Category - Columnists

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Rediscovering our Neighbours

Crisis in our culture is unsettling. It upsets many of the daily routines we hold dear, and reshapes what we used to value. The Great Pandemic of 2020 is...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Heritage Trees

In Lethbridge, Saskatoon, and Medicine Hat I’ve stood below large and old trees looking up in a strange kind of wonder. A dear friend who loves trees has taken...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report November 19

Hello Chestermere-Strathmore readers, Thank you to the City of Chestermere, and the Town of Strathmore for their wonderful Remembrance Day Ceremonies.  It...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

I Care For Carménère

With this accursed pandemic now seeing more than twice the daily infections that locked down the province back in May, I fear that harsher restrictions are on...

Columnists - Steve King

US Presidents and their dogs

As so much attention has been given in the media recently to the presidential election in the US, I thought we should take a look at the various dogs that have...

Columnists - Steve King

Joys of walking your dog

Most people recognize that walking can be very therapeutic but I find that walking with your dog can be so much more.  This morning we drove into S.E...

Columnists - Baljinder Sull

Understanding and Coping with Burnout

The term ‘burnout’ is typically associated with the workplace; however, it can be applied to other areas of our lives.  It can be a product of taking on...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Temper Temper Tempranillo

With the pandemic getting worse every day, I have resigned myself to solo drinking at home, and keep things interesting with one of those wine-a-day calendars...

Columnists - Steve King

Bonding with your dog

Merriam-Webster defines bonding as “the formation of a close relationship (as between a mother and child or between a person and an animal) especially through...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

How Merlot Can You Go?

Thanks to this accursed pandemic, it has been nigh on 8 months now since I visited a wine bar for a night of enjoying different wines with delightful little...


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