Friday, July 3, 2026
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors

Stationary bike for sale

We have a Sunny stationary bike for...

Dining table for sale

This solid wood table, crafted from Old...

Home Hospice and Naismith Men’s Shed Partnership

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the...

Arts & Culture

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

Books

John Dunn's Stories

Lanark Lit Writing Competition

Pick of the Past

Latest

Celebrating creativity and community: Casey Gayton wins the 2026 Noreen Young Award for the Arts

Puppets Up! is thrilled to share some magical community news. On Friday, June 26, representatives from the festival attended the Almonte District High School graduation to present the second...

Tait McKenzie students curate book list for National Library Collection

Students at R. Tait McKenzie Public School are helping shape a future national library collection, curating a list of Canadian books for a new public space led by Library and Archives Canada...

Join the Almonte Legion Pipe Band — beginner lessons start this October

Have you always been captivated by the sound of bagpipes or the beat of drums? Now’s your chance to learn. The Almonte Legion Pipe Band is welcoming new members...
Archive

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

Books

John Dunn's Stories

Lanark Lit Writing Competition

Pick of the Past

‘Life Amidst Trees’ at General Fine Craft

Trees - majestic emblems of strength and beauty in nature - are the lungs of our planet; their significance is pressing in these time...

Sofie and Cecilia – by Katherine Ashenburg

by Edith Cody-Rice Sofie and Cecilia is the debut novel of Katherine Ashenburg, a well known non-fiction Canadian writer who has published in the New...

Almonte in Concert launches 2018-19 season with stellar performances

by Edith Cody-Rice Almonte in Concert launched its 2018-19 season last Saturday with splendid performances by artists James Parker and his protegés Brian Mangrum on...

‘True North Rising’ by Whit Fraser: book review

by Jim Moore Local resident Jim Moore was Assistant Deputy Minister for Northern Affairs for six years. He later served as executive director of the Inuit...

A rich trove of Almonte history on Facebook

I've been remiss in not drawing attention to this marvellous Facebook group run by CP-based blogger and historian Linda Seccaspina, Tales of Almonte. With daily...

Rosemary Leach artwork at SchoolBOX Latin Fiesta auction this weekend

I’m passionate about Latino culture. The hardships that Nicaraguans have suffered in the past year have inspired me to donate “Asparagus” to Almonte's SchoolBOX...

Jubilee: a John Dunn story

Some information for readers from Michael Dunn: 'Billy' was Dad's younger brother and was killed when he ran out in front of an oncoming car...

Almonte in Concert names Steinway grand piano, October 20

On Saturday, October 20 at 7:30 pm in the Almonte Old Town Hall, the first concert of the Almonte in Concert (AIC) season will...

Buy Almonte’s most popular book, win a bottle of prosecco!

Mary Lumsden, Mill Street Books One day soon it will happen. Someone is going to walk into Mill Street Books looking for a recommendation. If...

Bella Figura by Kamin Mohammadi

by Edith Cody-Rice Bella Figura is a book in the tradition of Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes.  A woman with a  high stress...

MVTM’s Fashion Blooms exceeds expectations

by Edith Cody-Rice  More than 200 spectators attended the exciting  Mississippi Valley Textile Museum fashion show at the Almonte Agricultural Hall on Sunday, September 30. Darrell...

Warlight by Michael Ondaatje

by Edith Cody-Rice The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very...

A thank-you from Noreen Young

Dear friends and neighbours and visitors to the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum: Since July 14th, it has been my great honour to have my puppet work...

‘Wild Life’ — a John Dunn story

Paddye Thatcher and her daughter Valerie set out on the Saturday morning of the 24th of May weekend to open up the family cottage. They drove...
1...414243...98Page 42 of 98

FOLLOW US

millstonenews@gmail.com

Millstone News is a not-for-profit corporation and volunteer-run newspaper for the Mississippi Mills area. 

Publisher: Edith Cody-Rice; Proprietors: Edith Cody-Rice, Brent Eades. Head office: 43 Shepherd Street, Almonte

Learn More

Arts & Culture

Living

Science & Nature

Support Us

The Millstone is a volunteer-run  newspaper that does not accept paid advertising. We rely on donations to help cover operating costs. Won't you consider a small donation?




Copyright © The Millstone