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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...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – June 27, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  The Norwegian Grand Master...

Diana’s Quiz – June 27, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  Who is the Number...

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An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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John Dunn's Stories

Lanark Lit Writing Competition

Pick of the Past

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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

Pick of the Past: Christmas in the Almonte Gazette

by Brent Eades This month's Pick of the Past looks at Christmas editions of the Almonte Gazette over three decades, in 1935, 1945 and 1955. December...

Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else by Chrystia Freeland – book review

by Amelia Gordon Plutocrats is a rather alarming book. Many of the middle class in America think they are ruled by a bureaucracy or even...

Merry Christmas from Mill Street Books!

The shop has been packed every day lately and it is heartwarming to welcome newcomers and see old friends. Many are taking part in...

Branch 240 awards winners of Posters, Poems and Essays Contest

There was standing room only available at the Almonte Legion on Tuesday evening, December 12, 2012 when the winners of the Branch 240 Almonte...

JB Arts and Puppets Up combine for a super group of puppet workshops

Talented artist and entrepreneur, Jeff Banks, owns and operates JBArts, a combination art store and art studio on Mill Street right in downtown Almonte. ...

Full house at ‘Almonte’s Interwoven Past’ film premiere

Saturday night was a night of memories, history and fun! The Town Hall Auditorium was packed for the official documentary film premiere of 'Almonte's...

Full house at 'Almonte's Interwoven Past' film premiere

Saturday night was a night of memories, history and fun! The Town Hall Auditorium was packed for the official documentary film premiere of 'Almonte's...

Hot off the press- Beckwith Rural School Book

by Marilyn Snedden  Archives Lanark is happy to announce that a reprint of the popular Beckwith Rural Schoolbook is now available for a Christmas gift...

Dear Life by Alice Munro – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice In some ways there is little more to say about Alice Munro. She has been described as peerless, one of the great...

Echoes of Time exhibition at Fairview Manor foyer December 12, 2012- January 30, 2013

Amanda Sears at the Corridor Gallery

Almonte Public Library December 4 2012 to January 10 2013 Amanda Sears is a painter and sculptor living and working in Almonte. Her art work...

The North Star of Herschel Island by Bruce Macdonald – press release

Mill Street Books at 52 Mill Street in Almonte Ontario is now carrying a new book on Canada's Arctic tall ship entitled North Star...

Jack Reacher’s Rules by Lee Child – book review

by Amelia Gordon For the diehard Lee Child fan, this may be a good stocking stuffer at Christmas. Jack Reacher, a Lee Child creation, is...

Art and Craft show at Almonte Old Post Office, December 7-8

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