Saskatchewan is called “The Land of Living Skies.” As a boy growing up in Regina, I did not know what this meant. For a few years, before moving to Alberta, we...
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Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Turning Out the Lights to See the Light
Columnists - Leela Aheer
I wanted to chat with you about some initiatives that our government is taking over the next few years
Hello Chestermere-Strathmore readers I wanted to chat with you about some initiatives that our government is taking over the next few years. Your tax dollars...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Yuletide Cheer
It’s that time of year again. The Thanksgiving and Halloween holidays are long behind us, but Christmas, Hannukah, Kwaanza, and Festivus are just around the...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Words of the Year
Every year dictionaries pick a word of the year. These words are often chosen by how popular a word was in Google searches, or how well a word reflected...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Spirits of Christmas
It has begun. The incessant cacophony of holiday music has been grating on my tender ears for the past few weeks. It seems to begin earlier each year, and I...
Columnists - Marilyn King
Do Dogs Dream?
If you’ve turned on your radio lately, you may have heard numerous singers “Dreaming of a White Christmas”. Now Finn isn’t writing any Christmas cards but you...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
What are you waiting for?
I remember the feeling. 1996 felt like an eternity away and I just could not wait for it. It was about 1993 and remember hearing on the news that a new Mars...
It’s been heartening to see Alberta’s economy beginning to recover. The resilience of Albertans always amazes me, but even in the midst of that...
Columnists - Marilyn King
Pedigrees, Mutts and Combos
In his characteristic heartwarming style, Patrick McDonnell, cartoonist and author, tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
The Winter Gift of Community
My great grandpa came to Canada on a boat with a heard of Jersey cows. He paid his way by taking care of the cows on the long voyage from the island of...
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