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We have a Sunny stationary bike for...

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This solid wood table, crafted from Old...

Home Hospice and Naismith Men’s Shed Partnership

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the...

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An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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Celebrating creativity and community: Casey Gayton wins the 2026 Noreen Young Award for the Arts

Puppets Up! is thrilled to share some magical community news. On Friday, June 26, representatives from the festival attended the Almonte District High School graduation to present the second...

Tait McKenzie students curate book list for National Library Collection

Students at R. Tait McKenzie Public School are helping shape a future national library collection, curating a list of Canadian books for a new public space led by Library and Archives Canada...

Join the Almonte Legion Pipe Band — beginner lessons start this October

Have you always been captivated by the sound of bagpipes or the beat of drums? Now’s your chance to learn. The Almonte Legion Pipe Band is welcoming new members...
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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

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...

Let’s light up the night for Christmas!

Dai Bassett writes: As a newcomer to the unique town of Almonte, it was a real honor to take part in this year's celebration on...

‘Almonte in Concert’ show brings kids to Old Town Hall

What’s that music I hear? On Friday December 8th Almonte in Concert, in partnership with the Ottawa Chamber Music Society, presented two concerts at...

Choir of newcomers to Canada visits Almonte

Ottawa’s One World Choir and other new Canadians get a glimpse of life in Almonte Jennifer Noxon Time and again, food and music prove to be a...

First Snow, Last Light by Wayne Johnston

by Edith Cody-Rice When I first read Wayne Johnston's Colony of Unrequited Dreams in 1999, I was sure I had come across the great Canadian...

Mrs. Bob: a John Dunn story

Wednesday afternoon brought brilliant winter sun and blinding glare off the drifted snow. I was glad to get home. It was Quilters' afternoon at...

Mill Street Books appreciates its patrons

by Edith Cody-Rice  Mill Street Books has become a central literary institution in Mississippi Mills, offering not only books for sale, but book clubs, special...

An Artist’s Notes: After the Rain

I asked some country friends what they felt after the rain had passed. Some quickly responded with how their world looked so clean, fresh and...

Almonte’s Sivarulrasa Gallery celebrates its third anniversary

On Saturday December 2, Sivarulrasa Gallery celebrated its third anniversary in Almonte with a new exhibition of 16 artists from Almonte, Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, and...
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