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Diana’s Quiz – May 30, 2026

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

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+...

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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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Enerdu protesters gather in river this evening

Several dozen local residents waded into the Mississippi River beside the Old Town Hall to voice their objections to the planned Enerdu hydroelectric project...

Almonte General Hospital records a successful year

The  Almonte General Hospital (AGH)  held its annual general meeting on Monday June 25. The guest speaker was Chantal LeClerc, CEO of the Champlain Local...

Fire ban on but Town fireworks go ahead

Fireworks shows still planned for Almonte & Pakenham despite complete fire ban Mississippi Mills Fire Department recommends attending a public fireworks display rather than putting...

Heritage Conservation District passed in Mississippi Mills Council tonight

The Mississippi Mills Council Chamber was packed to overflowing this evening for the vote on the adoption of a Heritage Conservation District (HDC) in Mississippi Mills....

Ottawa Street crash Monday afternoon

Traffic was slow through town as of 4:10 p.m. Monday afternoon following a collision between two vehicles at the intersection of Ottawa and Gomme Streets. An OPP...

House fire on Sugar Bush Road

The Mississippi Mills Fire Department stations 1 and 2 responded to a structure fire on Sugar Bush Road in Pakenham at approximately 11:55 a.m. Tuesday morning. There was nobody in the...

Tornado warning downgraded to severe thunderstorms

The Environment Canada tornado warning from 7:08 this evening has been downgraded. Weather could still be bad though. At 7:36 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are...

Lanark Health Unit issues heat alert

Dr. Paula Stewart, Medical Officer of Health for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, has issued a Heat Alert because of the...

Comment by MRPC manager Scott Newton

by Scott Newton Editors' Note: Scott posted this as a comment on the article MRPC gives over $383,000 in interest and dividend payments to town. As...

New dock at the Metcalfe Geoheritage Park

Boaters will rejoice at the new dock at the Metcalfe Geoheritage Park. Put in the water on May 24 this year it will facilitate...

Yet another movie filming in Almonte

by Brent Eades A crew has just finished shooting scenes on Elgin Street for a movie called "Z", directed by Jonathan Wright. The crew will...

Ontario Volunteer Awards recognize Mills Community Support

On Friday, June 3, Mills Community Support honoured 4 of the 6 volunteers that were nominated to receive awards through the Ontario Provincial Volunteer...

Fire lab staff told to drink bottled water before neighbours warned

According to a CBC story, "National Research Council employees at the fire-safety testing facility in Mississippi Mills were told to start drinking bottled water...

Burn ban back on in MM

A complete fire ban for Mississippi Mills starts Thursday May 26, 2016. There is no burning permitted until further notice. The Fire Chief reminds all residents that you...
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