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Almonte Lawn Bowling Club “rolls for the cure”

July 20 was a lovely evening and...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 18, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  The two Diomede Islands...

Outdoor chairs for sale

Two Faulkner 'zero gravity' chairs in navy,...

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Just wondering…

I wonder why the bunny and her baby insist on chewing on the pedals on my flowers in my garden. Despite the fact that I have sprinkled red pepper...

Calling all new residents to Mississippi Mills

Welcome. It’s so nice to meet you. It can be scary moving to a new town, but rest assured you have chosen wisely—your life is going to change for...

Reader comments on importance of volunteers

I was really pleased to see the News article published on the Mississippi Mills municipal website entitled From the Office of the Mayor – National Volunteer Week – April...
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Reader follows up on Wild Parsnip

Re the article on wild parsnip by Mr Fowler, I found a very apt description of the plant and its edibility (yes!) in an...

A Grand Boondoggle!

By John Fowler My dictionary describes a “boondoggle as a project funded by the government that is of no real value to the community or...

The problem of littering

There is no doubt that littering is a habitual practice for many and a serious problem in Mississippi Mills. Everywhere you go, you see...

Things We Must Not Forget

by C. H. Wells "War Is Hell" That famous phrase is attributed to US Civil War general, William Tecumseh Sherman, though it is unlikely he was...

Reader comments on newspaper election endorsements

To The Editor: A recent article on The Millstone's site objects to the endorsement of one party over another in The Ottawa Citizen during the...

Reader objects to editorial endorsements

Today’s Ottawa Citizen came out with an editorial endorsement of a political party (in this case Harper’s Conservatives). I have protested this meddling in...

The Niquab Issue – Showing Face in a Democracy

Dear Editor: Prime Minister Harper wants to force some women to show their faces in Citizenship ceremonies, but at political meetings and national leaders’ debates...

Reader urges MPs in large ridings to spend more time visiting constituents

by Phil Somers, South Frontenac Inspired by comments from numerous residents of the former federal riding of Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington, I developed a petition to...

Reader concerned about dangerous driving on March Road

Something has to be done about the March Road commute before someone is killed. Too many impatient drivers are taking unnecessary risk at passing even...

Another reader misses progressive government

Dear Editor, Like Fern (September 12 letter), I miss a progressive federal government too. PROGRESSVE,  adjective:  favouring, advocating, or implementing social reform or new ideas. Alas, we’ve...

A sad summer for our river

Hello Millstone Folks. I was so sad to see what has happened to our river. Was this necessary, or wise? Canoeing by, I could...

It’s Not My Fault – Mercury’s Retrograde!

by C. H. Wells Ever gone through one of those periods when it seemed that nothing could go right? When anything you tried to do...

Federal surpluses should not be created on the backs of the poor

The news has recently been filled with accolades for the $1.9 billion dollar surplus in the Federal budget. I for one am ashamed of...

A Lament

Dear Editor, I've come to realize that I miss the "Progressive" Conservatives. In 2003 the Progressive Conservative Party was renamed the Conservative Party of Canada resulting in a change...
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