Milton Community Hall

The Annual Meeting of the Milton Community Hall, Inc. will be held at the Milton Hall at 7:30 p.m on Monday, January 25 at 7:30 p.m with a storm date of Tuesday, Jan 26.  All adult residents of Miltonvale Park are members of Milton Community Hall, Inc. Elections for board members and annual and financial reports are on the agenda. There are vacancies on the board and new members are welcome! For more information, please contact the hall.

Due to COVID restrictions, please pre-register at miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902-566-3154.

COVID UPDATE: Events at the Milton Community Hall – week of December 7, 2020, and other info:

Monday and Friday exercise classes will be moving to online only.  Email admin@miltonvalepark.com for the link. There will be no exercise classes held at the hall.

Monday and Friday Coffee Club is cancelled for the next two weeks.

Monday Sewing Work Bees are cancelled until the New Year.

Line Dancing on Monday is online only -at 1:30. Margot has sent out the link.

Yoga classes will likely be moving to online only. We are still working out details – but if you would like the link for the Wednesday afternoon (1:30) Yoga with Paula, or the Thursday morning (10 a.m.) chair yoga with Leone, please contact the Council Office (admin@miltonvalepark.com).

The Stories Fill Me Up Tuesday supper with Ken Williams and Wednesday’s Lunch and Learn about Why PEI Needs Newcomers will not be in-person events. We are still working on details but hope to have a link to the stories/talk and can provide meals for pick up or delivery (likely both meals will be picked up on Wednesday….. but more details to follow.) Seniors can contact the Council Office to arrange for a meal by Monday afternoon, Dec 7. (902-368-3090 or admin@miltonvalepark.com).

The Sunday night Christmas Movies are cancelled.

Tuesday evening TOPS meetings are cancelled.

The Council Office will be open by appointment only. The food supply cupboard and lending library are open – but it is best to call ahead – 902-368-3090 or email admin@miltonvalepark.com.

OTHER UPDATES
Two years ago, the North Milton WI members all received a refurbished desktop computer. One of the members has not used hers and wanted to make it available to someone else in Miltonvale Park. I believe it has a Windows 10 operating system and a some programs (eg word processing) installed on it. If you are interested, please contact the hall. This might be useful as some schools move online again. Contact us at Miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902-566-3154. We have had one family express interest – but they are willing to step back if someone has a greater need.

Due to COVID – the Child Bursary Program will be altered this year. Is COVID Affecting Your Christmas? In 2020, the Miltonvale Park Child Bursary will allow residents with children (17 & under) who live in Miltonvale Park to get the Child Bursary to use for Christmas expenses.
Use the regular bursary form available here https://miltonvalepark.com/for-residents/rebates-forms/  Write “Covid Christmas” for the activity, and if you can’t print and sign, use the word doc, type in your name and email back to the Council Office.
No receipts are required for the “Covid Christmas” bursary.
PLEASE NOTE: The $75 per child bursary can only be claimed once per child in 2020-21 (April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021)– so either for Christmas or for sports/arts/lessons.
Forms can be emailed to admin@miltonvalepark.com, faxed to 902-368-1152, or dropped off at the Milton Hall.

Upcoming Events and Notices: (November 5, 2020)
All events are at the Milton Community Hall and all require advance registration except yoga and coffee club.

- Coffee club every Monday and Friday morning 10 am-11am by donation.

- Yoga - Wed at 1:30, Thurs at 10 am. $5 per session. Yoga will be held on the afternoon of Remembrance Day.

- The planning board meeting this month is tentatively scheduled for Monday, Nov. 30 at 6:30 p.m. Please RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com if you wish to attend.

- Council meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month. Wed. Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. is the next meeting. These meetings are open to the public and if you are interested in attending please pre-register because of Covid restrictions.

- A special thank-you to Maritime Electric for 30 new maple and birch trees recently planted at the park.

- There are free young adult books at the hall. “Julian” and “Mister Doctor” Thanks to First Book Canada! Available while supplies last …great Christmas gifts, perhaps!

- Also at the hall has a supply shelf with dry goods so if you forget toilet paper at the store you could pick it up here. This is meant to help seniors, families and individuals during COVID-19.

- The Milton Community ‘Hall library’ is full of books for your reading enjoyment. Check the shelf beside the sign in desk and take one home. Free to borrow, or by donation. There is also a Little Free Library at the Community Park. There is also free public wi-fi at both places.

The municipality has six new Samsung tablets that can be borrowed by seniors to keep in contact with family and friends during the pandemic. If you know of any Miltonvale Park senior (55+) who would benefit from this (some training will be provided), please have them contact the Council Office – 902-368-3090. Funded by the Government of Canada through the New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Senior Pen pals – The municipality will provide stationery and stamps if anyone is interested in writing a letter to or becoming a pen pal with a local senior. If you are interested in receiving or writing letters, please contact the Council Office at admin@miltonvalepark.comor 902-368-3090.

Sunday, November 8 at 7 p.m. Movie Night at the Milton Community Hall - The Upside. Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Despite coming from two different worlds, an unlikely friendship starts to blossom as Dell and Phillip rediscover the joy of living life to the fullest.

- Tuesday Nov 10 at 12 noon is the next Stories Fill Me Up for Miltonvale Park (and area) Seniors with Dutch Thompson. The Two Wars: Hong Kong and Germany will be the topic and stew and war cake are on the menu. RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com. For all the Stories Fill Me Up meals, in-person space is limited but meals can be picked up for local seniors (55+) or delivered to Miltonvale Park senior residents. You must pre-register by noon on Monday, November 9 to 902-368-3090 or admin@miltonvalepark.com

- Thurs Nov 12 at 7 pm…Covid got you down?  Plan to attend a talk about personal health and wellness during the winter months of the Pandemic through the Milton Community Hall Red Cross COVID project. Please. Please sign up on the Eventbrite link and be sure to bring a mask! 

- Sat Nov 14, 9:30 am – 11:30 am, COVID 19 EMERGENCY SUPPORT  administered by the Red Cross and the Milton Community Hall “Drive Thru Grocery Giveaway” to support local products and assist families and individuals will be held on Saturday November 14 from 9:30 -11:30 at the Milton Community Hall.
PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE  by contacting  Shanda at Miltonvalecommunity@gmail.com or call the hall at 902-566-3154 and leave a message for her with your name and phone number or address if you would  like it to be delivered.
Baskets will contain local goods and produce from The PEI Salt Co, MacQuarrie Meats, Glasgow Glen Farm, the PEI Preserve Co, sanitizer from Deep Roots Distillery, Wintermoor Orchard, Veseys Seeds, ADL and more!

- Sun Nov 15, 6:30 pm Movie Night featuring Sonic The Hedgehog. By donation.

- Wed, Nov 18, noon, Miltonvale Park Seniors Stories Fill Me Up with Edwin Wall. “Lobster, Cod and Other Fish Tales” is the theme for this one and fish chowder is on the menu.

- Sun, Nov 22 7:00 pm, Movie Night. Goalie: The Terry Sawchuck Story.

- Thurs, Nov 26 noon, Miltonvale Park Seniors Stories Fill Me Up with Paul Workman. Stories of Living on Sable Island is the topic and cranberries, in some form will be on the menu.

- Thurs, Nov 26, 7 pm, Online Communications Information session

- Sun, Nov 29 7 pm, Movie Night. The Art of Racing in the Rain is the feature presentation. A good one for dog lovers it seems!!

- Thurs, Dec 3, noon, a Lunch and Learn with physiotherapist Rebecca Arenburg. Get helpful information on how to stay supple during the winter months or anytime.

- Tues, Dec 8, 5:00 pm, Miltonvale Park Seniors Stories Fill Me Up. No speaker or topic yet but if you would like to volunteer….

Wednesday, December 9, 12 noon Lunch and Learn with Craig Mackie, PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada–“Why We Need Newcomers  .” Funded by the PEI Seniors Secretariat.

- Wed, Dec 16, noon. The last of the Stories Fill Me Up series for 2020 with Dutch Thompson. Hoping he will bring stories of Christmas and snowstorms and Christmas dinner is on the menu.

- All movies are admission by donation. Space is limited.
- All Stories Fill Me Up meals and presentations are free, but donations are gratefully accepted, and pre-registration is requested 48 hours before each event.

Check out the most recent community newsetter with lots of information about hall events!

COVID-19 Emergency Support for Community Organizations

The Milton Community Hall received a grant administered through the Red Cross to provide support for vulnerable community members.

Tristen Mitchell and Shanda Rae have been hired until November 30 to deliver the project and are asking residents to complete this short survey


They have planned three Thursday evening information nights all beginning at 7 p.m at the Milton Community Hall to share information about COVID-19 (October 22), Health and Wellness (November 12) and Online Communications (November 26). Please RSVP to the Hall through the Facebook Event page or 902-566-3154. Seating is limited.

They will also be doing wellness checks on some residents. If you would like a call or visit, please call the Milton Community Hall at 902-566-3154 or email Miltonvalecommunity@gmail.com.

There will also be a Drive Thru Grocery Giveaway to support local products and assist families and individuals, on Saturday November 14 from 9:30 -11:30 at the Milton Community Hall. Baskets will contain local goods and produce, so if you are a local food producer who would like to be involved, please contact Shanda or the hall. This project will support families and individuals in the area as well as local producers.

If you or your family could benefit from a food or household goods basket before the Drive Thru Grocery Giveaway in November, please contact Shanda at Miltonvalecommunity@gmail.com or call the hall at 902-566-3154 and leave your phone number for her to return a call.
 
If you have questions, suggestions or would like to get information or register for any events, please reach out!

This project has been funded through the Canadian Red Cross and the Government of Canada.

Please visit this page to find a COVID 19 Operational Plan which is required for rentals - and some draft floor plans. The capacity of the hall has been significantly reduced due to COVID 19. We appreciate your cooperation as the Milton Community Hall works within the guidelines of from Public Health. 

Considerations when planning an event:  
Food Premises: 

Gatherings Guidance:

Wearing Non-Medical Masks

Organized Recreational Activities and Team Sports Guidance

Phase #4

Check out the Hall's regular rental and booking page for more information and the calendar for availabilty.

Due to COVID-19, pre- registration is required for all events hosted by the Rural Municipality of Miltonvale Park. To register  call 902-368-3090 or email admin@miltonvalepark.com.

Weekly Events

Coffee Club – Mondays and Fridays from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Milton Community Hall (including Labour day!)

Sewing and Craft Work Bee Sessions – Mondays from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Milton Community Hall. Bring whatever you are working on, sewing machines are available to use. (Not happening on Labour Day!)

Exercise classes – Starting September 14, every Monday and Friday at 9:00 a.m. with Michele Gallant. Classes will be $4 each and every 6th class a participant attends, they can attend for free. Space is limited to 15 participants at the exercise classes and pre-registration is mandatory for each class. Preference will be given to Miltonvale Park residents.

Line dancing – Mondays afternoons – Classes are currently full. Dancing begins Sept. 14. Cost $10 for three classes.

September Yoga – Starting September 1

*Yoga in the Park -Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. in the Miltonvale Community Park, 413 Sleepy Hollow Road. If it is raining, yoga will be moved to the Milton Community Hall. Taught by Paula Smith – Subtle Yoga With Paula

*Chair-ish Yoga- Thursdays in September at 10:00 a.m.  in the Milton Community Hall, 7 New Glasgow Road, North Milton. This yoga class will be adaptable to chair or mat and is taught by Leone Curtis.

*All Yoga Classes hosted by the Rural Municipality of Miltonvale Park are $5 or pay what you can. Bring your own mat or towel and your own water.

Tech Talk Series

Free presentations to help residents and seniors in the area become more comfortable with technology, especially in times of isolation due to Covid-19. All of the presentations in the Tech Talk Series will be at the Milton Community Hall, 7 New Glasgow Road, North Milton and registration is required.

Monday, September 14, 7:00p.m. Fraud Prevention– how to spot and protect yourself from online, over the phone and other scams, how to spot fake news

Thursday, September 17, 7:00p.m. Video Calling – Zoom, Facebook, Skype

Date to be announced Tablets- basic information for seniors that might be interested in borrowing tablets

Date to be announced Tablets/Ipads- how to use features, apps

Funded in part by the Government of Canada through the New Horizons for Seniors Program

Senior Supply Shelf – The Municipality of Miltonvale Park has set up a small food and necessities supply shelf for seniors who live in the municipality, who are experiencing food insecurities during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Senior Supply Shelf is in the Milton Community Hall, 7 New Glasgow Road and seniors can stop by during hall hours to pick up food and necessities. If a senior can not go to the Milton Community Hall to pick up necessities for any reason, we will have volunteers available to deliver items from the Senior Supply Shelf to seniors’ homes.

Funded in part by the Government of Canada through the New Horizons for Seniors Program

Tablets for Seniors

The Municipality of Miltonvale Park is buying six tablets to lend out to seniors in Miltonvale Park that are feeling isolated due to Covid-19. These tablets will help seniors connect with their friends and family online from their homes in times of isolation. Seniors will be able to borrow a tablet to take home and use. There will be a Tech Talk in September about tablets for seniors who have never used a tablet and are thinking of borrowing or buying one for themselves.  Please contact the Council Office at 902-368-3090, if you are or know a senior who might be interested.

Funded in part by the Government of Canada through the New Horizons for Seniors Program

Non-Medical Fabric Face Masks

Reusable two ply, with a nose wire, fabric masks are available for free at the Milton Community Hall for Miltonvale Park residents who have returned their EMO survey (including those received last Fall/winter). Priority for masks is for seniors, if supplies become more limited. The EMO survey is online in the paper copy of the most recent newsletter. The electronic copy did not have space to ask if residents have any concerns about a possible second wave of COVID-19, so please feel free to note any suggestions or concerns anywhere there is space in the electronic survey.

Call the Council office 902 368-3090 or email admin@miltonvalepark.com to check for availability for masks. As the summer students have finished their work terms, the Council Office is now operating at reduced hours.

Drop in and Sew, Fabric Donations Welcome!

If you would like to donate your time and help us sew some masks, or wish to donate tightly woven cotton fabric, give us a call at 902-368-3090. We have sewing machines and supplies at the Milton Community Hall, and sewing could occur almost any time.  There is also an opportunity for secondary students to participate in the Community Service Bursary program, by helping make masks.

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And just a reminder that the Milton Community Hall and the Miltonvale Community Park have free public wifi. 

For the “Year in France” project, the municipality has purchased a “movies on demand” service for the next year from Criterion, so can show movies on the big screen at the Milton Community Hall. There will be regular showings of movies that have a connection to France, or some may entirely be in French…. suggestions are welcome!

We can also show other movies that are available if people are interested  -let us know if you have a favourite! The numbers of people attending will be limited and there will be lots of space for physical distancing.

Upcoming Events

*Due to COVID-19, pre- registration is required for all events hosted by the Rural Municipality of Miltonvale Park. To register for an event at the Milton Community Hall (7 New Glasgow Road) call 902-368-3090 or email MiltonvaleParkEngage@gmail.com and to register for events at the Miltonvale Community Park (413 Sleepy Hollow Road), call 902-368-7587 or email miltonvalepark.staff@gmail.com

Weekly Events

Coffee Club - Mondays and Fridays from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Milton Community Hall

Sewing and Craft Work Bee Sessions - Mondays from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Milton Community Hall. Bring whatever you are working on, sewing machines are available to use.

*Yoga in the Park - Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. in the Miltonvale Community Park (moved to the Hall if raining) with Paula Smith, find Paula on Facebook at her page, Subtle Yoga with Paula

*Chair Yoga at the Hall - Mondays at 9:00 a.m. with Leone Curtis. Chairs are supplied.

*Mat Yoga at the Hall - Fridays in August (beginning August 7) at 9:00 a.m. with Leone Curtis

*All Yoga Classes hosted by the Rural Municipality of Miltonvale Park are $5 or pay what you can. Bring your own mat or towel and your own water

Other Events:

Rango Movie Viewing - Wednesday, August 19 at 1p.m. at the Milton Community Hall. Cost is $5 a person or $15 a family. Price includes a snack and drink. There will be chips, popcorn, pop, water and Kool-aid. If you plan to drop your kid(s) off, please let us know if they are allowed pop! Please confirm your spot by calling 902-566-3154 or emailing miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com

A Year in France - Water Colour Painting - with Julia Purcell for four Tuesdays at 1:00, starting August 18. Funded in part by the Government of Canada through the New Horizons for Seniors program. Details to follow! Limited space.

Municipal Council Meeting - Wednesday, August 19, 2020 -7:30 p.m. Milton Community Hall

Cycling - Charlotte recently organized a “Tour de France” cycling event on the Confederation Trail on a Saturday morning. It was lots of fun, and Charlotte is interested in knowing if residents would like to attend more bike events in Miltonvale Park?

Fill out this survey to let us know! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WG8NMKK If we have enough interest, Charlotte will plan some fun bike events that are great for the whole family.

Non-Medical Fabric Face Masks

Reusable two ply, with a nose wire, fabric masks are available for free at the Milton Community Hall for Miltonvale Park residents who have returned their EMO survey (including those received last Fall/winter). Priority for masks is for seniors, if supplies become more limited. The EMO survey can be found and filled out at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3MDK2VK?fbclid=IwAR0PW457OMjiC3UZnXOXiVdjW8bsrBApZDZfxA5EWa4YIZX3ni2Gxk3qCg4 or in the paper copy of the most recent newsletter. The electronic copy did not have space to ask if residents have any concerns about a possible second wave of COVID-19, so please feel free to note any suggestions or concerns anywhere there is space in the electronic survey.

Call the Council office 902 368-3090 or email admin@miltonvalepark.com to check for availability for masks. There is usually someone at the hall M-F 8:30-5 p.m. during the summer. Child-size face masks can be made to order, and will likely be produced in mid-August.

Drop in and Sew, Fabric Donations Welcome!

If you would like to donate your time and help us sew some masks, or wish to donate tightly woven cotton fabric, give us a call at 902-368-3090. We have sewing machines and supplies at the Milton Community Hall, and sewing could occur almost any time.  There is also an opportunity for post secondary students to get volunteer hours to go towards the Canada Student Services Grant, and for secondary students to participate in the Community Service Bursary program, by helping make masks.

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And just a reminder that the Milton Community Hall has air conditioning.... and public wifi - if that helps entice you to any events!