Category - Columnists

Columnists - Tamara Gutierrez

Get Off The Hamster Wheel

Does your fitness plan include hours of steady state cardio each week? Is the treadmill, elliptical or bike your go to piece of equipment when you work out...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Guavas and Allies

My wife served as a medical relief worker in Haiti and Brazil, but some of her best stories came from a year she spent working with farmers in Zambia. She was...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Rioja vs Ribera

Your humble narrator generally has no trouble selecting a Spanish wine on the shelves of my local booze merchant. My usual strategy is to just keep going until...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA Report – Oct 8

A big hello to all my constituents. As October begins people are starting to pay a lot more attention to the upcoming Federal election. This election matters...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

All Spruced Up

Your globetrotting liquor reporter spent a few days in Montreal last week, also known as the traditional home of Spruce Beer. For those not familiar with this...

Columnists - Tamara Gutierrez

Common Fitness Myths

Fitness advice is everywhere. From magazines, to online blogs, television commercials and even well-meaning friends all have great tips to help you meet your...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report October 1

Hello to all my constituents. As the AUMA meetings are ongoing as I write I thought I would share a few comments on where the Wildrose party stands. It seems...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Anxiety and Thankfulness

When I was a boy, our home was broken into. We came home after a trip and found that the whole house had been ransacked. I remember my room had been a perfect...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA Report Sept 24

 As I was writing this column I received the shocking news of the murder of little Hailey Dunbar – Blanchette. After her father was murdered and she was...

Columnists - Tamara Gutierrez

Charity Run and Walks

Each year I have more and more clients looking to train for a run or walk event. It seems every weekend through the Spring, Summer and into the Fall you can...