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Almonte Curling Club introduces game for curlers with reduced mobility

The Almonte Curling Club has introduced a...

Christmas lights needed for parade

Our church (St. John’s Lutheran) is entering...

Alice Halpenny — obituary

Halpenny, Elizabeth “Alice” (Loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother) It is...

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Proof by Beverley McLachlin

by Edith Cody-Rice     Jilly Truitt is back!! Former Chief Justice of Canada Beverley McLachlin has just released a third novel in her Jilly Truitt series. It is a page turner....

Crosses in the Sky: Jean de Brebeuf and the Destruction of Huronia by Mark Bourrie

by Edith Cody-Rice This is a serious book and a relatively heavy read but a fascinating and engrossing tale. Most of us have heard of Jean de Brébeuf, the French Jesuit...

Great Small Towns of Ontario by Richard Peddie

by Edith Cody-Rice  This is a book that needed to be written.In his introduction, the author Richard Peddie notes that although there are many books about big cities, he was...

Books and Beverages Local Author Event at Ottawa Valley Coffee

by Ann Shea, owner of Mill Street Books Tuesday April 04, 2023 | 7:00PM - 8:00PM Come join us for our first Books and Beverages Evening...

Lifesavers and Body Snatchers by Tim Cook

by Edith Cody-Rice  A National Treasure is coming to Almonte this Sunday, January 22 at the Old Town Hall at 2 pm.  Tim Cook, Chief...

Digital version of ‘Almonte: Spirit of Place’ now available

Print versions of John McQuarrie's popular book Almonte: Spirit of Place are now sold out, but the author tells me that you can still...

Easy New Year’s resolutions from your library!

Mississippi Mills Public Library shares ten tips for making the best of its services in 2023: https://www.missmillslibrary.com/2022/12/28/ten-easy-2023-new-years-resolutions-from-your-library/

Book review: “An Immense World” by Ed Yong

by Brent Eades Dolphins can use their echolocation sense to identify food targets as far as 750 yards away -- not only the shape of...

Big Men Fear Me by Mark Bourrie

by Edith Cody-Rice In my youth, there existed a pervasive impression that Canadian history was boring. But then, we didn't study much of it. At...

Book review: ‘Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death, and Surviving’

Did you know that Home Hospice North Lanark has special sections in our local public libraries that hold a curated collection of books that...

Book Signing with Author Whit Fraser Saturday November 12, 2022 | 11:00AM – 1:00PM

by Ann Shea, owner of Mill Street Books You are invited to drop by on  Saturday November 12th from 11:00AM to 1:00PM, to meet Whit Fraser (author,...

“Cold Edge of Heaven” — book review

I am not much of a reader. I might plow through two books a year. My wife on the other hand will go through...

Tumblehome by Brenda Missen

by Edith Cody-Rice If you love Algonquin Park, as I do, you will be intrigued by this book. It is substantial, at 304 pages...

Dad Bod: portraits of pop culture papas by Cian Cruise

by Edith Cody-Rice I have to acknowledge at the outset that I am probably the wrong generation to review this book. I think Cian Cruise...

Ice War Diplomat by Gary J. Smith

by Edith Cody-Rice He had a distinguished diplomatic career full of dramatic events: he was in Israel during the 1982 war in Lebanon, in Bonn,...

The Ice War Diplomat, Gary J. Smith, comes to Almonte

by Edith Cody-Rice If you are of a certain vintage you will recall the intense excitement in 1972 when a professional Canadian hockey team...

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