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Love Is in the Air: Calliope women’s choir welcomes spring

Calliope Women’s Choir returns to St. Andrew’s...

55+ Expo, June 4

There’s something for everyone at the 55+...

Popup LITT class, June 17

LIIT class stands for Low-Impact Interval Training. It’s a...

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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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Google Doodle celebrates James Naismith

The animated 'Doodles' on the Google home page have been a popular feature of the search engine for some years now. Today's Doodle celebrates Almonte's...

Mayor Lowry is now also warden of Lanark County

Mississippi Mills mayor Christa Lowry was sworn in as Lanark County’s 2021 warden at the inaugural meeting on Wednesday afternoon. Councillors attended an in-person...

Almonte makes the New York Times

The New York Times today published a lengthy article about Almonte's growing popularity as a shooting location for Christmas movies. Titled A Canadian Town Is...

Veterans recognized on a quiet Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day is quiet this year, but our veterans' sacrifice, continues to be recognized, even by the young. The Millstone happened on 10 year...

Textile Museum wins major historic places award

The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (MVTM) has received the Resilient Historic Places Award  This award is granted to historic places or landscapes that illustrate extraordinary...

Fire destroys barn on Appleton Side Road

The Mississippi Mills Fire Department (MMFD) responded to a structure fire on Appleton Side Road at approximately 2:30 am Wednesday, October 21. Firefighters arrived...

Indonesian ambassador visits exhibit at Almonte’s Alliance Coin & Banknote

Special Indonesian exhibit unveiled at quiet vernissage Batik was the dress code of the day at Alliance Coin & Banknote, as a special exhibit on...

Man killed in Galbraith Road crash

(LANARK HIGHLANDS TOWNSHIP, ON) - On September 28, 2020, just after 3:00 PM, officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the OPP were dispatched...

Lights, cameras, etc

Not one but two movies are filming in town this month and they couldn't be more different. Currently shooting at various locations around town is...

Riverwalk Phase 2 is moving full-steam ahead

Almonte Riverwalk Phase Two -- the Millworkers Staircase -- is to be installed this Fall thanks to tremendous community support The Mississippi Mills Riverwalk Working...

Vandals damage ‘Shelter/Tissage’ sculpture at Metcalfe Park

by Brent Eades As has been widely reported on local news channels, recently some ignorant jerks decided to damage the glass faces adorning the 'Shelter/Tissage'...

Dairy Distillery to receive major provincial support

by Edith Cody-Rice  On this beautiful summer day, representatives of the Ontario government visited Almonte to  announce that the Dairy Distillery, the innovative makers of...

Man flees after crashing car, knocking out power

From the OPP: The Lanark Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a single-vehicle collision, which left two people with injuries. OPP officers, Lanark County...

Major police operation in Almonte winds down

As of 2 p.m. on Thursday numerous OPP officers were on scene at the corner of Johanna Street and Robert Hill Street in Almonte....
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