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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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Brian J. Gallagher to be honoured in naming of Mississippi Mills generating station

 At a meeting of Town Council last evening, Council approved the naming of the new hydro plant as the "Brian J. Gallagher Generating Station"....

Train whistle sounds through Almonte and Carleton Place once again

by Edith Cody-Rice Almonte and Carleton Place residents were surprised to hear the plaintive sound of a train whistle this morning as an engine moved...

Communities in Bloom judges visit Mississippi Mills

by Edith Cody-Rice They had been discussing it for years", says Nicole Guthrie, Mississippi Mills staff representative on the Beautification Committee of the Mississippi Mills Council,...

ADHS students take pride in their school and community.

by Edith Cody-Rice Almonte District High School students were praised by the judges of the Communities in Bloom program, who visited Mississippi Mills last week....

Julie Ireton features Mississippi Mills in Tuesday a.m. CBC radio news

Julie Ireton will broadcast a second feature on downtown Almonte for the CBC local radio newscasts on Tuesday morning August 2. Almonte is enjoying...

Information Kiosk makes its debut at the Almonte Old Town Hall

by Edith Cody-Rice     Now that the design has proven itself, Paulus hopes to build more for other towns, and will be offering it for...

Almonte market enjoys a renaissance

The Almonte Saturday morning market (8:45 a.m.-noon) is enjoying a lively summer in the library parking lot at the upper end of Mill Street...

Nurture v. nature: managing the MIssissippi

by Trish Dyer The Mississippi River does not spring forth from the centre of the earth. And her waters are not infinite. The fact is that, without...

Tales of the Riverbank

By Trish Dyer It could be mistaken- on the surface- for a small news story. But it’s not. An Appleton resident has been taking on a...

Generous supporters of the Almonte General Hospital/Fairview Manor Foundation

Pat is selling tickets at the Royal Bank, the AGH cafeteria and Patrice’s Your Independent Grocer. Tickets are also available from Marnie Ladoucer in...

SUV driver injured in collision with dump truck this morning

A 39 year old man driving an SUV on County Road 29 at Perth Street in Almonte collided with a dump truck this morning. The...

Mississippi Mills residents injured in ATV accident

  Two Mississippi Mills residents were involved in a serious all terrain vehicle (ATV) accident on July 24. The 19 year old woman and...

Police ask public's help concerning fatal accident on Highway 7

Police have identified the body of an accident victim discovered on Highway 7 near Innisville as Benjamin Rogers, an 18 year old resident of Tay...

Cardiac patient can spend time at local cottage, thanks to training provided to AGH staff by the Heart Institute team

 by Susan Hanna  An Ottawa man who has a blood pump in his chest to do the work of his diseased heart is able to...
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