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March Road: Slow down, you’ll get there soon enough

Editor’s Note: A reader was in touch...

Free: BBQ, leather couch

The BBQ is several years old and...

Diana’s Quiz – April 26, 2025

by Diana Filer 1.  How many Roman Catholic...

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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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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...

Enerdu: the real facts

by Trish Dyer A local company is proposing to make major changes to the Mississippi River in downtown Almonte.  Enerdu, a private company owned by...

Woolen Mill Renaissance

by Trish Dyer   McArthur Woolen Mill is a century old stone building, in exquisite condition, on an island in the Mississippi River two blocks from downtown...

Carleton Place downtown development

by Trish Dyer    Contrary to popular myth, the town of Carleton Place is not growing in leaps and bounds. In fact, planner Lisa Young says...

Vow of Silence in support of child workers

by Sarah Reside Special to the Millstone A century ago only a select few attended school beyond the age of 12. Children worked full time, 12...

Mississippi Mills’ dynamic little museum

by Edith Cody-Rice The MVTM was founded about 26 years ago in a Mill Street storefront in Almonte and later moved to its current location...

Tales of the Riverbank

By Trish Dyer It could be mistaken- on the surface- for a small news story. But it’s not. An Appleton resident has been taking on a...
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