Milton Community Hall

Monday, August 8, 2022 – Miltonvale Park Happenings

Miltonvale Community Park – Kate and Eilidh are at the Community Park at 413 Sleepy Hollow Road from Monday-Friday 9 am-5 pm. with sporadic weekend hours. The drop-in school-age program happens Monday- Friday from 10 am -4 p.m. but not over staff lunch time.

Get Moving Week is this week -Aug 8-12 at Miltonvale Community Park! From 10am-4pm the following activities will be available at the park for school-aged children:
Monday - Soccer
Tuesday - Playground Games
Wednesday - Basketball
Thursday - Disc Golf
Friday - Dancing Day
**Children ages 6 and under must have an adult accompany them**
**Please come fill out your child's information sheet before allowing them to go to the park on their own**

The staff can provide indoor activities if it is raining.

NEW  - Free Photo Shoots For Miltonvale Park Family & Friends
By Eilidh MacDonald
Where: Miltonvale Community Park
When: Monday, August 15th – Friday, Aug. 19th
Time: 10am - 4pm **by booking only**
Please Contact miltonvalepark.staff@gmail.com to book your session!

Fashion week - August 15th - 19th 10 am - 4 pm
Monday - Character dress up day
Tuesday - Inside out day
Wednesday - PJ day
Thursday - Fancy day
Friday - Tropical Day

A reminder that the disk golf baskets and disks and toys/games/equipment in the baby barn can be accessed when the park staff are working.  Contact the park staff at 902-368-7587 or miltonvalepark.staff@gmail.com.

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.

Planning Board Meeting – The August Planning Board meeting will be cancelled (ordinarily be the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30) as there are no files ready for a Planning Board recommendation at the moment. 


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

August 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.

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.
 
DEADLINE to register is today! Wednesday, August 10 at 1:00 p.m. Join home economist Margaret Prouse as she demonstrates food and shares recipes from Newfoundland and Labrador. Year of Canada. Please pre-register by Monday, August 8, 2022 with 902-368-3090 or admin@miltonvalepark.com.

On Friday, August 12th, Miltonvale Park has booked a private charter at 1:00 p.m. aboard Joey's Deep Sea Fishing. Currently the trip is full – but if you would like to be on the waiting list, email miltonvaleparkengage@gmail.com or call (902) 368-3090 Miltonvale Park residents who are 55+ can attend for just $10.  This Year of Canada Project, funded through the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Project.

Selling, Buying or Downsizing – Coldwell Banker Parker Realty agent Jerry Coady will share information about real estate and answer questions on Tuesday, August 16 at 2:00 p.m. at the Milton Community Hall. Free for Miltonvale Park Seniors and by donation for others.  Pre-register at miltonvaleparkengage@gmail.com or 902-368-3090. Funded by the Government of Canada through the New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Wednesday, Aug 17 at 7:30 – August Council Meeting – will be held ONLY if necessary. Watch for confirmation, or contact the Municipal Office.

Sunday August 21 at 7:30 p.m. - ANNE ~ A Green Gables Memoir - Writer and performer Maja Bannerman and musician Rusty McCarthy bring their storytelling/conversational style performance as Anne Shirley Blythe, in her 60s, looking back on her life to the Milton Community Hall. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Contact the hall at 902-566-3154 or miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.

Platinum Jubilee Teas -The Milton Community Hall received funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage and is holding a third Platinum Jubilee Tea on Saturday, September 17 at 2:00 p.m. Admission is free and dress is “summer garden party”.  Call 902-566-3154 or email miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com, to reserve a seat at your preferred tea. The deadline to reserve is Thursday 5 p.m., Sept. 15.

Thursday, Sept. 22 at 1:00 Margaret Prouse will be demonstrating recipes from PEI as part of the Tear of Canada Seniors Project. Do you think potatoes will be on the menu?

The Milton Community Hall has Covid rapid tests (through the Red Cross Safe at Home Program) which can be picked up in the lobby at the hall (or we can run them out to your car if necessary!). We also have some KN95 masks and quite a few medical masks for folks who need them.
Reminder – that Municipal Elections take place on Monday, November 7… Have you ever thought about running for Municipal Council? There is lots of information available here: https://peimunicipalelections.ca/ or feel free to contact the Municipal Office or talk to a current Councillor to get an idea of the duties and time commitment.

Monday, August 1, 2022 – Miltonvale Park Happenings

Miltonvale Community Park – Kate and Eilidh are planning to staff the Community Park at 413 Sleepy Hollow Road from Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. with the possibility of some weekend hours. This week the drop-in school age program (10 am -4 p.m.  but not over the lunch time) focuses on Outdoor Adventures. Today is an obstacle course. Tuesday – Treasure Hunt.
Wednesday – Relay Races.
Thursday -Introduction to Geo-caching.
Friday- Scavenger Hunt

Next week is Get Moving Week at the park. Congratulations to Summerside who was the Provincial winner of ParticipACTION’s Community Better Challenge. Thanks to all who added to Miltonvale’s Park’s total active minutes, and brought us in the top 50 communities of Canada.

A reminder that the disk golf baskets and disks and toys/games/equipment in the baby barn can be accessed when the park staff are working. And please note – the new baby barn has doors that have been known to blow closed, trapping people inside. Until we get the latch changed – please be sure to hook the door open.  Contact the park staff at 902-368-7587 or miltonvalepark.staff@gmail.com.

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.

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

August 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 George Piercey who won $95 in the July 31 draw.

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.

TONIGHT -Miltonvale Park is hosting a book club for the Year of Canada seniors project. Tonight, Monday, August 1 at 7:00 p.m. author Jane Ledwell, will join us for a discussion of Return of the Wild Goose, a short book of poetry that 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. Email miltonvaleparkengage@gmail.com ASAP to let us know if you're interested in borrowing a book or attending the event in person or on Zoom.

On Wednesday, August 3rd at 7 p.m. come try rock climbing at the Red Rock Climbing wall in Stratford. Free for Miltonvale Park residents 55+. This is a great way to have some youthful fun! Register by Tuesday, Aug 2 at 5 p.m. with (902) 368 3090 or Miltonvaleparkengage@gmail.com. Space is limited and priority will be for Miltonvale Park seniors. If space is available, the cost would be $5 for other folks 55+.

Platinum Jubilee Teas -The Milton Community Hall received funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage and is holding two more Platinum Jubilee Teas on 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”.  Call 902-566-3154 or email miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com, to reserve a seat at your preferred tea. The deadline to reserve for Sunday’s tea is Thursday 5 p.m., Aug. 4.

VERY LIMITED SPACES -REGISTER ASAP  In August, our Year of Canada seniors project celebrates Newfoundland -and activities related to that province. On Friday, August 12th, Miltonvale Park has booked a private charter at 1:00 p.m. aboard Joey's Deep Sea Fishing. Miltonvale Park residents who are 55+ can attend for just $10.  Email miltonvaleparkengage@gmail.com or call (902) 368-3090 to register. Space is VERY limited. Priority will be given to Miltonvale Park seniors, as this is a part of the Year of Canada Project, funded through the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Project.

Wednesday August 10 at 1:00 p.m. Join home economist Margaret Prouse as she demonstrates food and shares recipes from Newfoundland and Labrador. Year of Canada. Please pre-register with 902-368-3090 or admin@miltonvalepark.com. Recipes and videos for the Chinese cooking should be online soon.

NEW -TENTATIVE – Rock painting – We are finalizing a time for a rock painting session – and tentatively are looking at the morning of Tuesday, Aug.16.

NEW - Selling, Buying or Downsizing – Coldwell Banker Parker Realty agent Jerry Coady will share information about real estate and answer questions on Tuesday, August 16 at 2:00 p.m. at the Milton Community Hall. Free for Miltonvale Park Seniors and by donation for others. Funded by the Government of Canada through the New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Sunday August 21 at 7:30 p.m. - ANNE ~ A Green Gables Memoir - Writer and performer Maja Bannerman and musician Rusty McCarthy bring their storytelling/conversational style performance as Anne Shirley Blythe, in her 60s, looking back on her life to the Milton Community Hall. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door.

The Milton Community Hall has Covid rapid tests (through the Red Cross Safe at Home Program) which can be picked up in the lobby at the hall (or we can run them out to your car if necessary!). We also have some KN95 masks and quite a few medical masks for folks who need them.

There was also a pair of glasses left at the 90th birthday party at the hall on the weekend – so if things look a bit blurry and you were in attendance, please check in with 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.

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 Community Park – Thanks everyone for your patience with the staffing issues we have been having at the Community Park at 413 Sleepy Hollow Road. Kate and Eilidh are planning to staff the park Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.Next week for the drop-in school age program focuses on Science: July 25-29 •Egg drop challenge •Creating slime •Invent something •Chemical reactions
A reminder that the disk golf baskets and disks and toys/games/equipment in the baby barn can be accessed when the park staff are working. Contact the park at 902-368-7587 or miltonvalepark.staff@gmail.com.

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.Coffee will likely be upstairs on this Monday.

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

July 30 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 Miriam Hooper who won $62.50 in the July 15th draw.

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.

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. Performers are Olivia Barnes, Marlene Handrahan and Kaitlyn Post. Tickets are $17 advance and $20 at the door and includes a delicious strawberry shortcake snack! It promises to be a lively show. Currently there aren’t many tickets sold - so there should be lots of room for physical distancing.


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.Call 902-566-3154 or email miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com, to reserve a seat at your preferred tea.The deadline to reserve for Monday’s tea is NOON Saturday,  July 23. 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.

Thursday, July 28 at 1:00 p.m. Join home economist Margaret Prouse as she demonstrates food and shares recipes from British Columbia. Year of Canada. Please pre-register with 902-368-3090 or admin@miltonvalepark.com.

There will be an Open House on Saturday, July 30 from 2-4 p.m. at the Milton Community Hall to celebrate the 90th birthday of Ebenezer resident Reta MacDonald. Best wishes only.

Miltonvale Park is hosting a book club for the Year of Canada seniors project. In June we celebrated Alberta – and picked Return of the Wild Goose, written by Jane Ledwell, who grew up in Miltonvale Park.  Return of the Wild Goose is a short book of poetry that 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. The four that the hall purchased are all reserved or out on loan at the moment. Author Jane Ledwell will be at the Milton Community Hall on Monday, August 1 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss the book and answer questions. Email miltonvaleparkengage@gmail.com to let us know if you're interested in borrowing a book or attending the event in person or on Zoom.

On Wednesday, August 3rd at 7 p.m. come try rock climbing at the Red Rock Climbing wall in Stratford. Free for Miltonvale Park residents 55+. This is a great way to have some youthful fun! Miltonvaleparkengage@gmail.com or (902) 368 3090 to register. Space is limited and priority will be for Miltonvale Park seniors. If space is available, the cost would be $5 for other folks 55+.

In August, our Year of Canada seniors project celebrates Newfoundland -and activities related to that province. On Friday, August 12th, Miltonvale Park has booked a private charter at 1:00 p.m. aboard Joey's Deep Sea Fishing. Miltonvale Park residents who are 55+ can attend for just $10. Email miltonvaleparkengage@gmail.com or call (902) 368-3090 to register. Space is limited. Priority will be given to Miltonvale Park seniors, as this is a part of the Year of Canada Project, funded through the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Project.
Wednesday August 10 at 1:00 p.m. Join home economist Margaret Prouse as she demonstrates food and shares recipes from Newfoundland and Labrador. Year of Canada. Please pre-register with 902-368-3090 or admin@miltonvalepark.com.

Sunday August 21 at 7:30 p.m. - ANNE ~ A Green Gables Memoir - Writer and performer Maja Bannerman and musician Rusty McCarthy bring their storytelling/conversational style performance as Anne Shirley Blythe, in her 60s, looking back on her life to the Milton Community Hall. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door.

The Milton Community Hall has Covid rapid tests (through the Red Cross Safe at Home Program) which can be picked up in the lobby at the hall (or we can run them out to your car if necessary!). We also have some KN95 masks and quite a few medical masks for folks who need them.

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