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Patrick Proulx — obituary

Proulx, Patrick Raymond Passed away suddenly on July...

Foe sale: Tools

Hausmann Tile Cutter 7". In good condition....

Volunteers needed for food festival

Festival Mississippi Mills Multicultural Food Festival Sunday...

Science & Nature

Backyard Birds

by Brent Eades

Environment

For the Birds

Bird photography by Cheryl Baxter.

Green Talk

Nature

Shady Characters

What is That?

A series about local wildlife.

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Explore Ontario’s highlands with Upland Nature Guides

Official launch of Upland Nature Guides Outdoor business offers guided day hikes across Ontario’s highlands Griffith, Greater Madawaska: August 2026 marks the official launch of Upland Nature Guides Inc., a new...

What Is That … on the Ditch Daisy?

The common white and yellow flowers of the ox-eye daisy are a familiar sight along the roadside and in the ditches near our cottage.  We begin to see them...

One Small Step into Nature: Discover the Festival of the Wild Child

Every great journey begins with one small step. An acorn starts small before growing into a mighty oak tree. A tiny tadpole transforms into a frog, and a caterpillar slowly...
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Backyard Birds

by Brent Eades

Environment

For the Birds

Bird photography by Cheryl Baxter.

Green Talk

Nature

Shady Characters

What is That?

A series about local wildlife.

Busy bumble bees

by Bob Lesser With spring flowers starting to bloom and Mother Nature awakening from her winter sleep, birds are pairing and these bumble bees are...

Wild Parsnip pesticide spraying: Just Say No

Do you think damaging or killing all broad-leaf plants to control one on Mississippi Mills rural roadsides is short sighted? Pesticide spraying along your Mississippi...

For the Birds: Early Birds

by Cheryl Baxter Good Sunday to you! On such a gloomy cold spring day, I decided to cheer myself up with going through some of my...

Trilliums in bloom

by Bob Lesser The hills are alive … with beautiful trilliums. The trillium, Ontario’s provincial flower, only blooms for a short time each spring and...

Turtles on the move: take care

The month of May is when turtles start to find places to lay their eggs and, unfortunately for them one of the most attractive...

What is That … a Flycatcher or a Phoebe?

At least ten species of flycatcher live in Ontario, three of which we know live and breed at White Lake.  We may have more...

Concerns remain about Wild Parsnip spraying

Last Wednesday, several concerned residents made a presentation to Lanark County council, requesting a halt to the councillors' decision to spray herbicide on county...

Moose on the Loose!

by Cheryl Baxter There has been quite the kerfuffle in the Ottawa Valley the last couple of weeks.  It has been all over Facebook! Now &...

For the Birds: Birds of Winter Past

by Cheryl Baxter Good Friday Afternoon! I am back again after a long delay! I accumulated a bunch of photographs from the last few months I wanted to...

Fox family back near MM Town Hall

Many local residents are bringing their cameras to photograph a fox and her pups near the MM Town Hall on Old Perth Road. Fox...

Metcalfe Geoheritage Park nears completion

by Neil Carleton Much has been accomplished in the past year at Canada’s first municipal geoheritage park.  The specimens have been relocated, the landscaping and walkway...

Bluebird boxes for sale, volunteer-made in Almonte

The boxes are $20 each and include instructions and mounting screw nails. The bluebird boxes were constructed earlier this week by a team of...

What is that … a Loon or a Merganser?

The call of the loon is a quintessential, goose bump-generating element of our summer cottage experience, be it a nocturnal chorus at three a.m....

Pakenham student wants Rapids Clubtail Dragonfly saved

Dear Millstone Editor, Today I am sending you this letter in regards to the Rapids Clubtail Dragonfly. The Rapids Clubtail Dragonfly is an endangered species...
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