Category - Columnists

Columnists - Martin Shields

Carbon Tax coverup

The House of Commons will soon be wrapping up for the summer. Even though we’re getting close to the end of the session here in Ottawa, there’s...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Gin & Juice

I have been counting down the days on my calendar for months, waiting for that one special day that is like a combined Christmas and St. Paddy’s Day for...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

The Richest People

My daughter is four years old and she is tremendously creative. It does not take much for her to feel on top of the world. If she has her stuffed bunny under...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report June 14

Hello Chestermere! To all who celebrate Ramadan, and as you head towards Eid al-Fitr (June 15 marks the end of Ramadan this year) I wish that happiness and joy...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Let Joy Be Your Compass

I fight the good fight every day with my email inbox. It is full, and fills up, with advertisements, resources, letters, ideas, opportunities, sadness, and...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Negronis and Nibbles

Some people spend the month of June waiting for the lake to get warm enough for a swim, or putter away in the garden whenever the sun peeks out from behind a...

Columnists - Martin Shields

Kinder Morgan and Bill C-75

I’m sure you have heard the big news on the Trans Mountain Project: the Prime Minister has decided to spend $4.5 billion of your tax dollars to buy the...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Rural Alberta Advantage

Long time readers will recall that our fair province is teeming with craft breweries, with new ones opening every week. While breweries have historically been...