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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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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...

Eroding Democracy in Canada

by  Robin Sukhu rsukhu23@gmail.com Now that we are in the midst of an election, it is not unusual for people to give some thought to the...

Writer objects to dragonfly study

August 28,2015 To the mayor and council of Mississippi Mills RE: Town report of mythical dragonfly Please do not spend any of our tax money on a...

Friends of Gerry Huddleston seek donations for defence fund

News Release Friday, August 28, 2015 With a five day trial slated for September and October, Friends of Gerry Huddleston are appealing for donations for the...

Schooling in Ontario: A different approach

by Sharon Holzscherer, M.Ed., Mississippi School  What is Education? According to the Education Act of Ontario: “The purpose of education is to provide students with the...

The new Superior restaurant sign not quite the same as the old

by Peter Foisy Here is a picture that I took May 12, 2014 showing part of the old  Superior sign, note the difference in the...

To the owner(s) of a pair of cats that have recently been observed wandering around in the back parking lot of Keepsakes/Alliance Coin/Couples Corner,...

This evening I experienced the horror of seeing the younger of the two – a small black cat – being knocked over by the...

The big meet – Or not so meet

by C. Hunter Wells Small whirlwinds must still be eddying through the meeting room of the Old Town Hall after the dust-storm of Tuesday night's...

256 numbers being misused by companies

For the past five weeks we have been receiving calls from 256 numbers, even including our own phone number! Today it was 256-7243 Sears...

Property owner in proposed HCD refutes Brian Gallagher’s allegations

All property owners should attend, listen, and express their feelings. Contrary to Mr Gallagher's comments, these districts have been positive to both the property...

Concerned Property Owners Group urges attendance at June 23 meeting

The citizens of Mississippi Mills and in particular the property owners in the proposed Heritage Conservation District are faced with an assault of unknown...

Rights of passage and small town values in 2015

As parents we launch our children into adulthood with values based on what they have learned from family, community and the education system. This week...
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