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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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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

In the Garden of Beasts – Book Review

 In the Garden of Beasts is both a biographical portrait of Hitler's 1933 Germany in his first mandate as chancellor  and a cautionary tale about...

Being Nick

Nick, of course, is the world famous mascot of Puppets Up!  Well, at least he’s famous around here.  For the past seven years Nick...

Mississippi Mills Bicycle Month chooses signature artwork for 2012

Mississippi Mills Bicycle Month (MMBM) is back for 2012. It may be only February but we are excited for June and the warm weather...

From Chicken Coop to Cultural Centre – Let’s Start Small, Dream Big!

This was the message from Saskia Praamsma, this past Monday in her presentation to the Town's Culture and Recreation Committee. Supported bythe volunteer directors...

From Chicken Coop to Cultural Centre – Let's Start Small, Dream Big!

This was the message from Saskia Praamsma, this past Monday in her presentation to the Town's Culture and Recreation Committee. Supported bythe volunteer directors...

Artist Louis Helbig – Beautiful Destruction- Aerial photography on display in Mississippi Mills February 2- April 12, 2012

by Edith Cody-Rice   

Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff – book review

by Amelia Gordon   Many of us know of the life of Cleopatra through the plays of Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw and the lush 1963...

The Mississippi Mills Public Library declares food for fines a success

The Mississippi Mills Public Library is reporting great success with its food for fines program. In December, it permitted patrons to pay fines by...

Ronnie Burkett appears at the National Arts Centre for Puppets Up!

Ronnie Burkett, Canada's foremost puppeteer, will be appearing at the National Arts Centre from March 13th to April 1st with his current Theatre of...

Terry Tufts plays last gig at the Barley Mow

 It’s Thursday night and Terry Tufts is singing at the Barley Mow. There he is, wearing his iconic "Pang Hat" (made for him by Susan...

Margaret’s Last Christmas Wish

ByLyle DillaboughMargaret read the lines over and over again. She couldn't believe it but there they were. Words written by her beloved brother Bill....

Danielle Gregoire will have a story on CBC’s website front page tomorrow

Almonte resident Danielle Gregoire is excited today. She entered a story in the CBC Canada Writes competition and has learned that her story is...

Around the World in 80 Years by Don Wiles – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice    Almonte resident and Carleton University Professor Emeritus Don Wiles has written a slender tome of what historians call "belles lettres", a personal...

Wait for Me by Deborah Mitford – book review

by Amelia Gordon What more is there to say about the brilliant Mitford sisters who reigned in England and America in the mid 2th century?...
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