Sunday, January 12, 2025
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors

Holy Mourning Doves

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader This story was...

Contemplative Yoga For Older Adults

 Centre For Creative Living Join us for a...

Empowering health decisions: Community paramedics and advance care planning

Home Hospice North Lanark (HHNL)and Bridging Generations-Age...

Features

Latest

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...

The Refugee Series – Vitalina Zhyryk

by Edith Cody-Rice Left to Right: Vitalina and Ingrid in Ingrid's garden. If  you can imagine  stories of chance encounters that have changed a life, not too many are more amazing...
Archive

Mailboxes of Mississippi Mills – Part 3

by Neil Carleton The mailboxes of Mississippi Mills include bright, bold colours in a variety of designs.  Our roadsides are enhanced by their floral displays,...

Mailboxes of Mississipi Mills – Part 2

by Neil Carleton Some birds in Mississippi Mills don’t migrate as colder weather approaches.  Northern cardinals and black-capped chickadees, for example, can be seen throughout...

Almonte gets rave reviews on TripAdvisor.com

by Brent Eades When I used to travel more frequently for work my 'go-to' place for advice on lodgings and things to see and do...

Mailboxes of Mississipi Mills – Part 1

by Neil Carleton While I’m looking for and hanging out with shady characters in the area, many other things catch my eye along our rural...

Going up, coming down, leveling the ground

by Neil Carleton The next time you’re out for a walk, bike ride, or car drive around town, check out these three locations of interest...

Real estate development in Mississippi Mills

Stephen Stirling, Mississippi Mills' Town Planner, is a graduate of the University of Waterloo Bachelor of Environmental studies program with a diploma in Urban Planning from Fanshaw College...

Beth McCubbin

Beth McCubbin says that she is just passing through Almonte, but her connection here is relatively deep. Her sister, the painter Jill McCubbin, is...

Stephen Overbury

Stephen Overbury, creator and curator of the Naismith Collection at the Almonte Old Town Hall, is a man with a passion for the authentic....

Where to stay: Carnivic Lodge

By Erica Eades Vic and Carol Bode believe they hold the key to the “best kept secret in Pakenham.” As owners of Carnivic Lodge, a...

Where to stay: The Rowboat Riverside B&B

by Erica Eades The Rowboat Riverside Bed and Breakfast is the perfect getaway for artists and nature lovers alike. Owned by potter Chandler Swain and...

Where to stay in Mississippi Mills: Old Burnside

by Erica Eades Howard and Marilyn Campbell spent their lives traveling the world as members of the Canadian foreign service. But about twenty years ago...

Where to stay in Mississippi Mills: Pinehurst Manor

by Erica Eades With its breathtaking river views, immaculately groomed lawns, and a chic, heritage charm reminiscent of popular British period drama, Downton Abbey, it's...

Where to stay in Mississippi Mills: Menzies House 1850

by Erica Eades  Menzies House Ask Pat and Frank Vetter about the key to running a successful bed and breakfast and they'll likely respond in one...

Enerdu: Objection

by Trish Dyer    The headpond/dam configuration would allow Enerdu to release or drop water down through a new turbine at a rate of up 118...
1234Page 3 of 4

FOLLOW US

millstonenews@gmail.com

Millstone News is a not-for-profit corporation and volunteer-run newspaper for the Mississippi Mills area. 

Publisher: Edith Cody-Rice; Proprietors: Edith Cody-Rice, Brent Eades. Head office: 43 Shepherd Street, Almonte

Learn More

Arts & Culture

Living

Science & Nature

Support Us

The Millstone is a volunteer-run  newspaper that does not accept paid advertising. We rely on donations to help cover operating costs. Won't you consider a small donation?




Copyright © The Millstone