Monday, August 31, 2026
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors

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...

Letters to the Editor

Latest

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...
Archive

A cautionary tale on development of the rail trail

If you are a homeowner and live within at least at least a block of the proposed rail trail that will run through the...

Ecologist writes on Wild Parsnip spraying

There is a central troubling issue behind the wild parsnip spray proposal for Lanark County. The promoters of the spraying plan seem unaware that spraying...

Reader concerned about state of Old Union Hall Road

Dear Millstone News, I am sending some photos of the Old Union Hall Road to show what horrific condition it is in. I have lived on...

Yup, Mercury’s Going Retrograde Again … And It Ain’t Gonna Be Pretty!

by C. H. Wells Regular Millstone readers will have noticed my occasional forays into the astrological forum, by way of dire warnings of impending doom...

Closing the Great Divide – What about a Mississippi Mills Day?

by Tracy Stimpson I am very jealous of artistic people.  I pride myself on being a smart dude but I don’t have an artistic bone...

Reader comments on Maynard Park

If Any Councilors or the Mayor are Reading----- It is decision making time regarding the fate of Don Maynard Park..."Do Nothing" or " Create Lots....

Reader questions mayor’s tax graph

I find it interesting that the  Mayor of Mississippi Mills puts forth a graph illustrating the taxes paid by various municipalities; however I see...

To publish or not to publish

by C.H. Wells I cannot and will not attempt to speak for Brent, Edith or The Millstone site, but I can and do wish to...

PRATAC’s Brian Gallagher responds to anonymous letter

The Committee to reform Municipal Government in Mississippi Mills An unsigned letter critical of the Municipal Council appeared in the offices of the Municipality and was...

Reader comments on anonymous letter

Part of the solution or part of the problem? by Karen Hirst Surely we aren't surprised by the anonymous letter written to the Municipal staff and...

Another reader’s view on rail trail

Dear friends of the Ottawa valley railway trail , over the past weeks and during the recent meetings I have noticed a lot of...

A reader’s view on the rail trail

To the committee considering the development of The Rail Trail, and to citizens of Almonte and area. I have lived 24 years in this area:...

Reader suggests a compromise on rail trail

As noted by many residents, putting motorized vehicles and pedestrians on the same pathway is a dangerous proposition. As a skier, biker and hiker,...

Reader expresses concerns about multi-use rail trail

ATVs, Motor Bikes and Snowmobiles Downtown and in Our Neighbourhoods? Don Johnston At the Lanark County Open House on the future of the old CP...
1...131415...39Page 14 of 39

FOLLOW US

millstonenews@gmail.com

Millstone News is a not-for-profit corporation and volunteer-run newspaper for the Mississippi Mills area. 

Publisher: Edith Cody-Rice; Proprietors: Edith Cody-Rice, Brent Eades. Head office: 43 Shepherd Street, Almonte

Learn More

Arts & Culture

Living

Science & Nature

Support Us

The Millstone is a volunteer-run  newspaper that does not accept paid advertising. We rely on donations to help cover operating costs. Won't you consider a small donation?




Copyright © The Millstone