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For sale: Obstacle course for kids

Double slackline, two lengths of 50 ft....

Walter Faraday — obituary

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

Stationary bike for sale

We have a Sunny stationary bike for...

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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

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice Readers who know Margaret  Atwood's work seem to fall into two general categories. There are those who love her and those who...

Clip Clop: A John Dunn story

A kind of afternoon drowsiness had crept over Irishtown. We passed Barney Lunney's store with the blind down over the front window, crossed the...

Jazz in January!

Last Saturday evening some 100 people were treated to the world class jazz stylings of Herbie’s Hill in the transformed Bean Car showroom.  Our...

Released

by Rosemary Leach It shocks me that I was once a figure skater. I laugh to think I even won some medals. The 1970s figure skating...

The Biography: John Le Carré by Adam Sisman – review

by Edith Cody-Rice Adam Sisman was chosen by David Cornwell, who writes as John Le Carré, to write his biography, the only one in existence. Cornwell...

Your Time to Sing: A new community choir in town

The Rhythm & Song Community Choir Rhythm & Song is a new community choir for adults* in Mississippi Mills. Maybe you love to sing, maybe...

Almonte in Concert is back in force!

Almonte in Concert has been struggling with the recruitment of new board members to carry out the multiple functions associated with an annual series...

Santa Claus arrives early at Textile Museum

Christmas came early to the MVTM! Donations for the month of December amounted to $16,000, thanks to the Friends of the MVTM, donors and the...

Poles Apart by Terry Fallis – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice Terry Fallis is a very funny writer. Ever since his first published book Best Laid Plans, he has maintained the ironic self...

Hear the only known recording of James Naismith

by Brent Eades A link shared by Mayor McLaughlin led me to this fascinating 1939 radio interview with Almonte's own Dr. James Naismith, the inventor...

The Doctor and a Horse Called Frank – a John Dunn story

In those days, the doctor kept both an automobile and a horse. My father’s car was called a Huppmobile, and the horse simply Frank....

Drummond WI makes donation to Archives Lanark

Archives Lanark was the happy recipient of a sizeable cheque from the Second Line of Drummond Women’s Institute in November. They chose the archives...

Expanded historic photo archive now on Almonte.com

by Brent Eades About 15 years ago local resident Michael Dunn provided me with several hundred historic photos of Almonte and area that he had...

Almonte in Concert renewal: Special meeting on December 14

A good turnout of friends of Almonte in Concert gathered on November 20th at the Old Town Hall to discuss steps needed to revive...
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