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Deacon’s bench from Naismith Men’s Shed

From the Naismith Men's Shed a beautiful...

Pride in Mississippi Mills: Events in the area

Perth Pride Parade — March With Us! ...

Diana’s Quiz – May 30, 2026

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

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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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Councillor Alex Gillis shares his campaign brochure

Councillor Gillis is running for reelection in Almonte ward this coming October. Here is his election brochure. Click for larger view. Also available in PDF...

Shoppers Drug Mart raffle nets $10,000 for the Almonte General Hospital

Abbie Creighton of Carleton Place is the winner of the Shoppers Drub Mart raffle in aid of the Almonte General Hospital. The draw was...

Town rejects Enerdu building permit application

On August 22 the Town of Mississippi Mills denied Jeff Cavanagh's request for a building permit to begin the expansion of the Enerdu hydro...

Council rejection of Enerdu plan passes 6-4 vote tonight

A motion drafted by Councillor Shaun McLaughlin with several other councillors, declaring that "Council cannot support the Enerdu Generating Station Expansion and Redevelopment Project...

Culture ministry rubber-stamps Enerdu heritage impact assessment

The provincial Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Sport has accepted, without change or comment, the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) prepared by an Ottawa consulting...

Mississippi Mills faces significant infrastructure costs

excerpted and edited from the Roads and Public Works report on the September 2 agenda of the Committee of the Whole. Read the...

Enerdu pays no property taxes, "in-lieu" payment likely to be cut

Since 2001, Enerdu and other hydro plants around the province have not paid property taxes to the the towns and cities where they reside...

Enerdu pays no property taxes, “in-lieu” payment likely to be cut

Since 2001, Enerdu and other hydro plants around the province have not paid property taxes to the the towns and cities where they reside...

Local couple find gold at Almonte Celtfest

by Melonie Sibbitt The luck of the Irish was smiling down on David and Inez McCreary at this year’s 18th annual Almonte Celtfest. WestJet Airlines...

Public consultation on the proposed Almonte Heritage District attracts a large crowd

On Thursday, October 14, the consulting architects.Watson MacEwen Teramura who are investigating the possibility of declaring a Heritage District in Almonte held a public...

Response to Maureen Dagg’s chat with Enerdu Manager, Ron Campbell

by Catherine Blake Thanks Maureen for getting a response from Ron Campbell. I would like to take issue with the responses of Ron Campbell, in...

Shaun McLaughlin launches campaign and unveils ShaunForMayor.ca

August, 20, 2014 – Mississippi Mills – Shaun MacLaughlin officially launched his bid for Mayor of Mississippi Mills today, unveiling a four-point community campaign...

Election 2014: Who's running so far

As part of the Millstone's 2014 municipal election coverage, we present this "unofficial list" of candidates for Council as reported on the Mississippi Mills...

Local youth celebrate achievements, growth with star-studded evening

TYPS Almonte’s Youth Centre joined local community members, businesses, and community organizations in celebrating the incredible youth of Mississippi Mills for their achievements and...
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