The Millstone

Town of Mississippi Mills and The Almonte Community Coordinators invite residents to drop off used electronics.

The Millstone — Wed, 30 May 2012 04:05:34 PDT

Thanks to a unique public/private partnership, Mississippi Mills will soon have a permanent Waste Electrical and Electronics Recycling Depot. The depot, located at Rebound, 2470 Concession 8 Ramsay, will open on June 1, 2012, and be available five days a week to provide residents of Mississippi Mills with a convenient...

Enerdu Freedom of Information request

The Millstone — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:28:28 PDT

On behalf of our readers, the Millstone made an access to information request on April 10 (received by the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority on April 11) to both the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority for documents pertaining to the Enerdu Project. Under the Act, the...

This week in the Millstone, May 21-27

The Millstone — Mon, 28 May 2012 16:02:38 PDT

Home - by Toni Morrison - book review Diana's Quiz May 26, 2012 Transit of Venus - some information Hospice palliative care coming soon To lovers of quests and epic journeys The Night Sky at the Mill of Kintail What to do when things go wrong Gay Cook's fresh minted...

This week in the Millstone - May 14-20, 2012

The Millstone — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:20:43 PDT

The Almonte Farmers' Market opens for the season Morris Ladouceur's body discovered in the St. Lawrence River Passion Capital by Paul Alofs - book review Elsie Goldthorp - obituary Cecropia Surprize Diana's Quiz - May 19,2012 Scott McLellan responds to the Mississippi Mills Riverkeepers presentation before the MM Planning and...

The Almonte Farmers' Market opens for the season

The Millstone — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:26:06 PDT

The Almonte Farmers' Market launched its 2012 season in the library parking lot yesterday, May 19. It is too early for many vegetables but green onions, rhubard, crafts, baking and compost were on display. Kevin and Janet Paige set up their traditional pottery stand and market regular Sarah Lalonde took...

Morris Ladouceur's body discovered in the St. Lawrence River.

The Millstone — Sun, 20 May 2012 18:09:31 PDT

The body of Morris Ladouceur, a Montague Township resident, has been pulled from the St. Lawrence River near Morrisburg. Mr. Ladouceur, 58 was reported missing May 10 . The police consider the death to be non-suspicious. Mr. Ladouceur was discovered by recreational divers.

Mississippi Mills Riverkeepers make presentation re Enerdu to the MM Planning and Development Committee on Tuesday May 15

The Millstone — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:47:49 PDT

A new organization, spurred into existence by the proposed Enerdu project to build a dam across the upper Mississippi river falls at Almonte appeared before the Mississippi Mills Planning and Development Committee on Tuesday May 15. Concerned citizens packed the gallery and Mississippi Mills resident Bryn Matthews, on behalf of...

Wednesday May 16 Mississippi Mills Chamber of Commerce mixer a rousing success!

The Millstone — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:05:08 PDT

We were delighted to welcome a number of new faces to the Chamber including Kate Gahan, the new practice manager for the Ottawa Valley Family Health Team. The team consolidates the services of a number of family physicians with complementary services of nurse practitioners and other allied services in the...

Kick-Off to Mississippi Mills Bicycle Month

The Millstone — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:25:14 PDT

by Edith Cody-Rice Last Thursday evening, May 10, the Mississiippi Mills Bicycle Month kicked off with a presentation at the Old Town Hall in Almonte. To start the festivities, MM councillor Val Wilkinson, Ed Sonnenburg from Carleton Place and Brian Stewart (the winner) from Lanark Highlands staged a slow bike...

Engineer's report finds Dungarvon building hazardous

The Millstone — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:54:46 PDT

by Edith Cody-Rice John G. Cook and Associates, engineers hired by the town of Mississippi Mills to assess the Dungarvon building, provided a damning report to the Planning and Development committee. They said that much of the mortar between the large stones was defective or absent, its condition poor, that...