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The ROCK

Robbie Brady One never knows how something starts but it always amazes everyone just how many legs a story gets especially in a small town. We are not talking about...

Canada: Where are we?

by John Clinton Recent discourse has revealed some millennials asking the question: "How do I identify as Canadian?" Does this questioning have a reply? Surely not a simple one. Identity implies...

Heads up Baby Boomers! 

That’s anyone born between 1946 - 1964. If you’re a late Boomer, you’re 55 Plus; early Boomers, like me, are hitting our stride at 78. These generations have been responsible...

Shoes on our porch

On September 2nd, 1998 a McDonnell Douglas MD11 aircraft operated by Swiss Air crashed 8 kilometres off the coast of Nova Scotia and sank...

Missing indigenous children

When I lived in a small community in the Western Arctic in the 1960s I heard speculation, in hushed tones, of children buried in...

Evictions back on the table as lockdown ends

by Shannon Lee Mannion Linda Tranter, lead lawyer for housing at The Legal Clinic based in Perth, gave a clarion call to action at last...

Former councillor writes about Charlie Gillan

Editor: It is with some sadness that I read of the passing of Charles Gillan. I served on the Pakenham Council, with Charlie as our...

An urgent email to South Ramsay residents

by John Edwards My dear friends in South Ramsay, I have disappointing news for you with regard to the future of the cooperative agreement between MissMills,...

Ramsay residents to lose open access to Carleton Place Library

Ramsay Ward Residents are about to be charged for use of the Carleton Place Library.  For over a generation, Mississippi Mills, Carleton Place and Beckwith...

Why football matters here

Dear Editor, Hello, my name is Johnathan Stroud and I’ve been missing football almost as much as my family during the covid lockdown/restrictions and I...

Strong community support for bike lanes

by Robin Sukhu In July 2020 our municipality asked the public for their input on their “Strategic Plan”.  The town’s email said: “We now want...

Strategic Plan or Political Document?

by Robin Sukhu Over the past few months Council has been working on a Strategic Plan.  My expectation was that this plan would be focused...

Reconciliation takes a step back in Beckwith Township

The word “Sq**w” has become known throughout North America as a racist slur that is deeply offensive to Indigenous people.  When town councils are...

Reader questions MPP Hillier’s COVID views

Letter to the Editor ---- The errors and ignorance displayed in Mr. Hillier’s recent monologue “Upholding My Oath of Office” left me speechless. From Mr. Hillier’s Sept,...

A note of thanks to good neighbours

Gill and Chris Morris appreciate the support they are receiving from their friends and neighbours during a difficult time, and are grateful for the...

How’s that workin’ for you?

David Frisch, for the Residents for Safe Trails On October 5, 2018, the Ottawa Valley Rail Trail opened.  Many people in Almonte opposed making it a...

Mill Run residents concerned about proposed development

The Mill Run neighbourhood is rapidly changing and a proposed change to the Plaza where the Rexall Drug Store is causing concern for the...

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