While browsing the aisles at the local bottle shop over the weekend, a wine rep was pouring samples from a selection of producers in Bordeaux, perhaps the most...
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Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Go For Bordeaux
Columnists - Chantelle de Jonge
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
When Pierre Trudeau brought in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, Premiers like Peter Lougheed agreed to it because they were promised that...
Columnists - Carey Hilgartner
Learning Plans
A learning plan is an outline used by a learner to achieve a specific learning goal. A learning plan is the move from informal to formal education as the...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Beautiful Brunello
The Tuscany region of Italy has been producing wine for thousands of years, and is famous the world over for its big and bold reds. The Tuscany wine region is...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
“The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough” ~Rabrindranath Tagore
As these sunny and warm late summer days shorten, one senses the change of the seasons. Thistle flowers have burst and seedlings wait to be carried by the...
Columnists - Chantelle de Jonge
Getting started in today’s job market isn’t easy
Getting started in today’s job market isn’t easy, especially for young people. Many teenagers and young adults are genuinely eager to get their first real job...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Down Under Wines
est you think that the libations landscape in the land down under is restricted only to chugging Fosters Lager while throwing a few shrimp on the barbie, let...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
Thar’s Gold in Them Thar Finches!
With the price of an ounce of gold skyrocketing these days, there’s one species of bird in the late summer that floods the outdoor market for bird watchers at...
Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan
Politics vs. Public Health
Alberta is in the midst of a measles outbreak — and you would hardly know it. Unlike during the COVID-19 pandemic, our provincial leaders are keeping quiet. We...
Columnists - Chantelle de Jonge
life has become more expensive
Every Albertan knows that life has become more expensive. Families are watching grocery bills climb, parents are helping their kids with rising costs, and...
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