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FOR RENT: 1 September, 2-bedroom single home...

Jeremy and Sara Mastrangelo, Saturday July 25, 2026, 730pm-9pm

Four Centuries of Violin Duos On Saturday...

Amateur radio emergency service reaches new heights  

Thoughts of old days' barn-raising came to...

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An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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Jeremy and Sara Mastrangelo, Saturday July 25, 2026, 730pm-9pm

Four Centuries of Violin Duos On Saturday July 25, 2026, Sivarulrasa Gallery is delighted to present an intimate evening of chamber music with violinists Jeremy and Sara Mastrangelo, performing...

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...

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

Painted curtains on windows on Mill Street a great Puppets Up! success

The painted windows for this year’s Puppets Up! were especially beautiful.  There were so many!!  More than ever before, store owners on Mill Street...

Democracy Inc. – book review

by Robin Samuel Go here http://youtu.be/JKROM2y6pwY for the video version of this book review. Democracy Inc makes the case that democracy in the US is struggling....

Gray Ghost – a small town with a huge heart

by Shannon Gray, Vintage Wings of Canada, Veterans Relations 0800 hours, August 9th 1945 – In the far reaches of the Pacific, Robert Hampton Gray,...

Shaun McLaughlin’s first novel wins a silver Ebook award

Local author and Mississippi Mills Councillor Shaun McLaughlin has been awarded 2013 silver medal winner for Historical Literature Fiction – Modern (set 1500-1940 AD) for...

Puppeteering Shakespeare

by Bence Sarkadi, of the Bence Sarkadi Theatre of Marionettes The 9th annual Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival has just ended in Almonte, and it...

Anthony St Denis on display at the Chambers Gallery, August 14, 2013 – September 17, 2013.

Sir John A. Mac Donald Biography Anthony St. Dennis I moved with my family from Ottawa to Almonte in 1976. My formal artistic training began at British American...

5 Wednesdays in July

This past July, members of the Augusta Street Park Community Committee created a free musical concert series in Augusta Street Park, “5 Wednesdays in...

The King’s Deception by Steve Berry – book review

Steve Berry is a fan of Dan Brown, author of Da Vinci's Code and in this 8th book in the Cotton Malone series he...

Almonte’s Puppets Up! featured on CTV Morning Live

Yesterday Puppets Up! Artistic Director Noreen Young and artist Stephen Brathwaite dropped by CTV Morning Live to discuss Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival  

The 2 Day Diet by Dr. Michelle Harvie and Professor Tony Howell – book review

 by Amelia Gordon The 2 Day Diet is a bit of a misnomer. Strictly speaking it should be the 2 day strict diet with a...

PHOTO: Riverwalk and Old Town Hall

by Brent Eades I took this photo today of the Riverwalk looking towards the Old Town Hall. I do love the riverfront here in town....

Appleton: A Local Destination

The North Lanark Regional Museum is open for visitors, with student staffers who enjoy giving guided tours of the different sections of the museum,...

A Life and Legacy in Textiles at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

In September 2011, a beloved mother and grandmother passed away in Almonte at the age of 93. She left her family not only a legacy...

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