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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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AGH strategic plan addresses two frequently asked questions

by Mary Wilson Trider Two of the most common questions I’m asked these days are: “What is happening in the upper level of 95 Spring...

E-mail virus circulating in Mississippi Mills

If you find that you have received a message from a contact marked private message and if you should open it and you are...

Bad News for Car-Toot Bingo in Almonte

by Marilyn Snedden Bad news for bingo lovers in Almonte! The Car-Toot Bingos operated  every Wednesday night in August by the Almonte Fairboard for several...

Enerdu hydroelectric dam project concerns tourists to Almonte

Reader and local business woman Pat Vetter, who operates hte B&B Menzies House, provided this  e-mail exchange which illustrates that the Enerdu hydroelectric dam...

HerbFest returns on July 29th.

It’s Midsummer HerbFest time again this year on July 29th from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. It’s held at the Herb Garden in Ottawa....

Protect yourself from the sun’s damaging rays this summer

by Susan Hanna It’s been a hot and dry summer so far, with high or very high UV (ultraviolet) levels many days.   When UV values...

Protect yourself from the sun's damaging rays this summer

by Susan Hanna It's been a hot and dry summer so far, with high or very high UV (ultraviolet) levels many days. ...

Mississippi Mills Riverkeepers respond to Enerdu expansion

Enerdu recently provided its proposal for expansion of the generating station at the top of Almonte Falls on the WESA website. The proposal has been reviewed...

Open letter to Mayor John Levi from the Mississippi Mills Riverkeepers Association

  Mr. John Levi Thursday, July-19-12 Mayor of Mississippi Mills 3131 Old...

Donate your pennies to support Almonte General Hospital

 by Susan Hanna  Pennies in your pockets. Pennies in your wallet. Pennies on your dresser.  If you are like most people, you have scores...

Oak Row on Lanark County Road 29

On my way to visit the Cedar Hill school house last month, I pulled over on Lanark County Road 29 just a ways north...

The remains of the CP rail line through Almonte

  Reader Peter Moller sent us this picture of the sad remains of the CP rail line through Almonte.  The remains of the CP rail line...

Are fish at risk in Lanark County?

by Theresa Peluso In the media you’ll find news about endangered fish stocks in so many places – oceans, lakes, rivers—in every part of the...

The Millstone welcomes Erica Eades

The Millstone welcomes Erica Eades to its reporting staff. Erica is an Arts & Culture writer based in Almonte. She graduated from Dalhousie University...
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