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Ramsay Ward candidate notes potential conflict of interest

Hello, my name is John Cochran, and...

Umbrella tree, $25

Given our chilly weather, the leaves will...

Ray Sample — obituary

Sample, “Ray” Michael Raymond (Self proclaimed Mayor of Corkery) Passed...

Arts & Culture

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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ANN-MARIE BROWN and ELAINE CARR at Sivarulrasa Gallery

Shows run: September 26 – October 30, 2026 Vernissage/Artists Reception: Saturday September 26, 2pm-4pm From September 26 to October 30, Sivarulrasa Gallery is delighted to present ANN-MARIE BROWN: BECOMING, an evocative...

Photos from a misty morning walk in Almonte

Jackie Pelot sent some photos from an early-morning walk she took on Saturday. The first, of a man fishing in the Mississippi, had me confused at first: what are...

Almonte in Concert is back for the 2026/27 season

Mark your calendars, it's going to be a great one! Another season, another lineup of exceptional artists ready to fill your world with the joy of music. Voices, strings, guitars...

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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,...

The Legend of ‘Sir John A’ — a John Dunn story

NOTE TO READERS: John Dunn was a well-known local historian and storyteller, born in 1919 and the son of an Almonte doctor. John passed...

Area musicians to perform at renowned Canadian art gallery

Tom Thomson musical weekend with Kathryn Briggs and Terry Tufts at the McMichael gallery includes world premiere by The Algonquin Ensemble by RocketChimp Media staff Thanks to...

‘Florescence’ show at General Fine Craft

Mary Pfaff and Andrea Vuletin: Florescence, Spring to Summer Spring is the season we anticipate all winter long. Watching plants sprout from the earth brings...

Shearing sheep at Forest Row

Marcia Taylor send these poetic observations on a recent sheep-shearing at Ashton. The helpers don their woollen gear and gather round the pen, To watch some...

Adrienne Dagg show at Sivarulrasa Gallery

Adrienne Dagg, "Public Spaces" at Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte A solo exhibition, June 2 – July 9, 2017 Vernissage/Meet the Artist: Saturday June 10, 3pm-6pm. (With a performance...

Local artists present ‘Canada Wild’ in Ottawa — June 30

Canada Wild Photographer Bill Pratt (www.billprattphoto.com) and composer Ian Douglas of Almonte have a national audience on Friday, June 30th for their music/visual production Canada...

CBC’s “q” interviews Almonte luthier Linda Manzer

by Edith Cody-Rice Almonte Luthier Linda Manzer was interviewed on CBC radio's "q" this morning concerning the Group of Seven Guitars project currently on display...

Bay Hill, circa 1890

by Brent Eades Looking through the more than 700 historic Almonte photos that Michael Dunn shares with me on Almonte.com I came across this very...

Rosemary Leach’s Montreal art show

“Container”: An exhibition of impressionist paintings by Rosemary Leach runs May 17-28. May 17-28. Mainline Gallery, 3905 Boulevard St Laurent, Montreal. Next door to the iconic Schwartz’s Deli! “Many...

Intern reflects on Textile Museum experience

THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF A MUSEUM INTERN by Sarah Fournier I arrived at the museum the 10th of January extremely nervous but excited to...

The Legend of ‘Sir John A’ — a John Dunn story

A small word of information: readers will see a reference to "the slide bridge". This is the second of the two bridges which connect...

Almonte 1945: VE Day

by Brent Eades Towns and cities across Canada were the scenes of joyful celebration on May 8 1945, as six long years of world war...

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