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by Allan Goddard Hello readers! I have had numerous...

Noreen Young’s early drawings on exhibit at the Sivarulrasa Gallery.

by Edith Cody-Rice Don’t let your daughter go...

The Tunic Show at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

by Edith Cody-Rice On Saturday August 1, the...

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Almonte Lawn Bowling Club “rolls for the cure”

July 20 was a lovely evening and the members of the Almonte Lawn Bowling Club came together for this year's Rolling for the Cure. The generosity and community spirit on...

Home Hospice and Naismith Men’s Shed Partnership

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Naismith Men’s Shed was looking for ways to stay connected while observing social distancing requirements. Home Hospice gave a Zoom presentation to...

ADHS students create ‘memory boxes’ for parents who experience perinatal loss

Families experiencing perinatal loss at Almonte General Hospital will soon receive handcrafted memory boxes thanks to a compassionate community initiative involving The Souls Nest, Almonte and District High School,...
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Local hospitals hit by COVID ‘ripple effect’

The recent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in local communities has impacted patient care at Almonte General Hospital and Carleton Place &...

COVID outbreak declared at Pakenham Public School

Parents, guardians, staff and students at Pakenham Public School received notification today that the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has declared an outbreak...

Almonte General Hospital welcomes two new family physicians

Dr. Charlotte Dawson and Dr. Brandon Harvey are the newest family physicians to join the Ottawa Valley Family Health Team, but they are no...

The power of connection

Local Organizations Work Together to Make Resources Available Last September a gentleman from the community reached out to Nancy Deschenes, Chair of the Home Hospice...

Lanark paramedics to receive $3.25 million in funding

The Lanark County Paramedic Service (LCPS) and Almonte General Hospital (AGH) are pleased to announce an injection of funding from the Ontario government to...

Home Hospice North Lanark seeks new board members

At this time we seek applicants who have a background in nursing at a senior management level. Community practice would be an asset. Other...

HFT’s Vallentyne Bake brings $3,960 to AGH

Goodness from the Heart The Vallentyne Bake was held Sunday, Feb. 14 at Healthy Food Technologies (HFT) in Almonte. For 7 years now, Doris and...

Home Hospice thanks the OutCare Foundation for $3,800 donation

Support comes in many forms and is always appreciated by the Board of Directors of Home Hospice North Lanark (HHNL), but ultimately it is...

Lanark and Leeds Grenville go ‘Green-Prevent’ on February 16

On February 16 at 12:01 AM, the Ontario Stay At Home Order will be lifted in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark, and we will move...

AGH gets funding from CMA Foundation for COVID-19 relief

The Canadian Medical Association Foundation’s COVID-19 Community Hospital Fund granted $44,650 to the Almonte General Hospital Fairview Manor Foundation as part of its COVID-19...

Fairview Manor residents receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Leeds Grenville Lanark (LGL) District Public Health Unit staff were on site at Fairview Manor on January 28th to administer the first dose of...

Local Subway serves up ‘hero’ sandwiches

Jay Patel from the Almonte Subway wanted to do something to show his ongoing support of staff at Almonte General Hospital and Fairview Manor...

Caregiver learning tools to help you cope through Covid-19 – and the holidays

Imagine that you just started a new job.  You’d probably expect that you would receive training, or receive some peer support from people around...

Local paramedics help build a mountain of food

Every day, paramedics with the Lanark County Paramedic Services (LCPS) care for our community. Recently, they did so in a different way.  On December...
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