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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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Steve Maynard comments on Don Maynard Park issue

Mayor McLaughlin is being disingenuous in his opinion piece Public meeting to be held to discuss Don Maynard Park. Most certainly "the Town is dishonoring...

Reader responds to Mayor on Don Maynard Park

Sir, Many residents of Almonte and members of the media will be reading this email at the time you receive it. I have in my possession...

Public meeting to be held to discuss Don Maynard Park

There is an online petition at Change.org against a Town proposal to sell Don Maynard Park. The petition letter contains two fallacies but there is no...

Blot On The Landscape

by C.H. Wells Some weeks ago a letter to the editor of The Millstone reminded dog owners that other people's lawns are not canine toilets,...

Reader objects to plans for Don Maynard Park

We are now in another fight with town council. The park on Gale street was named after a well known citizen of Almonte Don Maynard....

Reader comments on Mayor’s actions at Council meeting

I was shocked by the behavior of our Mayor at the Mississippi Mills Council Meeting on the evening of Tuesday, June 28th when the...

Another reader in support of Heritage Conservation District

I am writing a short note to voice my support for the Heritage Conservation District (HCD) in downtown Almonte. As mentioned by others recently, Almonte...

Stephen Brathwaite comments on Heritage Conservation District

Years ago John Rivington (Rivington Appraisal Co.) told me that Almonte's property values were roughly 11% higher than other towns of equivalent distance to...

Open letter to Council about the Heritage Conservation District

An open letter to the council of Mississippi Mills:   Congratulations, you are in the process of dealing a blow to the concept of Heritage Designation...

Reader concerned about dumping of yard waste in town

by Monika Lunio The first time I set eyes on Almonte, was in the summer of 2010 and I fell instantly in love with the...

Concerned Property Owners Group Meeting June 7, 2016

Editor's note: Brian Gallagher submitted this article today. A near capacity crowd assembled at the Royal Canadian Legion on Bridge Street in Almonte, on the evening...

Reader comments on Heritage Conservation District

by John Muston Since my family and I arrived in Almonte nearly 30 yrs ago we have seen the town grow and flourish in almost...

Neighbours’ lawns aren’t canine toilets

We received this letter from a reader today. We entirely agree. Most home owners try to keep  lawns trim and tidy. In our neighborhood there are...

Readers weigh in on Wild Parsnip

EDITOR'S NOTE: We received these two letters today from readers in response to our coverage of the County's proposal to spray herbicide along local...
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