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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

Pick of the Past

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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

The Genealogy of the Town of Almonte

The first European name considered as a settler at this place was David Shepherd. Of this man little is known, and what little is...

A Salute to Mr. Punch on World Puppetry Day

by Jeremiah Bartram We can’t celebrate World Puppetry Day without toasting Mr. Punch. Ernie, Bert, Big Bird and Kermit the Frog may have replaced him in...

Hot time in the old town – Hall, that is

 by Glenda Jones This is a major thank you to Almonte in Concert for providing a full house with a sizzling performance of guitars Saturday...

Book Review: “Indigenous Writes”

"Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Metis & Inuit Issues in Canada", by Chelsea Vowel Review by Nancy Adams-Kramp “Indigenous Writes engages, enrages and engrosses. With boldness and...

Night by the Fire: a John Dunn story

We always looked for a big tree at Christmas because the place for it in the doctor’s house was in the front hall just...

“If no news is good news…”

by Brent Eades I was thinking earlier today that we haven't had a main 'News' item on the front page for a couple of weeks. (As for...

General Fine Craft show opens Sunday

GENERAL FINE CRAFT presents the first in our series of feature exhibitions for 2017: Weaving Tales SAYWARD JOHNSON  woven copper tapestries CHANDLER SWAIN  ceramic centerpieces Meet both artists...

Rosemary Leach: ‘Montreal Café’

Sitting in the middle of a tufted velvet green couch is a man with salt and pepper hair. He sits beside a middle aged woman....

Sue Adams, “METAPHOR”, March 10 – April 16

Sivarulrasa Gallery, 34 Mill St, Almonte, Ontario Vernissage/Meet the Artist: Sat March 18, 3 pm-6 pm From March 10 to April 16, 2017 Sivarulrasa Gallery presents...

Almonte and ice cream go back almost two centuries

EDITOR'S NOTE: I first published this article back in 2013, when we had many fewer readers than we do now. I thought some of...

CBC reports on Almonte, ‘mini-Hollywood of the Valley’

A feature story today from CBC Ottawa described how Almonte has become the go-to location for several movies over the past two years. The story...

Reader recalls Almonte of eight decades ago

Remembrances of “Days Gone By” by Murray Stewart Guthrie, born July 1, 1923 As I recall, during Prohibition, the only non-alcoholic drink that was available...

Homecoming: A John Dunn story

The words came through distantly, and with unsettling hesitancy. 'For what I have done, and for what I have failed to do.'  A catch...

Extras needed for another Almonte Christmas movie

Editor's Note: We've received the following notice from the Town: Message shared with us from www.extrawork.ca: We have exciting news! Another movie of the week is...
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