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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....

Almonte’s Perianne Jones is hanging up her skis after a successful competitive cross country ski racing career

  Almonte's Perianne Jones is retiring from competitive skiing. At  30, she captured her second senior women’s overall title in four years (one gold medal...

Ontario Ombudsman releases a scathing interim report castigating Hydro One billing practices.

The Ontario Ombudsman has been investigating billing practices at Hydro One after receiving 10,000 complaints since April of 2013. The total surpassed anything his...

New model of care coming to Almonte General Hospital

The Almonte General Hospital provided this article to the Millstone in answer to queries about the changes anticipated at the hospital. Almonte General Hospital (AGH)...

Almonte DHS Wins $3,000 Ken Spencer Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

by Mark Calder  Almonte and District High School (ADHS) has placed second in a national contest recognizing innovative teaching practices that engage students and get them...

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Mississippi Mills draft budget discussed at Feb. 26 public meeting ADHS wins national innovation award for new Tech Team program Mississippi Mills slashes library budget, saves...

Stan Mills has passed away

The Millstone is very sorry to learn that Stan Mills, founder of the invaluable Mills Community Support organization here in our town, passed away...

Almonte General Hospital a top performer in province-wide report

By Liane Craig The Almonte General Hospital (AGH) was ranked a top performing hospital in the province by the National Research Corporation Canada (NRCC) in...

Ontario Energy Board Energy East Consultation: Kanata discussion

Below is a draft of the official notes of the OEB Energy East Consultation. Participant Robin Sukhu wrote an excellent article on this meeting...

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Almonte obstetrician sued over failed abortion by Carleton Place patient Mississippi Mills council gets updated on Energy East Pipeline Mississippi Mills council talks speed limits, protected...

Woman sues former Almonte doctor after failed abortion

A CBC News story says: A former patient of a disgraced eastern Ontario gynecologist is suing him for $1 million over an alleged botched abortion. Tania Brown of...

Town advises of elevated sodium in tap water

PUBLIC NOTICE This notice is being issued to inform you that recent water samples taken from the drinking water system servicing the Ward of Almonte...

Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids Sake Strikes BIG in Lanark County

Lanark County: Local bowling alleys were jam packed full as over 700 bowlers came out to support Big Brothers Big Sisters on Saturday. $75,000.00...

Successful "Vallentyne Bake" raised $1,805

Another successful "Vallentyne Bake" was held February 14th. We (hft) Healthy Food Technology are touched again by the generosity of our community, and proud to...

Seniors triumph at the Ontario 55+ Winter Games

by Marilyn Snedden  A group of nine senior athletes along with Acting District Co-ordinator for North Lanark(District 7A), Marilyn Snedden, traveled to the Haliburton Highlands...

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