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Honey Baked Chicken Drumsticks

by Susan Hanna This sheet-pan recipe from NYT...

Naismith students visit the Almonte Lawn Bowling Club

By Maureen Dagg On June 17, teacher Joe...

For Sale: Solid wood furniture/brass accents

From the 1970s. Tallboy. $75 Two bedside...

Arts & Culture

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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Celebrating creativity and community: Casey Gayton wins the 2026 Noreen Young Award for the Arts

Puppets Up! is thrilled to share some magical community news. On Friday, June 26, representatives from the festival attended the Almonte District High School graduation to present the second...

Tait McKenzie students curate book list for National Library Collection

Students at R. Tait McKenzie Public School are helping shape a future national library collection, curating a list of Canadian books for a new public space led by Library and Archives Canada...

Join the Almonte Legion Pipe Band — beginner lessons start this October

Have you always been captivated by the sound of bagpipes or the beat of drums? Now’s your chance to learn. The Almonte Legion Pipe Band is welcoming new members...

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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,...

8TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW at Sivarulrasa Gallery

Galleries I, II, and III, Nov 9 – Dec 30, 2022 Vernissage/Meet the Artists Reception: Saturday Nov 12, 2pm-5pm From November 9 to December 30, Sivarulrasa...

“Murdoch Mysteries” episode is set in Almonte

A reader notes that an episode earlier this year of the Canadian TV series Murdoch Mysteries was set in Almonte -- though it wasn't...

Ed Lawrence plays Elvis in Sketchy Santa

by Edith Cody-Rice Ontario's iconic gardening advisor, Ed Lawrence, retired from his CBC radio Monday gardening spot at the end of August 2022, after broadcasting...

Elaborate Pumpkins delight Almontonians

by Edith Cody-Rice The talented Kathleen Fry on Shepherd Street in Almonte has carved elaborate pumpkins for Halloween for many years and puts them on...

A Hidden Talent in Almonte at the Corridor Gallery

by Ingrid Kadoke Upon first meeting, Rodney Senior is the personification of an English Gentleman, unassuming, polite, and kind.  However, after a few moments of...

Friends of the Library book sale is a huge success

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Our book sale was a huge success and we want to thank everyone who donated books and the people...

Author Heather O’Neill discusses new novel, November 10

Author Heather O’Neill discusses her new novel, When We Lost Our Heads, at Mississippi Mills Public Library, Almonte branch, on Thursday, Nov 10 at...

Hoarfrost: A poem

by Bernadette van Duyvendyk cold, saturated night air sparks a sharp, icy breath of hoarfrost tiny, delicate crystals, stitched and sifted together gather lightly on our garden greens rapidly...

Millworkers’ Staircase wins prestigious history award

The Ontario Historical Society is pleased to present the 2021-22 Dorothy Duncan Public History Award to The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum for their Millworkers’...

“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...

Almonte in Concert is back with five stellar concerts! 

Be sure not to miss this first concert of the season Beethoven Rebooted Is presented by VC2:  Amahl Arulanandam and Bryan Holt.  This cello duo have been captivating...

The Splendour of Fall in Almonte

by Chris Cavan the wisdom of trees look up to trees our tall teachers seeds miracles of nature take root in darkness grow to etch tangled patterns across brilliant skies sweet sap rises nourishes spring buds...

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