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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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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 ....

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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 —...

Mississippi Mills' concern about open building permits prompts security deposits for residential permits

The Town of Mississippi Mills will implement security deposits for residential building permits. The amount of the deposits has not yet been determined but...

Hub donates $2,500 to the Almonte General Hospital

The Hub in Almonte recently made a donation of $2,500 to purchase a chair for the Medical/Surgical Department at Almonte General Hospital. Hospital CEO...
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