Category - Columnists

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

In Cahoots With Cahors

I was recently browsing the aisles of my favourite booze merchant, when a bottle from Cahors caught my eye. For those readers not familiar with every unique...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Maritime Moonshine

I was in the Maritimes on a business trip last week, and since I had the weekend free, I drove over the bridge to PEI, looking to sample the local hooch, as...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

My Throne For An Amarone

I attended one of those snooty wine tasting events recently, and had a rare opportunity to sample an Amarone. For those not in the know, Amarone is often...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

It has been a pleasure serving you

Hello Chestermere-Strathmore readers, It has been a privilege to serve this riding. I have been to your homes, farms, and businesses, seen your kid’s...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Barbera-ians At The Gate

Art, architecture, food, and wine. What’s not to love about Italy? From time immemorial, Italy has been spreading its culture across the world, dating back to...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Absinthe Minded

On a recent night out with the usual suspects, we visited one of those fancy lounges with the $17 cocktails served up by hipster bartenders wearing old-timey...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

Our rural communities’ growth

Hello Chestermere-Strathmore readers. It has been a privilege to see our rural communities’ growth and contribution to Alberta’s economy’s...

Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy

My Nasally Nuthatch

Known by a variety of names, the “upside-down bird” in Newfoundland, “tomtit” in Nova Scotia, “cardy bird” in New Brunswick, and “little quank” in Ontario, the...