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Diana’s Quiz – August 8, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  How many breaths do...

Diana’s Quiz – August 8, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  What is the name...

Be aware: Mississippi water flows “significantly higher than normal”

Residents and visitors are advised that water...

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Home Hospice North Lanark offers new grief and bereavement support group beginning August 18

Home Hospice North Lanark (HHNL) is inviting members of the community who are coping with the loss of a loved one to participate in a new 7-week Grief and...

Grilled Shrimp with Charmoula Sauce

by Susan Hanna This recipe from America’s Test Kitchen combines grilled shrimp with tangy charmoula, a condiment that originated in North Africa. For the sauce, combine pepper, onion and spices...

Honey Sesame Halloumi Spinach Salad

by Susan Hanna If you are looking for a tasty, light meal on a warm summer day, try this salad from NYT Cooking. Make the dressing and toss it with...

The Good Food Tour

by Gay Cook  The Good Food Tour is a new, deliciously, exciting walking, adventure company. It takes place in the charming town of Almonte.  The...

Gardening in Almonte: Rain disaster 

The inconvenience and delays to our gardening plans pales in comparison to the very real disaster that the huge volumes of rain are creating...

National Nurses Week starts tomorrow

May 8 to May 14 2017 is recognized as National Nurses Week in Canada As with most professions, nursing has evolved into its modern-day plethora...

Deep roots, wide spread – a tribute to Bill Barrie

There could be no finer memorial to Almonte resident Bill Barrie than to plant a tree.  Bill was a person whose influence spread far...

Asparagus and Arugula Salad with Homemade Hoisin Vinaigrette

by Susan Hanna I was very excited to see this terrific recipe from Paris-based (and Canadian) professional cook Lina Caschetto in a recent edition of...

Gardening in Almonte: Get off the grass!!

I find most advertising on television irritating if not downright insulting or offensive. However there are a certain group of advertisers, which emerge like...

Commemorative tree planted at Holy Name of Mary

Members of the Knights of Columbus-Dr.J.F. Dunn Council 5153 of Carleton Place & Almonte this past weekend planted a maple tree on the grounds...

Reader gives thanks for act of kindness

I would like to thank the young man, in the large black truck full of tools, who stopped and picked me on Perth Street...

Gay Cook’s Cheese Soufflé Roulade with Spinach Filling

by Gay Cook  This is a melt in the mouth soufflé that is baked in a flat pan, filled and rolled, then served in slices....

Verdict is in on Hub’s future

The Hub's Building Review Committee would like to offer you, our community, heartfelt thanks for taking part in our Building Survey. We received 504 completed...

Gardening in Almonte: Who has seen the rain???

Just how much rain have we received already this spring? What a difference a year makes. The first three weeks of April this year...

Google weighs in on local broadband issue

by Robin Sukhu This past week I participated in a meeting with Google to review our community plan for deploying a high-speed data network in...

Future of rail trail missing input from MM Council

Lanark County will proceed (for now) without Mississippi Mills Council input on rail trail by Don Johnston, Friends of the Ottawa Valley Recreational Trail What does the...

Keep an eye and ear on clock tower this Sunday

Well this is interesting. We've received a note from a team that will apparently doing repairs to the Old Post Office clock tower this Sunday. We...

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