Contributor Bios
Diana Filer
Diana Filer was born in Vancouver a long time ago, she says, to a civil engineer father who had been in a mounted rifle battalion in WWI, and a mother who had driven an ambulance on the front lines in the same war. She graduated in French and philology from UBC,…
Rosalyn Stevens
Rosalyn Stevens was born and raised in Mississippi Mills, joining the world of journalism with a high-school work term at the local newspaper. A graduate of the Algonquin College Print Journalism program, Rosalyn has worked in Almonte, Carleton Place, rural Saskatchewan and Ottawa for various publications as both…
David Hinks
David Hinks has been an enthusiastic vegetable gardener for many decades. He was brought up on a dairy farm in south-western Ontario where he was introduced to gardening at an early age by parents and grandparents – in particular his paternal grandmother liked to take her grandchildren in hand and show them how to plant…
Don Cook
Don Cook is an international wine expert with more than 20 years’ experience in the wine industry. He…
Brent Eades
Brent Eades has worked in corporate communications for the past thirty years, first as a writer in the…
Barbara Van Haute
Barbara Van Haute recently moved to Almonte and has a background in political analysis. She has done graduate work…
The Millstone welcomes coop student Julia M. Langlois
The Millstone is delighted to welcome Julia M. Langlois to its staff. Julia grew up in Mississippi Mills…
Val Sears – Editor
Val Sears is an eminent journalist on the Canadian scene. Widely recognized of one of the most important…
Edith Cody-Rice – Publisher
Edith Cody-Rice is the publisher of the Millstone. She has retired from the position of Senior Legal Counsel…
Pat Browne
Pat Browne, contributor to the Night Sky column, is a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada,…
Neil Carleton
Since childhood, Neil Carleton has had a special interest in all things nature. During his elementary and high…