Category - Columnists

Columnists - Martin Shields

WE Charity scandal

You’ve likely heard by now about the Prime Minister’s latest ethics scandal – the WE charity debacle.  In case you missed it, here are the facts we know...

Columnists - Steve King

Dogs’ sense of touch

Of all the senses a dog has, the one most similar to humans’ is the sense of touch. It is also only one of three senses that are present at birth: the other...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Blue Zones

According to death-clock.org, I should live to be 79 years old and if all goes well I’ll live long enough to see 2061. It seems I’m half way there. Most people...

Columnists - Steve Jeffrey

Senses: dogs compared to humans

It is generally recognized that humans have 5 basic senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste), as do dogs, but how do they compare? Sight: this is an...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

The Return of the Flâneur

Walking is a time waster these days. In a busy world with things to get done, walking is the inconvenient and slow option. Leisurely walking may be a...

Columnists - Martin Shields

Economic and Fiscal snapshot

Last week, Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled the government’s Economic and Fiscal ‘Snapshot’. Morneau confirmed that the Liberals are running a deficit of...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Wings and Beer

As the global pandemic stretches into its fourth month, I have been cooped up in my home office, toiling away in isolation, without the friendly banter around...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report July 16

Hello Chestermere-Strathmore readers: COVID-19 has seen 12.9 million cases, 7 million recoveries and over 500,000 deaths worldwide. What is it like to have the...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report July 9

Hello Chestermere-Strathmore! As we all celebrated Canada Day this year in some new and different ways, I was truly touched by the incredible folks that...

Columnists - Baljinder Sull

Language of Possibility

Each of us has an inner dialogue which can frame how we respond to events and the people around us.  Unfortunately, negative self talk can show up as...