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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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Food Bank use remains at record highs

Too many Canadians are struggling just to put food on the table, and food bank use continues to hover at record levels according to...

Paramedics rescue couple near the 417 exit to Almonte

A shocked couple in their 60's were rescued Monday evening when their pickup truck skidded on black ice down an embankment near the 417 exit...

Remembrance Day 2013

by Brent Eades Remembrance Day in Almonte was -- as it so often is -- cold, wet and overcast. But that didn't stop the crowds...

Amanda Reside tells the story of WW II soldier William James Hefferman as part of a Lest We Forget project

by Amanda Reside (Amanda Reside is a 15-year-old student. Her project was part of the Grade 10 curriculum  at the Almonte District High School.  The...

Lest we forget: Cenotaph restoration complete

The Cenotaph was erected in 1923 to honour those whose fell in World War I, and later augmented to include WWII and the Korean...

Where’s the Rosamond Honor Roll? Museum needs your help

by Michael Rikley Lancaster In preparing the current Remembrance Day exhibit, “Almonte Mills at War,” volunteers and staff at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum combed...

Almonte's Tin Barn gets a thumbs-up from designer site TBBS

The Tin Barn Market in Almonte, located on Mill Street, has received a favourable rating from the website TBBS, which admires not only its...

Fire Department responds to seven wind storm calls last Friday

The Mississippi Mills Fire Department was busy last Friday during the windstorm. Downed  hydro wires, arcing and trees on hydro lines were the main...

Canadian army trains in Mississippi Mills

The Canadian Army has been staging training exercises in and around Mississippi Mills for the past couple of weeks. They staged overnight October 29...

Town wins provincial Communities in Bloom award

Mississippi Mills won a prestigious Communities in Bloom award for its floral displays during a gala awards ceremony at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa...

Tim Hortons 2013 Smile Cookie Campaign raises $2,674

 The Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign raised $2,674 in 2013, bringing the total raised to more than $18,000 in the last seven years. Funds...

United Way Day sale of gently used clothing a success

Special thanks to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County's Jewel's Gently Used Clothing of Smiths Falls & Perth for holding their United Way...

Stuart McLean’s essay on Almonte from the Vinyl Café

Stuart McLean brought his popular CBC radio show Vinyl Café to Almonte for a taping this July. The show started with this lovely essay...

Don't miss Almonte on the Vinyl Café this weekend

by Brent Eades The second of two episodes of the Vinyl Café recorded in Almonte in July will air this weekend on CBC's Radio 1...
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