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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

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...
Archive

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

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...

Rebecca Noelle Trio – review

by Edith Cody-Rice I attended my first JazzNhouse concert last evening, with no intention of reviewing the performance  for the Millstone. It was simply a...

Swing Time by Zadie Smith – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice I always feel a 'frisson' of anticipation when I approach a Zadie Smith novel. Something about her writing is delightful. She has...

2nd Anniversary Show at Sivarulrasa Gallery — November 25

2nd Anniversary Show! Nov 25 – Dec 30, 2016 Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte Featured artists: Sue Adams (Almonte), Deborah Arnold (Almonte), Adrienne Dagg (Toronto), Dale Dunning (Almonte),...

‘Rooftop Christmas Tree’ airs Friday night UPDATE

The movie shot earlier this year in Almonte airs on Friday, November 25 at 8 pm on Showcase (Rogers, channel #484;  Bell, channel #1726) NOTE:...

Preparations in full swing for Puppets Up! fundraiser

Don't miss this unique Christmas show on December 16 & 17 at the Old Town Hall. Tickets on sale now at Baker Bob's, Mill Street Books...

Neighbourhood Mathematics: A John Dunn story

That year I was deep into high school, closing in on Junior Matriculation.  All through the previous years at school mathematics had held no...
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