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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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Almonte's Wayne Giardino inducted into Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame

Almonte resident Wayne Giardino will be inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday, May 7, at Ottawa City Hall. Mr. Giardino...

Almonte’s Wayne Giardino inducted into Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame

Almonte resident Wayne Giardino will be inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday, May 7, at Ottawa City Hall. Mr. Giardino...

Almonte resident is charged with making and distributing child pornography

The Ottawa Citizen is reporting that Oscar Tolgyesi, 50, of Almonte is charged with two counts each of possessing child pornography, making child pornography and...

Almonte hospital gets #1 ratings, again

Maternity care at Almonte General Hospital (AGH) is ranked #1 in Ontario by patients asked the question, “Overall, how would you rate the care you received at the hospital?” And, for the second year in a row, AGH’s maternity care is also ranked #1

Community leaders in Chaque Dos, Nicaragua, honour Almonte resident Jennette Affleck

by Jonathan Tam A town in Nicaragua lobbied SchoolBOX, a Canadian charity that builds schools in Central America, to name a school after an Almonte-area...

Volunteers clean up downtown

by Brent Eades About two dozen local residents turned out on a cool and drizzly Saturday morning for this year's 'Pitch-In' day in downtown Almonte. Armed...

Millstone launches new mobile-friendly website

As The Millstone approaches its third anniversary as our community's online newspaper, we've launched a new version of the site that should be much...

Hub Hospice hires Allison Griffith as Coordinator of Volunteer Services

Hub Hospice Palliative Care welcomes Allison Griffith R.N. as The Coordinator of Volunteer Services. Allison is a registered nurse with many years of experience...

Help tidy up the town, April 22-27

Yesterday marked the start of "pitch-In week' in Mississippi Mills -- a chance for you to give a little something back to the community...

River water is creeping higher

Sandi Madore sent this photo of the Mississippi overflowing the fairgrounds entrance gate and lapping its way towards Water Street. As reported earlier in...

Ontario government announces its Rural Roadmap

The province of Ontario, through its new ministry (February 2013) of Rural Affairs has announced a rural roadmap It declares its priorities to be  aimed...

Heritage Conservation study passes Council, moves to next stage

Town Council finally voted last Tuesday to proceed with the first stage of a project that could see parts of Almonte’s downtown and riverfront...

Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority flood warning update #3

Mississippi River at the Barley Mow in Almonte 9 a.m. Thursday June 17, 2014 Photo © Harold McKay   FLOOD WARNING – UPDATE #3 MAZINAW LAKE /...

Tips for preparing for possible flooding

Floods occur in Ontario each year.  Although flash floods do occur, usually weather forecasts can predict rain or quick thaw events. Take this opportunity...
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