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Shrimp Stir-Fry with Chives and Chiles

by Susan Hanna This recipe from Bon Appetit...

Sandra McManus — celebration of life

McManus, Sandra Anne Passed away peacefully at the...

Fashioning Identity: Clothing and the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community of the Mississippi Valley

On Sunday, June 7, the Mississippi Valley...

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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...

Reader supports heritage status for Pinehurst

I would like to add my support for the recent article advocating "heritage status” for the Pinehurst property. I had no idea this property had such a historic and...
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Promises broken

By Shaun McLaughlin The first casualties of a new election are broken promises. Politicians at all levels do that. Some are understandable—like promising to lower...

Back to civility and collaboration? 

The Mississippi Mills Council meeting on May 7, 2019 Theresa Peluso My misgivings prior to the start of this Council meeting were, as it turned out,...

April 16 Council meeting: uncivil comments, pointless arguments

Uncivil comments, pointless arguments, and skewed priorities:  the Mississippi Mills Council meeting on April 16, 2019 by Theresa Peluso Expecting our new Council to continue making...

The Importance of the Chair

by Maureen Dagg At Tuesday’s council meeting, Councillors Guerard and Maydan asked to appoint someone other than the Mayor as the Chair of the Committee...

Report on the April 2 Council meeting

A New Deputy Mayor, Good Discussions and a Strange Request:  the Mississippi Mills Council meeting on April 2, 2019 by Theresa Peluso The title of this...

Former mayor McLaughlin weighs in on Maynard Park

Don Maynard Park: Opinion on Council Decisions by Shaun McLaughlin Since the long-running drama related to Don Maynard Park is at an end, I want to...

Comments on Monday’s Deputy Mayor presentations

Presentations by Deputy Mayor candidates, March 25, 2019: An informal summary by Theresa Peluso A crowded hall, filled with residents, including me, watched closely as six candidates...

DM candidate Jane Torrance shares interview answers

Since not all residents could make it out to the Almonte Old Town Hall to listen in on the interviews of the candidates for...

Comments on March 19 Council meeting

Faint Rays of Hope:  The Mississippi Mills Council meeting on March 19, 2019 by Theresa Peluso After the shemozzle that was the March 5 Council meeting,...

Dispiriting: The Council meeting on March 5, 2019

by Theresa Peluso How should I describe last Tuesday’s Council meeting?  Dispiriting might be a good word. During this meeting, I witnessed several bewildering attempts...

A pointed critique of latest Council meeting

An Exercise in Demockery:  the February 19, 2019 Mississippi Mills Council Meeting Dear Members of Mississippi Mills Council: This is an open letter to you since...

Another voice on Deputy Mayor selection process

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my concerns about the process to find a replacement for the position of Deputy Mayor in Mississippi Mills. The...

More on tomorrow’s Deputy Mayor vote

Councillors, You will be considering the appropriate mechanism whereby the presently vacant council seat will be filled. I ask that you consider the following points...

Vote tomorrow on filling Deputy Mayor position

We received this letter in regard to the decision by Council tomorrow on how to proceed with filling the late Deputy Mayor John Levi's...
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