Have you had your daily dose of dirt? Researchers in Australia have been experimenting with dirt, or at least the bacteria found in good soil, as a treatment...
Category - Columnists
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Dirt Pills
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Incredible Italians
In the spirit of research for this weekly column, I subscribe to a few of those wine-of-the-month clubs. I was giddy as a schoolgirl last week, when a mixed...
Columnists - Martin Shields
MP report – Trans Mountain in serious jeapardy
What happened to social license? Will this country ever build a pipeline to tidewater again? Unfortunately, these are questions that need to be asked now that...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report April 26
Hello Chestermere! We hope you are enjoying this mild weather. It has been so nice to people outside in T-SHIRTS! As our farmers break open the frozen ground...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Welcome Home
Your neighbourhood is more than a collection of structures and parked cars, it is a place where we are building a life, pursuing dreams, finding friendships...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Spirits of Italy
I was enjoying an evening at a fancy Italian restaurant with a large group last week, and I noticed several people ordering spirits instead of wine. Italian...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report April 19
Hello Chestermere! First of all I want to thank the all the volunteers who put together the Volunteer Job Fair, spearheaded by Synergy. I was so sorry to miss...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report April 12
Hello Chestermere. This week seemed fairly normal for most of us, the usual grind, the regular day in and day out and then in a micro second, 15 people are...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Drinking Coffee (and Loving Your Community) Like the Swedes
Lake Ridge Community Church in Chestermere, where I serve as one of the pastors, comes out of a rich and generous Swedish tradition. While you may still find a...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Brother Can You Spare A Wine?
Brothers can get a lot done when they work together. Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome. Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the airplane. Those...
