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Carleton Place is the first in North America to host this 160-metre record

An embroidered cloth 160.5 metres long, stitched...

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...

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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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Reflection On Self Awareness

"I am part of all that I have met." A frequently quoted line from Tennyson's poem Ulysses would suggest that I too become a...

Reader concerned about Town’s dealings with residents

Dear Editor: Where has the Compassion and Empathy Gone with Mississippi Mills' Mayor, Council and Senior Staff? It is sad to see that Mississippi Mills has...

Is there value in your online poll?

I read a comment in the Millstone that said: “In this day and age you can create an online poll in minutes”. That got...

Reader writes on appraising politicians

Political Performance Appraisals If we currently lived in the United States of America we would be quite familiar with the performance appraisal system of polling....

PS: On Parks

by C. H. Wells I didn't know Don Maynard. As far as I am aware, I never met the man, even in passing. I...

Councillor Duncan Abbott responds to recent letter

Dear Mr. Eades: I have read Ms. Hirst's latest letter and I feel that I must comment. This and other recent letters place a large...

Where do we go from here?

Karen Hirst Last week I wrote of having been apathetic in the past concerning local politics and the governance of the town. This week I...

Bill Tuffin comments on Don Maynard Park controversy

“The Invisible Hand” of the Market

Countless times I have heard the phrase “the invisible hand of the market” used as justification and as a defense of neoliberalism.  The” invisible...

Steve Maynard follows up on parkland issue

Are Mississippi Mills' mayor, councillors and senior staff exempt from complying with laws and legal documents? Steve Maynard Mississippi Mills' Mayor, Councillors and senior staff are...

A park by any other name

by C. H. Wells Some years ago a friend of mine – whose mind was host to an astonishing array of fascinating trivia facts...

It’s Ba-aack!

It's Ba-aack! If you've been asking yourself what the heck is going on lately, or why everybody is so gosh-danged _ _, all of...

Both electors and the elected have a legacy to leave

The sleeping giant awoke and we wonder if our town will ever be the same again. I'm wondering if anyone else is asking themselves...

Online Questionnaire from the Special Committee on Electoral Reform.

Dear Millstone Editor, Online Questionnaire from the Special Committee on Electoral Reform: As you and others may know, the Liberal Government, as part of its commitment...
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