Category - Columnists

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 - 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 - 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...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Viva Valpolicella

In the days of my callow youth, there were many glasses of plonk table wine consumed without a second thought, as Alberta was adrift in a desert bereft of fine...