Category - Columnists

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

There’s Always More Pie



The City of Chestermere is in the process of budget consultations. They’ve creatively used the image of a baked pie to ask for our input on how our...

Columnists - Steve King

Service dogs

This week we’re going to feature what, in my opinion, could rightfully be called the “Kings” and “Queens” of the dog world:...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Lakeside Libations

We are lucky enough to live in a lakeside community, and even luckier to have Township 24 Brewing as our neighbourhood brewery, serving up delicious beers so...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Banana Seats

I remember visiting my cousin in Saskatoon when I was a boy and I was always on the lookout for the coolest kid on their block. My cousin had a neighbour kid...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report September 13

Hello Chestermere! First of all I would like to thank Kim Soderburg – Mcrae and the rest of the organizers of the Chestermere Country Fair Parade. What a...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Prairie Doggin’

I popped into the big city to run some errands on the weekend, and rewarded myself for a productive day by stopping at Prairie Dog Brewing, just a few blocks...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Letting Go With Great Generosity



The Good Life is not about what we get, but what we give. We’ve heard this kind of saying before and we know that being a generous person is probably...

Columnists - Steve King

Canine Communication

Unfortunately most of us don’t possess the powers of communication that Dr. Doolittle had when he was able to talk to the animals. But that doesn’t...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report Sept 6

Hello Chestermere! I hope you had a chance to enjoy the Labour Day classic. As we celebrate the the last long weekend of the summer, the regular chaos of...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Passion for Passchendaele

Many Chestermerians are recovering Calgarians, or at least have a passing familiarity with the big city to the west. As a transplanted Maritimer, the first...