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Motorcycle riding gear for sale

Olympia motorcycle riding suit. Excellent condition. Size...

Presentation on spreading of municipal waste on agricultural land

On Tuesday evening, August 25th, we had...

Open house for new executive townhomes and apartments in Almonte

A new townhome development in downtown Almonte...

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Presentation on spreading of municipal waste on agricultural land

On Tuesday evening, August 25th, we had a chance to present in front of council to discuss the spreading of municipal waste on agricultural land bordering the Indian River....

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...
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Garbage dumped on the OVRT

We received this discouraging letter and photo from a reader today.  Is anyone missing a sofa, drywall and carpeting? If so you can pick them...

A kind young man deserves a home-cooked dinner

EDITOR'S NOTE: I received this letter yesterday from a reader. If you are, or know, the young man in question, please get in touch...

In Only Seconds: A Tribute to Love

Reader Bernadette van Duyvendyk sends this touching poem, inspired by the account of the Gatineau man who clung to his 4-year-old daughter by her fingertips...

Debate #2 … Calm was too much to hope for

Karen Hirst Unable to attend the second of three candidate debates presided over by the PRATAC organization, I am unable to comment on any part...

A big thank-you to Mississippi River Power Corporation

Scott Newton and staff at Mississippi Power went the extra mile this week. Someone took the sign that advertises Jessica’s Syrian Food Catering service...

Debate #1 … hope in the Fall air

Karen Hirst Last evening was the night that the municipality of Mississippi Mills demonstrated its potential for healing, for breaching the divide that has separated...

Credentials and character — choose wisely

Karen Hirst We now know who has chosen to enter the race for the honour of occupying one of the seats around the Mississippi Mills...

Preserving the dignity of the little memorial: No signs, please!

Almonte is home to an important little memorial, tucked into the corner of Mill and Bridge Streets. On December 27, 1942, 8:43p.m., Almonte was the...

When ‘local corn’ isn’t

Allan Goddard, Almonte Every summer I look so forward to tasting the sweet sensation of buttered, peppered, and slightly salted corn on the cob!  This...

Losing a pet

Pet ownership is not without trial by fire … by Karen Hirst Much has been written about having pets in our lives whether we be single,...

The world needs more ‘restorers’

Whether getting our information from the news, social media, or word of mouth, we’re constantly having opinions, trauma and downright negative vibes shoved down...

People Watching … Fact Or Fiction?

Karen Hirst A cornucopia of human form, attired and adorned with accoutrements that speak of personal stories and choices made, pours forth into each new...

Commuter cycling and the rail trail

Doug Preece I have heard from the county that they are changing the rail trail’s surface material from exclusively granular M to gravel and stone...

Reflections on a place called home

May 1, 2018 ... the day came and went as they all seem to do, stopping for no one. Through the persistence of change,...
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