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Jane Hillary — obituary

Jane Hubert Hillary With deep sadness and loving...

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For sale: Exercise equipment

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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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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...

ONTRAC donates computers to Lanark County Interval House

Bert Morrow, Executive Director of ONTRAC Employment Resource Services in Smiths Falls presents several computers to Heather Whiting, Fundraising Coordinator of Lanark County Interval House....

What’s at stake: a walk along the river

by Brent Eades So spring has finally arrived and our town is bursting into leaf. I took a stroll along the Riverwalk today with a...

What's at stake: a walk along the river

by Brent Eades So spring has finally arrived and our town is bursting into leaf. I took a stroll along the Riverwalk today with a...

Local agency receives Victim Service Award at Queens Park

by Joellen McHard A few days ago the Lanark County Community Justice Program was the proud recipient of the 2013 Victim Services Award of Distinction. ...

Adjusted rendering of proposed Enerdu powerhouse

by Al Seaman On April 26 the Millstone published an artists rendering of the proposed Enerdu powerhouse that was distributed by Mayor Levi at the...

Local residents initiate Save Our River signs

Donna Sloan-Treusch and  Bill Treusch had their  house listed to sell, but decided to take it off the market when the offer expired on the...

Tragic tractor death

On Wednesday, May 1, 2013, Douglas Love of Lanark Highlands Township was trapped under his tractor while trying to remove a cedar stump. The...

Local Almonte quilt shop featured in American publication Better Homes and Gardens

Quilting Quarters a Mill Street quilt shop was featured in the Spring/Summer Better Homes and Gardens' Special Quilting Edition. The magazine (which stays on shelves...

"We each have a voice" — sign an online Enerdu petition UPDATE: OVER 1,700 SIGNATURES

by Brent Eades UPDATE: As of 6:00 p.m. Thursday this petition has over 1,700 signatures, the majority from Almonte and the immediate area. Mayor Levi...

“We each have a voice” — sign an online Enerdu petition UPDATE: OVER 1,700 SIGNATURES

by Brent Eades UPDATE: As of 6:00 p.m. Thursday this petition has over 1,700 signatures, the majority from Almonte and the immediate area. Mayor Levi...

Enerdu: how the approval process works and what’s next

by Brent Eades The bureaucratic process for the approval of hydroelectric projects like Enerdu is complex, with the Ministries of Environment and Natural Resources both...

A Political Stand

In 2012 a grove of maple trees was planted beside the Mississippi Mills Municipal office to honour the past mayors and reeves of Mississippi...
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