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5 Wednesdays in July concert series

Friends of Augusta Street Park volunteers have...

Pat Larson — obituary

Larson Patrick John Howard September 7, 1951 – July...

Roasted Pepper, White Bean and Mozzarella Salad

This delicious and nutritious salad from NYT...

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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...

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 he would create a press...

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...

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...

Prescott family meets PM Trudeau on music train

ADHS grad Kelly Prescott, a noted Canadian musician, has been travelling the country recently on CP Rail's Canada 150 Train.  Earlier this week Kelly, with...

Dwyer Hill crash sends seven to hospital

Seven people, four of them children, were injured in a crash yesterday evening between a car and a minivan at the intersection of Dwyer...

Bell to spend $10 million on local high-speed Internet

EDITOR'S NOTE: We've received this exciting press release from the Town. High-speed fibre Internet is coming to Mississippi Mills Bell Canada is planning on investing approximately...

Court confirms Jill McCubbin’s right to sit as Mississippi Mills Councillor

by Edith Cody-Rice On  July 14, the Court at Perth confirmed that Jill McCubbin may legally sit as a councillor in Mississippi Mills. Carleton...

Mayor and Councillor embroiled in libel litigation with Steve Maynard

by Edith Cody-Rice Mississippi Mills Mayor Shaun McLaughlin and Councillor John Edwards have taken the extraordinary step of suing Carleton Place resident Steve Maynard...

Sun shines on 159th Almonte Fair

by Brent Eades The weather couldn't have been better for day two of the 159th edition of the Almonte Fair. Skies were sunny and temperatures moderate,...

Noreen Young puppets on display in Canada’s Museum of History

by Brent Eades Almonte puppeteer and Puppets Up founder Noreen Young has two of her caricature puppets on permanent display at the Canadian Museum of...

SchoolBOX brings global education vision home for Canada’s 150th

Tom Affleck and Sarah Kerr, born and raised in Almonte, share the dream of empowering all girls and boys around the world with a...

AGH Canada Day paddle event postponed

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the PADDLE FOR AGH event has been cancelled for July 1 due to safety concerns.  The Paddle for...

Notes from this week’s Town Council meeting

We've received this press release from the Town about last night's Council meeting. Edited by The Millstone. Presentation to Jordan-Anne Rich Mayor McLaughlin presented Jordan-Anne Rich with a certificate...

Awesome Canada Day events in town next weekend

Is celebrating our nations's 150th anniversary in the company of 500,000 other folks in downtown Ottawa not necessarily your cup of patriotic tea?

Former farmers hung on the Grandstand!

by Marilyn Snedden  Last week another major change took place at the North Lanark Agricultural Society grounds, commonly known as the Almonte Fairgrounds. The murals once located...

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