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Naismith students visit the Almonte Lawn Bowling Club

By Maureen Dagg On June 17, teacher Joe...

For Sale: Solid wood furniture/brass accents

From the 1970s. Tallboy. $75 Two bedside...

Local backhoe rentals available

Bcon is a local small business expanding...

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Just wondering…

I wonder why the bunny and her baby insist on chewing on the pedals on my flowers in my garden. Despite the fact that I have sprinkled red pepper...

Calling all new residents to Mississippi Mills

Welcome. It’s so nice to meet you. It can be scary moving to a new town, but rest assured you have chosen wisely—your life is going to change for...

Reader comments on importance of volunteers

I was really pleased to see the News article published on the Mississippi Mills municipal website entitled From the Office of the Mayor – National Volunteer Week – April...
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Reader writes on local high-speed Internet

Fibre-optic infrastructure: Jesse Hirsh is correct I read Mr. Hirsh's article with interest. My wife and I relocated to Almonte from Kanata some years ago....

An unsung maple hero!

We’d like to recognize the anonymous gift-giver who left Fulton’s Maple Syrup in many mailboxes on our road!  While we were able to write...

Heartbreak at Almonte Country Haven

Barbara Carroll Grief and Bereavement Specialist As I read about the deaths at Country Haven my heart breaks for the trauma and complicated grief so many...

To Mask or not to Mask

Shannon Lee Mannion I’m going for it. Masking, that is. Now that the collective medical profession have their heads on straight, word’s out that it’s...

A Visit From The Coronavirus

by C. H. Wells Inspired by: A Visit From St Nicholas/'Twas The Night Before Christmas ... with apologies to the author. 'Twas months after COVID-19 came around; Few...

A few of my favourite things in the time of COVID-19

Shannon Lee Mannion I have not had to wear a bra for the past three weeks. Never mind those instructions in the sixties where it was...

The new normal: Online grocery shopping

Never done this before but under the extreme circumstances, thought it worth a try. Keying in 'Your Independent Grocer Online Shopping' seemed to place me...

The new normal: The cows weigh in

Along the March Road. Shannon Lee Mannion  

The new normal: ‘Social distancing’

New on everyone’s lips is the phrase 'social distance'. What, you say? Is this the same as social isolation? Yes, Virginia, this is what...

The new normal: Day nine

There’s something comforting about a grilled cheese and bacon sandwich.  As I was slicing cheese and frying the bacon, all the while humming that 1972...

The new normal: Day eight

Monday and laundry day. It’s good to keep routines going during uncertain times so throw in a load. Come tomorrow, you’ll want to heat...

The new normal: Day six

Sunday, a day of rest. If it were warmer, we might have seen the odd butterfly but instead, we are experiencing what physicists call...

An act of kindness from two local teens

On Monday, my friend Nancy Deschenes and I discovered that in-dining at Equator's had been cancelled, understandably so. We decided to have a "physical distancing"...

The new normal: Day four

An occasional series of letters. Watching the torrential deluge on Friday had me wishing that it could wash away any virus surviving on hard and...
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