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‘Pioneer Days’ at Middleville, August 2

On Sunday, August 2nd, (noon - 4pm),...

Ed George — obituary

George,  Edward Archibald Passed away peacefully at the Almonte...

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An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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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...

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

‘Gathering All the Moods’ — Rosemary Leach

By Rosemary Leach I am not the kind of person to sit on someone else’s toilet wondering: “When will I be resilient, and what is...

‘Where on earth is Mississippi Mills?’

by Brent Eades So I made this little video a couple of months ago and promptly forgot about it. I used an online tool for...

Lampedusa by Steven Price

by Edith Cody-Rice When we think of the word Lampedusa today. many of us instantly conjure up the image of rescued migrants who have launched...

Celebrate the life of Jan Andrews, November 16

TO SEE THE STARS: IMAGINING A LIFE  A reading from Jan Andrews' Last Novel by Ellis Lynn Duschenes Traditional Music with Gail Anglin and Neville Miller SATURDAY, NOV...

Local author publishes book about 32-year RCMP career

We've received this news about a book published by Bill Adams, a retired RCMP superintendent who has made Almonte his home with his wife...

Night of Power by Anar Ali

by Edith Cody-Rice  Night of Power takes its name from the evening during Ramadan when the effect of prayers to Allah are increased a thousand...

The Mosquito by Timothy C. Winegard

by Edith Cody-Rice Canadian native Dr. Timothy Winegard is an historian and political science professor at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado. Educated at...

CANADIANA II at Sivarulrasa Gallery

Show runs: Oct 11 to Nov 17, 2019 Featured artists: Jane Irwin, Susan Tooke, Gillian Willans Vernissage/Meet the Artists: Saturday Oct 19, 3pm-6pm Sivarulrasa Gallery is delighted...

‘Lighting the Way’ short plays celebrate a sustainable future

Lighting the Way - 9 Short Plays that stubbornly celebrate a sustainable future On October 17th and 18th, a group of 40 people from our...

Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy to play AGH fundraiser at Old Town Hall

Jim Cuddy, Tracey Brown and Randall Prescott to headline benefit concert for Almonte General Hospital Jim Cuddy, one of Canada’s most beloved singer-songwriters as both a...

Internal Real Estate

Rosemary Leach At the trail intersection the sign reads: "0.3km Boardwalk To Lake Lookout." This is an unexpected treat. With water sloshing in my knapsack, thick socks under...

Almonte national heritage award shortlist: 65 Mill Street

EDITOR'S NOTE: I have been profoundly remiss in not giving a byline to the author of this excellent series of articles—he modestly omitted that...

‘Into the Planet’ author Jill Heinerth describes cave exploration

by Brent Eades Recently I heard an enthralling interview on NPR with Jill Heinerth, a leading figure in the rarefied and dangerous world of cave...

R. Tait McKenzie sculpture unveiled Saturday

by Brent Eades Physician, sculptor and native son Robert Tait McKenzie has been commemorated in a bronze monument affixed to the wall of Old Town...

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