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For sale: Exercise equipment

Joroto XM16 Exercise Bike Belt-driven, magnetic resistance,...

Film Society drops off gift to the MM Public Library

Members of the Mississippi Mills Film Society...

5 Wednesdays in July concert series

Friends of Augusta Street Park volunteers have...

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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...
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Draft Almonte Heritage Conservation District plan available for review

The Downtown Almonte Heritage Conservation District Plan and Guidelines that will be the basis of discussions at the public open house scheduled for Thursday May...

OPP reopen County Road 29 shut by hydro pole fire

A fire in a transformer and hydro pole at Snedden Road and County Road (Cty Rd) 29 in the Town of Mississippi  knocked out...

Highlights from regular Lanark County Council meeting – Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Here are the highlights from the regular Lanark County Council meeting held Wednesday, May 13. Official Plan Amendment for Source Water Protection Approved Council has passed...

Lanark County to begin trial weed-spraying program

Lanark County plans to begin a trial project for roadside herbicide spraying in an effort to control noxious and invasive weeds, such as wild...

Construction projects getting underway

The 2015 Lanark County public works construction program includes 48 kilometres of roads being rehabilitated or treated as part of the ongoing pavement preservation...

Lanark County Council highlights

Here are the highlights from the regular Lanark County Council meeting held Wednesday, April 22. Renovate Lanark Program Accepting Applications: Council passed a motion adjusting the...

Water main flushing – Almonte Ward

The Corporation of the Town of Mississippi Mills will be flushing the water mains in all areas of Almonte Ward beginning Monday, April 27th...

Almonte Lions Club wraps up its 350 Club Draws for 2015

The Almonte Lions Club recently wrapped up its 350 Club Draws for 2015 with the presentation of cheques to the two final winners of...

Ferguson Falls Road is closed at Pine Grove Road (County Road 12)

Firefighters are dealing with a fire in the area. The smoke is causing a driving hazard according to the OPP who have closed the...

The Online Oxford English Dictionaries (OED) are coming to your Mississippi Mills Public Library

by Pam Harris, CEO/Chief Librarian Okay, here’s a test - and some questions. Do you know what epithalamium or sirgang means? Have you ever had...

Information from your Ward 1 school board trustee Donald Cram

Dear Constituents and Staff: Since my last newsletter in February, many issues have been discussed at the School Board level. To keep you up to...

Mississippi Mills woman charged with impaired driving, fleeing scene, in 417 crash

According to the Ottawa Sun, local resident Megan May Anne Bulloch has been charged with "dangerous driving causing bodily harm, failing to stop at...

 Highlights from the regular Lanark County Council meeting held Wednesday, April 8.

 Resolution Addresses Affordable Energy: Council passed a motion in an effort to protect natural gas consumers of eastern Ontario from possible supply shortages and price...

Ontario Energy East final technical reports are now available.

Energy East has posted the following final reports prepared by Technical Advisors for the OEB's Consultation and Review of Energy East: Assessment of Impacts on...
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