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March Road: Slow down, you’ll get there soon enough

Editor’s Note: A reader was in touch...

Free: BBQ, leather couch

The BBQ is several years old and...

Diana’s Quiz – April 26, 2025

by Diana Filer 1.  How many Roman Catholic...

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Covid-19: ‘Herd immunity’ misinformation

We have heard from certain groups and even other countries that, if we let people be infected with Covid-19, they will become ‘herd immune’. It is very important to remember...

To mask or not? Why is it even a question?

submitted by Sherryl Smith I am writing this as an appeal to Mississippi Mills residents when considering whether to wear a mask.  I am an active and (so far) healthy...

From Mayor Lowry: How to enjoy the outdoors in town

Update: Outdoor Recreation Facilities in Mississippi Mills https://youtu.be/sKZ1Gn7DJtM The Province has allowed certain municipal recreation facilities to re-open this week. The Municipality is taking time to ensure proper planning as facilities...

Message from Mayor Lowry: “Do the right thing”

https://youtu.be/4JpJNIS6u84 Transcript from COVID-19 Video dated April 5, 2020. By calling a state of emergency early this week, I am insisting that residents take the spread...

A few of my favourite things in the time of COVID-19

Shannon Lee Mannion I have not had to wear a bra for the past three weeks. Never mind those instructions in the sixties where it was...

Neilcorp donation buys protective equipment for Ottawa Valley Family Health Team

Almonte’s Neilcorp Homes donates $6,000 to the Ottawa Valley Family Health Team to purchase Personal Protective Equipment Neilcorp co-owner Robert Dick reached out to the...

Carebridge partners with YIGs on home delivery to seniors, at-risk

We’re Here for You As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, Carebridge is reaching out to support those in need in our local communities. Carebridge...

Lanark paramedics launch COVID-19 home assessment unit

Lanark County Paramedic Service (LCPS) Paramedics are teaming up with the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit to conduct in-home assessments and COVID-19...

COVID-19 assessment centre opens in Almonte

A new COVID-19 Assessment Centre in Almonte is now open.  The Centre is being operated by physicians and staff from Almonte General Hospital, Carleton...

ADHS grad competes in ‘Code Life Ventilator Challenge’

by Heather Atkinson On the bright side As a boomer with a couple of teenage grandkids, I know that ageism works in both directions: You're damned...

Almonte Country Haven resident dies of COVID-19

Two COVID-19 related deaths reported in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark It is with sadness that the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit reports that...

Almonte Country Haven needs gloves, masks & related — can you help?

Mayor Lowry just posted this on Facebook: {HELP NEEDED} I've spoken with the administration at Almonte Country Haven and they need help with supplies. Do you have...

The new normal: Online grocery shopping

Never done this before but under the extreme circumstances, thought it worth a try. Keying in 'Your Independent Grocer Online Shopping' seemed to place me...

Mayor Lowry declares state of emergency

Mayor Lowry declared a State of Emergency for the Municipality of Mississippi Mills effective Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 1:00 pm. The declaration follows the...

Country Haven staff member tests positive for COVID-19

We've received this release from the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit: The Health Unit is overseeing the management by Almonte Country Haven of...

Three Almonte Country Haven residents test positive for COVID-19

Almonte Country Haven has published this information on their Facebook page: COVID-19 OUTBREAK NEWS The evening of March 28th we were informed by Leeds, Grenville and...

Critical supplies donated to local health care workers

Thank you to Tomlinson and all who have donated supplies In times of uncertainty, neighbours help neighbours. And that is what happened this week when...

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