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Nominations Open for 2024 WXN Top 100 Canada’s Most Powerful Women

Press Release – Women’s Executive Network

It is that time of the year …. to identify, recognize, and nominate powerful women for the 2024 Women’s Executive Network (WXN) Top 100 Canada’s Most Powerful Women … those women who have:

• Made groundbreaking achievements in advancing our economic and social health;

• Demonstrated resiliency when faced with personal and professional challenges;

• Meaningfully influenced change in the boardroom and in society;

• Crashed through barriers, standing up for what’s...

MVCA Watershed Conditions Statement – Stay Clear of Waterways

With above seasonal daytime temperatures and several millimetres of rain forecasted over the next few days, the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) is reminding residents to exercise extreme caution near rivers and waterbodies that have high flows and slippery bank conditions. No flooding is anticipated at this time; however, runoff amounts may result in higher water levels in creeks and streams, and along roadside ditches.

Ice thickness can also change drastically due to increased...

2024 Flood Season Information

The winter of 2023-24 is quickly coming to an end, and the Municipality of Mississippi Mills, along with the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) are monitoring for potential spring flooding.

If you own property or live in a floodplain, or areas prone to flooding, here are some steps you can take to prepare your property for a flood:

• Ensuring sump pump is clear, in good working condition and has a backwater valve
• Ensuring easy access to a portable backup generator and pump
• Ensuring...

Spring Fling at St. Andrew’s United Church in Pakenham – Saturday, March 23

Spring is in the air!

St. Andrew’s United Church in Pakenham is inviting one and all to a community dance.

Come and kick up your heels to great music by Andrew Charlebois, visit with family, friends and neighbours, bid on donated treasures with auctioneer John O'Neill, and enjoy a light lunch.

Spring Fling

Saturday, March 23, 2024

8:00 p.m. to Midnight

Upper Hall, Stewart Community Centre in Pakenham

Live Auction with John O’Neill

Music by Andrew Charlebois

Tickets: $15 in advance, $18 at the door

March Break for Adults at Mississippi Mills Public Library – March 9-17

• Sunday, March 10 – Almonte Readers & Writers (AR&W) Monthly Write-in at Almonte branch, 1 p.m. Find more information here. https://www.almontereadersandwriters.org/programs/monthly-writing-groups

• Sunday, March 10 – Who Killed the Curator: a staged reading – theatrical entertainment, 2:30 p.m., Almonte branch. This is a ticketed event. For more information and how to purchase tickets, visit: https://www.missmillslibrary.com/2024/02/13/who-killed-the-curator-a-staged-reading-library-fundraiser/.

• Wednesday...

March Break for Kids at Mississippi Mills Public Library – March 9-17

Lots of fun and inspiration planned at the Mississippi Mills Public Library (MMPL) for kids over the March Break!

• All week – Monday, March 11 – Friday, March 15: DROP-IN Maker Space at both branches. Find all the supplies you need to get creative as well as craft ideas! Children must be accompanied by a caregiver.

• Monday, March 11 – Children’s Movie Afternoon at 1 p.m. – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. This event is a DROP-IN, Almonte branch. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver.

Aquatic Reimbursement Pilot Program Now Open

Council officially endorsed the continuation of the Mississippi Mills Aquatic Reimbursement Pilot Program for 2024 during the February 20 Council meeting. 

This program provides residents of Mississippi Mills with reimbursement for the difference between resident and non-resident fees charged for the use of aquatic programs (public swim fees, swim lessons, aquafit and similar programs) at municipal facilities in Carleton Place, Arnprior or West Ottawa. 

Receipts dating back from January 1, 2024 are...