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Join the Woods Singers of Almonte

The Woods Singers of Almonte are back...

Thanks to a Caring Community

Many thanks to all those who responded...

Diane Whiting — obituary

In Loving Memory of Diane Whiting Diane passed away...

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R. Tait McKenzie and Naismith collections will stay at Kintail

Editor's Note: The future of the R. Tait McKenzie and Naismith collections at the Mill of Kintail has been uncertain for some time now. We are pleased to share...

Thank you for your donations

The Millstone would like to heartily and gratefully thank all of the donors who came forward during our recent fundraising drive. You donated over $4000 to The Millstone, which...

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 welcomes contributor Brian Barth

The Millstone welcomes contributor contributor landscape designer and urban planner  Brian Barth who will write once every other month on topics concerning natural history and...

EMC boxes missing

by Ted Legg For those of you who have noticed the EMC boxes missing, please know that I called the EMC and they phoned back...

Canadian Solar Solutions sells its Mississippi Mills power plant to TransCanada

Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. has completed the sale of the 10 MW Mississippi Mills solar power plant to TransCanada Corp. Canadian Solar Solutions will provide engineering, procurement...

Almonte pedestrian injured by snowmobile in Bridge Street accident

Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a collision between a snowmobile and a pedestrian on Bridge...

CTV features "Fit as a Fiddle" class led by Blakeney resident Linda Berg

On Friday, December 27, CTV's local evening news cast aired an item about the Fit as a Fiddle  exercise class in Almonte. Here it is ....

CTV features “Fit as a Fiddle” class led by Blakeney resident Linda Berg

On Friday, December 27, CTV's local evening news cast aired an item about the Fit as a Fiddle  exercise class in Almonte. Here it is ....

Happy New Year

Almonte 'Service Ontario' branch permanently closed

  The Service Ontario branch at 154 Bridge Street in Almonte closed for good in December 2013. Mississippi Mills residents must now use offices located...

The Millstone wishes all of our readers the merriest of Christmases and a Happy New Year

photo courtesy of Almonte photographer John Fowler

The Millstone interviews Mrs. Claus

In past years the Millstone has interviewed Santa before his long journey across the world, but this year, we thought that we should like...

OPP lay charges in single car collision on Wolfgrove Road

The OPP have laid charges in relation to a single motor vehicle collision that occurred October 5, 2013 on Wolfgrove Road between Old Union...

NORAD tracks Santa across the world

Don't forget to track Santa today as he flies across the globe delivering gifts to boys and girls . Here he is. And here is a little...

Ukeleles raise $1,000 for Philippines relief

by Lucy and Neil Carleton Put together 20 strumming ukuleles, a djembe drummer and 70 voices raised in song--and what do you get? A real,...

Kansas newspaper profiles Naismith's Almonte basketball roots

The Wichita Kansas Eagle celebrates a young basketball talent from Vaughan Ontario and profiles James Naismith's origins in Almonte. From the article: ALMONTE, Ontario —...

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