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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

Puppets Up’s Christmas show and beyond

The Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival, a popular family-focused 3-day annual festival, celebrated the art of puppetry.  It brought exciting international puppet troupes from all...

Pakenham library gets lovely makeover

by Brent Eades I stopped by the newly renovated and expanded Pakenham branch of the Mississippi Mills Public Library today. What a delightful building it...

2005: Old Mama’s Place burns down

by Brent Eades Newer town residents may have wondered why the vacant lot on Ottawa Street at St. James Street, just south of the YIG...

Reflections: The Best Job in the World by Mary Cook

by Edith Cody-Rice  The beloved Ottawa Valley storyteller Mary Cook is appearing at Mill Street Books this Saturday at 2 p.m. with her 12th book,...

An Artist’s Notes: Country Street

The Great Ice Storm of 1998 was called "the most devastating and least ferocious of Canadian disasters”. I’m inclined to agree with that. It was a...

Rewind: Topologies of Time at the MM Textile Museum

by Edith Cody-Rice  The Mississippi Mills Textile Museum currently is running a luminous exhibition which is a unique exploration into the history of this area’s woolen...

Mill Street Books wins display award

We are delighted to share the news that Mill Street Books won a prize for our hockey window display in October. The Ultimate Hockey...

Smile by Roddy Doyle

by Edith Cody-Rice  Roddy Doyle's 11th novel Smile is a departure from his previous humour laden novels. With a sharp wit and piercing insight, Roddy...

St. Mary’s Convent: a John Dunn story

By 1840 Daniel Shipman, known to the hundred or so residents of Shipman's Mills as the "founding father" of the settlement that became Almonte...

In Remembrance

by Tom Deffina   The war is over, The armistice is signed No more upturned bloody soil No more the cries of terrified animals Soon the bands will be playing Soon...

Youthful faces wanted for Almonte sculpture

by Stephen Brathwaite Shelter/Tissage is a sculpture done by myself, and Jennifer Ryder Jones of Blakeney, for the NCC to commemorate Canada 125 in 1992. It...

ADHS students travel to Stratford Festival

by Shelby Farnham A group of students from Almonte District High School attended the 64th annual Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario in mid-October. The students viewed...

Signs commemorate local hero, royal visit

by Brent Eades Mayor McLaughlin and Councillor John Edwards joined members of the Heritage Committee and the Lanark County Genealogical Society for the unveiling of...

Canoeing memoir at Mill Street Books

Ottawa author Phil Weir send us this information about his new memoir, available at Mill Street Books. If Algonquin Park holds a special place in your...
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