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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.

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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...

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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...

Mill Street Books celebrates Independent’s Day

On Saturday, October 15,independent booksellers all across the country celebrated Canadian Booksellers Association Independents’ Day—a day designed to promote the importance of locally owned...

Do you have an unfinished screenplay? Can you commit to writing 10 pages every 2 weeks?

Three Ottawa-area screenwriters are resuming their screenwriting group and seek 3-4 new members. Our goals are to:1. have regular deadlines, thereby propelling the script...

David A. Wilson and the McGee Band: Concert, Literary Event, and Book Launch of Thomas D’Arcy McGee Volume 2: The Extreme Moderate – Sunday...

An Almonte Celtfest 2012 fund-raiser, The McGee Band and Prof. David Wilson presents a superb show that uniquely combines powerful emotion, creativity in music...

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