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Council Highlights - June 4th, 2024

Council recognized three local residents recently inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame. Paul Moses, Brian Sonnenburg and Doug Sonnenburg were inducted as members of the 1974 Ottawa Sooners Canadian Championship Football Team during a May 28 ceremony. Fifty years ago, this 1974 Sooners team won the Little Grey Cup national junior football championship – a first for the City of Ottawa.

A delegation was heard from Sally McIntyre, General Manager of the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority

Ontario Festival of Small Halls Announces 2024 Lineup

Press Release – Ontario Festival of Small Halls

Ontario Festival of Small Halls organizers announced their 2024 lineup on June 4, including shows as far south as London and as far southwest as Goderich, with multiple concerts in the Ottawa region and beyond.

The festival will feature a wealth of artists at a wide array of intimate sites in communities across Ontario, during the months of October, November, and December.

“It’s an eclectic festival, with some remarkable venues featuring a variety of...

Summer Temperatures Have Arrived

Press Release – Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit

Summer temperatures have arrived. While many welcome the warmer weather, the Health Unit is sending a reminder that high temperatures may affect your health.

Becoming over heated can cause dehydration, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and in some cases death. Even short periods of exposure to high temperatures can cause health problems. If you experience the following symptoms after exposure to extreme heat seek medical attention...

More Information on the Mercer Street and Marshall Street Reconstruction Project

The Municipality of Mississippi Mills will begin the

Summer Solstice Celebration – Thursday, June 20

Mississippi Mills All My Relations is partnering with the Municipality of Mississippi Mills to host a Summer Solstice Celebration on Thursday, June 20 at Riverfront Park in Almonte, bringing together Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

This celebration, open to everyone in the community, will include Indigenous ceremony, music, jingle dancing, crafts, Inuit games and songs by Almonte’s Rhythm and Song! Community Choir.

Do you have something to contribute? We want to hear from you. We are hoping...

June is Seniors Month – Keeping Seniors Fit, Active and Socially Connected

Seniors Month has been celebrated in the month of June since 1984, and this year marks 40years celebrating Ontario’s outstanding seniors and recognizing the positive impact they have made in our lives.

Across this great province, seniors have made enormous contributions in building the Ontario we all enjoy today, and they are the fastest growing demographic group. By 2046, the number of adults aged 65 and over is projected to increase significantly from over 2 million, since 2021, to 4.4 million.

The Canadian Library Memorial Installation Ceremony – Saturday, June 15

From Mississippi Mills All My Relations

Mississippi Mills All My Relations (MMAMR) is participating in the Canadian Library, a community-engaged art initiative of 8000 books to honour Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQIA+ people.

Various small groups in the community have wrapped 120 books with Indigenous-designed fabrics and put gold-lettered names on the spines pay tribute to the lives lost and the grief suffered by their loved ones. The names on the books have been...