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Ramsay Ward candidate notes potential conflict of interest

Hello, my name is John Cochran, and...

Umbrella tree, $25

Given our chilly weather, the leaves will...

Ray Sample — obituary

Sample, “Ray” Michael Raymond (Self proclaimed Mayor of Corkery) Passed...

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An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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ANN-MARIE BROWN and ELAINE CARR at Sivarulrasa Gallery

Shows run: September 26 – October 30, 2026 Vernissage/Artists Reception: Saturday September 26, 2pm-4pm From September 26 to October 30, Sivarulrasa Gallery is delighted to present ANN-MARIE BROWN: BECOMING, an evocative...

Photos from a misty morning walk in Almonte

Jackie Pelot sent some photos from an early-morning walk she took on Saturday. The first, of a man fishing in the Mississippi, had me confused at first: what are...

Almonte in Concert is back for the 2026/27 season

Mark your calendars, it's going to be a great one! Another season, another lineup of exceptional artists ready to fill your world with the joy of music. Voices, strings, guitars...
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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 Very Long Journey

by Rosemary Leach Snow hits the windshield wipers on an April night. The passenger seat is warm. I turn to my husband Jake. “Remember those nightmares in...

Shock Treatment: a John Dunn story

Doctor Metcalfe’s years of medical practice convinced him that man was like a horse, and his experience with both convinced him that regular habits...

The Phantom of the Hubera wows its audience

by Edith Cody-Rice  There may still be time to get tickets to Phantom of the Hubera for Sunday's performance and if you can get them,...

Ten Collective show at the Textile Museum

by Brent Eades Today is the first of two days for the Ten Collective show at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum. Featuring the art of 10...

Oven to Table by Jan Scott

by Edith Cody-Rice  Oven to Table takes simplicity seriously. All the offerings in this cookbook of over 100 recipes use one cooking pot: a sheet...

Writing a Letter: a John Dunn story

Almonte, 21 July 2002 Dear Florence, How many years is it since you and I would be setting off for school each morning? And measuring our...

Some bumps on the Bay Hill road

by Brent Eades I've been experimenting with adding colour to some of the 700 historic Almonte photos that Michael Dunn shares with me on Almonte.com....

An Artist’s Notes | Feeding Time

A local photographer, Trevor Johnston, visited Rock-N-Horse Farm and took several evocative photos of the animals there and chores being done. His photo of the...

“I am Here” by Rosemary Leach

40 x 30, Glass Millie-Rose, age 4, is under the walnut tree, concentrating hard, and moving sticks on our grassy lawn. We chat about things...

“20 Years and Still Humming!”

So says the cover of the February issue of theHumm, our region's monthly arts and entertainment paper. Distributed free in communities across the Ottawa Valley, theHumm...

Chilly James

Bruce Kingsley sends this photo of James Naismith's bronze simulacrum, taken this past bitterly cold January weekend. As is usually the case, our native son James...

A cold night in Almonte, circa 1880

by Brent Eades I'm pointing out the obvious, but it is mighty darn cold out there. Wind chill approaching minus 40, apparently. How did our ancestors...

‘The Colors of All the Cattle’ by Alexander McCall Smith

by Edith Cody-Rice  The Colors of All the Cattle is the latest in the series of Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. This...

No Mud, No Lotus

by Rosemary Leach I was taking a shortcut, scrambling up a steep rock face, fingers grabbing a horizontal crack in the granite. The lichen was like crispy...
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