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Two exhibitions opening: Cathy Ross and Hannah Cretien at Sivarulrasa Gallery

Shows run: June 6 – July 10,...

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! ...

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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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Queries about using the Millstone site.

Some subscribers have asked us how to access the full paper when they receive an e-mail telling them about new posts in the Millstone....

Woolen Mill Renaissance

by Trish Dyer   McArthur Woolen Mill is a century old stone building, in exquisite condition, on an island in the Mississippi River two blocks from downtown...

Almonte's Heritage Mall was featured on CTV's regional contact on Sunday February 12

Watch the show here. http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120210/ott-regional-contact-heritage-court-120210/20120210/?hub=OttawaHome

Backyard chicken survey – the results

Backyard Chicken survey results are in

‘It’s a Walk in the Park’ Community Musical Fundraiser a Success!

By: Sarah Byrne, University of Waterloo Co-op Student and Seniors Physical Activity Promoter at Mills Community Support There was a full house at the Almonte...

From Chicken Coop to Cultural Centre – Let’s Start Small, Dream Big!

This was the message from Saskia Praamsma, this past Monday in her presentation to the Town's Culture and Recreation Committee. Supported bythe volunteer directors...

From Chicken Coop to Cultural Centre – Let's Start Small, Dream Big!

This was the message from Saskia Praamsma, this past Monday in her presentation to the Town's Culture and Recreation Committee. Supported bythe volunteer directors...

Mississippi Mills CEDC and Chamber of Commerce Board collaborate for economic development

On February 2, the Community and Economic Development Committee (CEDC) of the Town and the Mississippi Mills Chamber of Commerce Board had a first-of-its-kind,...

The results are in – Survey re use of Carleton Place facilities by Mississippi Mills residents

The survey concerning the Use of Carleton Place facilities by Mississippi Mills residents has ended. 131 people responded to the survey. Here are the results....

Backyard chickens – take the survey

by Beverly Frans    I'm no farmer, but for the last three years I've enjoyed fresh eggs from my own chickens. Chickens who spend their...

Arnie Francis has joined the Millstone

 Arnie Francis has joined the Millstone. His column, the Francis Report, addresses life in a global context. It  will appear on the first Wednesday of every...

Historic Almonte website set up by Brent Eades with photos from Michael Dunn

Almonte residents will be interested in this site which contains 18 pages of historical photographs of Almonte. Reader Joan Levesque alerted us to this...

Michener Awards Foundation offers two journalism fellowships

The Michener Awards, administered by the Michener Awards Foundation are the most prestigious prizes in Canadian Journalism.The Michener Awards Foundation is expanding its support for journalism...

The Millstone launches Councillors' Forum

The Millstone is launching a page called Councillors' Forum. In it town councillors may address any  matter of public interest that they wish. The submissions...
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