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Love Is in the Air: Calliope women’s choir welcomes spring

Calliope Women’s Choir returns to St. Andrew’s...

55+ Expo, June 4

There’s something for everyone at the 55+...

Popup LITT class, June 17

LIIT class stands for Low-Impact Interval Training. It’s a...

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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 re-election as Mayor of Mississippi...

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 reach speeds of 300 km/h...

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 the top 100 were ranked....
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Another person dies at Country Haven, bringing toll to 19

Another person at Almonte Country Haven has died from COVID-19, bringing the total to 19. The Ottawa Citizen quotes home administrator Carolyn Della Foresta as...

Update from Mayor Lowry on COVID-19 in our community

From The Office of the Mayor Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our community has shown its true character by coming together and supporting...

Caring, giving and singing

Last October, local residents and music legends Tracey Brown and Randall Prescott wanted to do something for the hospital to help support health care...

Two more Country Haven residents die, bringing toll to 16

As of Monday two more residents of the Haven have passed away from COVID-19. "My heart goes out to the families and our entire care...

Three more deaths at Almonte Country Haven, CBC reports

The CBC has just reported that three more residents of Almonte Country Haven have died of COVID-19. "Thirty-six residents at the Almonte Country Haven home...

Donations pay for Canadian Café vandalism repair costs, and more

So this is a good news/bad news story. The bad news is that some ignorant moron(s) chose to smash the front window of the Canadian...

12 have died at Almonte Country Haven, mayor confirms

Message from Mayor Christa Lowry Municipality of Mississippi Mills Situation within the community In a media release today, Country Haven confirmed that 12 residents have passed away. ...

Message from Mayor Lowry: “Do the right thing”

https://youtu.be/4JpJNIS6u84 Transcript from COVID-19 Video dated April 5, 2020. By calling a state of emergency early this week, I am insisting that residents take the spread...

Lanark paramedics launch COVID-19 home assessment unit

Lanark County Paramedic Service (LCPS) Paramedics are teaming up with the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit to conduct in-home assessments and COVID-19...

COVID-19 assessment centre opens in Almonte

A new COVID-19 Assessment Centre in Almonte is now open.  The Centre is being operated by physicians and staff from Almonte General Hospital, Carleton...

Garage fire on Edward Street early Wednesday morning

Mississippi Mills Fire Department responded to a fire on Edward Street in Almonte just after 12:30 am this morning. Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire...

ADHS grad competes in ‘Code Life Ventilator Challenge’

by Heather Atkinson On the bright side As a boomer with a couple of teenage grandkids, I know that ageism works in both directions: You're damned...

Almonte Country Haven resident dies of COVID-19

Two COVID-19 related deaths reported in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark It is with sadness that the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit reports that...

Mayor Lowry declares state of emergency

Mayor Lowry declared a State of Emergency for the Municipality of Mississippi Mills effective Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 1:00 pm. The declaration follows the...
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