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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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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...

Council retries Heritage District vote Tuesday, 5 PM — show your support

by Brent Eades As reported earlier in the Millstone, Town Council last month appeared to backtrack on its previous unanimous decision to proceed with a...

Council puts the question of council composition on the ballot for the next municipal election

On December 3, 2013, the Mississippi Mllls Town Council adopted a by-law putting the question of the composition of council on the muncipal ballot...
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