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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

Aaron Francis' summer Soulpepper experience

by Noreen Young  For a talented young person whose passion is acting and the theatre, what could be sweeter than to be chosen one of...

Happily retired – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice This book, first published in 2009, is a practical little guide and would be a good gift for anyone about to retire...

Exhibit of British Home Child Memorial Quilt at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum ends August 31

 by Edith Cody-Rice   In 2009, the Canadian Parliament passed a motion declaring 2010 the year of the British Home Child in Canada. The Home...

Almonte St. George Street party

By Neil Carleton  When it was sunny, Saturday, and summer, a family street party was bound to happen yesterday. After a creative force of...

Ugly Beauty – Book Review

by Edith Cody-Rice  The book  Ugly Beauty: Helena Rubinstein, L'Oreal, and The Blemished History of Looking Good by Ruth Brandon has somehow flown under the...

Almonte’s Mill Street Books makes Canada’s top ten list

Mill Street Books Those who nominated this "small, community minded shop" in Almonte, Ontario, repeatedly sang the praises of owners Mary and Terry. A keen,...

Almonte’s Mill Street Books makes Canada’s top ten list

  Mill Street Books Those who nominated this "small, community minded shop" in Almonte, Ontario, repeatedly sang the praises of owners Mary and Terry. A keen,...

The Tiger’s Wife – Book Review

by Edith Cody-Rice  Téa Obrecht, the 25 year old author ot the Tiger's Wife, winner of this year's coveted Orange Prize for fiction, is undoubtedly a talented...

Shaun McLaughlin book will mark 175th anniversary of “Patriot War”

Shaun McLaughlin book will mark 175th anniversary of "Patriot War"  Shaun McLaughlin, Ramsay Ward Councillor, history buff and author is writing a book on the...

Sanctuary Line – Book Review

by Edith Cody-Rice Jane Urquhart is a poet who writes novels. Oh, her prose is perfectly natural but it has a weight and cadence that...

SOS: Stories of Substance

by Rachel EadesSubstance abuse is a pervasive issue that has touched many of our lives. In any Canadian community big or small, stories of...

McNick Goes Irish

Leapin’ Leprechauns!  My toes are still tappin’ to fiddle tunes and Celtic drums in my head! My lucky stars sure were shining bright this past...

Here On Earth- A Natural History of the Planet – Book Review

by Marnie Bruce Tim Flannery,internationally acclaimed scientist, writer and explorer takes us on a remarkable journey through the natural history of life on planet Earth....

Tell Anna She’s Safe – Book Review

by Carolyn Ciccoritti Crimes against women: manipulation, abuse, murder. Tell Anna She’s Safe, a novel by Brenda Missen, weaves fiction out of true crime. In 1995,...
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