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Keith Munro — Celebration of life, August 1

Come and celebrate the life of Keith "Greaser"...

Community breakfast at St. George’s Anglican Church, May 9

Free community breakfast on Saturday, June 13...

Come out for Almonte Celtfest’s 30th anniversary edition July 3-5!

Almonte Celtfest is celebrating their 30th anniversary...

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Letter from Paris: Hot Times for Seniors in Paris

by Keith Spicer Planning to let loose on that long-dreamt getaway to the City of Light? You can probably handle sightseeing yourself with a good guidebook or, better, a professional guide, but...

Who’s left on the right?

“Well, the one on the right was on the left And the one in the middle was on the right And the one on the left was in the middle And the...

Bill Chapman weekly column By the Way to end

After 7 years of loyally contributing to the Millstone, Bill Chapman has decided to end his weekly columns. Bill was one of our first contributors, sending us weekly Friday...
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Closing the door on the world

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Reverberations abound in life.  I've learned the only way to hear what is in your head is to close...

Fear of the known

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. When it comes to fear, I have quite enough to occupy me with the very real fear I...

Château Laurier Hotel

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. To be precise the hotel of which I speak is properly called Fairmont Château Laurier Hotel, a label...

John Carson (“JC”) Smithson

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. It would be quite impossible to record everything of note that there is to say about JC Smithson....

The boarding school experience

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. While there are many private schools of every description in Canada and elsewhere, when I attended St. Andrew's...

Edit function

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Quite by accident during our winter stay on Hilton Head Island, SC I have uncovered the delight of the...

Family Squabbles

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. I certainly won't be the first to whine about confrontation with blood relations. The frequency and strength of family squabbles...

Small private income

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. We've all heard it said, "If you've got it, you don't talk about it".  It is a comment...

Resounding nothings

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. I enjoy writing. It's unfortunate my productions are resounding nothings. Writing isn't a labour for me.  It's instinctive. Like my piano playing....

After midnight

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. It wasn’t all that long ago that when the clocks began chiming midnight I began to think about...

Luncheon at the Club

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. As one who regularly submits to the egregious economic folly of driving a late model luxury car, I confess...

Throw away your life

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. There likely isn't anyone who would characterize life as expendable. Yet one has to wonder at those who treat...

Mara Palmer

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Published: December 2, 1996 Mara Palmer, an interior decorator who worked on yachts and offices as well as private...

I’m sleepy

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Until my recent retirement I never enjoyed an afternoon nap unless it were the less glamorous recomposition following a...
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