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Naismith students visit the Almonte Lawn Bowling Club

By Maureen Dagg On June 17, teacher Joe...

For Sale: Solid wood furniture/brass accents

From the 1970s. Tallboy. $75 Two bedside...

Local backhoe rentals available

Bcon is a local small business expanding...

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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 Fibrefest celebrates its 30th anniversary!

Almonte, ON- Come on out to the scenic town of Almonte on September 6 and 7 to celebrate the wonderful world of fibre arts...

Almonte and area singers perform Bach’s Magnificat, September 7

Sunday, September 7, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m.  The CAMMAC Ottawa Valley chorus is back to perform amid the stunning cathedral setting of St. John Chrysostom Church...

Lanark Lit Writing Competition – deadline September 30, 2025

A kind reminder to enter your work of creative non-fiction to this year’s competition! Lanark Lit Writing Competition Submissions are Open Deadline is September 30th, 2025. The  genre...

Kingston Writersfest September 18-21 2025

Vanessa Coplan at Corridor Gallery

Vanessa Coplan – Twin Feathers Studio Corridor Gallery, Almonte Branch Library August 10 – October 4 Vanessa Uschy Coplan and Jamie Wilson are the co-creators of...

Proceeds from rector’s book sales to support food bank

Book offer feeds the soul and the community The Lanark County Food Bank received a unique request from Rev. Gertrude (aka Trudy) Hardy as she...

“Folk in the Forest” – a music event you won’t want to miss!

On Saturday August 23, head over to the picturesque village of Appleton to enjoy an outdoor music festival featuring an amazing line-up of talented...

Annual Multicultural Supper a success in its second year.

by Edith Cody-Rice The annual multicultural supper, held this year on July 18,  is a free potluck supper organized by The Inclusion Project in partnership...

TWO EXHIBITIONS opening at Sivarulrasa Gallery

BLOOM, July 26 – Aug 29, 2025 MARY PFAFF: A LITTLE MORE, July 26 – Aug 29, 2025 Combined Vernissage/Artists Reception: Saturday July 26, 2pm-4pm. From July...

Noreen’s Night of Nonsense (an adult puppet cabaret)

Join Puppet’s Up! International Puppet Festival on August 9, 2025, for a one-night-only cabaret performance in honour of Noreen Young. While 2025 is NOT a...

Two new exhibits this summer at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Almonte, ON- The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (MVTM) will be displaying two new temporary exhibits from August 9 to September 27, 2025. All are...

The Pipes are Calling

by Jane Torrance ALMONTE: At 6:00 pm on Friday nights all summer long you can hear a piper (or two) play at the Cenotaph in...

Treasure, by Rosemary Leach

“That hat works either if you are three, or if you are eighty,” my son Max says to his younger sister. Undeterred, Frankie lifts her...

Kingston Writersfest – Poetry Contest

We’re delighted today to announce the launch of Kingston Writes! – the first in a series of KWF-sponsored events to encourage and illuminate the work of emerging...
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