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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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Talks on the home children at the MVTM enlighten descendants

My husband and I visited the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum on the evening of August 25th to see the British Home Children Memorial Quilt...

Good wishes for the Millstone

As a former resident of Carleton Place, and a former colleague of Val Sears at the Toronto Star, I am delighted by the reappearance...

Not everyone is sad to see the trains depart

It's hard to describe how happy I am now that Canadian Pacific is officially tearing up the rail line between Smith's Falls and Mattawa....

Shocking photos in pro life protest upset local residents

Hi, I hope that your paper will be soon featuring an article discussing the pro-life protest that took place in town today. I was...

Praise for Puppets Up from Baker Bob

Another Puppets Up Festival has come and gone. From where I sit at the junction of Mill and Little Bridge Streets I have the...

Oops – wrong track

Dear editor: Your recent article about the old CPR through town was very interesting. Unfortunately you accompanied it with a photo of the parallel CNR...

Typo raises a legal issue

Hello, From your August 2, 2011 about trains through town: Almonte and Carleton Place residents were surprised to hear the plaintiff sound of a train whistle...

Are garbage tags really necessary?

I had never heard of people having to use garbage tags until I moved to Almonte. I am sure the average Almonte family would...

Mississippi Mills needs visitor accommodation

 by Val Sears It is a curious fact that Mississippi Mills has no place for visitors to sleep. There are a handful of B and Bs,...

New kids on the veterans block

The NATO Veterans Organization of Canada (NVOC) consist of all members of the Canadian Forces who have served or are serving after formation of...

Is Lanark in poverty?

Too often we hear harsh comments about our governments.   "Back off government" states the signs of the Lanark Landowners Association. I am sure that wealthy...

What kind of town do we want?

by Val Sears  Sometime between the vichysoisse and the blueberry crumble at Almonte dinner parties the guests will likely will begin exchanges over The Great...

I thought I saw a police car

By John Fowler I did! I did! I did saw a police car! Right out here on the Old Perth Road. At noon. Last Wednesday. Thank you police...

What kind of town do we want?

by Val Sears    Sometime between the vichysoisse and the blueberry crumble at Almonte dinner parties the guests will likely will begin exchanges over The...
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