Over one hundred years ago my great grandparents came out to the prairies. They came to their slice of raw grassland with a shovel in their hand with a big...
Category - Columnists
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Neighbourhood Pioneers
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report May 12
Hello Chestermere! It was so wonderful to come home from Edmonton and see our city bustling around the lake, boats out, and ice cream and cold drinks in the...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Goosebumps and Grapes
The world of wine has been all abuzz for the past week, following the worst spring frosts to hit the Burgundy and Loire Valley regions of France since 1982...
Columnists • Sports - Sandy Macdonald
Starting the season right
This week I would like to focus on practicing. Good players practice and they practice a lot. I love working on my game and find the range relaxing not to...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
The Power of Unmerited Favour
It’s super easy to come up with a list of people who deserve a pat on the back. We like to think of ourselves as skilled connoisseurs of warrant, able to...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Mucho Malbec for Me
In honor of Malbec World Day, your intrepid liquor reporter has been making it his mission to drink only Malbec wines for the entire month of April. Yes...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA Report April 28
Hello Chestermere! We have been getting a great deal of email about the government attempting to restrict choice in education by amending Motion 504 which was...
Columnists - Submitted Story
Take time for Mother’s Day
What day in May can be more important than the 2nd Sunday? Mother’s Day. Now celebrated in 46 countries (although not necessarily in May) Mother’s...
Columnists - RollyAshdown
Rocky View County Report April
In less than a few weeks, on May 10th, the Langdon Area Structure Plan will be back to Council. My instructions to Rocky View Administration was to re-open the...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Seven Ways to Celebrate Neighbour Day on April 30th
Neighbour Day in Calgary is the third Saturday in June and you’re encouraged to celebrate along with our big city neighbours this summer. However with...
