There is a Norwegian word that I’ve added to my vocabulary: Friluftsliv. While I certainly cannot pronounce it (I’m told it’s sounds like free-luftz-leev), I’m...
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Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Free Air Life
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
OK With Beaujolais
Every day of this accursed pandemic gives me a new reason to drown my sorrows in wine! Alberta has the dubious honour of being the national hotspot...
Columnists - Steve King
Dogs at Christmas
This year with the pandemic affecting us all, Christmas will likely look different than usual. However, there are certain traditions to be maintained and...
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Criminology Study: Cruel & Unusual Punishment
The Law Section 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, as part of the Constitution of Canada, is a legal rights section that protects an...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Birdhouses
The poet Mary Oliver wrote, “There are things you can’t reach. But you can reach out to them, and all day long. The wind, the bird flying away. The idea of god...
Columnists - Steve King
Learning to be around a dog
If you’ve never had a dog and are about to get one (or more), you are likely feeling both excited (I hope) and, maybe, a little apprehensive. You may have...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Zin Is In
As we barrel headlong into overwhelming our hard-working health care workers with record-breaking pandemic infections, I have been doing my part by staying...
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...
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