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Thank you

On Saturday Evening, July 25th, I spent some time in the filled-to-capacity Almonte Hospital Emergency Room for an increasingly severe abdominal pain which, as I would learn early the...

Thanks to a Caring Community

Many thanks to all those who responded to my article in the Millstone last month on helping a new Syrian refugee family settle in Almonte. A number of generous...

Just wondering…

I wonder why the bunny and her baby insist on chewing on the pedals on my flowers in my garden. Despite the fact that I have sprinkled red pepper...
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Calling all new residents to Mississippi Mills

Welcome. It’s so nice to meet you. It can be scary moving to a new town, but rest assured you have chosen wisely—your life...

Reader comments on importance of volunteers

I was really pleased to see the News article published on the Mississippi Mills municipal website entitled From the Office of the Mayor –...

Reader supports heritage status for Pinehurst

I would like to add my support for the recent article advocating "heritage status” for the Pinehurst property. I had no idea this property...

Rental housing availability in Almonte for seniors

I would like to add my voice to the plea from Al Jones and his friends and colleagues for access to more rental accommodations...

Where are apartments for seniors in Almonte?

During recent discussions with friends and colleagues, the lack of new apartment construction in Almonte was raised. Home construction appears booming but new rental...

Artificial light pollution, or ‘ALAN’

by John Clinton In a recent essay published in Harper's magazine (In Pursuit of a Good Night's Sleep) the journalist/writer Rowan Jacobsen describes his struggles...

Rebound has closed. Should we care?

We are concerned to hear that Rebound in Almonte has closed. Its function of recycling/reusing household items, rather than having them sent to the landfill, is...

Give seniors a break

by Jim Moore We seniors don’t get enough respect. We are accused in some quarters of being the generation that has polluted our planet, caused...

Canada loses a premier military historian

by Peter Usher Canada is the poorer this week with the loss of Tim Cook, our premier military historian.  He was a dedicated researcher, a fine...

A missing ingredient in our daily news

Jim Moore I’m old enough to remember straight factual reporting of news events on television. No political slant to it – no embellishment of it...

Revisiting Canada’s Constitution

Almonte resident James Moore is a retired military officer and a former Assistant Deputy Minister of the Government of Canada. The Canadian Constitution may prove...

Ideas for governing and the public service at the national level

by James Moore ABOUT ORGANIZING FEDERAL MINISTRIES. Establishing and re-engineering Federal Ministries should not be based on political ideology as it has been in the past....

Cell phone tower at the fairgrounds

I’m so disappointed about the planned cell tower beside the Almonte Fairgrounds.  See this information. We wrote letters of concern to the town several years...

A note of thanks to Fairview Manor

My husband is a patient at Fairview Manor. I would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to the recreation program...
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