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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

Carleton Place High School football team, 1949

by Brent Eades I came across this photo of my dad with the 1949 CPHS football team (third from the left in the front row,...

Life Drawing with Elizabeth Veninga

Art classes in Almonte, beginning January 18.

Ambition and Desire: The Dangerous Life of Josephine Bonaparte by Kate Williams – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice 2014 marked the bicentennial of the death of Josephine Bonaparte, wife of General Napoleon Bonaparte, successively wife to Alexandre Beuharnais, widow, revolutionary...

Robin Andrew photographic exhibit “Play” at the Chambers and Corridor Galleries

Robin Andrew photographs are appearing at The Chambers Gallery, Mississippi Mills Administration Building, 3131 Old Perth Road, Almonte from  Wednesday, January 14, 2015 to...

Nadine Sculland at the Chambers and Corridor Galleries

 Nadine Sculland's work is being shown in the glass cabinets at the Chambers Gallery, 3131 Old Perth Road, Mississippi Mills Admin. Building Almonte from...

Puppets Up! receives Ontario Arts Presenters grant

Allan Martin, Chair of the Board of Directors for Puppets up! International Puppet Festival is delighted to announce that  Puppets Up! has just received...

New at the Mississippi Mills Public Library

byMargo Hay-Goodings Library Assistant, Almonte Branch Mississippi Mills Public Library  The art has changed at the Corridor Gallery.  We are now featuring the work of Diane...

A Scholar Gypsy – a John Dunn story

My life as a gypsy scholar began in 1932. I had just turned thirteen, and was about to enter first form of high school....

New at the Mississippi Mills Public Library

by Margo Hay-Goodings, Library Assistant, Almonte Library Mississippi Mills Public Library Staff at the Mississippi Mills Public Library would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year filled...

Ken Charron submits Enerdu design concepts

Editor's Note: Local resident Ken Charron sent us these very interesting comments and design concepts that describe one possible approach to any future expansion...

Punishment, by Linden MacIntyre

by Edith Cody-Rice Punishment is Linden MacIntyre's fourth novel. His first three comprise the Long Stretch Trilogy that  began with  1999’s The Long Stretch, followed...

1895 Almonte Fair

by Marilyn Snedden When I saw the huge amount of classes offered , I thought I would check the Almonte Gazette in the week following...

Almonte Gazette: Christmas 1944

by Brent Eades Below are a few excerpts from the Christmas 1944 edition of the Almonte Gazette.   The lead editorial begins, “This is the fifth Christmas...

Dispatches from the Front by David Halton – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice If you have a last minute Christmas gift to buy for a history buff, may I recommend Dispatches from the Front, broadcast...
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