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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.

Books

John Dunn's Stories

Lanark Lit Writing Competition

Pick of the Past

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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

PorchFest on now

by Brent Eades It's an afternoon and evening of music in Almonte as PorchFest gets underway, with a roster of performers playing on porches and...

Plan your PorchFest – interactive map now available

By Nathan Rudyk Excitement is building for our Town's first PorchFest! But one of the constant questions music-lovers, porch hosts, musicians and volunteers are all...

Those Lazy, Hazy Days

Karen Hirst A trip back in time -- a time when moms and tots, teens, and lovelorn pursuers of teens would spend all day basking...

Submit your photos for judging at Almonte Fair

Almonte Fair Homecraft Photography Department is having our annual display and judging of participants photos at the 160th Almonte Fair July 13 - 15th 2018. This...

PorchFest brings great talent to town, June 16

PorchFest de Mississippi Mills musical line-up finalized for Saturday, June 16 By Nathan Rudyk What says "community" more than sharing music with friends, neighbours and visitors...

MacBeth by Jo Nesbo

by Edith Cody-Rice  I am not a regular reader of Jo Nesbo crime thrillers but I must say his novel The Snowman scared the wits...

men make quilts / women make sculpture

General Fine Craft FEATURE EXHBITION May 8 – June 17, 2018 The title is a bit tongue-in-cheek and slightly provocative, but its irony rings true...

An Artist’s Notes | The Dodd House    

When we return from Carleton Place we usually turn on to Rae Road to go home. Sometimes we continue to Almonte Street to turn right,...

When 150 of years of Almonte trains came to an end

by Brent Eades The first train arrived at Almonte back in 1859, when the tracks of the Brockville & Ottawa Railway reached town. And trains continued...

Mushroom Month: a John Dunn Story

Tinder, an ancient word in our language, formed from Scandinavian roots that mean flammable material, such as was formerly used to gain a light...

Why is it so difficult to recruit male singers?

From the Front of the Choir By Jennifer Noxon This question is a very common refrain among community choir leaders. In fact, recruitment posters and ads...

Sarah Jaynes launch at Carriageway, May 10

I invite you to join me at my new collection launch, May 10th from 5-8 pm. Carriageway Studios, 65 Mill St. Almonte.  Primarily a wildlife...

‘Vi’ by Kim Thúy: book review

by Edith Cody-Rice  Kim Thúy is the award winning author of Ru and Mãn. In this, her fourth novel, the lyrical prose is so deeply personal that the...

Equinox at the Sivarulrasa Gallery

by Edith Cody-Rice On Saturday April 21, Sanjeev Sivarulrasa held another of his elegant vernissages in his gallery on Mill Street in Almonte ....
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