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Answers to Diana’s Quiz: August 29 2026

ANSWERS A tuk tuk is a motorized...

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...

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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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PRATAC, Do You Realise What You Are Proposing?

By Robin Sukhu I received a PRATAC flyer in my mailbox highlighting that Michael S. Polowin will be a special guest at their upcoming meeting. ...

Of Peanut Butter & The Rail Trail 

by C. H. Wells I recall reading, a few years ago, the online comments of a young mother incensed by a ban on peanut...

Participatory Democracy in Action

By Robin Sukhu Municipal elections are coming up.  I recognize how important the job of Mayor is to our municipality. I no longer want to...

Can Lanark County force ATVs on Mississippi Mills?

Questions Mount about Lanark County’s Right to Dictate to Mississippi Mills about the Ottawa Valley Recreation Trail by Don Johnston On January 24th, Mayor Shaun McLaughlin dropped...

Reader writes on traffic circle protocols

EDITOR'S NOTE: I agree with this letter entirely. I've had a few close calls in the traffic circle on my daily commute to the...

White Lake campground plan goes to OMB

EDITOR'S NOTE: A reader sends a copy of this letter that has been sent to the White Lake Preservation Project and to the cottagers’ association. Ontario...

On PRATAC, advocacy, and the needs of Miss Mills  

by C.H. Wells Guess Who? What group in our local dominion, Is pledged, to its very last minion, To argue and fight, For each citizen's right – Just so...

PRATAC inconsistency

Letter to the Editor by R. Sukhu Recently there have been two issues in Mississippi Mills that have garnered a lot of attention: first the Natural...

Reader concerned about ‘Need to Know’ speaker series

by John Clinton The Need To Know Speaker Series, originally hosted in Renfrew, is now offered in Burnstown. The series brings presenters who are supposed...

Readers thank Euphemia Street for Christmas displays

Open letter to the residents on Euphemia Street What a special treat you provide for everyone who drives down your street during Christmas! We took...

A Season of Hope

by Karen Hirst 'Tis the season of innocence and purity found in a new birth, the hope of a new beginning, a time taken for...

Long-ago Almonte resident salutes Fern Martin

I wonder if you could pass on my best wishes for a happy retirement to Fern Martin. From 1969 to 1971 I lived in Almonte...

PRATAC comments on Maynard lawsuit verdict

Mayor Shaun McLaughlin and Councillor John Edwards (Plaintiffs) vs Steve Maynard (Defendant) And the decision is...”The Defendant’s motion is granted and the action against him...

Hub’s CMC letter to members

Preface: The following letter was originally sent to the Hub membership on November 18, 2017 by the Concerned Members Committee of the Hub (CMC).  ...
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