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We have a Sunny stationary bike for...

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This solid wood table, crafted from Old...

Home Hospice and Naismith Men’s Shed Partnership

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the...

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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...
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An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

Books

John Dunn's Stories

Lanark Lit Writing Competition

Pick of the Past

An Artist’s Notes | The Park in Blakeney 

O Blakeney, Blakeney, wherefore art thou Blakeney? If I were Blakeney, my answer to that is – I’m not telling! The park in Blakeney is carpeted...

Where British surnames come from

by Brent Eades I like knowing where words come from — their etymology (from the Greek etymon + logia, ‘the truth of words’). The origin of...

MVCA seeks public input on future of Mill of Kintail Museum

The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority MVCA will host a virtual public information session on Thursday, April 29 at 7:00 PM during which a presentation by staff will be...

Why we’re called Mississippi Mills

Former Councillor Alex Gillis revisits his files of 26 years to recall how Mississippi Mills was named The following ad appeared in the Almonte Gazette...

Seeking information on the Carroll Side Road

It’s 1880 and you’re walking from Carp to Almonte to visit your Irish relatives over Easter. Thankfully the snow’s finally gone, but you can’t...

Want to help pull a rabbit out of a hat? Or a Puppets Up Festival? 

Join in if you are willing to help organize (or fund) a 2022 festival! It's just a thought. What if we could celebrate our release...

EXHIBIT: Sarah Anderson: Let’s Be Alone Together

Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte A solo exhibition in Gallery I, March 31 to May 7, 2021 The show can be seen in-person during our regular Gallery hours:...

An Artist’s Notes | Twilight | Lanark County    

It could be 6 o’clock early March or 9 o’clock in July. It’s when the light from the sky puts on a show of pinks...

New website design business in town: Mill Communications

by Brent Eades Well, not so new really. It's mine, and in one sense it's likely the oldest web design firm in town, considering I've been...

Maples’ Sweetwater Serenade

Bernadette van Duyvendyk  come to the sun-soaked slope of a maple stand and listen, listen to the chorus come now, as March’s Sugarmoon slides through a waning night...

Empties: by Rosemary Leach

One great thing about video phone calls is you see your face close up. For instance, my wattle is something that I have I...

Library board writes about the cost sharing agreement

Letter from the Mississippi Mills Public Library Board (MMPL) The Board wants to thank Mississippi Mills Council for supporting the MMPL Board’s decision to leave...

Online lessons in music composition and improvisation

Like to think about the music you love? So do I. I’m a local composer and music theory teacher. Every week I meet individually with...

Library: Titles about COVID-19, pandemics & adapting to the changes

These titles are suggested by Mississippi Mills Public Library staff to support those who have children asking about COVID-19 and our world, and also...
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