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Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 6, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  Havana Syndrome is an affliction hitting mostly American and Canadian citizens serving diplomatically abroad.  Identified only in the last 6 or 7 years, it causes severe...

Mayor Lowry comments on traffic concerns

Recent discussions around the Council table, around kitchen tables and through online commentary have certainly confirmed that safe roads for residents and children are important to us in Mississippi...

The Mayor’s final address to Council

Mayor’s Annual Address Tonight is the last meeting for many of those around this table. Those departing have 109 years of combined service. They take with them a wealth of...
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Enerdu could begin before the Heritage Conservation District guidelines are final

By Jill McCubbin I want to keep all available information flowing on this topic. It's healthy to have widely differing perspectives among a large group...

What if Enerdu set its sights on Blakeney and Pakenham?

by Councillor Jill McCubbin I think the point is made in the headline, but here are also some possible, future what ifs for you to...

Economic directions for Mississippi Mills

by Mayor Shaun McLaughlin - first published in Shaun on Council  Below is the text of a speech (slightly altered) I gave to the Mississippi...

Why I didn’t support the Ottawa Street Landscape Plan RFP

by Jill McCubbin Last week, the planning department submitted a report to Council, at the Committee of the Whole meeting, recommending we pay a consultant...

Information and/or Energy East propaganda

by Councillor Jill McCubbin Two sources of Ontario East information came to my attention recently. The first was the well-researched article, Pipe Dream?, by Almonte resident,...

Enerdu update winter 2015

by Mayor Shaun McLaughlin, first published in Shaun On Council Just because the Enerdu issue seems quiet at present doesn’t mean nothing is happening. This post...

Mississippi Mills is a Green Energy town

by Mayor Shaun McLaughlin A friend asked me an intriguing question the other week: is the amount of green energy generated in Mississippi Mills...

Inaugural address of Mississippi Mills Mayor Shaun McLaughlin given December 2, 2014

Thank you for attending this inaugural meeting tonight. Give yourselves a pat on the back. You have elected a stellar Council. I have chatted with each...

Taking the message to Queen’s Park

by Mayor-elect Shaun McLaughlin first published at Shaun on Council On Monday, December 1, Councillors Duncan Abbott and Alex Gillis, CAO Diane Smithson and I...

Mississippi Mills’ Mayor-elect Shaun McLaughlin takes up the Appleton Wetland issue with the Ontario government.

by Shaun McLaughlin On Monday, December 1, Councillors Duncan Abbott and Alex Gillis, CAO Diane Smithson and I will train it to Toronto for an...

Christa Lowry thanks the voters of Ramsay for her election win.

by Councillor-elect Christa Lowry Voters of Ramsay: Thank you for participating in the Mississippi Mills Election October 27th.    I am humbled by your overwhelming support,...

Did you know Mill & Little Bridge Street upgrades / reconstruction will not start until 2017 or later?

by Councillor-elect Jill McCubbin The construction on Clyde Street (across from the Liquor Store in Almonte) had many people wondering about the "street upgrade" process...

Seniors home to proceed this fall.

Mayor John Levi called a special council meeting October 2 to get approval from Council to issue a building permit for an 120 unit seniors...

Special meeting of the Committee of the Whole re changes to the rural severance policy to be held on September 18

by Shaun McLaughlin The mayor called a special meeting of the Committee of the Whole for Thursday, September 18 at 6 pm to once again...
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