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Walter Faraday — obituary

Faraday, Walter Robert May 16, 1935 – June...

Stationary bike for sale

We have a Sunny stationary bike for...

Dining table for sale

This solid wood table, crafted from Old...

Coronavirus

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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...
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The new normal: The cows weigh in

Along the March Road. Shannon Lee Mannion  

Keep those shrubs safe!

A reader sends this photo of an amusing tableau outside a house on Jamieson Street, spotted on a walk today.

The new normal: ‘Social distancing’

New on everyone’s lips is the phrase 'social distance'. What, you say? Is this the same as social isolation? Yes, Virginia, this is what...

UNSUNG HEROES: Dairy Distillery

Omid McDonald, co-founder of Almonte's Dairy Distillery, which has had great success with its Vodkow vodka, transformed its operation a week ago to produce...

The new normal: Day nine

There’s something comforting about a grilled cheese and bacon sandwich.  As I was slicing cheese and frying the bacon, all the while humming that 1972...

Gardening activity to try with young kids at home

by Judy Wall, Lanark County Master Gardeners member Here is an activity you can try while kids are home waiting for COVID-19 to subside. Try growing...

Request a free drawing with Mill Street Books online purchase

My daughter, nick-named Bumblebee (age 11), was born in Almonte and spent some of her first years working in a book store. Hanging out...

The new normal: Day eight

Monday and laundry day. It’s good to keep routines going during uncertain times so throw in a load. Come tomorrow, you’ll want to heat...

UNSUNG HEROES: Health care workers

No matter how bad this pandemic gets, one group of people will have to keep showing up to work every day -- those who...

‘Community transmission’ of coronavirus in Ottawa

Below is the transcript from a video posted by Mayor Lowry on Sunday March 22/2020.  Her message speaks to the recent community transmissions of COVID-19...

Is your illness coronavirus? Online tool will guide you

The Ontario government has created this online tool. By answering a short series of questions you'll learn whether an illness you're experiencing is likely...

Don’t flush junk down the toilet

Local science writer Jacob Berkowitz sends this note: I’d appreciate it if you’d put a reminder in the Millstone for folks not to flush disinfectant...

The new normal: Day six

Sunday, a day of rest. If it were warmer, we might have seen the odd butterfly but instead, we are experiencing what physicists call...

An act of kindness from two local teens

On Monday, my friend Nancy Deschenes and I discovered that in-dining at Equator's had been cancelled, understandably so. We decided to have a "physical distancing"...
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