Category - Columnists

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Chick Beer

The life of a beer marketing executive must be a rough one. There is the need to appeal to the male demographic, which makes up 75% of beer consumption...

Columnists - Tricia Ingram

Frankincense and Myrrh – part 2 of 2

In the last article, we examined frankincense and the interesting cultural, biological, and historical associations with this product. This week we look at...

Columnists - Rob Anderson

2012…Year of the Rose?

2011 was certainly a year to remember. Our constituency continued its amazing growth, we had an outpouring of volunteerism and generosity to help deal with the...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Santa Beer

Christmas was a very special day for your intrepid liquor reporter. No, gentle reader, it’s not because I was a good little boy and Santa was good to me...

Columnists - Bill Biko

The Problem With Slumlords

Slumlords, just the sound of it makes you think of broken down tenements in places like New York City. You know, the types of buildings we see in movies with...

Columnists - Kevin Sorenson

Productive Fall Session of Parliament

The House of Commons will rise this week for the Christmas break following a very productive Fall Session. While our Conservative government’s top...

Columnists - Rob Anderson

My Christmas Challenge to You

Anita and I had the opportunity this Christmas season to attend Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” at Theatre Calgary. Although I’ve...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

The Lion In Winter

After our unseasonably warm November, your intrepid liquor reporter was beginning to think that his barley sacrifices to the beer gods over the summer had...