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Love Is in the Air: Calliope women’s choir welcomes spring

Calliope Women’s Choir returns to St. Andrew’s...

55+ Expo, June 4

There’s something for everyone at the 55+...

Popup LITT class, June 17

LIIT class stands for Low-Impact Interval Training. It’s a...

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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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Crash closes March Road near Almonte

March Road just north of Greystone Drive was closed Monday morning following a serious collision. Numerous emergency vehicles were on the scene as of...

Woman killed by tree branch in Ferguson’s Falls

(CARLETON PLACE, ON) - The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is investigating the death of an 80-year-old woman. She was struck...

The cleanup begins

Thousands of people in our area remain without power after yesterday's brief but violent thunderstorm. In Almonte, long lineups were jamming gas stations as...

Storm pounds region

A violent thunderstorm has brought damage across the region. Trees and power poles are down, barns have reportedly been flattened and thousands are without...

Man drowns at Blakeney on Sunday

Officers from the Lanark County OPP are currently investigating a drowning in Mississippi Mills. On May 15th at approximately 9:45 am officers were dispatched...

Fatal fire in Almonte on Thursday evening

Lanark County OPP are currently investigating a fatal house fire that occurred overnight in Almonte. When officers arrived to assist firefighters the house was fully...

Mild earthquake rattles local residents

A light 3.1 magnitude earthquake rumbled through the region shortly after 10 a.m. on Tuesday morning. According to Earthquakes Canada, the epicentre was about...

COVID-19 on the rise again in Eastern Ontario: What you can do

This is a joint message from local hospital Chiefs of Staff and Medical Officers of Health The level of COVID-19 in the Champlain region is...

Former fire chief Art Brown passes away

We were saddened to learn that Art Brown, a long-time Mississippi Mills fire chief, has passed away. Mayor Lowry posted this message today: FROM THE...

Mississippi River Power Corporation lights falls to show support for Ukraine

Mayor Lowry shared this Facebook post from the Mississippi River Power Corporation, showing the falls illuminated with colours of the Ukrainian flag. The caption...

Local mayors issue joint statement on today’s convoy

February 26, 2022 - Today, a freedom convoy drove through communities in Lanark County. This demonstration began in Smiths Falls and travelled to Perth...

A ‘freedom convoy’ is apparently headed to Almonte on Saturday

Word is circulating on social media that supporters of the recent protests in Ottawa are planning a 'slow roll' trip starting on Saturday at...

Works starts soon on major downtown upgrades

Work will finally start this March on major infrastructure upgrades to Mill Street, Little Bridge Street, the municipal parking lot along High Street, and...

Our town steps up again

Thanks to the recent Millstone article, Volunteers Needed to Help Afghan Refugee Family, there has been an outpouring of support from our generous community...
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