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MICHAEL PITTMAN and BARBARA GAMBLE at Sivarulrasa Gallery

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R. Tait McKenzie and Naismith collections will stay at Kintail

Editor's Note: The future of the R. Tait McKenzie and Naismith collections at the Mill of Kintail has been uncertain for some time now. We are pleased to share...

Thank you for your donations

The Millstone would like to heartily and gratefully thank all of the donors who came forward during our recent fundraising drive. You donated over $4000 to The Millstone, which...

Operators are NOT standing by: The Millstone’s occasional fundraising drive

I’m pretty sure I’ve used this gag before, playing off the catchphrase heard in countless infomercials and telethons. Anyway: The Millstone isn't holding a telethon. But you may have read...
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The Millstone is 15 years old today

by Edith Cody-Rice When my husband, Val Sears, and I built our home in Almonte in 2007–08, Val —retired from the Toronto Star — decided...

Mayor Lowry is standing for re-election

Mayor Christa Lowry has sent us this note: April 30, 2026 To the residents of Mississippi Mills: I am proud to share that I am standing for...

Alto: Coming soon to a neighbourhood near you?

by Brent Eades What Is Alto? Alto is a planned high-speed rail network running from Quebec City to Toronto, announced in February 2025. Its trains would...

Mississippi Mills takes top honours in Globe and Mail survey

by Edith Cody-Rice On Saturday January 31, the Globe and Mail published a long feature called Canada’s Most Liveable Cities. 454 cities were reviewed and...

Local teen dies in crash near Pakenham

Some very sad news, especially just before Christmas: One local teen has died and another has been charged with impaired driving after a crash...

National disability network airs episode on the Almonte ‘Bucket Brigade’

by Will Affleck Many Almonte residents will remember the television crew from AMI-tv, the national disability network, who were here last May filming a special...

An unexpected visitor near Pakenham

Some folks on County Road 29 a little past Indian Hill Road had an unexpected visitor quite literally drop in at about 7:45 pm...

Reflections on a past peacekeeping mission

by Jim Moore, Almonte Remembrance Day November 11 gives me an opportunity to reflect on my military service of so many years ago. I was...

Pumpkin Promenade

by Edith Cody-Rice Mississippi Mills has a talent for creating alluring rituals which reinforce our community. Think Light Up the Night in Almonte, the...

Woman hit by tree dies of injuries

We've received this very sad news from the OPP: A woman struck by a large section of a falling tree in Almonte has died from...

Woman critically injured by falling tree

A 34-year-old woman was critically injured by a falling tree this morning at the intersection of Ann and Church Streets in Almonte this morning,...

Man drowns at Appleton

Members of the OPP responded to a report of a missing fisherman in the Mississippi River at Appleton on Saturday, June 28. Shortly before 9:00...

Boy killed in Paterson Street accident

A 9-year-old boy has died from injuries sustained in a collision with a school bus in Almonte. OPP officers were called to the scene on...

AGH’s 12th Annual Run for Women’s & Newborn Health races into the record books

Community event raises record-breaking $165,000 in support of newborn health and obstetrics at Almonte General Hospital Almonte ON – The 12th Annual AGH Run for...
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