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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

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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....

Enerdu to appear before MM Planning and Development Committee to present new dam proposal

Enerdu will appear before the Planning and Development Committee of Mississippi Mills tomorrow, Tuesday, March 20, 2012 to present its plan to redevelop and...

Enerdu: Objection

by Trish Dyer    The headpond/dam configuration would allow Enerdu to release or drop water down through a new turbine at a rate of up 118...

Millstone adds a Police Report column

The Millstone has added a Police Report column which can be accessed by clicking on the "police Report" category on the left hand side...

CBC to feature Almonte clock tower on in Town and Out tomorrow, Saturday, March 17.

 Almonte's own clock tower, and the man behind it, will be featured tomorrow morning (Saturday, March 17th) on CBC Radio One Ottawa's In Town...

Enerdu: the real facts

by Trish Dyer A local company is proposing to make major changes to the Mississippi River in downtown Almonte.  Enerdu, a private company owned by...

The sap is running!

In response to a reader question about the maple syrup season this year, Shirley Duego of Fulton's Pancake House and Sugar Bush sent us this...

Mill Street modifications

Mill Street in Almonte is the heart of that town and a major tourist attraction, so what happens on Mill Street is of interest...

Taxes to increase in Mississippi Mills

The 2012 Mississippi Mills town budget has been passed with a 7.8%  local tax increase. The Town now has an  accumulated debt of 16 million...

News for our snow birds

The Millstone appreciates our loyal readers, including those who flee the community for portions of our long and sometimes frigid winters. News Flash!! Don't...

The Hub to establish palliative care in Mississippi Mills with community support

At the March 5th Annual General Meeting of the Almonte Community Co-ordinators, known around town as the Hub, President Glenda Jones introduced the association’s...

Mississippi Mills Bicycle Month chooses signature artwork for 2012

Mississippi Mills Bicycle Month (MMBM) is back for 2012. It may be only February but we are excited for June and the warm weather...

Ice Sculptures, Lunch & Friends – an outing to remember

 By: Sarah Byrne, Senior’s Physical Activity Promoter at Mills Community Support On February 15th, 16 seniors boarded a bus and traveled to Winterlude!  The outing...

The Millstone adds the column the Night Sky

The Millstone is pleased to offer its readers a new column, the Night Sky, authored by Pat Browne, Mississippi Mills resident, member of the Royal...

Almonte Amateur Radio Club receives $15,000 Trillium grant

If case of an emergency, local radio amateurs are mobilized by the local authority, who directs operations from the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in...

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