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Grilled Chicken with Blueberry Sauce

Blueberries are usually for dessert, but this...

Fish Fry Friday at the Legion, September 4

Almonte Legion Fish Fry Friday is September...

Every Body Yoga Program

CFCL is delighted to announce that we...

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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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Carleton Place is the first in North America to host this 160-metre record

An embroidered cloth 160.5 metres long, stitched by communities across 14 European countries, will be shown outside Europe for the first time on September 13, at UA FEST in...

Almonte’s Fibrefest is back on September 12 and 13!

Almonte, ON- Come on out to the scenic town of Almonte on September 12 and 13 to celebrate the wonderful world of fibre arts at the 31st Fibrefest -...

Drawing and cartooning for kids

Join us at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum for cartooning fun! Classes run for 8 Wednesdays beginning October 7th-November 25th, 5:30-6:45pm. The session will be led by Sam Hamilton...
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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

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...

Mills Community Support shares the musical wealth, with your help

The Folkus concert series, in its celebration and sharing of music, is a powerful catalyst for community connection – something that is near and...

Commuting to Ottawa in 1939

by Brent Eades Not long after we moved here in 1987 I talked with a long-time resident who assured me he once did the daily...

Puppets Up Christmas video

by Brent Eades I've been photographing Puppets Up events for a few years now, including last December's quite amazing Mississippi Mills Christmas Carol. Later I made...

Almonte’s Elgin Street, circa 1890

by Brent Eades Looking through Michael Dunn's collection of historic Almonte photos that I share on Almonte.com, I came across this marvellous postcard view of the top...
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