My wife and I are expecting our second child in June. We’re excited. We have been preparing a baby room by giving it a coat of paint and some wallpaper...
Category - Columnists
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
What’s in a Name?
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Robbie Burrrrns Day
Your humble narrator recently explored his inner Scotsman. There was haggis. There was fine scotch. There were hairy legs poking out of a kilt. No, gentle...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
The Start of An Adventure
Every year my wife and I try to visit beautiful green spaces. Some are pricey tourist attractions, some are pristine protected nature preserves, while others...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Hop To It
Like most beer drinkers, your intrepid liquor reporter spends very little time thinking about hops. Much like oxygen, or your regular late-night booty call...
Columnists - RollyAshdown
Rocky View County Report
Already an interesting start to the year, I was watching some show on TV and one of the A & W commercials came on where the burger guy was skating and...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA Report Jan 19
Hello Chestermere! I would like to begin by noting that Hayley Wickenheiser, who has made all Canadians so proud and taught so many girls that there is nothing...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
A Second Family
When I left home to study I took a big step away from my family and into the great unknown. I had a few dollars in my pocket, an unreliable (but cool) Jeep...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Lager Drivers Waltz Pleases Me Completely
In the beginning, man invented beer, and it was good. Sure, there were a few kinks they had to work out. The first two ingredients were grain and water. After...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA Report Jan 12
Hello Chestermere! Happy “Carbon Tax”—oh, I mean “New Year” everyone. We are in month 20 of this NDP Government and it has been a...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Interruptions
“Daddy, look at me right now!” I was working in my office and was deep into a project. In the midst of emails, phone calls, writing, and running to...