| Miltonvale Park and Milton Community Hall – January 31, 2026 (Events take place at the hall, unless noted) WEEKLY Events: Exercise class – Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays at 9 a.m. Michele Gallant leads senior chair and balance class on Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning on January 12. -Cost $6. Fri. Feb. 6 at 9 am. – Come Try Zumba Gold – a gentler pace for the Young at Heart. $5. No need to register – just drop in! Ordinarily, Fridays have folks exercising together to online exercise videos for $1. Coffee Club – Mondays and Fridays at 10 a.m. Open to all – Admission by donation of treats or coins. Monday Line Dancing (FULL) at 1:30 YOGA with Leone TUESDAYS 8:30 a.m. – Mat. and 10 a.m. -Chair – cost $10 for Miltonvale Park residents,$12 for others (Drop-in) on Tuesdays. THURSDAYS 8:30 a.m. – Mat yoga and 10 am for Yoga on the Chair. Contact LightLivingWithLeone@gmail.com for information on Thursday classes. Tuesdays – at 2 p.m. Square dancing classes. (Upstairs). $5. For more information, contact Christine at cmr.belanger@outlook.com. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meet at the Hall on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. For more information, contact Joyce at 902-368-2055. Wednesdays- Drop-in Crochet & Knit with Michelle 1:30-3:30 p.m. upstairs. Free for Miltonvale Park residents and by donation for others. Contact Peggy at MiltonMVPs@gmail.com if you have any questions. Wednesdays – Drop-in Happy Dance with Sylvie 4-4:45 p.m. Free for Miltonvale Park residents and $5 for non-residents. Contact Peggy at MiltonMVPs@gmail.com if you have any questions. (Happy Dance is planning to continue for Fabruary and March). Wednesdays – Drop-in Zumba (Adults) with Natalia – 5:30 p.m. Free for Miltonvale Park residents, $5 for others. For more information, contact MiltonMVPS@gmail.com. Thursdays, 10 a.m. -12 noon (until Feb. 12 -Seniors Art (FULL) Sunday Night Movies – Most Sunday evenings at 6:30. Free for Miltonvale Park residents and by donation for others. *When registering for events that have different pricing for residents, please include your civic address, if you are a resident of Miltonvale Park. Saturday, Jan. 31 is the deadline to buy tickets for the Milton Hall’s next 50-50 draw. $3 or 2/$5. You can buy tickets at the hall or send an e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. Sunday, Feb. 1 -6:30 p.m. – Sunday Movie – Agent of Happiness -Amber, a happiness agent, travels the Bhutanese Himalayas surveying people’s happiness. On his remote mountain journey, he searches for fulfillment https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21224854/ (English Subtitles, foreign language audio). Free for Miltonvale Park residents and by donation for others. Monday, February 2 at 7 p.m. – Milton Community Hall Annual Meeting, The non-profit Milton Community Hall belongs to all adult residents of Miltonvale Park. Are you interested in becoming more involved in the hall? The AGM includes highlights and financial reports from the 2025 year, as well as elections for the 2026 Board of Directors. Everyone is welcome. Please RSVP if you plan to attend, to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com, in case we need to delay due to Monday’s weather. FULL (storm date) Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 1 p.m. – Air Fryers –Home economist Margaret Prouse – Cooking with an air fryer. Free for Miltonvale Park residents aged 55+, and by donation for others. Funded in part by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program. FULL – Wednesdays, February 4 & 11 at 1 p.m. Rughooking. -Let’s Hook Fibre with Carol – DFS Rug Hooking Teacher. Let’s Hook Pieces of Peace. Friday, Feb. 6 at 9 a.m. – Come try Zumba Gold with Natalia -a gentler pace for the Young at Heart. $5 Friday, Feb 6 – 12 noon – Seniors Lunch and Learn with the Seniors Navigators. Learn about the many seniors programs available to PEI seniors. Register by noon Wednesday, Feb. 4 to 902-566-3154 or MiltonCommunityHall@gmail.com. Free for Miltonvale Park residents and by donation for others, if space is available. Tukey soup is on the menu. Funded in part by the PEI Seniors’ Secretariat. Volunteers welcome- contact miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. Volunteer? The hall is catering a noon lunch on Saturday, February 8. Volunteers welcome – contact miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. Saturdays, February 7, 14 and 21 at 1 p.m. “Let’s Jest Play” … Come have some fun! Join local actor and Bouffon-ery artist Trilby Jeeves for some fun and play. Demystify the acting process. Escape the nuttiness of the world, and be nutty in a room with friends! Get to know you and your neighbours through play!! Funded in part by the Government of Canada through the New Horizons for Seniors Program. Free for Miltonvale Park residents aged 55+ and $20 for others. Please pre-register with admin@Miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090 by noon, February 5. Sunday, February 8 from 9-11:00 a.m. Miltonvale Park Community Pancake Breakfast. FREE for Miltonvale Park residents. Register here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MvPPancakes by Thursday, Feb 5. Funded by the Island Food Security Program, which has received funding through the Sustainable Agricultural Partnership, the Government of Canada and the Province of PEI. If space remains, neighbours are welcome to attend. Volunteers welcome- contact admin@miltonvalepark.com. Sunday, February 8 6:30 p.m. Valentine’s Week Movie Night – Ageless Love – The incredible true story of an odd Jewish couple (Yale Schwartz and Nina Lemisch) who fought against the social norms of the late 1960’s in order to find true happiness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcoCVpqjJ_U Monday, Feb. 9 – North Milton WI at 7 p.m.REGISTRATION OPEN – Thursday, February 12 – Seniors Supper Club. The Chat & GBT (Growing Better Together) Project is hosting another Supper Club. These are meals for about 40 Miltonvale Park seniors, as well as meal deliveries to shut-ins in Miltonvale Park. Deborah and Dana Jeffrey will show and tell about their trip to the North Pole. Shepherd’s Pie is on the menu.https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MVPFeb12 FULL -Thursday, February 12 from 6:00-7:30 (Upstairs)– Design 101 – Get Your Thrift On & How I Decorated an Entire Home on PEI for $1000 with Sue Pitchforth of Decor Therapy Plus. To get on the waiting list, contact Peggy at MiltonMVPs@gmail.com. Free for Miltonvale Park residents, and by donation for others. Saturday, February 14 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. – Cookbook Launch and Cooking with Love workshop. Celebrate Valentine’s Day with our first-ever “Cooking with Love” workshop, hosted by Parry Aftab—founder of PEI Good Eats and Co-Chair of PEI Food Strong! We’re starting with “top your own butter tarts” where attendees can choose from lots of traditional or “just for fun” toppings for their own butter tarts. We’ll use Lori MacAulay’s amazing butter tart filling (viewed more than 500,000 times on PEI Good Eats!!!) which is featured in the cookbook! Parry and a few home cooks featured in the cookbook will be there. Cookbooks will be on sale, with $5 off the regular cost -one discount per attendee limit, cash or e-transfer only). This workshop is FREE for everyone to attend. Miltonvale Park residents have priority booking. Contact Peggy at MiltonMVPs@gmail.com ASAP to save your spot! Sunday, Feb. 15 from 10 a.m -12 noon. Eternal Wellness has rented the hall to host a Women and Menopause event. $50 More information is here https://www.facebook.com/share/1KssdcamGy/ Monday, February 16 – Islander Day. Municipal Council office is closed for the holiday. Programming may be impacted. Tuesday, February 17 at 1 p.m. -Cooking Presentation -Quick Meals –Join home economist Margaret Prouse for a presentation on cooking quick meals. Free for Miltonvale Park residents aged 55+, and by donation for others. Funded in part by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program. Please pre-register with admin@Miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090. TO BE CONFIRMED (when at least 4 Miltonvale Park residents register!) – for 4 weeks- Wednesday, Feb. 18, from 1:00-3:00 pm – Zentangle Classes 1-3 p.m. Let’s Tangle with Carol, CZT 42 Zentangle is a meditative practice – Yoga with a pen. While the finished work appears complicated, once one learns the basics, it can become a relaxing, portable pastime. It is available to anyone who can draw these simple letters/lines: c i s oThis session is suitable for beginner and intermediate tanglers alike. Bring a notebook, an open mind and your sense of humour. Kits provided that include micron pens, pencil, blending stub, eraser, pencil sharpener, step out sheets and tiles of various sizes and content for tangling. Class size 10 max. Funded in part by the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being through the Milton MVPS Program. Priority registration for Miltonvale Park residents. Cost: $10 for Miltonvale Park residents and $25 for others, if space is available. Register with MiltonMVPs@gmail.com Wednesday, February 18 – Municipal Council meeting. 7 p.m. RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com. Friday, February 20 -6 p.m. Senior Community Meal – Milton Community Hall. Registration is not open yet. NEW -Saturday, February 21 -Rainbow Trivia 7 p.m. Details to be confirmed – If anyone is interested in helping with this event, please contact admin@miltonvalepark.com (as Shari has never attended a trivia event in her sheltered life!). NEW – Sunday, February 22 at 1 p.m. Basket Weaving. Make a breadbasket with Noella Moore and her daughter Ashley! $30 Miltonvale Park residents aged 55+ and $40 for others. Register at admin@miltonvalepark.com or call 902-368-3090. As space is limited Miltonvale Park residents have priority. Funded in part by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program. Feb 23 – Municipal Office is expected to be closed as staff is supposed to be off-island for a medical appointment. Wednesday, February 25 – Municipal Budget Meeting and Presentation 7:30 p.m. Storm date: Monday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. View the draft Miltonvale Park Municipal Budget for the 2026-27 year. All residents are welcome to attend, for a short review of 2025-26 and a presentation of operating and capital budgets for next fiscal year. The budget is expected to be approved at the Wednesday, March 18th, 7 p.m. Council meeting. Please register at admin@miltonvalepark.com. Council hopes to circulate a questionnaire to hear resident suggestions and concerns, but feel free to email ideas to admin@miltonvalepark.com. NEW DATE – Friday, February 28 (4-6 p.m.)-Food Hampers. Registration is not open yet Monday, March 2 –5:30 p.m. Miltonvale Park Community Supper – Open to residents of all ages! Registration not open yet. Watch for details! Friday, March 6 1:00-4:00 p.m.- Pysanky workshop with Linda. Pysanky is an ancient Eastern European art of egg decoration where a stylus is used to write in wax on an eggshell. Come experience this meditative and beautiful craft. $10 and Priority registration is given to Miltonvale Park residents by providing a civic address.. $15 for everyone else (subject to availability). Register by Friday, February 27 to secure your spot! Email miltonMVPs@gmail.com or call 902-566-3154. Saturday, March 7, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Come Try Belly Dance for beginners. Learn to use dance for cultural connection, physical well-being, and emotional expression with Alika, an experienced dancing teacher from Mexico and Canada, to Egypt. Free for Miltonvale Park residents and $5 for others. Please pre-register at MiltonMVPs@gmail.com, and include your civic address if you are a Miltonvale Park resident. Tuesday, March 10 at 1 p.m. – “More Plants More Health” Cooking Presentation with Margaret Prouse. Watch for more details. Thursday, March 12 at 6:00 -Seniors Supper Club -Registration is not yet open. Thursday, March 12 from 6:00-7:30. Design 101 – The Magic of Paint & Wallpaper & Dollar Store Decor. with Sue Pitchforth of Decor Therapy Plus. Transform anything that is unloved and dated into something fabulous with the magic of paint & wallpaper! To register, contact Peggy at MiltonMVPs@gmail.com. Free for Miltonvale Park residents, and by donation for others. Wednesday, March 18 – Municipal Council Meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 9 from 6:00-7:30 Refresh & Renew Your Home for Spring without breaking the bank. To register, contact Peggy at MiltonMVPs@gmail.com. Free for Miltonvale Park residents, and by donation for others.Other programs we are still organizing this winter include basket weaving and several Lunch and Learns. Saturday, April 11 at 6:30 p.m. – Fascinating Ladies of Country is a celebratory musical revue, featuring music from some of the most iconic and influential female country artists of the last century to present day. Presented by the Young at Heart Theatre. The show also highlights the women’s liberation movement and the way these artists expressed themselves to help empower women around the world.Some of the songs featured include 9 to 5, Delta Dawn, Fancy, Any Man of Mine and Miss Chatelaine. The show is written, compiled and directed by Catherine O’Brien with musical direction and arrangements by Brielle Ansems. The cast features talented PEI artists Olivia Blacquiere, Stephanie Ross and Haley Zavo. Watch for details re tickets! P.S. Sunset is about 7:55 p.m!! NOTES: Miltonvale Community Park – The park closed for the winter, but will be checked sporadically. If you are there and notice it needs attention, please contact admin@miltonvalepark.com, 902-368-3090 or 902-213-0597. The walking trail and parking lot have recently been paved. Please do not drive vehicles on the paved trail. An accessible drum set was installed in late fall near the park entrance – check it out on the next fine day! On January 1, someone found an airpod case with one airpod, and left it on a picnic table under the shelter veranda (it is still there!). Miltonvale Park Child Bursary – Residents, are you signing your children up for activities, classes, and lessons? Residents are entitled to $75/child/year (April 1- March 31) to reimburse costs of extracurricular activities. https://miltonvalepark.com/for-residents/rebates-forms/ Snowshoes – The municipality has 6 pairs of adult snowshoes and poles and three pairs of youth snowshoes to borrow. Contact admin@miltonvalepark or 902-368-3090 to make arrangements to borrow them. The local 4-H Clubs still have some reversible cat and dog bandanas at the hall. $5 Reminder – There are books and puzzles to borrow in the lobby at the Milton Community Hall. Food hampers – Thanks to all who donated extra grocery bags for the food hampers. Budget – The municipality will soon be working on its budget for 2026-27. If you have any requests, or activities, or priorities you would like to suggest, please contact admin@miltonvalepark.com. Visit https://miltonvalepark.com/category/financials/ for more information. Municipal Elections – November 2, 2026 – The PEI Coalition for Women’s Leadership (CWL) is offering a Municipal Training Series aiming to develop capacity in municipal politics across PEI. The Municipal Training Series will be a cohort series of six workshops, focused on supporting individuals who intend to get involved in municipal politics. The sessions will be open to members of the public who want to run for elected positions, as well as people who want to support someone else’s campaign. The aim is to demystify politics and reduce barriers to participation, recognizing that knowledge will promote political participation and strengthen our Island. Register here for the Municipal Training Series. February is Taking Care of Business – Period Month with the PEI Women’s Institutes, who collect feminine hygiene products to donate to local food banks. There will be a drop-off box at the Milton Community Hall for the month of February, for any donations you would like to contribute. The Milton Community Hall is an Emergency Warming Center, so can usually be opened in inclement weather (depending on bookings). To be sure it is open before setting out -call 902-566-3154 (hall) or 903-368-3090 (municipality), check Facebook or text 902-213-0597. The municipality also has some portable generators. If you might like to borrow one in a power outage, please contact admin@miltonvalepark.com. Don’t miss out on Miltonvale Park News and Events – Sign up for regular e-newsletters delivered to your inbox! Email admin@miltonvalepark.com and let us know if you are a resident of the municipality or a neighbour. The Black Cultural Society (BCS) of Prince Edward Island is currently seeking new board members. The BCS represents, supports, and advocates for the growing Black community on Prince Edward Island, as well as the descendants of Black Islanders. Please check here https://bcspei.ca/about-us/ for more information. A board member’s role is an exciting opportunity for individuals who are passionate about celebrating Black culture, advancing equity, and supporting community development across the Island. For details or the application process, please contact admin@bcspei.ca, or visit https://bcspei.ca/join-our-board-of-directors/. The APM Centre has entered Kraft Hockeyville to hopefully help them along their goal of constructing a second ice surface. Please join their Facebook group to learn how to support their entry. https://www.facebook.com/groups/apmkrafthockeyville2026 Watch for a new initiative from the Milton Most Valuable People (MiltonMVPs) project! Peggy is planning The “Milton Story” Album. The Milton Story project aims to strengthen the social fabric of Miltonvale Park by capturing the personal stories, wisdom, and faces of our residents. By using our community’s name as a “Word Bank,” we will create a high-quality video series and a commemorative album that celebrates the individuals who make our community home. Sounds neat!! The Milton MVPs project is funded by the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being. Statistics Canada is now hiring for approximately 32,000 census jobs across Canada. See more details at this link: https://www.census.gc.ca/en/jobs |
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