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‘Pioneer Days’ at Middleville, August 2

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

R. Tait McKenzie and Naismith collections will stay at Kintail

Editor's Note: The future of the R....

Ed George — obituary

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

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

One Potato More: a John Dunn story

Every Wednesday morning, right after breakfast, I'm on "Stand-by" -- to drive to the north end of town for the week's groceries. Often on this...

‘Fibre & Form’ at General Fine Craft

Carmella Karijo Rother engages uncomplicated materials, tools and processes which resonate with her reflective manner of working, seen in the clean lines and pure...

The Language of Kindness by Christie Watson

by Edith Cody-Rice Once upon a time when the earth was cooling, I was a nurse. That was back in the 60's and early 70's...

Life with a guide dog – Raising Stanley/Life with Tulia

Almonte resident Marilyn Campbell is the mother of a remarkable woman who is presenting a play at the GCTC. Kim Kilpatrick, who has been...

Exhibition Terre-Neuve at the Sivarulrasa Gallery

by Edith Cody-Rice The magical province of Newfoundland is on display at the Sivarulrasa Gallery in Almonte from July 13 to Aug 19, 2018 The...

Noreen Young retrospective opens at Textile Museum

by Brent Eades A long time in the making, the exhibit “Noreen Young: A Puppet Retrospective” opened today at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum. A look back...

Sleeping Rough – the puppet opera

Peter Robb of Artsfile reviewed the puppet opera Sleeping Rough for which local resident Noreen Young created all 10 puppets There are times when you witness something...

‘Our Ain Gait’: a John Dunn story

One theme recurs time and time again in the stories of Emigrants who came into Lanark and Ramsay Townships in the years following Napoleon’s...

Through the rear-view mirror

by Karen Hirst It isn't that I live in the past, quite the contrary, but from time to time I do like to dip into...

‘Music and Beyond’ comes to Old Town Hall, July 12

Music and Beyond, partnering with Almonte in Concert, brings Cuarteto Quiroga to the Almonte Old Town Hall On Thursday, July 12th at 7:30 pm Spain’s Cuarteto...

Keith Spicer at Mill Street Books Saturday June 23.

by Edith Cody-Rice  Keith Spicer, Canadian icon of the 1970's to 1990's will be signing his new novel Terror at the Cathedral at Mill Street...

Public Finance — Two on One: a John Dunn story

Like Dickens’ “Tale of Two Cities” the tale of two Charlies of Almonte echoes “It was the best of times, it was the worst...

PorchFest on YouTube

by Brent Eades PorchFest organizer Nathan Rudyk sent along photos of yesterday's event shared with him by local photographers Christine Moses and Rik Walton. I assembled...

Mill of Kintail in the 1950s

Lucy Carleton send this interesting account of the Mill when it was owned by Major Jamie Leys and his wife, who bought the property in...
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