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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...

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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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Reader sees Tim Hortons Drive-Thru as a major culprit in car idling

  I read Teresa Peluso’s article with interest, especially about unnecessary idling of cars. Some municipalities have vehicle idling time bylaws, although they are very difficult...

Donnie McLeod takes on Jack MacLaren 

If you didn’t know, Jack MacLaren is our provincial member of parliament. Before the last provincial election Jack and I had a frank discussion. I...

Jack Elgood congratulates Mississippi Mills’ new mayor

I, an ancient and now temporarily incapacitated member of the town since 1967 would like to congratulate our new mayor on both his intentions,and...

Uber comes to Almonte

After hearing about Uber in the press, I decided to check it out. Almonte has always had transportation issues being a rural community. I...

TYPS cleans up loose ends in preparation for renewed community commitment to youth services

by Maureen (Moe) Dagg It’s been a difficult few weeks since TYPS closed on Oct. 13th due to a lack of funding. Our Board has...

Municipal paintball drama moves to the courtroom

by Neil Carleton  Program Notes  Municipal drama is a genre of public performance consisting of a cast of elected officials, staff, and members of the general...

Can we engineer walking back into our lives?

by Jeff Mills With Mississippi Mills on the cusp of creating a “comprehensive” Transportation Master Plan and Active Transportation Master Plan we must ask this...

Almonte’s Veteran Memorial Walkway does veterans proud.

Today as I drove past the Veteran Memorial Walkway on Church street I noticed the addition of the Canadian maple leaf overlaid with a...

Comprehensive Transportation Master Plan

I note that 20 years is the time horizon for the forthcoming Comprehensive Transportation Master Plan of the Town of Mississippi Mills.  (See "Notice...

More of that good old Almonte customer service

Something rang a bell when I read Michael Dunn’s story about Blackburn’s garage picking up his snow tires to save him an extra trip...

Comment on the decision to preapprove comments

As difficult as it was for the Millstone to change and start “preapproving comments” I am one who feels it was necessary. As a...

Comments to be approved before posting

Reluctantly, the Millstone is moving to preapproval of comments. We recognize that this impedes the free flow of conversation to some degree but we...

A welcome instance of good customer service

Now...THAT"S customer service! Far too often, we hear complaints and horror stories about bad customer service. We rarely hear about exceptional customer service. I would...

Reader complains about use of e-mail addresses in on-line petition to Stop Enerdu

Editor's note The letter below raises an issue about the use of e-mail addresses that were provided by signers of  the Stop Enerdu Petition. Brent...
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