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5 Wednesdays in July concert series

Friends of Augusta Street Park volunteers have...

Pat Larson — obituary

Larson Patrick John Howard September 7, 1951 – July...

Roasted Pepper, White Bean and Mozzarella Salad

This delicious and nutritious salad from NYT...

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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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OPP long weekend results

 The Ontario Provincial Police Eastern Region Headquarters, in coordination with the OPP ERHET - (East Region Highway Enforcement Team), HSD-Long Sault (Highway Safety Division)...

16 year old tumbles from rockface across from Brian J. Gallagher Generating Station.

 Employees at the Brian J. Gallagher Generating Station assisted in the rescue of a 16 year old youth who tumbled 15 feet into the...

Brian Gallagher Generating Station is a prodigious income producer

 The Brian Gallagher Generating Station, owned by the Mississippi River Power Corporation, which is itself wholly owned by the Town of Mississippi Mills, has turned...

Home buyer alert

 by Trish Dyer If you own a home at the edge of a subdivision or plan to, you might want to consider the ongoing experiences...

Mississippi Mills and Carleton Place waste recycling a good news story.

In partnership with waste partners Drummond North Elmsley and Montague,  Mississippi Mills and Carleton Place are completing a Municipal Waste Recycling Strategy. A Waste Characterization...

Protesting the Protesters

by Trish DyerRosemary Connell, a resident of the Coboconk-area north of Peterborough, has been protesting legalized abortion in Canada for thirty years. Ms. Connell is...

Damage to the Appleton Wetland Forest confirmed

By John T. Fowler In July Trish Dyer published a Tales of a Riverbank here in The Millstone reporting on a local controversy concerning damage...

Almonte’s Mill Street Books makes Canada’s top ten list

  Mill Street Books Those who nominated this "small, community minded shop" in Almonte, Ontario, repeatedly sang the praises of owners Mary and Terry. A keen,...

The Pakenham Fall Fair

The outdoor portion fit perfectly with this  year's theme "the Village Green" as young people competed with their heifers, calves and horses.  While it...

Dramatic event at the Brian J. Gallagher Generating Station on August 15

On Monday, August 15th the huge underground penstocks of the hydro generation station will be blocked at both ends and the water drained to...

The Boonies

  Being ensconced as I have for over three decades in virtually the same place and routine day after day, one tends to lose sight...

Almonte Beach is closed for health reasons

The Almonte Beach has been closed temporarily by the Health Unit due to high levels of bacteria. The beach will remain closed until further...

Government Debt, Budgetary Deficits and the Equity Markets

by Graham Tench and Denis L'Heureux As is often the case when discussing the economy, this is a good news, bad news story.  For example...

Transport Action Ontario responds to Canadian Transport Agency decision concerning CP Ottawa Valley line.

The Millstone is printing in its entirety the response of Transport Action Ontario to Ms. Cathy Murphy, Secretary to the Canadian Transport Agency which...
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