Milton Community Hall

February 26, 2024 – News and Events – Miltonvale Park & Milton Community Hall

Coffee – Visit neighbors each Monday and Friday from 10 -11 a.m. at the Milton Hall. Coffee, tea, and snacks are available by donation of coin or treats. Please drop in, no pre-registration is required. COFFEE IS CANCELLED ON FRIDAY, March 1 due to a downstairs’ rental and upstairs yoga.

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

Yoga with Leone – Tuesdays - 9 a.m. Building Blocks of Yoga (mat) & 10:30 a.m. Chair Yoga. $6 Miltonvale Park residents and $7 for others at the hall. FRIDAY yoga classes take place on the 2nd floor at the hall mat class at 9 a.m. and yoga from a chair class at 10:30. The Friday classes are also being supported by Central Region Sport and Recreation Council. Suggested donations are $6 for Miltonvale Park residents and $7 for others.  Class is cancelled if schools (Bluefield family) are cancelled or delayed for weather-related reasons.

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

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

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

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

More square dancing!  Learn to Square Dance -Tuesdays at 2 p.m. $5 a session. It is not too late to join! Register at admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090.

NEW -The Unconscious Bias Workshop which had been scheduled for Wednesday morning, Feb 28 has been postponed. We hope to reschedule soon.

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

PUBLIC MEETING - The municipality is holding a Public Meeting to review planned changes to the Official Plan and Development Bylaw which is scheduled for the Milton Community Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m.  Residents and landowners are invited to attend.  PLEASE RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090. Details are available on the municipal website:    https://miltonvalepark.com/public-meeting-feb-28-2024-official-plan-and-development-bylaw-amendments/ PLEASE NOTE THE TIME! It has been corrected from a previous email to match what was advertised on posters and in the Guardian.

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

Feb 29 is the deadline to buy tickets for the Milton Community Hall 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.

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

Paper Quilling -The M.A.I Crafts will host two 2-hour Art Paper sessions at Milton Community Hall from 5-7 pm on Thursday, March 7 and Wednesday, March 13. After four hours of hands-on learning, you will take away not only the art paper skills, but also a piece of artwork in an 8 x 8 frame. Free for Miltonvale Park residents, $15 for others if spaces are available. Miltonvale Park residents please email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com or call 902-566-3154 to register. Visit M.A.I. Crafts on Facebook to see examples of their work (our project would be simpler!) https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552223098450

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

The municipality is holding a FREE Seniors Health Fair on the afternoon of Friday, March 8 (likely starting at 1 p.m.). So far, we have confirmed a dental hygienist, pelvic floor physiotherapist (bladder incontinence, constipation, menopause, pelvic pain, frequent UTIs), Seniors Navigator, home economist (Tips for eating as we age) and a registered acupuncturist (self-care and preventative medicine based on traditional Chinese Medicine), and are finalizing details with a pharmacist and an exercise professional. If you would like to suggest a presenter or topic to be covered, or want to REGISTER please contact admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090.

NEW!! The Milton Community Hall will be offering three 2-hour acrylic painting classes in March on Fridays, March 15 & 22, 4-6 pm & Thursday, March 28, 6-8 pm. Beginners and advanced students welcome. Instructor Ann Clow, has been a professional artist for 48 years, Web site: annclow.com. The costs is for all three classes and supplies is $40 for Miltonvale Park residents, $75 for others (if space permits). To register, email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com – please note whether you are a resident of Miltonvale Park (or not). Miltonvale Park residents have priority, but as spaces are very limited, please RSVP ASAP!

——Milton Community Hall's Most Valuable People project is funded by the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being

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

Thursday March 14 is the final Community Meal funded through the Island Food Security Program. Registration is not open yet.

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

NEW!! The Milton Most Valuable People Project and Kidproofpei will host three March Break Workshops at Milton Community Hall! "Safe Kids" for 5-7 years old, "Stranger Smarts" for 7-10 year old, and "At Home Alone + First Aid" for ages 10+ on Thursday, March 28.  

The courses are FREE for Miltonvale Park residents, and offered at half the regular price for others!  Miltonvale Park residents have priority in bookings. RSVP to MiltonMVPs@gmail.com or call 902-566-3154 by Friday, March 22. Include your child's name and age in addition to your phone number, the class, and whether you are a Miltonvale Park resident.

Safe Kids – 9 -10 a.m. Age 5-7. (Minimum 5 students) – A fun and entertaining way to learn about injury prevention and who to safely respond in an emergency. Takeaway – Safe Kids Workbook. Free for MVP residents, $15 for non-residents. (Reg price $35+tax)

Stranger Smarts – 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Age 7-10.  (Minimum 5 students). Learn to make safe choices when approached by seniors.  Takeaway – Strangers Smarts student book. Free for MVP residents, $20 for non-residents. (Reg price $35+tax)

At Home Alone + First Aid 1-5 p.m. Age 10+. Students learn to stay safe through interactive lessons, role play and hands on training. Help prepare our child for an emergency! Take Away – At Home Alone Plus student book, and wallet card. Free for MVP residents, $25 for non-residents. (Reg price $45+tax)

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

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

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

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

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

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

MILTONVALE PARK RESIDENTS - Do you have a senior friend or neighbour who may not be connected to the internet and may be missing out on these emails? Please consider offering to print and deliver these notes to them, or make them aware they exist. Perhaps they have a relative who could be put on the email list to share information with them to ensure they are aware of local activities and opportunities. ALSO – we are aware that people with BellAliant and Sympatico emails may not be getting our recent emails -so if you have a friend, relative or neighbour, who might have one of these emails, can you please check in to see if they are in loop. This note is also posted on miltonvalepark.com and miltoncommunityhall.ca and on the hall and municipal Facebook pages.

The Milton Community Hall held their annual general meeting last week. The new board consists of President Rita Jackson, Vice President Joyce Blackett, Treasurer Phil Hooper, Secretary MacDonald, Past-President James Marjerrison, Directors Phil Jefferson, Betty Pryor and Max Jefferson, and Rose Ramsay, North Milton WI representative.  The board also has the ability to appoint two other members when they meet, and will likely do so, as there were four others who had expressed interest in joining the board -Thanks to all who put their names forward and to outgoing board members Ernie Coles and Hal Parker, who have devoted many hours to the hall for quite some time!

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

We have had reports of people with sympatico and bellaliant emails not getting out emails lately. If you have friends or family members that rely on these emails – please forward them, or direct them to www.miltonvalepark.com  or www.miltoncommunityhall.ca  or the Facebook pages for these organizations.

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

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

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