Gift-giving has always been a big part of Christmas. Yet in our age of consumerism more and more people are foregoing gift-giving, or at least limiting their...
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Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Neighbourhood ‘Re-Santa-fication’
Columnists - Tamara Gutierrez
Surviving the Party
The holidays are here whether I am ready for them or not. How is it that every year I seem that much less prepared. It’s not that I don’t know...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA Report Dec 10
Hello to all my constituents! Thursday, December 10 is Human Rights Day, celebrating the 1948 UN Universal Declaration Of Human Rights. See my statement at...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Saucy Sancerre
Your intrepid liquor reporter was out on one of those newfangled Internet dates last week, and ended up in a snooty French restaurant with a young lady of very...
Columnists - Tamara Gutierrez
The Last Few Pounds – Maintenance
Over the last couple of weeks, I have talked about losing those last few pounds. Once you have reached your goal, what is your plan to maintain it? Oh! You...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Why Peruvian Christmas Came to an End
If you want to know how rich a person is, take a measure of how many things they have that money cannot buy. Friends, good neighbours, family, abiding love...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
World Whisky Winner
Today is a good day to be a Canadian boozer, and especially exciting for those of us in the prairie provinces. Yes, gentle reader, amid much pomp and fanfare...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
You Matter (and so does the next person you see)
You are one-of-a-kind. You are valuable and infinitely rare. Before or after you, there will never be anyone just like you. In fact a researcher, Ali Binazir...
Columnists - Tamara Gutierrez
The Last Few Pounds – Tips to Get You There
Last week I talked about losing those last few pesky pounds that you may be struggling to get rid of. The last few pounds are always the hardest to lose. As...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report Dec 3
On November 23, 2015, my friend Manmeet Bhullar was taken from us in a tragic accident. He died as he had lived, helping others. Dear God make me more...
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