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The Art of Letting Go: Embracing Freedom through Kadampa Buddhism

In a world full of stress, attachments,...

Gas line expansion

This is an opinion piece inviting you...

Sheet-Pan Turmeric Chicken and Crispy Rice

by Susan Hanna This delicious recipe from NYT...

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Gas line expansion

This is an opinion piece inviting you to form your own informed opinion on two related matters affecting us all. Almonte is served by natural gas lines. We are on...

Sheet-Pan Turmeric Chicken and Crispy Rice

by Susan Hanna This delicious recipe from NYT Cooking yields succulent chicken and crispy golden rice, all on a single sheet pan. Make a lemon-garlic-ginger-turmeric marinade and set 1 tbsp...

Free practical caregiver course, April 6 and 20

We need a few more registrations so we don’t have to cancel! Are you an unpaid caregiver? This FREE Course is specially designed for you! Practical Caregiver Training weekend sessions April...

Gardening in Almonte: Lots of green tomatoes!

by David Hinks This year it seems like it will be a race between the late blight and frost as to which ends the tomato...

A little friendly gardening competition reaps big benefits for Lanark County Food Bank

A conversation with two green thumbs. Issued on May 1st, the Workers’ Day, the ‘Great Veggie Grow-off’ has ‘pitted’ the towns of Mississippi Mills, Carleton...

Whole Grilled Chicken with Scorched Herbs

serves 4 This recipe from Anna and Michael Olson Cook From Home is a great way to grill a whole chicken. Because the chicken is...

Subway raising funds to support Mississippi Mills River Run

Subway restaurant in Almonte is the latest business to sign on to raise funds to support the September 6, 2014 Mississippi Mills River Run. Subway...

Health Unit issues heat alert

by Susan Healey  Dr. Paula Stewart, Medical Officer of Health for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, has issued a Heat Alert because...

Gay Cook’s Chocolate Zucchini Bundt Cake

by Gay Cook  I have to be honest when I say I have never enjoyed zucchini cooked as a vegetable but when it’s added in...

Gardening in Almonte: Don’t get Mother Nature irate!

  Apparently my complaints the last two weeks that my garden was still bone dry and that it was impossible to keep everything watered was...

Take precautions to protect yourself from tick and mosquito borne diseases

by Healey, Susan Tick borne (Lyme Disease) and mosquito borne diseases (West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis) are preventable. August and September are the months...

Backpack safety – Prevent back and neck pain this school year

 By Dr. Jennifer Fergusson BASc, DC  Most of us probably have not carried a backpack in quite some time. Every day you load up you...

Blue-green algae bloom confirmed at McNally’s Bay on Upper Rideau Lake.

The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit recently alerted residents of McNally’s Bay on Upper Rideau Lake of a potential blue-green algae bloom...

Tender Zucchini Fritters with Green Goddess Dressing

 by Susan Hanna Here’s a delicious way to use the zucchini that is overtaking your garden. This recipe for zucchini fritters from the August 2010...

Gardening in Almonte: How dry is it? Part II

 by David Hinks Coincident with the publication of my column last week, we had about a half-inch of rain but it was far from enough...

Healthy Food Is Important for Everyone

 by Mary WilsonTrider Although we receive many positive comments at Almonte General Hospital and Fairview Manor, it is no secret that hospital food, generally, does...

Broiled or Grilled Marinated Salmon Fillets with Cucumber Herb Sauce  

Makes 4 to 6 servings Salmon is a delicious healthy food with remarkable high levels of omega 3 fats. The Atlantic salmon has a lighter...

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