The first day of January is thought to be the most hung over day of the year, so it should come as no surprise that it is also World Bloody Mary Day, known far...
Category - Columnists
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Bloody Mary
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Where are You
Where are you? It’s the question that echoes up the stairs every day in our home. Our home isn’t very big, but when our daughters are playing and looking for...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
Platinum Jubilee Medal presentations
I was honoured to present the following recipients the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (Alberta) on Sunday, December 18th at the Strathmore...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Eggnog Alternatives
Eggnog is a festive drink that reappears every December, a thick and overly sweet concoction that is enjoyed by all ages, although the grown-ups in the...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Turning Out the Lights to See the Light
Saskatchewan is called “The Land of Living Skies.” As a boy growing up in Regina, I did not know what this meant. For a few years, before moving to Alberta, we...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
I wanted to chat with you about some initiatives that our government is taking over the next few years
Hello Chestermere-Strathmore readers I wanted to chat with you about some initiatives that our government is taking over the next few years. Your tax dollars...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Yuletide Cheer
It’s that time of year again. The Thanksgiving and Halloween holidays are long behind us, but Christmas, Hannukah, Kwaanza, and Festivus are just around the...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Words of the Year
Every year dictionaries pick a word of the year. These words are often chosen by how popular a word was in Google searches, or how well a word reflected...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Spirits of Christmas
It has begun. The incessant cacophony of holiday music has been grating on my tender ears for the past few weeks. It seems to begin earlier each year, and I...
Columnists - Marilyn King
Do Dogs Dream?
If you’ve turned on your radio lately, you may have heard numerous singers “Dreaming of a White Christmas”. Now Finn isn’t writing any Christmas cards but you...
