Kristin Schell tells the story of how she longed for community and found it in surprising ways. In her book, ‘The Turquoise Table,’ she shares about how...
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Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
The Turquoise Table Story
Columnists - Steve King
Exercise: physical and mental
Marathon runner or couch potato? Canada’s cleverest person or complete dodo? Let’s go for somewhere in the middle with both of these! When it comes...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Letting Your Neighbours Shape You
We have the ability to shape our community for better or for worse. The words we use, the time we invest, and the connections we build can make our city a...
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...



