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Fire Prevention Week 2021
Posted on Sunday, October 03, 2021 08:00 AM
Get Loud! And “Learn the Sound of Fire Safety™”
Fire Prevention Week 2021: October 3- 9
Fire Prevention Week runs from October 3-9 and the Mississippi Mills Fire Department is urging everyone in Mississippi Mills to Get Loud! and “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety™”.
The law requires every home in Ontario to have working smoke alarm on every storey and outside all sleeping areas. However, too often fatal fires in Ontario occur in homes where there were no working smoke alarms.
Do you know what your...
Notice of Public Meeting - Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment - Tuesday, October 19 2021
Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2021 04:25 PM
TAKE NOTICE that a Public Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 6:00 p.m., in the Municipality of Mississippi Mills, 3131 Old Perth Road, Almonte, Ontario, to consider a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.13. The Zoning By-law Amendment application concerns the property at 913 Quarry Road (legally described as CON 6 W PT LOTS 3 AND 4 RP;27R6172 PARTS 2 TO 13, Ramsay Ward).
AND TAKE NOTICE that the Municipality continues to...
STATEMENT FROM THE MAYOR National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Commitments and Actions
Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 06:48 PM
On the eve of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, I’d like to share a few words and provide some updates to you. Over the last number of months, we have experienced heartbreaking and sobering events as we have learned in undeniable terms the true legacy of the Residential Schools. An uncomfortable truth is that these Residential Schools are not part of our distant past. The last Residential School in Canada closed in 1996. I graduated from High School in 1997.
The Government of Canada...
MM Public Library Hosts FREE in-person STEM Workshops for children and teens
Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 10:30 AM
STEM in-person Workshops for children and teens
October- November, Almonte & Pakenham Library Branches
Ages 7 and up
FREE (there is no cost to participate in any of the Mississippi Mills Library programs for library card holders, and library membership is free for residents of MM and library card holders of other municipalities in Lanark County)
Cole Braden from SteamPunk Robotics is back this fall with some old favourites and new afterschool and Saturday workshops in both Almonte and Pakenham.
Also...
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Community Vigil 7:00PM September 30th
Posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 05:01 PM
The Government of Canada recently passed legislation declaring September 30th National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day provides an opportunity for us all to recognize and commemorate the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools. It is also a day to honour and remember the survivors, their families, and communities who continue to bear witness to these tragedies.
The Municipality of Mississippi Mills is hosting a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Community Vigil...
Mosaic Unveiling Community Event September 30th
Posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 09:41 AM
Join us at the unveiling event to the new Mosaic in the Almonte Old Town Hall Garden Next Thursday evening September 30th 6:00PM. Everyone is welcome!
The Countdown Public Art Project is a province-wide initiative that creates outdoor monuments in public spaces to honour all survivors of gender based violence and to imagine, or count down to, a world without gender-based violence. The project centres on inclusivity and acknowledges all people who have experienced violence in all capacities.
The...
Council Highlights: September 21, 2021
Posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 08:39 AM
Highlights of the September 21st, 2021 Council Meeting
Council received a delegation from Justin Allen, CEO of Ottawa River Power Corporation. His PowerPoint to Council highlighted overall customer satisfaction, lower comparable rates to other providers and excellent system reliability.
Council received a delegation from Christine Row, Chief Librarian/CEO and Cathy Peacock Library Board Chair. They presented the 2020 annual report to Council, showing how the library had adjusted to the pandemic and...
