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

Film Society drops off gift to the MM Public Library

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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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A sweet Guinness World Record achieved in Lanark County

Lanark County, the Maple Syrup Capital of Ontario, has even more sweetness to celebrate: a maple-related Guinness World Record holder can be found here! One...

Mississippi Mills heritage conservation district study – Information session and public meeting, March 20

Your Council and administration are seeking to carry out a Heritage Conservation District Study that would assess the cultural heritage value of downtown Almonte...

A packed council chamber hears MM Council's debate on the Community Official Plan

by Councillor  John Edwards On Thursday, March 6th the Mississippi Mills Council Chamber was packed with residents wanting to hear the Council debate about making...

A packed council chamber hears MM Council’s debate on the Community Official Plan

by Councillor  John Edwards On Thursday, March 6th the Mississippi Mills Council Chamber was packed with residents wanting to hear the Council debate about making...

Turn out to support the Community Official Plan: 5 PM on March 6

Councillor John Edwards reported yesterday on his concern that some fellow members of Council appear ready to jettison core principals of the Community Official...

Mississippi Mills suffering a rash of break-ins

It is not only Perth churches that are suffering from break-ins by vandals. Mike Dean's grocery was broken into last Tuesday sometime through the...

Where ‘green bins’ go, controversy follows

by Millstone staff The Hub’s Glenda Jones reported in the Millstone on the spread in Almonte of wooden ‘green bins’ soliciting used clothing donations. She...

Almonte's Jeff Semple hired by the CBC London England bureau

Almonte's Jeff Semple, who was hired by CBC Ottawa and moved to the CBC  National News  in Toronto, has been hired as a  video-journalist by...

Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids Sake strikes BIG in Lanark County

 Lanark County: Local bowling alleys were jam packed full as over 750 bowlers came out to support Big Brothers Big Sisters on Saturday. $80,000.00...

Opening rural wards in Mississippi Mills to more development

by Shaun McLaughlinfirst published at http://www.shaunoncouncil.ca/People in Ramsay ward should prepare themselves for more severances in their neighborhood or even a small subdivision in their...

Ottawa River Power Corporation urges caution in dealing with door-to door energy retailers

by the Ottawa River Power Corporation We encourage our customers to be cautious if you are approached to sign or renew an energy contract for...

Green donation boxes divert donations from the Hub

by Glenda Jones, President, The Hub.Over the past couple of years, Mississippi Mills has seen the proliferation of Green Donation Boxes springing up on vacant lots,...

Vallentyne Bake at Healthy Food Technologies a huge success

by Joan Levesque The Vallentyne Bake at Healthy Food Technologies (hft) Almonte was a HUGE success Friday February 14th. In a previous story we told...

Royal Canadian Legion donation purchases cystoscope for AGH

The Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Provincial Command Branches and Ladies’ Auxiliaries Charitable Foundation have donated $7,100 to the Almonte General Hospital/Fairview Manor (AGH/FVM) Foundation...
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