How trustworthy do you think your neighbours might be? Could you rely on the people next door in a pinch? How often do you visit with your neighbours? A...
Category - Columnists
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Neighbours, by the Numbers
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Moscato Mania
With spring officially having sprung, I have finally taken the winter tires off the car, so any mid-May blizzards will be entirely my fault. After a...
Columnists - Karen McKee
Week 16: Time for a little self care
“An empty lantern provides no light. Self care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly.” In March I was diagnosed with a melanoma tumor. No one...
Columnists - Martin Shields
Bow River local Ukraine initiatives
Bow River Riding shows solidarity and its giving spirit Municipalities and residents in the Bow River riding have once again shown our hospitality, kindness...
Columnists - Marilyn King
PAWS for THOUGHT
Regular readers of Paws for Thought will know that this page has indeed been paused for a few weeks. Steve King, who died on March 12, had over a hundred of...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Don’t be Helpful, Be Curious
Albert Einstein is certainly one of the smartest people of the past century. Just even the name makes us think of brilliance and a capacity for remarkable...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Drawing a Blanc
In this brief lull between lockdowns, as the days grow longer and the sun shines brightly, patio season is upon us, and I eagerly hosted the regular crowd for...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Unhealthy Neighbourhood Habits
Thriving neighbourhoods change the way we live, for the better. A healthy neighbourhood is a place where people can be safe, find support, discover...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Vivá Vermouth
While restocking the basement liquor supply in preparation for a potential quarantine during the sixth wave, I found that I was entirely out of Vermouth...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Back of Your Hand
Simone Weil wrote that “attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” We have only so much attention to give, and when we turn that attention...
