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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 Farmers Market opens Saturday, May 18

The Almonte Farmers Market opens in the library parking lot at the top end of Mill Street tomorrow May 18 at 8:30 a.m.    

Get a 'Save Our River' lawn/window sign for only $20

by Brent Eades I stopped in to visit the good folks at the Almonte Sign Company on Robert Street and ordered a small batch of...

Get a ‘Save Our River’ lawn/window sign for only $20

by Brent Eades I stopped in to visit the good folks at the Almonte Sign Company on Robert Street and ordered a small batch of...

Earthquakes rattle town Friday morning

by Brent Eades A pair of earthquakes centered about 50 km to the northwest of Almonte shook homes and unnerved some local residents this morning. A...

The place to be on May 21, 2013, is the Mississippi Mills Town Hall

by Shaun McLaughlin Tuesday May 21 has two big issues on the agendas at Town Hall. Council (starts at 6 PM and goes to 7 or...

Response Part 2 to Mark Priddle by The Mississippi RiverWatchers

The following is a second part of RiverWatchers’ response to Mark Priddle’s letter as published in The Millstone on April 22, 2013. Our initial...

Some Enerdu proposed expansion Part II order requests not received by the MInistry of the Environment – action needed

by Mike O'Malley  It appears that some of the Part II Order requests may not have been received by the Ministry of Environment. The Mississippi RiverWatchers have...

Proposed firearms training facility triggers community response

by Neil Carleton All seats were filled on Wednesday night, May 8, at the Cedar Hill School House.  Area residents gathered to learn more about...

Interval House fundraiser results

Long-time supporter Louise Parry dropped in to the shelter to present $1000 to support Lanark County Interval House programs and services for women and...

An Almonte success story – Sports Systems Canada Inc.

Almonte's Sports Systems Canada Inc.  founded by Almonte residents Matt and Dennis Mould made a splash in the Ottawa Citizen recently. This successful company started as...

Dedication of Ron Caron Auditorium

by Noreen Young It was a real pleasure to be part of the dedication of the Ron Caron Auditorium at the Almonte Old Town Hall...

Mississippi Mills water restrictions

The Watering Restrictions By-law 04-14 is designed to regulate and control the usage of water, within the Almonte Ward, in the hot summer months. Between...

Why I oppose Enerdu: a personal essay on life in our small town

by Brent Eades In recent weeks I seem to have become one of the more visible of the many, many opponents to the Enerdu hydro...

Hike for the Hospice a resounding success

by Glenda Jones When the hikers started arriving in record numbers at the Mill of Kintail on Sunday afternoon, the organizers of the inaugural Hike...
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