Category - Columnists

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Welcome Home

On Monday I got a note that there were some swarming bees in the Kinniburgh area; twenty thousand bees were looking for a home. These important, valuable bugs...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Portuguese Wines

The face of Portuguese wines has been changing over the past decade, with fortified Port wines falling out of favour in world markets, leaving the winemakers...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA Report July 28

Hello Chestermere! We hope you are enjoying the sunny weather after the blustery Stampede we all endured. I know for myself that keeping an extra pair of jeans...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA Report July 21

Hello Chestermere! I would like to take a moment and thank all the organizers, volunteers and sponsors at the CBRE/Melcor Chestermere Stampede BBQ. What a...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Stampede Boozin’

Your intrepid liquor reporter has once more survived the annual bacchanalia known as the Calgary Stampede, despite regular forays of early-morning boozing in...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

The Way of Trust

You would think that living in a lake community like Chestermere would have hardened me up somehow to that initial shock of cold that slaps the breath out of...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Bandy About

Your intrepid liquor reporter has been giddy with anticipation for months, waiting for a new craft brewery in Calgary to finally throw open its doors. It all...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA Report July 14

Howdy Chestermere! I hope you are enjoying the craziness that is Stampede Week. You may have decided to escape the festivities but for me it’s been...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

In the Heart

Matters of the heart cannot be changed by legislation, medication, or even incarceration. No bylaw, wealth, government, or contract can make a person’s...


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