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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

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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

Photography Vernissage at Art in the Manor

Montreal gallery thieves target local artists

A reader passes on this story... I guess it's an odd sort of testament to the prominence of two of our local sculptors. On August...

A Passion for Words: A John Dunn Story

About John Dunn One time Father Arthur Venedam came to speak to our class in school, the senior second. He'd come, Sister told us, to...

From The Front of the Choir

Jennifer Noxon leads the Rhythm & Song Community Choir These days I overhear people planning their fall activities as if summer has already come and...

Aboriginal culture takes the stage

by Edith Cody-Rice  Under a large white tent, about 75 people gathered at the reconciliation event hosted by All My Relations and the charity Plenty Canada at Almonte's...

The end of Almonte Celtfest?

After 21 wonderful years as Almonte’s longest running festival, it does not appear possible to organize the 22nd edition. We have a small and enthusiastic...

1974: train wreck on CPR bridge

by Brent Eades While looking through Michael Dunn's collection of historic photos he shares with me on Almonte.com, I came across this shot of the...

Mill Street Books wins display award

Mill Street Books was delighted to learn we won $1,000 in a contest held by Nimbus Publishing Company, a Canadian publishing company based in...

Noted Quebec weaver sets up at Carriageway

Marie-France Gosselin L’Atelier Weaving Studio Tissage Workshops and Weaving Supplies at Carriageway Studios, Almonte by Chandler Swain Marie-France Gosselin has set up her new loom at Carriageway Studios...

The Uncle: A John Dunn story

About John Dunn First came the Uncle. Like Ulysses, returned from the campaign against the Trojans, and the disaster of the Trojan Horse in assault,...

Almonte Fair: 1894

Back in 1894 a local photographer, James Townend, took this immediately recognizable shot of the Almonte fairgrounds during the fair: I have several photos from...

Another great Celtfest weekend

by Brent Eades As they have for the past two decades, music fans descended on town to enjoy a range of Celtic-inspired acts from the...

Textile Museum hosts “Quilt for Canada 125”

This fabulous 17-foot-square quilt was the product of a collaboration between “Canada Quilt” magazine and the National Capital Commission to celebrate the 125th anniversary of...

JazzNhouse enters 2017-18 season with acclaimed jazz artists

For the sixth year in a row, the JazzNhouse concert series will be giving Mississippi Mills audiences an earful – of great, live jazz,...
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