Several years ago I visited the first Starbucks in Seattle, Washington. Although it just seemed like any other coffee shop, I’m sure for coffee aficionados...
Category - Columnists
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Scaling Up a City vs. Growing a Community
Columnists - Martin Shields
Rodeos, Festivals, Election Rumours Swirling!
Over the past few weeks, I’ve attended several festivals and rodeos across the riding – and let me say: They have all been a huge success! Now that Alberta is...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Isolation and the Great Idea
It sometimes takes a great sadness to change us; but not to coerce us, manipulate us, or guilt us into a new way of life. Instead, a great bump in the road of...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Fight For Your White To Party
At the height of last week’s heatwave, I gathered with a handful of my double-vaxxed drinking companions to cool down by observing the 8th annual National...
Columnists - Steve King
Pandemic puppies
COVID, as we know, has affected people in a variety of ways. As far as we can tell, the most significant and positive effect for dogs has been that they have...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Stuck On Sicily
I have not yet worked up the courage for indoor restaurant dining, but I am regularly meeting my double-vaccinated friends on outdoor patios, such as the...
Columnists - Steve King
Dewclaws
This may be the most un-talked about part of a dog’s anatomy and one of the more contentious. Dewclaws are the tiny toes that hang from your dog’s legs, just...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Shiraz-amatazz
My regular boozing crew has been waiting with bated breath to see if the recent Calgary Stampede will be the harbinger of the dreaded fourth wave of the...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report July 27
Hello Chestermere-Strathmore readers First of all, please join MP Martin Shields and me in Strathmore at Kinsmen Park for a Hot Dog day this Saturday, July...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
The Hopeful Sound of Block Parties
2020 was the first year our little corner of Rainbow Falls did not celebrate with a block party. We all shared in the ache of missing out. The pandemic kept us...
