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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

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...

A Reckoning by Linda Spalding

by Edith Cody-Rice By any measure, Linda Spalding has written a very good book. I would count it as one of my favourite novels of...

Halloween in Almonte, circa 1900

by Brent Eades I knew that somewhere in the historic photo collection Michael Dunn was kind enough to share with me years ago there was...

Celebrating All Hallows  

by C. H. Wells A Brief History For the ancient Celts, and for some other peoples even today, November 1st marked the beginning of the New...

Sivarulrasa-curated exhibit at Croatian embassy

Mirana Zuger, FUEGO Jointly presented by Sivarulrasa Gallery and the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Canada A solo exhibition, Oct 23 - Nov 17,...

An Artist’s Notes: The Road to Middleville

Wolf Grove Road is a long, almost straight road going east from Hopetown to Almonte. On the way you go through Middleville, which is not...

Book Review – Someone You Love is Gone by Gurjinder Basran

by Edith Cody-Rice Gurjinder Basran is a second generation Canadian and this, her second novel,  could have been written as an "immigrant" novel, detailing the...
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