I have spent the early days of the third wave of the pandemic cloistered in my wine cellar like a medieval monk, surviving on fermented grains and grapes...
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MLA report April 13
Hello Chestermere-Strathmore readers. DivisivenessAnger for the sake of anger Premier Kenney and Honorable Minister of Health Shandro announced on April 6...
Columnists - Steve King
Why dogs sneeze
We all do it and so do dogs: sneeze. The difference is dogs don’t sneeze into their elbow, they just let it all out (yuck!). As Claudia Kawczynska (Editor-in...
If you don’t ask, you don’t get. In the 1992 movie Glengarry Glen Ross, Alec Baldwin’s character, Blake, gives a shape-up or ship-out...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
International Whisk(e)y Day
I have remained sequestered in my wine cellar while the third wave of the pandemic rocks Alberta, emerging only to accept the grocery and booze orders from the...
Columnists - Submitted Story
Travel: Well it’s happening……
People are finally feeling comfortable enough to start looking at planning travel again. I know we are very anxious to get going, but there are still a few...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Costly
Reaching out and caring for our neighbours might not seem to cost that much. Attentiveness is not expensive and being alert to the stories of others is a...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Banana Seats
When I was a boy I visited my cousin in Saskatoon. When we played in her front yard I was always on the lookout for the coolest kid on their block, a boy who...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report April 5
Hello Chestermere and Strathmore readers Happy Sikh Heritage Month! I am so honoured to mark this month as we reflect on the amazing contributions people of...
Columnists - Steve King
Separation anxiety post COVID
The most polite way I can describe this last COVID year is a “bust”. For most people, separation from friends and family members has been stressful and...
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