Category - Columnists

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Lovable Lambrusco

As more of my peer group receives their second vaccinations, I am growing increasingly optimistic that even the drunken bacchanalia of the Calgary Stampede...

Columnists - Steve King

Summer dog reads

With temperatures hitting record highs, now is the time to relax and kick back with a good summer read. So why not a good dog book? There are many books to...

Columnists - Martin Shields

C10 Pushed Through

By now you may have heard about Bill C-10. It’s the Bill that the Liberal Government says will ‘modernize’ the Broadcasting Act. What the Government doesn’t...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

A Country of Neighbours

This week I sat in a backyard socially distanced circle by the lake with a dozen of my favourite people. Lake Ridge Community Church, like all organizations in...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report June 29

Hello Chestermere-Strathmore readers.  We have just recently finished up our session of the Legislature. I wanted to take this opportunity to share some...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Drawing a Blanc

As more of my peer group receives their second vaccinations, I am growing increasingly optimistic that Alberta will avoid the dreaded fourth wave of COVID, so...

Columnists - Steve King

“Heat rant”

So, am I right in thinking that summer may have arrived? And with summer comes HEAT. The reason I’ve called the article a “heat rant” is because of frustration...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Seven Neighbourists

Neighbourists are those people who find meaning from neighbourhood, by giving meaning to their neighbourhood. They have lifestyles that chooses to engage the...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Viva Verdejo

As I pen this column, I am celebrating the two-week anniversary of my 2nd COVID jab, meaning I am now at maximum immunity. As my peer group hits the same...

Columnists - Steve King

“Just a dog”

An unknown author penned his/ her thoughts on what it means to have a dog in their life. When I first read this poem, it resonated with me because I know what...


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