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The Art of Letting Go: Embracing Freedom through Kadampa Buddhism

In a world full of stress, attachments,...

Gas line expansion

This is an opinion piece inviting you...

Sheet-Pan Turmeric Chicken and Crispy Rice

by Susan Hanna This delicious recipe from NYT...

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Mayor Lowry comments on traffic concerns

Recent discussions around the Council table, around kitchen tables and through online commentary have certainly confirmed that safe roads for residents and children are important to us in Mississippi...

The Mayor’s final address to Council

Mayor’s Annual Address Tonight is the last meeting for many of those around this table. Those departing have 109 years of combined service. They take with them a wealth of...

Note of thanks from Christa Lowry

Thank you, Mississippi Mills! Your overwhelming support is truly humbling and I am thrilled to have been voted your new Mayor! My heartfelt thanks go out to everyone who...

Applications from candidates for vacant Council seat

The Municipality has released the application forms and (where provided) Personal Statements submitted by the 12 local residents in the running to fill the...

Former mayor, councillors, on shortlist for vacant Town Council seat

Following the tragic death of Councillor Bernard Cameron in a shooting at his home, Mississippi Mills had to deal with the thorny question of...

Mayors meet for ‘Pancake Summit’ at Fulton’s

Mayor Shaun McLaughlin got together today at Fulton's with Ottawa mayor Jim Watson to discuss municipal issues. Shaun and Jim are seen here raising...

Tough choices in Councillor replacement

Mayor McLaughlin sent us this commentary on Council's decision to appoint a replacement for the late Bernard Cameron: As most readers know, Council needs to...

Rural Mayor’s Forum of Eastern Ontario created

Mayor McLaughlin passed on this press release: December 4, 2015: Faced with common needs and common problems, the mayors and reeves of 13 small rural...

Like a book club on strategic planning

By Jill McCubbin I want to bring this book - Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design - to the attention of anyone...

Welcome Friendly Fires

From Mayor McLaughlin's blog: Recently, Amelia and I purchased a new wood stove at one of Mississippi Mills’ newest businesses, Friendly Fires. This store is...

Council takes stand in favour of endangered dragonfly

 From Mayor McLaughlin's blog: On Tuesday, September 8, Mississippi Council took a stand in favor of the very rare rapids clubtail dragonfly. The motion (copied...

Enerdu Update Summer of 2015

by Mayor Shaun McLaughlin First published in Shaun on Council  The public demonstrations against expansion of the Enerdu facilities, which dominated the local news last summer,...

Sometimes a bike isn’t just a bike

By Jill McCubbin    “Sometimes a bike isn't just a bike – sometimes it's an indicator too. The presence of many bikes out and about can be a visual indicator...

Pitch-in Week helps keep our watershed and groundwater healthy

Did you know the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) and the Provincial Groundwater Monitoring Network (PGMN) report on our watershed every 5 years? PGMN wells...

Taxes and financial plannning

by Mayor Shaun McLaughlin first published on Shaun on Council   On April 14, Council finally passed the 2015 budget. The vote came a few...

Mayor Shaun McLaughlin explains the library budget

by Mayor Shaun McLaughlin Many of you are going to see a petition about MM library cuts or Facebook posts about it. The petition and...

Enerdu could begin before the Heritage Conservation District guidelines are final

By Jill McCubbin I want to keep all available information flowing on this topic. It's healthy to have widely differing perspectives among a large group...

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