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R. Tait McKenzie Students Prompt Cenotaph Change After Discovering Missing First World War Veteran

Press Release – Upper Canada District School Board

A Remembrance Day Real-World Learning (RWL) project that saw students visit a local cemetery to place stones on veterans’ graves uncovered a local soldier whose name is missing from the Almonte Cenotaph.

Now, the Almonte Legion says they are looking to correct the mistake, after a persuasive presentation from R. Tait McKenzie Public School students.

Private George B. Monterville, an Almonte resident, boarded a ship to Europe on September 22, 1914, and...

Flags Lowered for National Day of Remembrance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge

Flags have been lowered at municipal facilities in Mississippi Mills Tuesday, April 9, 2024 in honour of the National Day of Remembrance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

On Easter Monday in 1917, the four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together for the first time. Canadians stormed uphill through sleet, mud and shellfire in a brutal four-day battle, achieving one of the First World War’s most significant victories.

The capture of Vimy Ridge was a defining moment for Canada but came at great...

Mississippi Mills Volunteer Appreciation Reception – April 16, 2024

Please join us at the Almonte Civitan Club Tuesday, April 16, 2024 to celebrate the irreplaceable volunteers we have in Mississippi Mills!

The annual Mississippi Mills Volunteer Appreciation Reception is proudly hosted by The Hub, the Almonte Civitan Club and Municipality of Mississippi Mills. It will run from 6:30-8 p.m. All are welcome to attend. If you are a volunteer, love a volunteer or want to be a volunteer, we want to celebrate with you!

According to Volunteer Canada, there are over 24...

Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit Board Votes in Favour of Voluntary Merger

Press Release – Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit

The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Board of Health voted in support of the intent to merge with Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington Public Health (KFL&APH) and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH) to create the South East Health Unit, on March 28.

In August 2023, the Ministry of Health announced plans to strengthen the public health sector by offering one-time funding, resources and supports to local public health...

Pakenham Community Outreach Speaker Series Welcomes Roy MacGregor April 24

From St. Andrew’s United Church in Pakenham

Pakenham’s free Community Outreach Speaker Series is proud to announce its next speaker will be Roy MacGregor.

Join us at St. Andrew’s United church in Pakenham on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. to hear tales from an Officer of the Order of Canada and one of Canada’s most gifted storytellers.

Mr. MacGregor is the acclaimed and bestselling author of “Home Team: Fathers, Sons and Hockey” (shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award); “A...

Homelessness in Lanark County – What is the By-name List All About?

Press Release – Lanark County

The following is part of a series about homelessness in Lanark County.

There’s a man, let’s call him Joe, who is working full-time at a minimum wage job. His marriage ended a year ago and he and his four children have been staying with his sister. He doesn’t earn enough to pay rent on housing that would accommodate a family of five. He’d like a three-bedroom place but says he would make two bedrooms work.

Then then there’s the single mother of two special needs...

Council and Committee of the Whole - April 9, 2024

Council and Committee of the Whole will hold their regular meetings on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Regular session is scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m., followed by Committee of the Whole.

Agendas for the meetings can be found here.