Category - Columnists

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Pasties and Pastis

Your globetrotting liquor reporter vacationed in Gay Paree this year, and made sure to imbibe all the local tipples. Speaking of tipples, the topless revue at...

Columnists - Bruce McAllister

Proud to call this community home

It was a wonderful weekend for Chestermere as we commemorated our new designation as a city. I was happy to join in on the celebrations with Council and the...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Fine Argentine Wine

The wines of Argentina seem to occupy more shelf space every time I visit my friendly neighbourhood booze merchant, and for good reason indeed. Argentina is...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Sultry Sangiovese

Your intrepid liquor reporter was out wooing a young lady on one of those newfangled Internet dates, and was faced with that dreaded date-night challenge of...

Columnists - Patricia Matthews

Mayor’s Message – January 2015

When I think of New Year’s Day I think of possibilities, of a clean slate and new beginnings. For our community, this January 1st brought with it the new...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Sweet Sipping Cider

Your globetrotting liquor reporter was recently on his annual tour of the Okanagan Valley, that heavenly little spot of Canadian wine country that is close...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Hungry for Hungary

Hungary might not be the first country that comes to mind when you are thinking of wine, but it is well-regarded by the wine snobs of the world. The famous...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

New Beer For A New Year

Welcome, gentle reader, to the much-awaited first liquor column of the New Year. Let’s take a moment to reflect on the past year, and how the face of...


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