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Walter Faraday — obituary

Faraday, Walter Robert May 16, 1935 – June...

Stationary bike for sale

We have a Sunny stationary bike for...

Dining table for sale

This solid wood table, crafted from Old...

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An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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John Dunn's Stories

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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

Winter traffic jam on Bay Hill, circa 1900

by Brent Eades The past few weeks have been more wintery than usual, at least compared to recent years. So I decided to look back...

‘2 women productions’ series starts in Ottawa, January 8

It’s New Year’s Day, time to remind you all that Stories Through the Ages: REDUX, that new/old winter storytelling series, is beginning on January...

Puppets Up quilt raffle raises over $1,000

On December 20th, the winning raffle ticket for the Puppets Up! fundraising quilt was pulled and JOHN SCIME was the lucky winner! Here is John...

Almonte Gazette, Christmas 1946

by Brent Eades I spent some time today digging through the Textile Museum's online archive of the Almonte Gazette before settling on the edition from...

Poet Claire Sylvan mentors Centre For Creative Living

Claire Sylvan is a published author and poet. A collection of her poems have been published in a volume entitled, Turnings. She has recently...

Watch complete Almonte Christmas movie on YouTube

Editor's Note: I received this email from a former Almonte resident. The opening sequences contain some great aerial shots of town, and the rest...

Reader reviews ‘brilliant’ Puppets Up Christmas show

Editor's Note: I received this item yesterday but didn't publish it then as the show was already sold out. I did photograph the show last...

The Rooftop Christmas Tree (2016) 1:28 – Family – shot in Almonte Ontario

The Christmas movie made in Almonte will be shown on TV Thursday, Dec. 22, 8 pm on Showcase Ch. 39 (Rogers) It’s Christmas and once...

Mac Crozier Recalls: A John Dunn Story

Among the survivors of the train wreck at the Almonte station on the night of 27th December, 1942 was a young man from Renfrew...

Reader reviews ‘The Virgin Mary to the Child Jesus Cantata’

Last night, 10 December 2016, I had the opportunity to attend a unique musical experience, “The Virgin Mary to the Child Jesus Cantata” which...

Survivor still affected by 1942 Almonte train wreck

Editor's Note: Two days after Christmas in 1942 one of Canada's worst train accidents happened near the site of the present-day Almonte Library. For reasons that...

Reader seeks info on his dad’s St. Paul’s choral connections

My father, Gordon Benjamin Thomas Hudson, was a member of The Pumpkin Blossom Quartet, four men, who also sang in the Almonte St. Paul's...

Bah, humbug!!  David Frisch plays Scrooge!!

Supported by a cast of 48 puppets and 2 other live actors, David Frisch takes on the role of Scrooge in the upcoming Puppets...

The Less Obvious Journey

by Rosemary Leach This past weekend I entered an empty auditorium. I sat down at the front and lifted the tiny writing table. “This is where...
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