Category - Columnists

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Fruity Beers

Your intrepid liquor reporter usually eschews gimmicks like an orange twist in his beer, but the recent heat wave has left me gasping for refreshment, and...

Columnists - RollyAshdown

Rocky View County report July

Well we got through another spectacular Langdon Days. I am humbled every time I think about the effort of all the volunteers and sponsors that it takes to put...

Columnists - Sandy Macdonald

Use the sand wedge around the green

This week’s column is going to focus on the short game.  In particular, the use of the sandwedge around the green.  I have noticed a common theme among...

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...


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