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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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Almonte resident is awarded posthumous Medal of Bravery

Governor General Julie Payette has named a local man a posthumous winner of a Medal of Bravery:  Barry Parks, M.B. (deceased) Almonte, Ontario On October 5, 2013, Barry...

Democracy in action at the Almonte Old Town Hall

by Edith Cody-Rice  Or as close as you are going to get to democracy given that council opted to appoint a deputy mayor rather than...

Mayor Christa Lowry on filling of Deputy Mayor position

by Christa Lowry I have been receiving many questions about the process to fill the Deputy Mayor vacancy.   My intention with this article...

ADHS students excel across the board

ADHS — a provincial powerhouse by Pippa Norman Are you seeking a spark of inspiration to ward off your winter blues? Look no further than the...

Council chambers packed once again

by Edith Cody-Rice Council meetings appear to be the best entertainment in town these days. Once again, on March 5, the council chamber was packed...

ADHS boys basketball team wins OFSAA gold

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is an updated version of the story. I was sent a link to a school board press release about the team,...

Wild parsnip spraying and deputy mayor vote dominate council meeting

by Edith Cody-RIce  Once again a packed gallery with citizens spilling out into the foyer, witnessed council's deliberations on Tuesday February 19. The most contentious...

Mary Lou Souter receives Ontario Library Association award

submitted by Susan Hanna On February 2, 2019, Almonte resident Mary Lou Souter was presented with the President's Award for Exceptional Achievement at the Ontario Library...

MM Council votes to revoke Don Maynard Park by-law

by Edith Cody-Rice Before a packed gallery, Mississippi Mills Council tonight voted 3-2 in a recorded vote to revoke the bylaw permitting the sale and...

Man surrenders to OPP after Bridge Street stand-off

We've received this release from the Lanark OPP. No other information is available at this time. BARRICADED MALE SURRENDERS PEACEFULLY TO POLICE (ALMONTE, ON) - Around 9:40...

Deputy Mayor John Levi passes away

Deputy Mayor John Levi passed away yesterday after falling ill while vacationing in Florida. In a statement this morning Mayor Christa Lowry said, "Council and...

Library board chair wins major award

On February 2, 2019, Mary Lou Souter, Chair of the Mississippi Mills Public Library Board, will be in Toronto to accept the Ontario Library...

Hub gives a New Year’s peek at Mill Street reno

by Brent Eades A couple of hundred people turned out on New Year's Day to see how The Hub's renovations at their flagship Mill Street...

Almonte makes Reader’s Digest ‘top Christmas destinations’ list

by Brent Eades By this point our town has been on so many of these lists, from so many major publications, that it's almost getting...
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