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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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'Movember' raises prostate cancer funds and awareness

by Susan Hanna Each November, Movember encourages men to grow mustaches to raise funds for and awareness of men’s health, including prostate cancer. “Movember is a...

Power outage affects all of Almonte

Just before 4 p.m. this afternoon, Almonte experienced a power outage which appears to have affected the entire town. All of downtown and the...

PICK OF THE PAST: Almonte Gazette, November 22 1962

This is one of a new monthly series of excerpts from the Almonte Gazette, 1867-2009.  by Brent Eades In November 1962 the number one song was...

TYPS interviewed by CBC's "In Town and Out" radio show

Dawson McGrath, Brooklyn Gleeson-Hickstep and Amica Perrie of Take Young People Seriously (TYPS), our local community centre for youth, were interviewed last Saturday on CBC's In...

Help us raise funds to buy a new van for Fairview Manor residents

Many Fairview Manor residents rely on their specially equipped van to go shopping, visit the library or go out for coffee or ice cream. “I...

Warning: E-mail message ostensibly from Canada Post may be a virus

Almonte resident Norman Futter told the Millstone that he recently received an e-mail from "Canada Post" telling him he had a package they had...

SchoolBOX’s Sarah Kerr named to Invest Ottawa’s 100 rising stars list

Sarah Kerr has been honoured by being named to the “100 Rising Stars” list by Invest Ottawa. Kerr’s contributions through SchoolBOX’s Indigenous Youth Empower...

It’s more convenient than ever to get your flu shot this fall

by Susan Hanna It’s flu season again, and the sooner you get your free flu shot, the sooner you will be protected. According the Ontario Ministry...

Lest we forget

Almonte resident Brent Eades attended the Remembrance Day ceremony in Almonte and shot these photographs of a moving ceremony.

Winners of Business Awards presented at the Mills Chamber of Commerce Gala

The Mississippi Mills Chamber of Commerce today announced the winners for its annual Business Awards presented at last night’s Award Gala in Old Town Hall in...

Donation to Archives Lanark commemorates Almonte War Memorial dedication

 by Marilyn Snedden A recent donation to Archives Lanark by Phyllis Storey included several postcards depicting the unveiling of the sculpture, “The Volunteer”created by Tait...

Volunteer Ron Caron is honoured by Mississippi Mills arts community

Members of the arts community gathered on Monday evening, November 5that the Old Town Hall to pay tribute to Ron Caron, a unique and...

Missing hunter found safe and sound near Pakenham

On November 8, 2012 at approximately 5:15 pm, the Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a 69 year old man...

Get W.I.T.H it – a great way to get your exercise

By Julia Langlois The city may have malls but we have ADHS. Two months into the school year ‘Get W.I.T.H It’ is well underway. With...
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