With the fourth wave of the pandemic overwhelming our health care system, I have retreated once again to the comforting seclusion of my windowless booze cave...
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Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Sour Power
Columnists - Steve King
Here in this house
I recently came across an ode on how to treat a dog kindly, which I would like to share with you. Although written by volunteers at a dog rescue, I feel it...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
The Halo Project
What is the value of a social or faith-based community group in our city? In a time when we measure most things by how profitable it could be, it is hard to...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report September 21
Hello Chestermere-Strathmore I want to start by giving a huge shout-out to a few very special people. First, I want to thank the staff of the Chestermere...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Be of Good Courage
My heart sank when I heard the emergency alert from the Alberta Government: another set of restrictions and more hard news. I flipped over to my twitter...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Oktoberfest Obliterated
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...
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...




