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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...

Open house for new executive townhomes and apartments in Almonte

A new townhome development in downtown Almonte...

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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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Protesting the Fair Elections Act

by Neil Carleton WHO Any Canadian citizen WHAT Walk on Parliament Hill to protest the Fair Elections Act, Bill C-23 WHEN Any day that the proposed legislation...

Concentrate on what you value – a letter in advance of the MM council vote on a heritage study

by Jeff Mills I recently spent time in Savannah, Ga, a gem of a southern town. Thoughtfully laid out by English General James Oglethorpe in...

Residents request rejection of zoning bylaw amendment proposed by Minto

10 April 2014 To: Members of Mississippi Mills CouncilCc Steve Stirling, Town PlannerFrom: Harold Street Rezoning – Working Group Re: Minto ZBA The Working Group represents the...

Local Civitan supports ending violence against women & children

Lanark County Interval House would like to extend a very big THANK YOU to our friends at the Almonte Civitan for their kind donation...

The green bins in the Millstone article are not anonymous

While I believe in supporting local charities, it does not seem right that the article refers to 'an anonymous agent' who has placed the green...

B.A. Relfe enlightens us on commercial substitutes for vanilla

I noted Susan Hanna's comments about checking for additives in food in her recipe for mustard-roasted chicken and thought I should share some info...

Cliff Bennett challenges the Mayor and Council over the Mississippi Mills Official Plan

Dear Mayor and Council, Perhaps you  don’t remember (Councillor Gillis should and Councillors John Edwards and Shaun McLaughlin were part of it) but the Mississippi...

Clock tower time being corrected

Dear residents and visitors of Almonte. Some of you may have noticed that the bell of the town clock has been striking one hour ahead...

How will Mississippi Mills grow over the next 20 years?

by Tineke Kuiper This is usually a question that Town Planners ponder while they develop well-integrated approaches for future growth, yet it should really be...

Confronting the tiger with Donnie McLeod

by Donnie McLeod I got my purple Photo Card from the Ontario government last week. It was the same week Stephen Harper promised to protect...

Peace and quiet

Many fulfill their dream of escaping the hustle and bustle, the stresses, the smog, the noise pollution of urban life by seeking out rural...

Melissa Rusk addresses municipal animal pound issue

Following is a presentation to Carleton Place council by area resident Melissa Rusk. Ms Rusk tells the Millstone that she asked Mississippi Mills Council...

Mississippi Mills – poor management when it comes to Lanark Pound proposal?

What is a taxpayer to think? Messages sent to each and every one of the councillors as well as the CAO and Town...

Donate to support Mississippi Mills athlete Perianne Jones at the Sochi Olympics

Almontonian Perianne Jones will be a vital part of the Canadian Women's Cross Country Olympic Ski Team at the Sochi Olympics in February 2014...
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