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Jane Hillary — obituary

Jane Hubert Hillary With deep sadness and loving...

Claytonfest needs you!

Claytonfest needs you! We are looking for...

For sale: Exercise equipment

Joroto XM16 Exercise Bike Belt-driven, magnetic resistance,...

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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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Tiffany MacLaren is the new Community Economic and Cultural Programmer

by Shaun McLaughlan Today Council approved the new hire for the Community Economic and Cultural Programmer, Tiffany MacLaren. 108 people applied for the job. Staff whittled...

Coordinator Resource Development – The Mills Community Support Corporation

1 Year Contract Part Time Mills Community Support is seeking a Coordinator, Resource Development to create and oversee the implementation of a strategic approach to...

Update – Missing Mountain Grove man located

The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Sharbot Lake office, has called off the search for a missing Mountain Grove resident...

OPP searching for missing Mountain Grove man

The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Sharbot Lake office, is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a Mountain...

AT LAST – Mississippi Mills has a beautiful new website!!

Check it out http://www.mississippimills.ca

Message to Ottawa River Power customers in Almonte

In the past two weeks, we have had lower than normal voltage in Almonte. This is due to the load created from the...

Mississippi River Power Corporation's Annual General Meeting

by Edith Cody-Rice  On Monday, June 25, the Mississippi River Power Corporation (MRPC) held its annual General Meeting.The MRPC has been busy this year. In...

Mississippi Mills Council votes to share hydro revenue to benefit Almonte and rural communities

On June 26, Mississippi Mills Council adopted a new bylaw, which varies the revenues from the Brian Gallagher generating station. Up until Tuesday 100%...

$100,000 raised at AGH Summer Golf Classic Tournament

An army of volunteers pulled off a $100,000 plus golf tournament at the Almonte General Hospital Summer Golf Classic Friday, June 22 at the Canadian Golf...

CP takes up the rail line in Almonte

Well, we tried every which way to keep the rail line, but CP was determined. We have heard the plaintive hooting of train whistles from...

Small plane flips on landing at Carp – no injuries

A small homemade plane flipped while attempting an emergency landing at Carp on Saturday morning. The pilot was uninjured in the incident at Diamondview...

Enerdu – Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority access to information response.

by Edith Cody-Rice   The Enerdu Plant and weir © Bob Wake  On April 11, 2012 The Millstone made an access to information request to both...

Valley talk – some examples from dialects research in the Almonte area

by Sali Tagliamonte, Linguistics Professor, University of Toronto and Neil Carleton, Community Collaborator, Almonte During the last week of May, we interviewed 15 residents in...

Serious head-on collision on March Road near Almonte.

Burnt out shell of pick up truck  © CBC 2012 Two drivers were  seriously injured in a head on collision  this morning on March Road near...
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