The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a break-in and theft at an ATM in Almonte. Officers responded March 10, 2024, when damage was discovered […]
SUBMITTED During last night’s meeting, Council heard a delegation from Danielle Shewfelt with the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit, who is the Municipal Public Health Nurse Liaison. The role […]
STAFF WRITER In recognition of excellence, Mississippi Mills Public Library (MMPL) chief administrative officer Christine Row, and the library itself received prestigious provincial awards at the Ontario Library Association Super […]
SUBMITTED Mississippi Mills will distribute over $40,000 to community groups and organizations in 2024 through the Municipal Grants program. Council approved the 2024 allotments during their February 6 meeting in the […]
SUBMITTED Lanark County is providing the public with an in-person update on the Blakeney Bridge replacement design and schedule. The existing single-lane bridge is more than 100 years old and […]
SUBMITTED The meeting opened with the Annual Mississippi Mills Land Acknowledgement Ceremony, held by Council at the start of each year as a step to help re-establish relationships between Indigenous and […]
SUBMITTED Last week’s Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Conference was highlighted by two successful ministerial delegations for Mississippi Mills Council Members and staff. The first delegation took place with the […]
SUBMITTED BY MISSISSIPPI MILLS While at the 2024 Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Conference held last week in Toronto, Mississippi Mills Mayor Christa Lowry chaired a panel discussion on gender […]
Downtown Almonte completion one the highlights of last year BY LAURIE WEIR The completion of Downtown Almonte, the celebration of the municipality’s bicentennial, and action on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) […]
SUBMITTED BY MISSISSIPPI MADAWASKA LAND TRUST Not everyone can say they received a new property for Christmas! Such was the case for the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) this holiday […]