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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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Madden Hearing Centres donate to area hospitals

Madden Hearing Centres across Eastern Ontario, which includes locations in Smiths Falls, Brockville, Kemptville, Carleton Place and Perth, donated $50 for every hearing aid...

Lanark County Interval House shares $4500 donation

Lanark County Interval House gratefully accepted a donation of $4,500 from IBM Canada, Scotiabank and the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation. The three organizations contributed...

Daylight saving time starts this weekend

Don't forget to turn your clocks forward one hour tonight before you go to bed. Daylight savings starts Sunday March 10 at 2 a.m.

Airline magazine publishes feature story on Almonte

re:porter, the glossy magazine published by Toronto's Porter Airlines and distributed to the 2.45 million passengers who take its flights each year, carried a...

Mississippi Mills road crews working to clear municipal roads

WINTER CONTROL OPERATIONS UPDATE   Town of Mississippi Mills road crews are working hard to clear the municipality’s roads of snow accumulation experienced from the recent...

Mississippi Riverwatchers outline potential flooding in downtown Almonte

by Al SeamanMississippi RiverWatchers The river width between the current powerhouse and the patio of the Barley Mow pub is the narrowest point in the...

Helicopter in Almonte explained

by Mike O'Malley From the photo, it is a Bell model 412, an updated four blade version of the Bell 212 or Huey , specifically...

The Brian Gallagher generating station now partially operational

Scott Newton, the General Manager of the Mississippi River Power Corporation that operates the Brian Gallagher generating station in Almonte has advised the Millstone...

The Millstone wants local school news!

The Millstone's volunteer reporting staff tries to cover every part of life here in Mississippi Mills. But we know we don't do a thorough...

Suspicious vehicle approaches 8-year-old girl in town: parents cautioned

On February 21, 2013 a suspicious vehicle approached an 8-year-old girl on Perth Road. The child was waiting for the school bus at around...

Our community pulls together to help the family of Joey Paquette

On Sunday, February 17, the Ottawa Sun published this story about the tragic death of Almonte youngster Joey Paquette and the spontaneous outpouring that...

Helicopter hovers over Mississippi Mills

by Neil Carleton  On Wednesday afternoon, February 20th, a dark helicopter arrived over town from the north-west where it had been observed flying upriver between the...

The Millstone welcomes wine columnist Don Cook

The Millstone is delighted to welcome wine columnist Don Cook. Don is an international wine expert with more than 20 years' experience in the wine...

The Peter Nelson travel stories – preface

Read the first of Peter's stories here  by Peter Nelson These are the stories of travels in the Southern Hemisphere from 1971 to 1975, hitchhiking whenever...
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