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Cordless pole saw for sale, also seeking person(s) to stack wood

Cordless pole saw, by Black and Decker,...

Halloumi Tomato Salad with Herbs

by Susan Hanna This beautiful and delicious salad...

Homicide investigation launched after body found in burning car

A vehicle fire in Mississippi Mills last...

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Halloumi Tomato Salad with Herbs

by Susan Hanna This beautiful and delicious salad from Evergreen Kitchen is a great way to use the season’s tomatoes. Zest and juice a lemon and set the juice aside....

Learn about the Junior Civitans

Almonte Junior Civitan is looking for youth from grades 7 to 12 who are interested in developing leadership skills, giving back to the community through fun fundraising activities and...

New garden on the Alameda

This summer, a group of Almonte residents built a new garden to beautify the pathway that links the Alameda to Reserve and Albert Streets. Neighbours moved dozens of stones,...

What’s on for Canada Day in Almonte

ALMONTE CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS (July 1st 2016) 8:00 AM: Annual Pakenham Fireman’s Canada Day Pancake Breakfast Pakenham Fire Hall 8:00AM to 11:00AM approx.: 3rd Annual Almonte Canoe...

Yard of the Week

Joanne and Jim Gallagher at 431 Golden Line Road have spent years gardening; transforming a rural property to an exquisite showplace. A bubbling fountain is...

Gay Cook’s Fresh Rhubarb, Strawberry Crisp

by Gay Cook An old-fashioned apple crisp dessert has been a favourite for many years but here is one with a new twist using...

Transformation of the Grandstand

On June 22nd a minor miracle occurred when the dilapidated old grandstand at the Almonte Fair Grounds, originally built in 1868 and the oldest...

Gardening in Almonte:  Mayor forecasts rain!

I happened to stumble across the mayor last week in a downtown Almonte bar. Inevitably the conversation turned to the drought conditions that are...

BBQ Season!

by Mark Cochrane Barbecuing has become more than just throwing briquettes into a metal bowl, spraying it with lighter fluid and standing back while you...

Beef and Bok Choy Satay

by Susan Hanna This beef stir-fry from Canadian Living gets dinner on the table in a hurry. Whip up the sauce stir-fry the beef and...

Gardening in Almonte:  Partners

Congratulations to our Mississippi Valley Textile Museum on their incredibly well organised home and garden tour that took place on Saturday. Titled “Mills and...

The change-up… not just for pitchers!  – an SRCMM Update

In September 2015 when the “Syrian Refugee Committee of Mississippi Mills” was formed in our living room, most of us didn’t know exactly what...

Gay Cook’s Spinach Sorrel Soup

by Gay Cook Makes 4 – 6 servings This soup recipe was in the Millstone News last spring but I changed it by adding baby...

176 golfers chip in for ‘health care close to home’ in Mississippi Mills

The 14th annual summer Golf Classic sponsored by Kanata Ford in support of the Almonte General Hospital / Fairview Manor Foundation raised more than...

UCDSB North Lanark Volunteer of the Year — Lori Timmins

Lori has been a part of the Pakenham school community since 2007, and this is her last year at the school. Parents and students...

Grilled Halibut Niçoise with Market Vegetables

by Susan Hanna This is a new take on traditional salade Niçoise from Bon Appetit calls for halibut instead of tuna and a variety of...

Gardening in Almonte: Thanks for the rain!

What a welcome relief it was to wake up early Sunday morning to the sound of rain. Many gardeners and farmers had been expressing...

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