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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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Puppets Up draws in the crowds

by Brent Eades The weather was almost ideal for the first full day of Almonte's internationally renowned Puppets Up festival, with temperatures in the low...

Playing by the rules: paintball company defeated in court again

Paintball is a commercial game that simulates military combat. Winning, according to some players, is all that counts. Marked Paintball & Laser Tag has argued...

Reminder from Town: Watering restrictions by-law

The Watering Restrictions By-law 04-14 is designed to regulate and control the usage of water within the Almonte Ward in the hot summer months. Between...

Local man charged with break and enter

MISSISSIPPI MILLS, ON – The Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a man in relation to a Break and Enter from November...

Canada-India film crew shooting in Almonte today

by Brent Eades The cast and crew of a Canadian-Indian film titled Canadian Tharavu (Canadian Duck) has been shooting in Almonte this weekend. On Sunday afternoon...

Lanark Health Unit issues heat alert for Sunday: UPDATE

UPDATE: The Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit has lifted the Heat Alert for the tri-county area effective today. Temperatures will still be...

Beckwith woman home safe

The OPP says that Audrey St. Germain of Beckwith, who had been reported missing  on Wednesday, has returned home safely. OPP spokeswoman Janice Sawbridge said...

OPP search for missing woman in Beckwith

(BECKWITH TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently searching for a missing woman in Beckwith Township south of Carleton...

Crowds out for 19th annual Almonte Celtfest

by Brent Eades Hundreds of people gathered in a sunny and very warm Gemmill Park for the first full day of Almonte Celtfest today. Celtic-flavoured acts...

Crowds out on Mill Street for Canada Day

by Brent Eades The weather has been less than ideal so far on this Canada Day 2015, but a brief window of partially clear skies...

Highlights from the regular Lanark County Council meeting held Wednesday, June 24.

Here are the highlights from the regular Lanark County Council meeting held Wednesday, June 24. Paramedic Service and Communications Infrastructure Agreements Approved Council has approved a...

Leonard Lee and sons open new Mill Street store

by Brent Eades Almonte has an intriguing new store at 36 Mill Street, called L.G. Lee & Sons. Opened this week by Lee Valley Tools founder...

Road Closure – Concession 6D, Ramsay

There will be a complete road closure between Clayton Road and Bellamy Mills Road, along Ramsay Concession 6D. The road closure is necessary to...

Final report on proposed Almonte Heritage Conservation District now available

The final report on the proposed downtown Almonte Heritage Conservation District has been published and is available on the town website.  The website includes a...
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