Category - Columnists

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...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report Oct 29

Hello Chestermere-Strathmore: I am so excited to see pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns appearing as we head towards our first COVID Halloween, making things scarier...

Columnists - Steve King

Lessons to be learned

I recently celebrated my birthday and the present I received from Finn was a wall plaque which read: “Advice from a dog: Greet your friends like they are the...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Carignan My Wayward Son

My once-robust selection in the basement wine cellar has been dwindling rapidly during these COVID times, with at-home imbibing replacing those many bottles of...


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