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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

Noreen Young’s “Under the Umbrella Tree” now on YouTube

Gloria the Gopher, from CBC's vintage "Under the Umbrella Tree" children's series, is very happy to tell everybody that she and her friends Holly, Iggy the...

Bay Hill, circa 1880

by Brent Eades I find this photo of the Bay Hill area, from the collection Michael Dunn shares with me on Almonte.com, intriguing for various...

Let Darkness Bury the Dead: A Murdoch Mystery by Maureen Jennings

by Edith Cody-Rice  Maureen Jennings, author of the Murdoch Mystery series which has been made into a popular television series, has resurrected her detective, now...

Old-time music beats the February Blues

February 24 – Folkus presents Sussex with s/g Ali McCormick by Sandy Irvin Music evolves over time. And much as I enjoy listening to the latest...

Judi Simpson marks 25 years at CP library

We're sharing this news from the Carleton Place Public Library: One of our own is celebrating a huge milestone this week -- 25 years working...

An Artist’s Notes: Bay Hill

We’ve lived here long enough now that we aren’t referred to as being from "away”. It’s nice to feel we’re part of the town...

Spoon of Blueberries

by Rosemary Leach 38" x 18", this is a large Spoon of Blueberries. If I do a sketch first, all the juiciness is lost and...

‘Munich’ by Robert Harris

by Edith Cody-Rice  Most of our attention now, with respect to the second world war, is centred on the war itself and its atrocities, but...

The Long Way Home: A Personal History of Nova Scotia by John DeMont

by Edith Cody-Rice  John DeMont is a senior writer for the Halifax Chronicle Herald, a man of the semi-old school, that is, young enough to...

Mr. Reilly Founds a Hotel in Almonte

To Patrick Reilly, owner and sole proprietor of the stone hotel at the crossroads at Richmond, excited talk arising from teamsters in the dining...

“Christmas with the Jim Browns” — 1951

by Brent Eades Andrew Brown contacted me recently about a profile of his family that appeared across Canada in December of 1952, a year after...

Rag Bag Cabaret sells out, returns in February

This past New Year's Eve, recent Almonte arrival Rachelle Elie brought her long-running Toronto cabaret show to the Old Town Hall for a sold-out performance. The...

A tribute to Bernie Costello

by Lyle Dillabough He was one of the remaining original "Ottawa Valley Greats". An extraordinary musician, one of a kind and as unlikely a legend as...

An Artist’s Notes: Gleeson Side Road, Almonte

I can’t pretend to know much of anything about living on a farm. There would be so very much more to learn than just...
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