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Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 18, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  The two Diomede Islands...

Outdoor chairs for sale

Two Faulkner 'zero gravity' chairs in navy,...

Caroline Yuill — obituary

Yuill (nee Drynan), Caroline Ann Peacefully at home...

Arts & Culture

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

Books

John Dunn's Stories

Lanark Lit Writing Competition

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NOREEN YOUNG: DRAWINGS & ILLUSTRATIONS at Sivarulrasa Gallery

An exhibition in support of the Noreen Young Award for the Arts Show dates: August 1 – September 4, 2026 Opening Reception: Sunday August 2, 3pm-5pm From August 1 to September 4,...

Maternal Ecologies: Feminist Practices of Motherhood, Land and Creativity

Review by Edith Cody-Rice Maternal Ecologies is an anthology, a combination of artistic and academic expressions of the experience of motherhood, particularly in relation to nature and the land In...

August brings two new exhibitions to the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Two new exhibitions are coming to the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in August! Attend the vernissage for “Unfinished Journey: Memory, Identity, & Family” by Anne Kelly and “Queer Newfoundland...
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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

Puppets Up! shows the charm and community spirit of Mississippi Mills (Almonte) at its best

by Edith Cody-Rice Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival once again delighted audiences young and old with its innovative puppet productions and superb street entertainment. Mill...

Puppets Up! launches with a puppet version of Swan Lake

by Edith Cody-Rice If you wandered down Mill Street in Almonte at dusk on Thursday evening, you would have seen a team of artists furiously...

What happens when the Puppets Up! festival day is over and it’s time for the puppets to relax and just hang out??

Come to "Nothing Up Our Sleeves", the August 11th Saturday night cabaret at the Old Town Hall and you'll find out.This naughty adults-only...

What happens when the Puppets Up! festival day is over and it's time for the puppets to relax and just hang out??

Come to "Nothing Up Our Sleeves", the August 11th Saturday night cabaret at the Old Town Hall and you'll find out.This naughty adults-only...

Puppets Up! coming to Mississippi Mills (Almonte) August 11 & 12

Puppets Up! coming to Mississippi Mills (Almonte) August 11 & 12

The Cat’s Table – by Michael Ondaatje – book review

by Amelia Gordon Michael Ondaatje's The Cat's Table, the bestseller published in hardback last year, has now been released in paperback by Vintage Canada....

International Power Canada Inc is newest Puppets Up! sponsor

Puppets Up! welcomes International Power Canada Inc.as their newest sponsor for the upcoming Almonte puppet festival on August 11 and 12. On Tuesday, July...

Vulture’s Picnic by Greg Palast – book review

by Robin Samuel  Vulture's Picnic is about the oil business.  It is focused on BP's Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico and...

A Conspiracy of Friends – A Corduroy Mansions novel by Alexander McCall Smith – book review

 by Edith Cody-Rice  The third in the Corduroy Mansions series by Alexander McCall Smith has finally been distributed in Canada by Random House. A...

The Abundant Community by John McKnight and Peter Block – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice The Abundant Community is a book that addresses our current societal malaise. John McKnight, who visited Mississippi Mills, Brockville and Carleton Place...

Textile Museum begins restoration of windows thanks to “Adopt-a-Window” campaign

by Michael Rikley-Lancaster Repair of twenty-three windows and window sills will soon be under way at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum. The windows are...

Textile Museum begins restoration of windows thanks to

by Michael Rikley-Lancaster Repair of twenty-three windows and window sills will soon be under way at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum. The windows are...

Textile Museum begins restoration of windows thanks to “Adopt-a-Window” campaign

by Michael Rikley-Lancaster    Repair of twenty-three windows and window sills will soon be under way at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum. The windows...
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