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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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Plenty of community spirit at Union Hall potluck

by Neil Carleton   The 11th annual potluck supper at Union Hall was a great success on Saturday night.  When notices for this popular event...

Travelling down The Highway of Heroes with Cpl. Nathan Cirillo

by Nathan Rudyk It was to be a trip down the 401 like any other. My wife Glenna and I were heading first to Toronto,...

One person reported dead in Burnt Lands crash Friday morning

Reports in the Ottawa Citizen and Ottawa Sun say that one person was apparently killed in a head-on collision on March Road at the...

Mayor's 'special meeting' of Council ends shortly after it begins

As reported Wednesday, Mayor John Levi called a 'special meeting' of Council for Thursday night to discuss the TYPS funding issue, as well as...

Augusta Street Park over $2,200 richer thanks to efforts of one Almonte neighbour

All summer Bonnie St. John cruised the yard and garage sales of Mississippi Mills. She shared the news that she was willing to take...

Jill McCubbin provides data on past election costs and turn-out UPDATED

by Jill McCubbin, 2014 candidate for Almonte Councillor, Mississippi Mills I asked our Town for information on how much it cost to run the Mississippi...

October 15 Heritage District meeting attracts a good turnout

by Joan Levesque John Edwards chaired the meeting on behalf of Council.  Approximately 60 to 70 people attended the meeting with a large majority...

Mayor calls 'special meeting' to attempt heritage bylaw repeal, discuss TYPS: Thursday

Incumbent mayor John Levi has called a special meeting of Council for Thursday, October 23 -- four days before the municipal election -- to...

Al Seaman rebuts Mayor Levi's wetlands stance

Dear Mr. Levi, I was pleased to see that you have responded to the Millstone pre-election questionnaire, and that your answers to many questions are...

Al Seaman rebuts Mayor Levi’s wetlands stance

Dear Mr. Levi, I was pleased to see that you have responded to the Millstone pre-election questionnaire, and that your answers to many questions are...

Popular Ottawa website will bring crowds to Almonte next Saturday

The well-known Ottawa arts and culture website Apt 613 is working with the Town, and with local merchants, foodies and artists, to draw crowds...

United Way Lanark County saddened to hear of the closure of one of its Member Agencies, TYPS in Almonte.

“We were very saddened and surprised today to learn of the immediate closure of Take Young People Seriously – TYPS – the Centre serving...

Carbon monoxide detectors now required in Ontario homes

from the Town of Mississippi Mills Ontario is taking another step to keep families and homes in Ontario safe by making carbon monoxide alarms mandatory...

TYPS Almonte’s Youth Centre forced to close due to funding crunch; calls for a Community Forum on Youth Services

The Board of Directors of TYPS Almonte’s Youth Centre made the painful decision to close the centre due a lack of funding after an...
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