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Light Up Our Town Winners Annouced

Posted on Monday, December 21, 2020 03:55 PM

A huge thank-you to everyone who went the extra mile to decorate their home or business this year. Your hard work and enthusiasm was evident! This contest was new for 2020 and came about due to all the things we had to cancel. After seeing the response, we hope this will be something we can continue.

Our judges had an extremely difficult time narrowing down and choosing winners. Please note they only considered locations that were officially entered through the map. They mentioned there were...
















Holiday Fire Safety Tips

Posted on Friday, December 18, 2020 05:00 PM

Make The Mississippi Mills Fire Department's Holiday Wishes come True!

The Municipality of Mississippi Mills Fire Chief, Chad Brown has a holiday wish and he needs your help to make it come true.

“I’m wishing for a fire-free holiday season this year,” said Chief Brown. “But I need you to make this come true!”

While fire can happen anywhere, at anytime, it most often strikes when we let our guard down - when we’re distracted by the hustle and bustle of the holidays, by our cellphones, by the kids...

Mayor Lowry's Annual Address 2020

Posted on Thursday, December 17, 2020 06:01 PM

December 15, 2020 

2020 has been a year unlike any other. As we come to the halfway mark of the 2018-2022 term, I am looking forward to when we can join together with family, friends, neighbours and colleagues in ways that we used to take for granted. A year ago, when I provided my last Mayoral Address, none of us had any idea what the next months would bring: that a simple virus could fundamentally change so much in our lives. I am filled with sorrow for the parents and grandparents, sisters and...





Media Release, Health Unit - Health Unit Holiday Hours

Posted on Thursday, December 17, 2020 03:43 PM

December 16, 2020

The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit will continue to provide essential services related to COVID-19 throughout the holiday period. The Health Unit offices are closed to the walk-in public but phone lines, case and contact management, and emergency on call services will continue throughout the holiday period. As well, local Assessment Centres will continue to operate throughout the holiday period, with varying hours. Some non-COVID-19 services will be unavailable...

Revised - Notice of Complete Application, Open House and Public Meeting - 231 McWatty Road

Posted on Thursday, December 17, 2020 12:17 PM

NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION, OPEN HOUSE AND PUBLIC MEETING PURSUANT TO SECTION 17(17) OF THE PLANNING ACT R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER P.13. CONCERNING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TOTHE MUNICIPALITY OF MISSISSIPPI MILLS COMMUNITY OFFICIAL PLAN – ALMONTE SETTLEMENT
AREA BOUNDARY

TAKE NOTICE that the Municipality of Mississippi Mills has initiated a Comprehensive Review to amend its Community Official Plan to expand the Almonte Settlement Area Boundary.  This amendment applies to various lands shown in the keymap...

Council Highlights - Dec 15, 2020

Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 06:04 PM

The last Council meeting of 2020 began with the Mayor’s Annual Address. Mayor Lowry spoke about the challenges we’ve faced with COVID-19 and the effects it has had on the community, but also how our community has pulled together to support each other during these difficult times. Mayor Lowry spoke about the Municipality’s accomplishments over the past year and the capital projects to be completed in the coming years. She thanked frontline workers, social service agencies, community organizations,...

Paramedic Jason Tunks amid all the donations

Media Release - Local Paramedics Help Build A Mountain Of Food

Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 03:10 PM

December 16, 2020

Every day, paramedics with the Lanark County Paramedic Services (LCPS) care for our community. Recently, they did so in a different way. On December 12th and 13th throughout Lanark County, more than a dozen paramedics and their families held their annual “Fill an Ambulance with Food” drives in Almonte, Carleton Place, Smiths Falls, and Perth.


And the results are impressive. Across the four communities, 142 boxes of food were collected, (up from 110 last year) which was enough to...