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Tunic Show, August 1st, 2026, Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

What started off as any other day,...

Sell Out Crowd Attends the Almonte Craft Beer Fest

by Edith Cody-Rice  It was a sunny, pleasantly...

‘Pioneer Days’ at Middleville, August 2

On Sunday, August 2nd, (noon - 4pm),...

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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

Lanark Lit Writing Competition

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Tunic Show, August 1st, 2026, Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

What started off as any other day, getting together with friends, conversations, laughter, discussions on our struggles and then, of course, what each of us is pursuing or dreaming...

Sell Out Crowd Attends the Almonte Craft Beer Fest

by Edith Cody-Rice  It was a sunny, pleasantly warm evening on Friday, July 24 when the parking lot at the Old Town Hall began to fill up with a capacity...

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,...
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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

 Author sends gift to Book Club

Mill Street Book Club Members praised the The Heaviness of Things That Float  (the June Book Club selection) for its writing style, setting, plot, character development...

Textile Museum launches new website

The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum is excited to launch its new-look website at its old address, www.mvtm.ca. Just like the physical museum, the website has been evolving...

‘The Summer Before the War’ by Helen Simonson – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice The Summer Before the War is the latest offering and second novel of English author Helen Simonson, whose debut novel the Major Pettigrew's...

The Celebrated Case of the Chalk River Local and the Charley Cow: A John Dunn story

Neither Dinny O’Brien nor Norman the Red had any expectation, not even the slightest, that good fortune would be awaiting them at the Snedden...

Sweaters and Gas Pumps

by Rosemary Leach The cashier at Preston Hardware is serving the guy ahead of me. She could be anywhere between 17 and 30. She has...

Death of a Museum

I witnessed something sad and pathetic today. For over 40 years the Marine Museum at Kingston (formerly known as The Marine Museum of the Great...

Almonte Celtfest salutes Cindy Thompson, Fiddler-in-Residence

by Ruth DuBois Imagine what can happen when a headliner performer like Cindy Thompson opens for a headliner performing band like Coig! Electricity, that's what!...

Town’s first ‘micro-library’ is open for business

What goes best with a freshly brewed Equator Coffee and a treat from Baker Bob’s?  A great book, of course! The next time you stroll...

The Happiness Equation by Neil Pasricha – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice  Neil Pasricha is the  best selling author of the Book of Awesome Series which has sold over a million copies. His underlying...

Mrs. Liberty’s Party: a John Dunn story

(Published in the Almonte Gazette, Thursday, October 16, 1975) No, I’m not really tired, even though I’ve been on my feet for five hours today....

Spark Joy by Marie Kondo – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice Marie Kondo is the Japanese tidying guru who created an international sensation with her first book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying...

Dogs, cooking, puppets and fan mail: a sneak peek into the life of Ronnie Burkett

by Ilana Reimer One day when Ronnie Burkett was seven years old, he was flipping through the World Book Encyclopedia and it fell open to...

Local author launches latest young-adult novel

Liane Shaw launched her fifth book, Don't Tell, Don't Tell, Don't Tell, at Mill Street Books today as part of the nation-wide Authors for...

‘Festival of Small Halls’ to expand in region this year

The Millstone received this press release today. Festival of Small Halls expands local venue offering for 2016 The festival that brought big names in music to...
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