Category - Columnists

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Are You Lonesome Tannat

While dining at one of those all-the-meat-you-can-eat Brazilian steakhouses recently, the waiter recommended a big and bold red wine called Tannat to match the...

Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy

TWITCHERS ENJOY FUR TOO

Elaine and I stare into the abyss, that of being full blown “twitchers” — that someone who takes time to pursue rare birds and will travel almost...

Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan

We are stronger together

Death, politics and religion – three topics we are told to avoid at parties and the family dinner table. But in this age of polarization and uncivil...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

War Of the Rieslings

Other than the history nerds in the audience, few people remember the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. For that matter, few people remember the short-lived Kingdom...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Bock To The Future

Some of our more pious readers may be in the middle of observing Lent, those forty days of fasting and resisting temptations between the festival days of...

Columnists - Chantelle de Jonge

Budget 2025

Alberta’s population is growing at an unprecedented pace, and that means more students are filling classrooms across the province. To keep up with this rising...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Blame It On Rio

The biggest street party in the world has come and gone for another year, with Carnaval wrapping up just a few days ago. For those unfamiliar with Carnaval, it...

Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy

Do Moose & Deer Help Birds?

While Elaine and I were walking through the wonderfully treed pathways of Griffith Woods in west Calgary this month, we saw a set of fresh moose tracks and a...