Category - Columnists

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report January 19

Hello Chestermere-Strathmore! Can you believe the winds this week?  Wow! I have grown up in this community, and I have had my share of trampolines and...

Columnists - Steve King

Canine faces

Could dogs have the best poker faces in the world? Unlike humans who express so much of what they are thinking or feeling through facial expression, dogs seem...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Neighbours 1952

It was in a time of revolution in China and war in Korea that Norman McLaren decided to create a short film about two neighbours. The film, called...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Pandemic W(h)ine

Can I get a refund for the year 2021?  The first week or so was even worse than 2020, so I am no longer interested in participating in 2021.  If you...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Parka People

Years ago, to pay my way through college, I spent my summers working at my local grocery store. While it seemed like everyone else was out in the sun, I was...

Columnists - Steve King

Winter dogs

For a lot of us winter is a time of survival, when the basic necessities of life come to the fore and remind us that spring is a way off. You look at warmth...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Happy Beer-thday

While I am happy to finally see the year 2020 in the rearview mirror, not much has changed in the early days of January.  I am still isolated at home with...

Columnists - Nick Kossovan

Your New Year’s Goal: Get a New Job

Welcome to 2021 and thank you for reading my column The Art of Finding Work, which I hope will become part of your job search journey. The first quarter of the...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

YOLO For Barolo

I have been isolated at home for so long that I have forgotten about the outside world, with international travel but a dim and fading memory.  A few...