Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors

Leonard Drynan — obituary

LEONARD WILLIAM DRYNAN 1943~2026 It is with broken hearts...

The Appleton ‘Toonie’ Book Sale’ is back!

Saturday October 3, 9am to 4pm, 280...

John Lock — obituary

Lock, John Kenneth It is with heavy hearts we...

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

Carleton Place is the first in North America to host this 160-metre record

An embroidered cloth 160.5 metres long, stitched by communities across 14 European countries, will be shown outside Europe for the first time on September 13, at UA FEST in...

Almonte’s Fibrefest is back on September 12 and 13!

Almonte, ON- Come on out to the scenic town of Almonte on September 12 and 13 to celebrate the wonderful world of fibre arts at the 31st Fibrefest -...

Drawing and cartooning for kids

Join us at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum for cartooning fun! Classes run for 8 Wednesdays beginning October 7th-November 25th, 5:30-6:45pm. The session will be led by Sam Hamilton...
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

Two new exhibits this summer at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Almonte, ON- The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (MVTM) will be displaying two new temporary exhibits from August 9 to September 27, 2025. All are...

The Pipes are Calling

by Jane Torrance ALMONTE: At 6:00 pm on Friday nights all summer long you can hear a piper (or two) play at the Cenotaph in...

Treasure, by Rosemary Leach

“That hat works either if you are three, or if you are eighty,” my son Max says to his younger sister. Undeterred, Frankie lifts her...

Kingston Writersfest – Poetry Contest

We’re delighted today to announce the launch of Kingston Writes! – the first in a series of KWF-sponsored events to encourage and illuminate the work of emerging...

Neil Carleton – Explore Fossils at the Corridor Gallery

Almonte Branch library June 23 – August 1 The Corridor Gallery at the Almonte branch of the Mississippi Mills Public Library is excited to present a...

Chamberfest comes to Almonte

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025, 2:00 p.m. Almonte Old Town Hall  Ottawa Chamberfest, in partnership with Almonte in Concert, invites you to a special afternoon of...

5 Wednesdays in July concert series

Friends of Augusta Street Park community volunteers have come together to organize a great lineup for this year’s 5 Wednesdays in July concert series....

Children’s art on the Alameda

This Sunday the 29th of June at 3 pm the creativity of grades three to six students from Naismith Public School will be on...

Come out for Almonte Celtfest July 4-6!

Mark your calendar and tell your friends, Almonte Celtfest will be back in Gemmill Park for a full weekend of family-friendly entertainment July 4-6! The...

Thirty years of Almonte.com

by Brent Eades Some readers may know that besides looking after the Millstone website I also run the Almonte.com site. It occurred to me recently...

Call for submissions to new literary magazine, ‘The LAM’ EXTENDED

Art. Literally.  The LAM, a new Literary Arts Magazine, is seeking submissions from residents of Lanark County on the theme of darkness and light for...

The Mind Mappers by Eric Andrew-Gee

by Edith Cody-Rice Canadian history is full of the untold stories of social transformers whose influence extended far beyond their own lives. The Mind Mappers...

TWO EXHIBITIONS opening at Sivarulrasa Gallery

SUSAN TOOKE: HOOKED, May 31 – July 4, 2025 KAREN HAINES: LOCAL PRODUCE, May 31 – July 4, 2025 Combined Vernissage/Artists Reception: Saturday May 31, 2pm-4pm. From...

Online auction supports the Library

The Friends of MMPL Library 4th annual online auction, The Best of Mississippi Mills, is open for bidding on June 9 and continues until...
1...8910...100Page 9 of 100

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