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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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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

‘Almonte’s Brothers of the Wind’ at Mill Street Books

In keeping with the fact that this is the 100th anniversary of James Naismith's invention of basketball  I have recently finished an update to...

Travellin’ Men — a John Dunn story

During the scorching hot days of mid-July, 1933, the visitor in Almonte had no need to wonder at the regular pace of life in...

Sivarulrasa Gallery grand opening on Sunday

EDITOR'S NOTE: I stopped by for a sneak peek at Sanjeev Sivarulrasa's lovely new gallery at 34 Mill Street. Previously in Thoburn Mill, its grand opening...

Nutshell by Ian McEwan – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice Shakespeare is in vogue these days and not just in Stratford, Ontario. Margaret Atwood has come out with a rewriting of the...

Local author releases new book for early readers

I am a local children's author living in Carleton Place. I have just released my fourth book in "The School Mice" series for early readers. This...

Autumn exhibition at General Fine Craft

MARNEY McDIARMID PLAY: hand-built porcelain JACOB ROLFE THE ALL-SEEING EYE: new silkscreen prints October 4 – November 13, 2016 at GENERAL FINE CRAFT - 63 Mill...

Puppets to the rescue!

The puppets are pitching in to help with the fundraising efforts of the ever popular Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival. For the first time in...

The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice The Couple Next Door is the debut thriller of Shari Lapena, a lawyer and English teacher turned author, who penned two literary...

Thank You

By Rosemary Leach I came out of the coffee shop. The traffic on Laurier was constant. I was starving, and helping my son move, just...

In Memoriam: Alexander Rosamond, 1873-1916

We've received this reminder from surviving relatives about the 100th anniversary of the death of Alexander Rosamond during World War I. He is commemorated by the...

HARRY, M.D. — a John Dunn story

Harry took on the job to help out the township.  That's all.  He became a civil servant, Master of Debris at the township dump,...

A clue about the Banting painting of Almonte?

Editor's note: Michael Dunn has sent this follow-up to the Textile Museum's recent request for information about a painting from the Almonte area by...

A century ago in Pakenham

I found these fascinating photos of the area around Pakenham's Five-Span Bridge on the Facebook group called 'Lost Ottawa'. They're from Library and Archives Canada and were...

Sleuthing for the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

We’re looking for your help to identify this property. Why? It’s a painting by Dr. Frederick Banting titled, “Almonte 1927”. Yes, that Dr. Banting who discovered...
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