This pandemic has claimed yet another victim, with this year’s Oktoberfest celebrations in Munich being cancelled for the second year in a row. For those not...
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Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Oktoberfest Obliterated
Columnists - Steve King
Hydration
As with humans, around 80% of a dog’s body is water.As “Dogtime” states “Water is essential to help dissolve and carry substances throughout your dog’s body...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Good Times With Grenache
With the fourth wave of the pandemic continuing to gather steam, I cautiously squeezed in one more backyard tasting with my double-vaxxed friends in...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Allies
My wife, Kelly, served as a medical relief worker in Haiti and Brazil, but some of her best stories came from a year she spent working with farmers in Zambia...
Columnists - Steve King
Dogs and magnetism
No, I’m not referring to dogs’ magnetic personalities, although the way that people get “drawn in” by dogs is certainly true. I’d like to discuss how dogs are...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report September 14
Hello Chestermere-Strathmore I want to thank everyone at the City of Chestermere for such a beautiful weekend of celebrations for the Chestermere Country Fair...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
A Place For Jenny and Other Unexpected Celebrities
In the neighbourhood of Fechenheim, in Frankfurt, Germany, there is a famous and unexpectedly popular resident named Jenny. She’s an older Arabian mare. Yes, a...
Columnists - Steve King
Nowzad
In recent weeks we have all been made aware of the terrible humanitarian situation in Afghanistan since the Taliban retook control of the country. I do not...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Any Port in a Storm
With the fourth wave of the pandemic ramping up quickly, I cautiously squeezed in one more backyard tasting with my double-vaxxed friends in recognition of...
Columnists - Steve King
When the grand dogs come to stay
It’s always an interesting experience when dogs come to stay if you have a dog of your own. Will they get along together or will WW3 break out at any...
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