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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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Former mayor Shaun McLaughlin passes away

We are shocked and saddened to learn that former mayor Shaun McLaughlin passed away unexpectedly on Sunday while vacationing in Mexico. Mr. McLaughlin served as...

Suspicious package shuts down Almonte post office Thursday

On Thursday Lanark OPP were called to investigate a suspicious package at the Almonte Post Office after an employee came into contact with a...

O little town …

by Brent Eades A Christmas Eve photo seems to have become a Millstone tradition in recent years. We wish all our readers a merry Christmas...

Fatal crash closes Hwy 7 near Carleton Place

We've received this sad information from the OPP. (CARLETON PLACE, ON) The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is continuing to investigate...

Bay Hill crash on Saturday morning

Around 10:15 this morning a large black SUV appeared to have rear-ended a heavy-duty pickup truck, as far as I could tell anyway. This...

Remembrance Day in Almonte, 2019

by Brent Eades After a run of several years when November 11 was sunny and sometimes even mild, Remembrance Day this year was more typical...

Giant birthday street party for Dr. James Naismith

Tiffany MacLaren Community Economic & Cultural Coordinator, Mississippi Mills It has been an exciting year for basketball with the Toronto Raptor’s NBA win and the announcement...

Collision by Tim Horton’s Monday

A compact car and a minivan collided on Sadler Drive beside the Tim Horton's at about 4:40 this afternoon. Damage didn't seem too severe...

Constant vandalism forces Fairgrounds lock-down

A Plea for Help and Awareness North Lanark Agricultural Society Everyone knows where the Almonte Fairgrounds are. Not everyone knows they're privately owned by the North...

Downtown buildings win national heritage award

As we've been reporting in recent weeks, the National Trust for Canada advised the Almonte Heritage Redevelopment Group this summer that five buildings they...

One person killed in March Road crash Friday

On September 6, 2019, around 9:00 a.m. officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the OPP were dispatched to a serious three-vehicle collision at...

Riverwalk extension entering final phase

There has been much progress on the Riverwalk Extension project, which now is entering its final phase.  The highlight will be a new steel...

Mill of Kintail museum may face closure after provincial cuts

We've received this disturbing news from the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority. The MVCA has begun to review programs and services in order to manage new...

Raft race nets over $10,000 for AGH

Raft builders sail the Mississippi to raise over $10,000 for Almonte General Hospital  The 3rd annual Paddle for Almonte General Hospital raised more than $10,000...
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