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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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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...

Appleton Museum news: Crown Land Patents for Appleton

Certified copies of the original Crown Land Patents for both the E and W halves of Lot 4, Concession X are in the possession...

The Millstone is looking for holiday stories

Do you have a heartwarming Christmas or holiday story? If so, the Millstone would like to hear about it and publish it for our...

Lanarks Highlands driver faces multiple charges after RIDE collision

(Lanark County, ON) – Lanark County OPP have charged the driver of a pickup truck that struck the rear of another vehicle stopped at...

Winners of the Mississippi Mills Chamber of Commerce business awards

At a gala event on November 28 , the Mississippi Mills Chamber of Commerce presented the business awards in the categories of  community involvement,...

Thoburn Mill to receive heritage designation

  The Town of Mississippi Mills intends to designate the Thoburn Mill at 83 Little Bridge Street in Almonte as property of architectural and historical value or interest...

Local Rotary Club joins with ShelterBox Canada to provide disaster relief to the Philippines

Rotary Club of Carleton Place & Mississippi Mills Your local Rotary Club has joined up with ShelterBox Canada, Rotary International and the Canadian Federal Government in...

New librarian, new renovations – Amonte Library hosts open house

On Sunday, the Almonte Branch of the Mississippi Mills Public Library was proud to host MPP for Carleton-Mississippi Mills, Jack MacLaren, at a community...

Province gives Enerdu tentative go-ahead

by Brent Eades Ontario Environment Minister Jim Bradley has finally delivered his long-delayed decision on the Town's Part II Order request about the proposed Enerdu...

Some facts about Heritage Conservation Districts

By Brent Eades In light of Town Council’s apparent reluctance this week to go ahead with the initial study of how parts of downtown Almonte...

Cousteau writes Enerdu article for Huffington Post

by Brent Eades This past September Alexandra Cousteau was in town with a multinational film crew to shoot segments of an upcoming documentary that will...

Council back-tracking on Almonte heritage designation?

by Brent Eades Some members of Town Council seem to be having second thoughts about their decision last June to potentially have sections of downtown...

Almonte hospital is best in Ontario for maternity care

Maternity care at Almonte General Hospital (AGH) is ranked #1 in Ontario by patients asked the question, “Would you recommend this hospital to your...
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