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Diana’s Quiz – May 23, 2026

by Diana Filer 1. What is the longest...

Meed Barnett — obituary

Barnett, Meed 19 May 2026 (artist, chorister, and activist) The...

Ramsay Women’s Institute at the Great Almonte Garage Sale

The Ramsay Women’s Institute is participating in...

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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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MM2020 volunteers plan local Internet network

'MM2020' is the Mississippi Mills Broadband Working Group -- volunteers trying to improve broadband service in our community. The '2020' in our name is the year we hope to...

MPP Jack MacLaren crosses floor to ‘Trillium Party’

by Brent Eades After being booted from the provincial caucus today by PC leader Patrick Brown, Jack MacLaren, the man who represents our interests at...

Local MPP Jack MacLaren turfed from Tory caucus

by Edith Cody-Rice Carleton-Mississippi Mills MPP Jack MacLaren has been turfed from the Tory caucus and will not be a Conservative candidate in the...

Next phase of Riverwalk in final planning stages

by Brent Eades The first phase of Riverwalk was largely completed by 2010 and has been a much-valued addition to our community. Phase Two is drawing...

Mills Community Support honours community builders

by Edith Cody-Rice Mills Community Support honoured Community Builders at a celebration dinner at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum last evening. Introduced by Board Chair...

New youth centre thriving on community support

Mississippi Mills YOUTH Centre is so great AND so grateful The new Mississippi Mills Youth Centre is thriving! As we settle into our new digs...

Grant to cover nearly 70% of water and sewer renewal

Mississippi Mills receives  grant of $459,701 Mississippi Mills Council has learned it will be receiving $459,701 of a $678,000 project (67.8% funding) through the Clean Water...

AGH raises $1 million towards diagnostic imaging equipment

AGH launches $4-million Put Yourself in the Picture campaign to ensure patients have access to the best in diagnostic imaging (Mississippi Mills, ON) “Put Yourself in...

Suspicious gas leak near robbery site?

by Brent Eades This is turning into a strange day in Almonte and area. We just reported an attempted robbery at the Royal Bank on Ottawa...

Attempted robbery at Almonte Royal Bank

(MISSISSIPPI MILLS, ON) - On May 8, 2017 at approximately 10:30 a.m. officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Lanark County detachment responded to the...

Almonte 1945: VE Day

by Brent Eades Towns and cities across Canada were the scenes of joyful celebration on May 8 1945, as six long years of world war...

Stalwart walkers take part in ‘Hike for Hospice’ at Kintail

by Brent Eades First of all, snow in May in Ontario should be forbidden by provincial legislation. It apparently isn't, because we saw some brief bouts of...

Riverwalk fans turn out for plaque unveiling Saturday

by Brent Eades A small but cheery crowd turned out in raw, wet weather Saturday to watch the unveiling of a plaque listing donors who...

Is it time for Council meetings live online?

Can streaming media negate screaming media at Council meetings? All we need is better broadband to find out by Nathan Rudyk They do it in Espanola...
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