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Almonte Lawn Bowling Club “rolls for the cure”

July 20 was a lovely evening and...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 18, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  The two Diomede Islands...

Outdoor chairs for sale

Two Faulkner 'zero gravity' chairs in navy,...

Arts & Culture

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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John Dunn's Stories

Lanark Lit Writing Competition

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NOREEN YOUNG: DRAWINGS & ILLUSTRATIONS at Sivarulrasa Gallery

An exhibition in support of the Noreen Young Award for the Arts Show dates: August 1 – September 4, 2026 Opening Reception: Sunday August 2, 3pm-5pm From August 1 to September 4,...

Maternal Ecologies: Feminist Practices of Motherhood, Land and Creativity

Review by Edith Cody-Rice Maternal Ecologies is an anthology, a combination of artistic and academic expressions of the experience of motherhood, particularly in relation to nature and the land In...

August brings two new exhibitions to the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Two new exhibitions are coming to the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in August! Attend the vernissage for “Unfinished Journey: Memory, Identity, & Family” by Anne Kelly and “Queer Newfoundland...
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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

A Library Marketplace!

Friends of Mississippi Mills Public Library has a wonderful, new initiative! Because of space restrictions, the Pakenham Branch is selling only masks for now. Have...

The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

by Edith Cody-Rice Anxiously awaited, Elena Ferrante's successor to her highly successful quartet, the Neapolitan Novels, has finally been published in English. Published in Italian...

All Hallows’ Eve

All Hallows’ Eve Under the spell of a bright gibbous moon, Skeletons conjure a bone rattling tune, And witches on switches sweep over the heath, Hexing and cursing...

Middleville Museum curator wins important award

Ontario Museum Association Honours Alice Borrowman The Ontario Museum Association promotes museums and advances the standards of professionalism for museum workers throughout Ontario. Their 2020...

25 years of Almonte.com

by Brent Eades Well, more or less. I created the first version of what is now the Almonte.com site back in 1995, a time when few...

New rural schools book published

Even though Archives Lanark has been closed all summer due to COVIB19 restrictions, three volunteers have been working hard to finish the project of...

CAROLINE JI: BLUE HOUR, Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte

A solo exhibition, Oct 14 to Nov 20, 2020 Artist Talk & Virtual Vernissage: Wednesday Oct 21, 7:00pm-8:00pm. Artist Caroline Ji will join us live...

Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson by Mark Bourrie

by Edith Cody-Rice Most of us recall studying or having heard mentioned Radisson and Groseilliers, if we studied Canadian history in high school: Radishes and...

Please donate to help restore vandalized Almonte sculpture

So we're sculpting noses in clay on top of the damaged glass and recasting. Shelter/Tissage is a tribute to the Canadian mosaic and more recently...

Local writers: Short story and poetry contest now on

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Authors Association, the National Capital Branch invites all writers to take part in the 34th...

Mill Street Books is going up for sale

Almonte is a small town and I'm eager to clarify news about Mill Street Books. We have decided that it is time to retire and...

Re-imagined Festival of Small Halls is on next month

Re-imagined Ontario Festival of Small Halls announces lineup celebrating big Canadian music in beloved small places This isn’t a typical year and this isn’t a...

Proceeds from local author’s books to support veterans

WL (Bud) Gorman is a retired Canadian army officer who has lived in many interesting places and faced some interesting challenges. He and his...

So you think you know your library…

Here are 77 things that perhaps you didn’t know! The Mississippi Mills Public Library (MMPL) has a fantastic website: missmillslibrary.com and an online catalogue...
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