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By Edith Cody-Rice Gloria Gopher had her moment in the sun yesterday (or one of her moments). On a sunny Friday afternoon, a large group of guests collected on the Alameda in Almonte for the unveiling of her bronze statue. Many of the attendees arrived with their Noreen Young look alike pup
The Almonte House and Garden Tour, held Saturday, June 24, raised over $24,000. More than 500 people enjoyed getting a peek into seven of Almonte’s most interesting homes and three outstanding gardens. The fundraiser was a resounding success for the Almonte General Hospital Fairview Manor Foundatio
Er, correct that to a hole that’s causing us to wonder! Just there – between the Almonte Branch of the Mississippi Mills library and the Almonte Alameda, near those great red Muskoka chairs – a hole. Just so. And very soon it will be graced with a pillar and then, sigh, Gloria Gopher in all her b
Teacher Leanne Robinson sends this lovely note: The grade 5/6 students at R. Tait McKenzie Public School were given a writing assignment in which they were to write about someone they admired. Some of these students chose to write about people in our community. It is quite evident from what they
Big news, Folks: Just Good Compost (JGC), Almonte's new door-to-door compost pick-up service has successfully crossed the six-month mark! What a ride! From less than 5 households last October we are quickly closing in on 250! We are also lucky to have several socially and environmentally minded busi