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An Intimate Evening with Séan McCann
Almonte Old Town Hall
November 10, 2018

Séan McCann, acclaimed singer-songwriter, JUNO Award nominee, and mental health and recovery advocate, is taking his music and his message to Ontario fans this Fall. Séan’s Face to Face Tour is a celebration of community and togetherness in the age of the ever-growing and ever-isolating digital world. As a founding member of internationally renowned folk group Great Big Sea, Séan chose to forge his own path five years ago, embarking on a solo career which has brought him on a new journey with music as his medicine. 

Séan’s musical message is now more than just notes and melodies. His last two solo albums, Help Your Self and You Know I Love You, were a large musical departure from his Great Big Sea beginnings, but in his latest release, "There's a Place" he brings together his roots and his message on 11 beautifully crafted tracks sung by a man who knows his purpose, who embraces his past, but refuses to let it define him. 

“I believe that a secret can kill you but that a song can save your life,” said Séan. “Music is my religion and it has helped me survive through some very hard times and now I hope it can help me find a real connection in a digital world. I've learned that the best version of myself is literally in the presence of other people, and I know I have an impact at that level so I want to fight to help keep live music gatherings like this alive. We are made of music and I want people to feel that with me
​...Face to Face."

Séan celebrated seven years of sobriety in November 2017 and is now a sought-after speaker, mental health, abuse, and recovery advocate.

Tickets $32
at  in Almonte. Pick up in person at Mill Street Books
52 Mill St, Almonte, ON or reserved with payment by telephone 613-256-9090.

Proceeds to support phase 2 of the Almonte Riverwalk project.
For more information on the Riverwalk Phase 2 visit: https://millstonenews.com/2018/07/donations-will-ensure-next-phase-of-riverwalk-can-proceed.html 

Email tmaclaren@mississippimills.ca for more information.
Saturday, November 24, 2018
St. George’s Anglican Church in Clayton
Turkey Supper
4:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Take out available.          
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​St. Andrews United Church
in White Lake
is searching for a pianist.

If you are interested, please contact Rae Scott at 613-623-8002.
Project MM2020
Bringing Broadband Services to the Pakenham Area
(High-speed, high-capacity telephone, TV and Internet over optical fibre)
Brought to you by the MM2020 Pakenham Working Group
MM2020 is a community volunteer group, supported by the Municipality of Mississippi Mills, working to provide broadband access to all Mississippi Mills residents.  We have formed the MM2020 Pakenham Working Group to lead the project. Our purpose is to survey all households in Pakenham (the hamlet, Cedar Hill, and the surrounding rural catchment area) to inform all residents of the opportunity represented by the MM2020 Broadband plan, and to create a unified Pakenham buying group tasked to replace obsolete and expensive telephone, TV and internet delivery with reliable broadband service.  Current digital access needs as well as contemporary Voice-over-IP and Video-chat supporting emerging application services such as telehealth require infrastructure supporting unlimited bandwidth.
 
Community ownership of the rural broadband network is also under favorable consideration. It would allow a basic service offering to be made available, particularly to residents with school age children or those with medical needs that can be monitored or improved by basic high-speed broadband access, and those who may not be able to afford full service broadband. 
 
Our goal is to have solutions in place by the end of 2018.

To get involved or ask questions, please contact Doris Rankin at rankin@storm.ca or 613-624-5580 or Mark Joynes at mjoynes@gmail.com or 613-624-5734.

We need your help with the following:
 
1. Please complete our community survey at: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/SN9YNB8.
Hard copies are available at the Pakenham General Store, Nicholson’s Sundries or the Pakenham Branch Library and can be returned there. All information will be kept confidential and used for no other project than this. We would appreciate your contact information so that we can share updates.
 
2. Please let us know if you can serve as a Road Representative, to talk to your neighbours about the project and get their input on the survey.  We’d like a 100% return rate.  Please forward this email to your friends and neighbours in Pakenham.
To get involved or ask questions, please contact Doris Rankin at rankin@storm.ca or 613-624-5580 or Mark Joynes at mjoynes@gmail.com or 613-624-5734.
 
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