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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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Geoheritage Park inaugurates QR code

On Saturday, September 16, the new QR code system at Canada’s first municipal geoheritage park was inaugurated by Dr. Daniel Lebel, Director General of...

Fifteen paid staff let go from The Hub / Rebound

More sad news. We will be following up on this notice we received from Almonte Community Co-ordinators. In June 2017, the membership of the Almonte Community...

Almonte man charged with attempted murder

We've received this disturbing press release from the OPP. We have no further information at this time. (MISSISSIPPI MILLS, ON) - On September 20, 2017...

Core of Community: Shelley & Chris Armstrong, Clayton

In this series of articles, titled ‘Core of Community’, Millstone columnist Arnie Francis profiles citizens of Mississippi Mills who embody the spirit of community...

Interim Lanark County decision on Almonte rail trail

Lanark County Council votes to keep the Ottawa Valley Rail Trail closed in downtown Almonte for up to five years by Don Johnston At its meeting...

Author and storyteller Jan Andrews dies after tragic accident

We were deeply saddened to learn that local resident Jan Andrews, an acclaimed children's author and storyteller -- recently named to the Order of...

Serious crash closes Highway 7 at Carleton Place

We've just received this unhappy news from the OPP: (CARLETON PLACE, ON) Lanark County OPP are currently investigating a serious collision on Hwy 7 just west...

Local residents honoured at Order of Canada event

by Brent Eades Several local recipients of the Order of Canada were at Rideau Hall today for an event marking the 50th anniversary of the founding...

Ron Caron remembered in music

by Glenda Jones A new fiddling tune, “Smiling Ron Caron,” premiered August 22 at the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling camp held in Manotick.  Renowned fiddler, singer,...

Solar Eclipse party animates Mill Street

by Edith Cody-Rice Several hundred people gathered on Mill Street in the hot Monday sun to view the solar eclipse. Adults and children mingled, sporting...

Ontario Premier visits Mississippi Mills

by Edith Cody-Rice On Wednesday, August 16, Premier Kathleen Wynne visited Almonte during a short swing through the Ottawa Valley. Her first stop was...

‘Paddle for AGH’ brings in almost $16,000

by Brent Eades Yesterday's 'Paddle for AGH' event drew an enthusiastic crowd to the banks of the river and raised nearly $16,000 for our hospital. Billed...

OPP searching for missing Carleton Place man

Officers from the Lanark County OPP, assisted by the Canine Unit and officers from the Emergency Response Team, are continuing to search for a...

Fatal crash closes Highway 7

EDITOR'S NOTE: It could be a rough drive home from cottage country and other areas west and south of town, based on this press...
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