-368-3090 or email admin@miltonvalepark.com by noon Tuesday, May 17. Masks are strongly recommended. Free for Miltonvale Park 55+. By donation for others. Funded in part by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

NEW -On Friday, May 20th at 11 a.m. join us at the Charlottetown Metal Products facility for a tour. This is part of Ontario month in Miltonvale Park’s Year of Canada project, and was arranged to honour Ontario’s manufacturing industries. Please register by email to admin@miltonvalepark.com or call (902)-368-3090. Space is limited. Please meet at the facility, which is located at 2744 N York River Road, just off of Highway 2

The deadline to order a rain barrel for the Cornwall and Area Watershed Group fundraiser is Victoria Day.  Order and pay online at RainBarrel.ca/CAWGPEI before May 23, 2022. Miltonvale Park residents can also order at the Council Office at the Milton Community Hall (or online) AND are eligible for a $25 rebate on a rain barrel from the municipality (One per property/household). https://miltonvalepark.com/rain-barrel-rebate/ Pick up is scheduled for the Terry Fox Sports Complex, in Cornwall PEI on Sunday June 5 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. BUT pick up at the Milton Hall may be possible.

Fun Bingo – Miltonvale Park is holding a Seniors & Family Fun Bingo at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 26 at the Milton Community Hall. Admission – Item for a prize -$5 value or $5 cash. Maximum – $10/household. No dabbers required – Reusable cards will be used. Space is limited, so priority will be fore residents who book for the next week. Please pre-register at 902-368-3090 or admin@miltonvalepark.com by noon, Thurs. May 26. Masks strongly recommended. This is part of the Year of Canada project. In May we are celebrating Ontario. (Think “Sudbury Saturday Night”!) Funded in part by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

NEW -Caring for Fruit Trees – for the Backyard Grower –6:30 p.m.  Monday, May 30, with the PEI Tree Fruit Growers Association – Part of the Year of Canada New Horizons for Seniors Project. Southern Ontario is known for producing many plums, apples, peaches, pears and cherries!

NEW – ParticipACTION – Community Better Challenge  all through June -Miltonvale Park will be competing again this year in the Community Better Challenge. Last year we were in the top 3 municipalities in PEI. We will be purchasing some disk golf baskets for use at the park, and coordinating another virtual walk to another Milton, and a Mayor’s Challenge. Details will follow as events take place in June. To get ready, we are asking residents to download the ParticipACTION app on your phones, as that should automatically have your movement counted in the municipal contest.

Wednesday June 1 is the next Year of Canada Food Presentation at 1:00 p.m. Margaret Prouse will be sharing recipes and tastes of food from Alberta. RSVP to the Council Office.

Mirko Terrazas, the new Development Officer has office hours at the Milton Community Hall from 10-2 on Wednesdays. He can be reached at develop@miltonvalepark.com or through the Council phone number 902-368-3090. For more information on planning – visit https://miltonvalepark.com/category/planning/

Card Parties – The hall is planning to hold summer card parties (Auction) on Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. beginning June 2 and continuing through the end of September.

The hall is planning to have a community yard sale on Saturday June 11. Contact the hall to book a table (which I expect will be $15 for a 6 ft table). 902-566-3154.

The PEI Mutual Festival of Small Halls returns to the Milton Community Hall on Saturday evening, June 18 with its show – A Milton Mixer. Tickets are $30. It’s Juno award-winners on stage in Milton with the commanding vocals of Dene singer/songwriter Leela Gilday, joined by brother Jay Gilday, together as ‘Sechile Sedare’, along with the toe-tapping trad of string quartet The Fretless. Whimsical Kent-born folk singer/songwriter Lucy Farrell joins as special guest. Get more information and buy your tickets here. The hall now has tickets for sale. https://smallhalls.com/schedule/shows/a-milton-mixer/

Reminder that April 1 was the beginning of a new fiscal year – so residents can apply again for a child bursary if you are registering your children in spring or summer programs or activities, and rebates are still available for High efficiency washers, low flow toilets and showerheads. https://miltonvalepark.com/for-residents/rebates-forms/

The Biciborne (Bicycle Repair Station) is located adjacent to the Confederation Trail off the North York River Road, near the parking lot – and has lots of tools and a pump if you need to get your bicycle ready for the season!

The Council and the Milton Hall intend to hire summer students. Please contact either by email if you are interested in summer employment. admin@miltonvalepark.com or miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.

Jubilee Teas -The Milton Community Hall received funding from Heritage Canada and is planning to hold three Platinum Jubilee Teas on Monday, July 25, Sunday, August & and Saturday, September 17.  We are still working on details – but if you are a royal fan, and would like to be involved with a display, photos or information you may have acquired to help us celebrate the Queen’s 70 years on the throne, please contact miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.

IWMC – Reminder that the week of May 9 is “big” waste collection week for IWMC. Items should be placed at the end of your driveway by Monday at 7 a.m. as collection does not necessarily occur on your regular garbage day. The week of May 16th yard waste will be collected.

Come work with us!!
Student Summer Job - Milton Community Hall
Variety, great people, and no two days are the same!!
Position to start soon. Approx. wage $14-15/hr.  40-hour weeks
Milton Hall Summer Manager 
Become familiar with hall policies and procedures.

• Update social media and website.
• Consult with board, residents and hall users to develop and carry out programming that will meet community needs while meeting requirements of the Public Health Office, if necessary.
• Light maintenance - cleaning and painting, planting, watering flowers, grass cutting.
• Shopping
• Scheduling. 
• Promotion of hall.
• Assist with the preparation of funding applications and reports.
• Formalizing policies and procedures.
• Compilation of recipes and menus for possible catering.
• Inventory and organize hall equipment.
• Booking and coordination of hall events and programs.
• Assist with community events, including Canada Day, Platinum Jubilee events (teas and concert), yard sale.

This position is funded through the Post Secondary Student Program.
Eligible students must:
• Have graduated from Grade 12; and/or
• Have attended a post-secondary institution full-time in the current year and intend to return to full-time studies in the fall of the current year;
• Be a resident of Prince Edward Island and legally authorized to work in Canada.

APPLY to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com

Happenings and upcoming events  - May 7, 2022 -Miltonvale Park and Milton Community Hall

Exercise Class –Instructor Michele Gallant focuses on balance and flexibility – Mondays and Fridays until May 27 at 9 a.m.(except Victoria Day) $5

Coffee – Drop by the hall for coffee/tea/snacks and conversation on Mondays and Fridays at 10 a.m.

Yoga with Leone – Tuesdays ($5 -sponsored by Miltonvale Park) and Thursdays ($10 or 4/$32) 9 a.m. Building Blocks of Yoga and 10:30 Chair Up Yoga

TOPS meets at the Milton Community Hall on Tuesdays at 6:15. For more information contact Joyce at 902-368-2055.

Monday, May 9 is the annual blanket tying activity to mark Family Violence Prevention week. Come make blankets to donate to victims of family violence, beginning after exercise class – about 10:15. Please pre-register at admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090. Light lunch provided. Watch for the purple ribbon to encircle the Milton Community Hall!

Dr. Michael van den Heuvel from UPEI has confirmed he will be at the Milton Community Hall on 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 to make a presentation on Coles Creek, and the effects on water levels and fish habitat that he has been studying over the past few years (since the Charlottetown wellfield was established). RSVP to attend at the hall.

There will not be a Planning Board meeting in May. The next Municipal Council meeting is Wednesday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. Councillors are planning to take part in a tabletop emergency planning exercise on Saturday morning, June 4. If you would like to be involved in the municipal emergency planning, please contact the Council office – 902-368-3090 or admin@miltonvalepark.com.

The Milton Community Hall annual Lobster Takeout Meal is now sold out. If you were able to get a ticket, pick-up is 2:30-4 pm on Saturday, May 14, 2022.  Thanks for the support!!

Saturday May 14 is also the annual WI Roadside Clean Up. The yellow WI Roadside clean up bags were dropped off to the Miltonvale Park welcome signboards (Old Rte 2/Crabbe Road, Milton Community Hall and North York River Road) and at the Milton Convenience Store and the Little Free Library at the Community Park at 413 Sleepy Hollow Road. There are more at the Milton Community Hall. Bags can be left roadside anytime before Sunday, May 15. Do not put them in your black waste cart, or the cart will not be collected. You can also use clear plastic bags. 

Thursday, May 19  (RESCHEDULED) at 1 p.m. - Home Economist Margaret Prouse continues the Year of Canada - Foods Across Canada food presentations with a look at ONTARIO - a fruit producing province at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 19 at the Milton Community Hall. Come see how to make Norwegian Apple Pie, Nectarine and Blueberry Cobbler and Cherry Clafoutis.
Space is limited. Please pre-register at 902-368-3090 or email admin@miltonvalepark.com by noon Tuesday, May 17. Masks are strongly recommended. Free for Miltonvale Park 55+. By donation for others. Funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Wednesday June 1 is the next Year of Canada Food Presentation at 1:00 p.m. Margaret Prouse will be sharing recipes and tastes of food from Alberta. RSVP to the Council Office.

Mirko Terrazas, the new Development Officer has office hours at the Milton Community Hall from 10-2 on Wednesdays. He can be reached at develop@miltonvalepark.com or through the Council phone number 902-368-3090. For more information on planning – visit https://miltonvalepark.com/category/planning/

The deadline to order a rain barrel for the Cornwall and Area Watershed Group fundraiser is Victoria Day.  Order and pay online at RainBarrel.ca/CAWGPEI before May 23, 2022. Miltonvale Park residents can also order at the Council Office at the Milton Community Hall (or online) AND are eligible for a $25 rebate on a rain barrel from the municipality (One per property/household). https://miltonvalepark.com/rain-barrel-rebate/ Pick up is scheduled for the Terry Fox Sports Complex, in Cornwall PEI on Sunday June 5 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. BUT pick up at the Milton Hall may be possible.

May 15 is the hall’s next 50-50 biweekly draw. You can buy tickets at the hall -or send an e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. $3 each or 2/$5. Congratulations to Joy MacIntyre who won the April 30th draw.

Fun Bingo - Miltonvale Park is holding a Seniors & Family Fun Bingo at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 26 at the Milton Community Hall. Admission - Item for a prize -$5 value or $5 cash. Maximum - $10/household. No dabbers required – Reusable cards will be used. Space is limited, so priority will be fore residents who book for the next week. Please pre-register at 902-368-3090 or admin@miltonvalepark.com by noon, Thurs. May 26. Masks strongly recommended. This is part of the Year of Canada project. In May we are celebrating Ontario. (Think “Sudbury Saturday Night”!) Funded in part by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Card Parties - The hall is planning to hold summer card parties (Auction) on Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. beginning June 2 and continuing through the end of September.

The hall is planning to have a community yard sale on Saturday June 11. Contact the hall to book a table (which I expect will be $15 for a 6 ft table). 902-566-3154.

The PEI Mutual Festival of Small Halls returns to the Milton Community Hall on Saturday evening, June 18 with its show – A Milton Mixer. Tickets are $30. It’s Juno award-winners on stage in Milton with the commanding vocals of Dene singer/songwriter Leela Gilday, joined by brother Jay Gilday, together as ‘Sechile Sedare’, along with the toe-tapping trad of string quartet The Fretless. Whimsical Kent-born folk singer/songwriter Lucy Farrell joins as special guest. Get more information and buy your tickets here. The hall now has tickets for sale. https://smallhalls.com/schedule/shows/a-milton-mixer/

Reminder that April 1 was the beginning of a new fiscal year – so residents can apply again for a child bursary if you are registering your children in spring or summer programs or activities, and rebates are still available for High efficiency washers, low flow toilets and showerheads. https://miltonvalepark.com/for-residents/rebates-forms/

There is some space at the Community Park for gardening plots. Please contact the Council office if you would like a plot this summer. DEADLINE to apply Wednesday May 11, so we can designate plots! admin@miltonvalepark.com.

The Biciborne (Bicycle Repair Station) is located adjacent to the Confederation Trail off the North York River Road, near the parking lot – and has lots of tools and a pump if you need to get your bicycle ready for the season!
The Council and the Milton Hall intend to hire summer students. Please contact either by email if you are interested in summer employment. admin@miltonvalepark.com or miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.

The PEI Seniors Secretariat has funding available for seniors programming/activities supports. The deadline for applications is May 11. Council would be interested in hearing of any suggestions that residents may have:
• Projects which promote positive images of aging
• Projects which reduce the social isolation of seniors
• Home First/Age in Place Projects
• Financial security and safety
• Projects that support Age-friendly initiatives
The hall is planning to apply for a car maintenance session, computer classes, several seniors dance events (dateless prom, Christmas dance, Halloween sockhop) and three lunch and learns, including genealogy, memoirs and e-books.

Covid rapid tests are also available at the Milton Community Hall. There are a limited number that can be taken home, (we hope to have more available for distribution soon), but tests can be done onsite. These are available through a Red Cross Stop the Spread program.

Jubilee Teas -The Milton Community Hall received funding from Heritage Canada and is planning to hold three Platinum Jubilee Teas on Monday, July 25, Sunday, August & and Saturday, September 17.  We are still working on details – but if you are a royal fan, and would like to be involved with a display, photos or information you may have acquired to help us celebrate the Queen’s 70 years on the throne, please contact miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.

Council is planning for a return to the annual noon time Canada Day BBQ, cake and games at the Community Park. Watch for details.

IWMC - Reminder that the week of May 9 is “big” waste collection week for IWMC. Items should be placed at the end of your driveway by Monday at 7 a.m. as collection does not necessarily occur on your regular garbage day. The week of May 16th yard waste will be collected.

Happy Mothers’ Day to all the folks who are mothers, have mothers, act like mothers, are mothers to four-legged critters, or are missing your moms. May everyone enjoy good memories and special times tomorrow.

Disaster Preparedness Presentation -Today!  Saturday April 30th, 3:00 p.m.
Milton Community Hall
Learn about how the Emergency Animal Response Team can help during emergencies and disasters. Talk to some of our specially trained volunteers and check out our response vehicle and equipment. We often don't think about emergencies until they happen. Come learn about Emergency Animal Response Team, and how you can better prepare yourself for the unknowns, as emergencies can impact you, your family, your animals, and your community. If this is a topic that interests you and you want to get involved, become a volunteer with EART!
Please RSVP to emergencyanimalresponseteam@gmail.com

Exercise Class – focuses on balance and flexibility – Mondays and Fridays through May at 9 a.m. $5

Coffee – Drop by the hall for coffee/tea/snacks and conversation on Mondays and Fridays at 10 a.m.

Yoga with Leone – Tuesdays ($5 -sponsored by Miltonvale Park) and Thursdays ($10 or 4/$32) 9 a.m. Building Blocks of Yoga and 10:30 Chair Up Yoga

TOPS meets at the Milton Community Hall on Tuesdays at 6:15. For more information contact Joyce at 902-368-2055.

Thursday, May 5 at 1 p.m. - Home Economist Margaret Prouse continues the Year of Canada - Foods Across Canada food presentations with a look at ONTARIO - a fruit producing province at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 5 at the Milton Community Hall. Come see how to make Norwegian Apple Pie, Nectarine and Blueberry Cobbler and Cherry Clafoutis.
Space is limited. Please pre-register at 902-368-3090 or email admin@miltonvalepark.com by noon Tuesday, May 3. Masks are required. Free for Miltonvale Park 55+. By donation for others. Funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Monday, May 9 is the annual blanket tying activity to mark Family Violence Prevention week. Come make blankets to donate to victims of family violence, beginning after exercise class – about 10:15. Please pre-register at admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090.

Dr. Michael van den Heuvel from UPEI is tentatively scheduled for a presentation on Coles Creek, and the effects on water levels and fish habitat that he has been studying over the past few years (since the Charlottetown wellfield was established) at a meeting via Zoom and at the Milton Community Hall on 6:30 Wednesday evening, May 11. RSVP to attend at the hall or to get a Zoom link.

The Milton Community Hall is holding their annual Lobster Takeout Meal with a 1 lb. lobster (cracked in shell), salads, roll and dessert on Saturday, May 14, 2022.
Pick-up is 2:30-4 pm at the hall or local delivery can be arranged.
Tickets are $25 and must be purchased in advance.
E-transfers and ticket orders are accepted at miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com, or by telephone to 902-566-3154 or drop in to the Hall to purchase your ticket with cash, personal cheque or e-transfer.

Saturday May 14 is also the annual WI Roadside Clean Up. There are some bags currently available from the hall when it is open, but we hope to deliver some bags to the blue Miltonvale Park welcome signs in the next week.

Mirko Terrazas, the new Development Officer has office hours at the Milton Community Hall from 10-2 on Wednesdays. He can be reached at develop@miltonvalepark.com or through the Council phone number 902-368-3090. For more information on planning – visit https://miltonvalepark.com/category/planning/

The deadline to order a rain barrel for the Cornwall and Area Watershed Group fundraiser is Victoria Day.  Order and pay online at RainBarrel.ca/CAWGPEI before May 23, 2022. Miltonvale Park residents can also order at the Council Office at the Milton Community Hall (or online) AND are eligible for a $25 rebate on a rain barrel from the municipality (One per property/household). https://miltonvalepark.com/rain-barrel-rebate/ Pick up is scheduled for the Terry Fox Sports Complex, in Cornwall PEI on Sunday June 5 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. BUT pick up at the Milton Hall may be possible.

Today is the hall’s 50-50 biweekly draw. You can buy tickets tonight -or send an e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. $3 each or 2/$5. Congratulations to Jane Aten, who won the April 15 draw.

The PEI Mutual Festival of Small Halls returns to the Milton Community Hall on Saturday evening, June 18 with its show – A Milton Mixer. Tickets are $30. It’s Juno award-winners on stage in Milton with the commanding vocals of Dene singer/songwriter Leela Gilday, joined by brother Jay Gilday, together as ‘Sechile Sedare’, along with the toe-tapping trad of string quartet The Fretless. Whimsical Kent-born folk singer/songwriter Lucy Farrell joins as special guest. Get more information and buy your tickets here. https://smallhalls.com/schedule/shows/a-milton-mixer/

It is a new fiscal year – so residents can apply again for a child bursary if you are registering your children in spring or summer programs or activities, and rebates are still available for High efficiency washers, low flow toilets and showerheads. https://miltonvalepark.com/for-residents/rebates-forms/

There is some space at the Community Park for gardening plots. Please contact the Council office if you would like a plot this summer.

The Biciborne (Bicycle Repair Station) has been uncovered after the winter. It is located adjacent to the Confederation Trail off the North York River Road, near the parking lot – and has lots of tools and a pump if you need to get your bicycle ready for the season!

The Council and the Milton Hall intend to hire summer students. Please contact either by email if you are interested in summer employment. admin@miltonvalepark.com or miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.

The PEI Seniors Secretariat has funding available for seniors programming/activities supports. The deadline for applications is May 11. Council and the hall would be interested in hearing of any suggestions that residents may have:
• Projects which promote positive images of aging
• Projects which reduce the social isolation of seniors
• Home First/Age in Place Projects
• Financial security and safety
• Projects that support Age-friendly initiatives

Covid rapid tests are also available at the Milton Community Hall. There are a limited number that can be taken home, (we hope to have more available for distribution soon), but tests can be done onsite. These are available through a Red Cross Stop the Spread program.

The Milton Community Hall is hosting a presentation TONIGHT with John Horne from ALL EV about “Which EV is Right for Me?” Learn about Electric Vehicles at the Milton Community Hall on Thursday, April 14 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Pre-register at miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902-566-3154. FREE but space is limited. Did you know the Hall has 2 Level 2 EV Charging Stations in the lower parking lot?

Tomorrow is the hall's 50-50 biweekly draw. You can buy tickets tonight -or send an e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. $3 each or 2/$5.

A Seniors Sock Hop will be held on Easter Monday, April 18 from 2-4 p.m. at the Milton Community Hall. Admission is by donation, but space is limited. Masks required. Pre-register at admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090. Come and enjoy the music of the 50s & 60s. Learn the Stroll and Hand Jive.

Wednesday April 20 will be the next Municipal Council Meeting at 7:30 p.m. Please RSVP if you would like to attend.

Year of Canada - Foods Across Canada – Join Home Economist Margaret Prouse for a series of food presentations, beginning with MANITOBA (perogies) on Thursday, April 21 at 1 p.m. at the Milton Community Hall. Space is limited. Please pre-register at 902-368-3090 or admin@miltonvalepark.com by noon Tuesday, April 19. Masks required. Admission by donation. Preference for seats will be to Miltonvale Park residents.  The next food presentation will be on Thursday, May 5 at 1 p.m. and will feature fruit, representing the province of ONTARIO. Other activities we hope to organize for May include a Drive Alive 55 class (because Ontario has the 401), bingo (Sudbury Saturday Night!) and presentations on caring for trees and frauds and scams (Toronto is an important financial city in Canada).

Dr. Michael van den Heuvel from UPEI will be doing a presentation on Coles Creek, and the effects on water levels and fish habitat that he has been studying over the past few years (since the Charlottetown wellfield was established) at a meeting via Zoom and at the Milton Community Hall on 6:30 Wednesday evening, May 11. RSVP to attend at the hall or to get a Zoom link.

The Milton Community Hall will be holding its annual Takeout Lobster Dinner on Saturday afternoon, May 14. Tickets are $25 and must be prepaid. The hall takes e-transfers to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.

The PEI Mutual Festival of Small Halls returns to the Milton Community Hall on Saturday evening, June 18 with its show - A Milton Mixer. Tickets are $30. It’s Juno award-winners on stage in Milton with the commanding vocals of Dene singer/songwriter Leela Gilday, joined by brother Jay Gilday, together as ‘Sechile Sedare’, along with the toe-tapping trad of string quartet The Fretless. Whimsical Kent-born folk singer/songwriter Lucy Farrell joins as special guest. Get more information and buy your tickets here. 

Seniors fitness classes ($5) are held Mondays and Fridays at 9 a.m. (None on Good Friday or Easter Monday) followed by Coffee (not Good Friday -but there will be Coffee Easter Monday) at 10 a.m.

There has been a change to the yoga schedule and pricing. On Tuesdays the municipality is hosting $5 yoga – on the mat at 9 a.m. and from the chair at 10:30.a.m. On Thursdays Light Living with Leone will be hosting mat yoga at 9 am. and chair yoga at 10:30. upstairs. Drop-in fees are $10 or $32 for 4 classes.

Development Officer, Mirko Terrazas, will be in the office on Wednesdays  from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. He can be reached through the office phone number -902-368-3090 or develop@miltonvalepark.com. The newly approved Official Plan and Development Bylaws are available online .

Miltonvale Park has a new rebate for spring 2022. The Cornwall and Area Watershed Group Inc is selling rain barrels, accessories and rolling composters. Order and pay online at RainBarrel.ca/CAWGPEI before May 23, 2022. Miltonvale Park residents can also order at the Council Office at the Milton Community Hall (or online) AND are eligible for a $25 rebate on a rain barrel from the municipality (One per property/household). https://miltonvalepark.com/rain-barrel-rebate/ Pick up is scheduled for the Terry Fox Sports Complex, in Cornwall PEI on Sunday June 5 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. BUT pick up at the Milton Hall may be possible.

It is a new fiscal year – so residents can apply again for a child bursary if you are registering your children in spring or summer programs or activities, and rebates are still available for High efficiency washers, low flow toilets and showerheads. 

There is some space at the Community Park for gardening plots. Please contact the Council office if you would like a plot this summer. The ground at the park is still quite wet, if you are there- please do not drive on the grass.

The Biciborne (Bicycle Repair Station) has been uncovered after the winter. It is located adjacent to the Confederation Trail off the North York River Road, near the parking lot - and has lots of tools and a pump if you need to get your bicycle ready for the season!

The Council and the Milton Hall intend to hire summer students. Please contact either by email if you are interested in summer employment. admin@miltonvalepark.com or miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.

The PEI Seniors Secretariat has funding available for Seniors programming/activities supports. The deadline for applications is May 11. Council and the hall would be interested in hearing of any suggestions that residents may have:

Projects which promote positive images of aging
Projects which reduce the social isolation of seniors
Home First/Age in Place Projects
Financial security and safety
Projects that support Age-friendly initiatives

The Council Office will be closed for Good Friday and Easter Monday.

Have a lovely Easter Weekend!