Art, architecture, food, and wine. What’s not to love about Italy? From time immemorial, Italy has been spreading its culture across the world, dating...
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Plogging
We can thank the Swedish for Ikea, a culture of afternoon coffee and sweets, and a new neighbourhood movement called, ‘plogging.’ Plogging is a combo of...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
99 Troubles But A Monk Ain’t One
Spring has arrived in our fair province, and I have already enjoyed patio libations on a sunny weekend. The end of winter can mean many things, but the longer...
Columnists - Martin Shields
Chinese export markets
As you may have heard, a political dispute with China is impacting Canadian producers – including many right here in our riding. Two major companies –...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
The Big Back Yard
Before we lived in Chestermere, we came from a community where we had a much larger yard than we do now. When we first moved into our newly built home in...
Columnists - Steve King
Does my dog like me?
Dogs don’t have the DNA to come up to you, swing their front paws around your neck and whisper in your ear how much they like you so how do you answer...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Bow River Flow
Chestermere and the Bow River have a long history. Way back in the 1880s, the Canadian Pacific Railway wanted to irrigate the land between Calgary and...
Columnists - Martin Shields
2019 budget
On March 19th, 2019, the Liberal government introduced their last budget before the next election. As expected, the government broke their 2015 election...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Social Streets
There is a fascinating movement called “Social Streets” in Italy. A father of one was tired of seeing his son play alone in their neighbourhood...
Columnists - Steve King
Is your dog bored?
Are we there yet? Mom I’m bored, there’s nothing to do! These expressions of boredom will never be SPOKEN by a dog but once you begin to understand...
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