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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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Almonte hospice service accepting clients as of next month

by Glenda Jones In February 2012, the Almonte Community Coordinators (the Hub) conceived of a palliative care volunteer visitor service that could help clients through...

Almonter Dan Fallak's WoodPosters business makes the news

Once again an innovative Almonte business is making waves. The Ottawa Citizen this morning posted this story abut Almonte entrepreneur Dan Fallak, who reproduces...

Almonte Cenotaph to be renovated by Remembrance Day 2013

The town of Mississippi Mills has been successful in its application for a $12,100 grant from the Cenotaph/Monument Restoration program, run by Veterans Affairs...

Puppets Up! festival draws thousands to town

by Brent Eades Pleasant temperatures and sunny skies helped draw banner crowds to town this weekend for the ninth annual Puppets Up! festival. Puppet troupes from...

Almonte's river may feature in Cousteau documentary

by Brent Eades Almonte and its river may soon feature in a documentary film project led by Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of the renowned explorer and...

Almonte’s river may feature in Cousteau documentary

by Brent Eades Almonte and its river may soon feature in a documentary film project led by Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of the renowned explorer and...

Puppets Up celebrates Ed Lawrence's 31st anniversary on CBC

In celebration of 31 years advising gardeners on CBC, the Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival presented Almonte resident Ed Lawrence with a caricature puppet...

Opening of affordable Country Street Residences in Almonte is celebrated

The municipality of Mississippi Mills, the government of Canada, the government of Ontario celebrated the official opening of 20 new affordable housing units at Country...

Bell says "isolated issue" caused 911 failure

Lanark County officials have received more information about an isolated issue that occurred with the 9-1-1 system earlier this month, along with assurances that preventive...

Police identify accident victim

Police have identified the deceased in a fatal crash near Ferguson Falls yesterday. Twenty-seven (27) year-old Amanda Dubeau of Mississippi Mills died at the...

Fatal crash closes Highway 7 near Ferguson Falls Road

Officers from the Lanark County Detachment Ontario Provincial Police, assisted by Traffic Collision Investigators and staff from the Ministry of the Environment, are investigating...

Mill of Kintail bridge removal

by W. Troy Dunlop, C.E.T. Director of Roads and Public Works Town of Mississippi Mills Shortly after 10:00am this morning, the bridge on  Ramsay Concession 8 was...

Blaze destroys family home and business in Elphin village

 by Brent Eades A fast-moving fire Friday morning levelled a family home in the village of Elphin, in the southwest corner of Lanark County about...

Dr. Frank Murphy retiring from practice after more than 40 years

by Susan Hanna   Almonte family physician Dr. Frank Murphy is retiring August 13, 2013 after more than 40 years in practice. “It’s been a most enjoyable...
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