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‘The Taffetas’ July 30 – August 2

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Marilyn Smith — obituary

Smith, Marilyn Eileen Nov. 11, 1953 – June...

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Nothing is more important than this day

by Jeff Mills “Nothing is more important than this day” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Years ago, I made the conscious decision to embrace winter. Canadian winter, outside and in. Even built an...

The Refugee Series – Radwan Mustafa

by Edith Cody-Rice At the beginning of the summer, I started a small series on refugees who have settled in Mississippi Mills. What are their stories and how are they...

Fiddlehead Commons – Almonte’s new cohousing project

by Edith Cody-Rice   Cohousing is a concept that might be described as "condos with heart" and a project is coming to Almonte.  Last week, the Millstone sat down with...
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Letter from Germany – Notes on the refugee crisis in Europe

by Christl Stephanblome These people run for their lives. No matter how dangerous it is. Families come and they bring their small children. Young children...

Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists flock to Point Pelee National Park

by Neil Carleton They went, they saw, they heard, and they’ll never forget the unique experience of visiting the best location in inland North America to...

TVO documentary on wind turbines exposes the perils of the Green Energy Act

The provincial Green Energy Act passed in 2009 has disenfranchised rural Ontarians, taking away their voices and power to question "green energy" projects.  Dalton...

Pipe dream?

by Neil Carleton The oil industry is promoting the Energy East pipeline for the $billions it will contribute to the gross domestic product. Opponents say...

Light up the Night 2014 – Friday night was aglow with festive spirit

by Neil Carleton This year’s featured guests at Almonte’s open-air concert were: Canadian Country Music Star - Tracey Brown; Singer/songwriter - Kelly Prescott; Singer/songwriter - Kaylen...

Enthusiastic response to Active Transportation Workshop

 by Neil Carleton In the context of municipal planning, active transportation refers to all human-powered forms of transportation, in particular walking and cycling.  It includes...

Swearing-in of Mississippi Mills Council attracted a full house

by Neil Carleton   Before the Council meeting was adjourned, the Mayor gave a short speech which is copied here in full. Photos: © Neil Carleton

Valley history through plastic bags

by Neil Carleton When I was growing up, our family’s groceries came home in big, sturdy paper bags.  At the hardware store, strong paper bags...

Protecting yourself through good cell phone management – Part 3:

by Ted Legg In the Case of a Lost or Stolen Cellphone: CBC's  The National recently ran a segment highlighting an experiment run by Symantec (a software security...

Protecting yourself through good cell phone management – Part 2:

by Ted Legg Password Protecting Your Cellphone: Our mobile phones are filled to the brim with names, numbers, photos, text messages and a wide range of...

Protecting yourself through good cell phone management – Part 1:

by Ted Legg  ICE-ing Your Phone - ICE meaning 'In Case of Emergency'. We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its...

Mailboxes of Mississippi Mills – Part 6

by Neil Carleton The mailboxes of Mississippi Mills range from delicately painted, roughly welded, finely crafted, duct taped together, dazzling new, to weather challenged.  Many...

Mailboxes of Mississipi Mills – Part 5

by Neil Carleton According to the ‘Rural Mail Guidelines’ of Canada Post, the bottom of a rural mailbox should be approximately 100 cm (39 inches)...

Mailboxes of Mississipi Mills – Part 4

by Neil Carleton  They’re bright and bold for sure.  Some are really big.  Blue jays at the backyard feeder fit this description too, but I’m...
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