Cultural & Community Updates

Here’s the latest news from Mississippi Mills Public Library (MMPL).

The classic big band Standing Room Only (SRO) with vocalist Saffron Bradbury ​is staging the next Almonte Tea Dance in the 2025-2026 season on Sunday afternoon, January 18, 2026.

January marks Crime Stoppers Month 2026, a time to highlight the vital role Crime Stoppers programs play in helping law enforcement prevent and solve crime across Canada.

A new exhibit is coming to the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (MVTM) on February 14, 2026. A Stitch in Time: The Palestine History Tapestry, hosted in partnership with Palestine Museum US, is a selection of tatreez (Palestinian embroidery) pieces from the Palestine History Tapestry – a collection of over 100 hand-stitched panels by Palestinian women in refugee camps. 

A single-vehicle collision near Pakenham has left one person deceased.

On Monday, December 15, shortly before midnight, members of the Lanark County OPP responded to the collision on the 8th Concession of South Pakenham, near Cedar Hill Sideroad.

Lanark County Paramedic Service (LCPS) is once again inviting residents across Lanark County to support their Annual Holiday Food Drive, taking place Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7, 2025. Community members are encouraged to help “Stuff the Ambulance” with non-perishable food items and monetary donations, all in support of the Build a Mountain of Food campaign, which distributes essential supplies to food banks across Lanark County.

A new way to “give where you live” is launching in Mississippi Mills this Giving Tuesday, as volunteers unveil the Founding Circle Campaign for the Mississippi Mills Community Fund (MMCF), a permanent fund established by locals and held and administered by the Ottawa Community Foundation to support community needs now and for generations to come.