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Lawn bowls for sale

Own your own Taylor lawn bowls. One...

Pinehurst: Jane Jacobs and the positive side of Nimbyism

I attended the December 2, 2025 public...

Gingery Pork and Snap Pea Stir Fry

by Susan Hanna This recipe from Bon Appetit...

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A Huge Thank You!

To the people who stopped and helped my husband get up and get home after he fell while crossing Almonte Street—THANK YOU! We went immediately to the ER. Mike was...

they keep on walking

by Chris Cavan they keep on walking hearts attuned to love & peace the only way they know one foot ahead of the other over & over along the winding spiral of history hoping for change for something...

My friend Jim, or the best Christmas gift I ever gave myself

Editor's Note: This story's author told us, "My wife, Nancy Martin, spent her formative years in Almonte, and we go back to visit each September from our current home...
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“The Somewhat Handyman”

Reader Bob Miller sends us this delightful story. I spent a good portion of Saturday helping a friend to paint a room in the basement...

Puppets Up! Helps to Build Communities – From Almonte to India.

by Peter Mansfield, Architect A series of events that started at Puppets UP in Almonte this past August has led to a group of Carleton...

Former resident recalls working for Louis Peterson

The article on Louis Peterson brought back many interesting memories of my relationship with Louis and the people who worked for him. Jack, Donny,...

A Christmas Lesson

Mary Macurdy stank. There was no doubt about it. The stench wafted around her like a cloud of noxious gas, the smell staying in...

Christmas Eve Image

A personal witness to one Christmas eve on the Alzheimer's Unit of the old Fairview Manor. by Karen Hirst Christmas Eve and the corridors are quiet following...

Flat-footed and Flabbergasted

by Catherine Cameron By Christmastime of 1977, Bernard and I had been married for five years and were the parents of a lovely two-year-old son. We...

He was just a face on the corner

In advance of Remembrance Day this Friday, Lyle Dillabough sends us this eloquent and moving story. He was just an old man. A face on the...

A Canadian story

Graham Lindsey shared this touching story on Facebook of a recent chance encounter on a Canadian train. He kindly allowed us to reprint it...

James Mackintosh Bell

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B.   "The Millstone News", the exceedingly popular e-newspaper of the Town of Mississippi Mills (combining as of 1998 the...

Reader sends sweet story about Pakenham’s Riverbend Park

Hello Millstone Folks. I want to share a special story about somewhere my family has camped all my life. My parents visited family &...

Cracked Bowls, Empty Bowls

  by Rosemary Leach I have a friend Andrea. She doesn’t take up a lot of space in the world. Andrea has curly reddish hair, light blue eyes,...

SchoolBOX Trip to Nicaragua: Part 1

SchoolBOX is a charitable organization founded in 2006 by Almonte's Tom Affleck. Its executive director is Sarah Kerr, also of Almonte. Its mission is...

Romantic Interlude

by Peter Nelson The first thing I noticed was the gentle way her hair caught the sunlight. She sat by the window, and the late...

Fundraising for Augusta Street Park

by  Cathy Gayton I grew up in Almonte and had friends that lived near Augusta Street Park. I remember going to the park to...
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