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For sale: Obstacle course for kids

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

Diana’s Quiz, July 4 2026

QUESTIONS What began to tilt in 1178...

Walter Faraday — obituary

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

Arts & Culture

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...

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

Paper puppet animation workshop kicks off 8 workshops in Almonte

Today’s “Paper Puppet Animation Workshop” with Amanda Homeniuk, was the kick-off for 8 puppet workshops that JB Arts in partnership with Puppets Up will...

Puppets-Up spin off!

Dr. Manuel Moran, Artistic Director and CEO of Teatro SEA, New York and Richard Marino, Managing Director of Teatro SEA descended upon them in...

New at the Almonte branch of the Mississippi Mills Public Library- Week of March 17, 2014

by Margo Haygoodings FICTION A song for the dying by Stuart MacBride This dark road to mercy by Wiley Cash The Museum of extraordinary things by Alice Hoffman The...

Uta Riccius: Plastik at General Fine Craft, Art & Design March 4-30, 2014

by Richard Skrobecki2014 www.generalfinecraft.com Have you been wondering about the giant sculpture hanging in The General this month? Read on… Uta Riccius’ process begins with used plastics...

Almonte lawyer Bill Chapman makes important donations to Archives Lanark

by Marilyn Snedden Archives Lanark has just received an impressive collection of high quality original documents,many of them framed, from Bill Chapman, who is...

The story of Cookee

by John Dunn Frank was still around at the end of the war, not much older in appearance from what he was at the outset...

Know the Night by Maria Mutch – book review

by Amelia Gordon I suspect that few parents can turn the experience of parenting a child with special needs into poetry  but Maria Mutch has...

New at the Almonte branch of the Mississippi Mills Public Library – week of March 10, 2014

NEW NON-FICTION The Canadian century:  moving out of America's shadow by Brian Lee Crowley Fast future:  how the millennial generation is shaping our world by David...

Almonte resident Frances O’Neill stars in kids’ series Maggins Mysteries

Ottawa-based Media Production company is working with young local actors to develop a “Pick your Path” adventure series. Four talented local Ottawa kids and GoFer...

“Textile Nature – Canada” Workshop at the Textile Museum

Michael Rikley-LancasterExecutive Director / CuratorMississippi Valley Textile Museum You won’t want to miss a chance to make a nature-themed piece of fabric art in this...

Donation dresses windows at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

A recent donation of two hundred dollars from the 2nd Thursday Book Club in memory of Mary Rosamond Hugessen, book club member, tireless community volunteer and Museum...

Human Library project coming to the Mississippi Mills Public Library

by Margo Haygoodings Staff at The Mississippi Mills Public Library at both Almonte and Pakenham Branches are excited to be offering its first HUMAN LIBRARY...

The Bear by Claire Cameron – book review

Claire Cameron's The Bear has made a number of best seller lists and it took me a while to understand why, but in the...

Almonte Potters Guild show -March 4 – April 7, 2014

The Almonte Potters Guild are exhibiting examples of their beautiful and varied work in the glass cabinets at the Corridor Gallery, Almonte Public Library...

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