Category - Columnists

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report November 1

Hello Anchor readers! We are back in session this week, and as we begin to debate legislation it will be very interesting to see what the NDP Government...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Have A Canna Beer

Even if you have been living under a rock, there is no escaping the headlines.  The Devil’s Lettuce has been legalized.  Yes, the Jazz Cabbage is now...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Halloween Home Brew

It’s that time of year again. The first snowfall of the season has come and gone. The leaves are falling off the trees. Pumpkin Spice Everything is...

Columnists - Martin Shields

Legalized marijuana

We know marijuana was legalized on October 17th. In the Liberals’ rush to meet their self-imposed political deadline, they failed to adequately address...

Columnists - Steve King

Bringing a new dog home

Have you ever gone to a place that you’ve never been before and where the people don’t speak the same language as you? Does the expression...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Halloween in the Neighbourhood



 One of my first halloween neighbourhood memories involved one white bed sheet cut into dozens of long strips. My mother bundled me up in a snowsuit...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA reports October 25

Hello Chestermere! This past week 35 000 Cambodian Canadians held events all over Canada to commemorate the 27th Anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreement. In...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Blessed Bourbon

We are living in the golden age of whisky.  Gone are the days of pounding cheap rye & ginger ale highballs while rockin’ out to Lynyrd Skynyrd on the...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report October 18

Hello Chestermere! It has been an incredible week between the Carbon Tax rally, the Stop Bill C-69 rally, the Special Olympics Alberta Awards, Rocky View...

Columnists - Steve King

Feel good stories

During our therapy dog work in the community, we observe some amazing events or get feedback from people that can put a smile on your face (or a tear in your...