“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”Confucius Chestermere’s new Mayor Colvin and 6 Councillors had a very busy week at City...
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Columnists - Karen McKee
The Hot Topic this Week is: Moving Mountains
Columnists - Steve King
The Iditarod
Arguably the most demanding race on the planet, the Iditarod is a sled dog race which takes place each March in Alaska, between Anchorage and Nome, a distance...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA update November 2
Even a drop of water can erode a mountain” – Dr. Nnorom, a physician and black team lead for the faculty of medicine at the University of Toronto...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
It’s All Greek To Me
With the fourth wave winding down, I celebrated by emerging from the safety of my wine cellar with a bottle of Greek wine to enjoy with Greek take-out for...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Neighbourhood Manifesto
Creating an amazing city or neighbourhood is less about a silver bullet solution and more about rediscovering a lost art. A few years ago I sat down and wrote...
Columnists - Baljinder Sull
Feeling Blah Lately? There’s A Term For That
Ever have the feeling you’re reliving the same day over and over? Like life is on repeat, where you feel like you know what to expect, and yet don’t know at...
Columnists - Karen McKee
Hot Talk – Election Campaign Conduct
The Hot Topic this Week is: Election Campaign Conduct – Can we do better? “When you throw dirt at people you’re not doing a thing but losing ground.”Zig Ziglar...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Keep Calm and Carignan
As the fourth wave of the pandemic begins to subside, I am cautiously optimistic about emerging from the safety of my wine cellar, where I have remained...
Columnists - Steve King
Canine pioneers
We all think our dogs are great, for a variety of reasons. However, there are a few dogs that have gone above and beyond in terms of courage and bravery which...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Memento Mori this Halloween
I love Halloween: the kids, the candy, the costumes. It is the one day of the year where it seems that everybody can get out, generously offer fist-fulls of...
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