Cultural & Community Updates

Press Release – Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit. Summer temperatures have arrived.

Mississippi Mills All My Relations is partnering with the Municipality of Mississippi Mills to host a Summer Solstice Celebration on Thursday, June 20 at Riverfront Park in Almonte, bringing together Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. This celebration, open to everyone in the community, will include Indigenous ceremony, music, jingle dancing, crafts, Inuit games and songs by Almonte’s Rhythm and Song!

Seniors Month has been celebrated in the month of June since 1984, and this year marks 40. .

From Mississippi Mills All My Relations. Mississippi Mills All My Relations (MMAMR) is participating in the Canadian Library, a community-engaged art initiative of 8000 books to honour Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQIA+ people.

During the June 26 Lanark County Council meeting, Lanark County Warden Steve Fournier (Drummond/North Elmsley Reeve) presented Almonte Resident George Yaremchuk with the new Culture Connector Award, which was launched by the Local Immigration Partnership – Lanark & Renfrew Counties in 2023 as part of the Culture Connect initiative. The award celebrates and recognizes individuals and organizations in the Ottawa Valley that have shown exceptional dedication and support to newcomers as they adjust to their new lives.

Learning about Pakenham’s history is now even easier, thanks to local students. Students in Grade 4, 5 and 6 classes at Pakenham Public School recently unveiled a Real-World Learning Project they worked on throughout the school year.

Press Release - Almonte General Hospital Fairview Manor Foundation. Longtime Almonte residents and community volunteers Rhonda and Paul Virgin are the 2023 recipients of the 5th annual Bert McIntyre Memorial Award for Volunteerism.

Press Release – Lanark Community Alliance. The Lanark Community Alliance (LCA) represents a coming together of independent, non-profit community agencies united in their mission to improve the lives of those they serve in Lanark County.

The Royal Canadian Legion Almonte Branch 240 will host their annual Battle of the Atlantic ceremony on Sunday, May 26. A parade will form at the Almonte Legion (100 Bridge Street) at 1:30 p. m.

From the Mississippi Mills Inclusion Project. The Mississippi Mills Inclusion Project – in partnership with Mississippi Mills Bicycle Month and the Municipality of Mississippi Mills – is delighted to invite you to our next exciting event which will be taking place on Friday, June 28 from 5-9 p. m. : a Multicultural Potluck on Mill Street!.