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The El Tarsha family needs a place to live

After 9 years in the same house,...

Memories of Liberation in the Netherlands, 1945

by Ingrid Hamster May 5th, 2025, marks the...

Shattered Motherhood by Donna Johnson

by Edith Cody-Rice Imagine grieving for a loved...

Arts & Culture

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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John Dunn's Stories

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Shattered Motherhood by Donna Johnson

by Edith Cody-Rice Imagine grieving for a loved one who has died. Many of us do not need to imagine that. We have lived it.  Then imagine that that loved...

A quarter century of the Ragged Flowers

The Ragged Flowers celebrate a quarter century in bloom with June Cedar Hill concerts and a limited-edition double vinyl album release The Ragged Flowers are marking 25 years since their...

The Ten Collective

by Edith Cody-Rice  On April 26 and 27, the Ten Collective group of artists welcomed 2000 fans to its fifth showing at the textile museum in Almonte. Although named the...
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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

Days of Toil and Tears:The Child Labour Diary of Flora Rutherford, Almonte, Ontario, 1887 by Sarah Ellis-book review

by Trish Dyer As a Toronto high school student studying Canadian history, I was fascinated by William Lyon Mackenzie and the Rebellion of Upper Canada...

Light Up the Night

Once again Almonte showed why it is known as "the magical town in the valley". All the warmth and spirit of its character was on...

A Season in Hell by Robert Fowler – book review

 by Edith Cody-Rice The title of this compelling account is from a Rimbaud poem about despair and desperation, an apt description of  the ordeal faced by the...

Grete Hale appears at The Palms sponsored by Mill Street Books

Grete Hale, iconic philanthropist and new author, spoke to a small gathering at the Palms Sunday afternoon. Grete, one of a triumvirate of famous...

The Uncommon Reader

by Marnie Bruce Any of the Queen's subjects who may have wondered how she manages to cope with the endless round of duties at home...

November at Mill Street Books

Mill Street Books is planning some great events for people who must eat gluten free. Mary Lumsden has many gluten free friends and has...

Naismith is Colourblind and He Can’t Drive

The musical production currently on at the Almonte Old Town Hall, Naismith is Colourblind and He Can't Driveis the real thing.  It's genuine, heartfelt...

Naismith is Colourblind and He Can't Drive

The musical production currently on at the Almonte Old Town Hall, Naismith is Colourblind and He Can't Driveis the real thing.  It's genuine, heartfelt...

What’s new at Almonte’s public galleries

November 4 to December 8, 2011CHAMBERS GALLERY, Mississippi Mills Administration Building, 3131 Old Perth RoadSTEPHANIE FORD FORRESTER Working by hand almost exclusively in raw silks...

My town’s got GREAT talent!

by Noreen Young IMPACT PERCUSSION was the big winner at Saturday night’s “My Town’s Got Talent” The six young drummers, Aaron Francis, Jason Koster, Gavin...

My town’s got GREAT talent!

by Noreen Young IMPACT PERCUSSION was the big winner at Saturday night's

Civilization by Niall Ferguson – Book Review

Niall Ferguson is a writer with sweeping ideas, As with the broad sweep of his book the Ascent of Money, in his new book...

Neil Carleton’s stunning nature studies in acrylic

Two Beeches and a Hemlock Beech Leaves Yellow Birch Bark Under The Hand Lens Leaf Motif 2 Photos and Paintings © Neil Carleton

Ode to a Snow White Laundry

by Lorey Miller A few months ago, I read a front-page story in a local paper here in Carleton Place, featuring a story about...
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