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Columnists - Allan Schwartz
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Columnists - Chantelle de Jonge
More on Budget 2026
Alberta’s government is taking positive steps to ensure families, workers, and communities have the resources they need to thrive. We recently released Budget...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Rye Observations
Back in the previous millennia, when I was but a callow youth with an undeveloped palate for the finer spirits, I would stick to the single malts of Scotland...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
Saving Space for Nature?: Part Two Wetlands or Storm Ponds?
A recent decision by the Chestermere City Council to halt or delay a bylaw change which would permit 485 homes to be built on the east side of East Lakeview...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Absinthe Minded
On a recent night out with the usual suspects, we visited one of those fancy lounges with the $17 cocktails served up by hipster bartenders wearing old-timey...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
Saving Space for Nature?: Part One Wetlands or Storm Ponds?
The rapid growth of Chestermere in the past five years has certainly raised eyebrows and concern about practical issues, such as infrastructure, parking...
Columnists - Chantelle de Jonge
Keeping Pace with Growth: New Tools, New Schools, and Stronger Services for Chestermere–Strathmore
As more people choose to call Alberta home, the everyday needs of families are changing too. From health care and assisted living to wildfire response and...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Mourv-ing On Up
Winter returned to Alberta with a vengeance last week, dumping 20 cm of snow in my driveway overnight and leaving me to hunker down with my supply of storm...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
This Week: Beaver or Muskrat?
Two water-loving mammals we see while birding are the beaver and the muskrat, the muskrat much more commonly seen during daytime hours. At times we see people...
Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan
Albertans Are Proud Canadians
Wheat from our fields. Energy from our land. Athletes on podiums. Every day, Alberta and Albertans make Canada proud — feeding the country, fueling the...



