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...
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Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
The Hopeful Sound of Block Parties
Columnists - Steve King
Dogs help with crop disease
From the time seeding is complete until harvesting is over, arable farmers worry about the state of their crops. Will there be too much or too little rain...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report – July 20
Congratulations to all Albertans! We are the first province in Canada to lift all health restrictions and fully reopen the economy for all families and...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
All About Albariño
July has been a crazy month, with the so-called heat dome scorching much of western Canada with temperatures approaching 50˚C in parts of BC, and in the high...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
The Pursuit of Happiness
Where does happiness come from? A few years ago my wife and I sat down over several days to do a little happiness audit. We wanted to try and figure out what...
Columnists - Steve King
The warmth of a dog’s love
Recently I had to spend three days in Rocky View Hospital (RVH) due to an unexpected and unwanted kidney stone. Although excruciatingly painful at the time...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Stepping Stones For A Thriving Community
My parents moved to Chestermere this summer and as they were gardening they discovered several buried stepping stones in their yard. Large flat flag stones...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Rum Dinger
With the blistering temperatures of the heatwave now safely behind us, I reached out to the fully vaccinated members of my boozing posse last week to celebrate...
Columnists - Martin Shields
Summer, House of Commons adjourning
Summer is here and the House of Commons has adjourned. But not before the Liberal government made some very underhanded moves. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have...
Columnists - Steve King
Trancing
If your dog has ever seemed transfixed by an object, be it overhanging foliage, a tablecloth, or curtains, and walked toward it in very slow motion, then...
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