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Own your own Taylor lawn bowls. One...

Pinehurst: Jane Jacobs and the positive side of Nimbyism

I attended the December 2, 2025 public...

Gingery Pork and Snap Pea Stir Fry

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Council rejects Enerdu’s request for noise bylaw exemption

by Edith Cody-Rice The Enerdu construction site was silent tonight as Council considered its request for a noise bylaw exemption. For the past several weeks, Enerdu workers have been working...

Enerdu rejects meeting with neighbours over noise violations

Enerdu's Ron Campbell has sent this letter to the Town's Chief Administrative Officer: Please accept this letter as our continued desire for an “Exception By Council" under section 8 of the...

Enerdu warned of possible charges

by Brent Eades Following numerous complaints about late-night construction at the Enerdu site in the heart of Almonte, bylaw officer Jim McBain has issued this warning to Enerdu: You are not following...
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Adjusted rendering of proposed Enerdu powerhouse

by Al Seaman On April 26 the Millstone published an artists rendering of the proposed Enerdu powerhouse that was distributed by Mayor Levi at the...

Judith Marsh writes the Premier about Enerdu

Premier Kathleen WynneLegislative BuildingQueen's ParkToronto ON M7A 1A1 Dear Premier: I am the resident of a beautiful small town in the Ottawa Valley.  Almonte (Municipality of...

Local residents initiate Save Our River signs

Donna Sloan-Treusch and  Bill Treusch had their  house listed to sell, but decided to take it off the market when the offer expired on the...

Population Health Risk specialist weighs in on the Enerdu project

Dear Editor, I offer comments about the Enerdu proposal from a population health perspective.  As has been suggested, the Enerdu proposal has potential effects on...

Geoff Baskwill writes to the Premier of Ontario about the Enerdu project

Madam Premier, Mr. Minister, it seems unlikely that word of the proposed development of a large hydroelectric dam in downtown Almonte has reached your...

"We each have a voice" — sign an online Enerdu petition UPDATE: OVER 1,700 SIGNATURES

by Brent Eades UPDATE: As of 6:00 p.m. Thursday this petition has over 1,700 signatures, the majority from Almonte and the immediate area. Mayor Levi...

“We each have a voice” — sign an online Enerdu petition UPDATE: OVER 1,700 SIGNATURES

by Brent Eades UPDATE: As of 6:00 p.m. Thursday this petition has over 1,700 signatures, the majority from Almonte and the immediate area. Mayor Levi...

Enerdu: how the approval process works and what’s next

by Brent Eades The bureaucratic process for the approval of hydroelectric projects like Enerdu is complex, with the Ministries of Environment and Natural Resources both...

Mississippi RiverWatchers respond to Mark Priddle’s letter re Enerdu

The following is an initial response to the letter from Mark Priddle addressed to Bryn Matthews, Chair of the Mississippi RiverWatchers, and  published in...

Open letter to Mayor John Levi

Mayor Mississippi Mills 3131 Old Perth Road, RR2, P.O. Box 400 Almonte, Ontario K0A 1A0 Dear Mr Levi, I am very concerned with what I have learned about the Enerdu Generating Station...

Architectural rendering of proposed Enerdu hydro generating station

Mayor John Levi has provided the Millstone with an architectural rendering of the proposed Enerdu hydro generating station.

Will Mississippi Mills Council rescind its request for a Part II order in the Enerdu project?

The Millstone has learned of a persistent rumour that Mississippi Mills Council may entertain a motion to rescind their request for a Part II...

Another perspective on the Enerdu Project

Mississippi Mills Mayor John Levi, with permission of the author, Mark Priddle shared the following letter to Bryn Matthews, Chair of the Mississippi RiverWatchers...

Almonte resident expresses her view of the Enerdu project in a cartoon

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