Although New Year resolutions don’t figure in my planning, there are a number of dog-related wishes I’d like to throw out there for 2020: • For those with...
Category - Columnists
Columnists - Steve King
Dog wishes for 2020
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Still: The Good News of Christmas
Christmas is over and I hope it was merry for you in more than a few good ways. Perhaps by now you have rolled away from a table or two, full from heaping...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Blessed Barolo
Regular readers may recall that I made a trip to Italy a few months back, where I indulged in wines from ancient vineyards that have seen empires rise and...
Columnists - Steve King
Christmas thoughts from Finn
Something is going on. Two weeks ago my mom and dad started moving furniture around in our family room to make space for this green thing in the corner. I hear...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report Dec 24
Hello Chestermere! As I try to deal with the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, buy gifts, bake cookies, and watch the little ones get more and more...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Santa Beer
December 25 is always a special day for me, and it’s not because of the many candy canes or gingersnaps, or because I miraculously escaped being put on Santa’s...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Still: Your Life Has Meaning
A friend of mine sat across from me over lunch and said the most wonderful things to me. I don’t remember what prompted him, but his words were a gift. He...
Columnists - Martin Shields
Start of the 43rd parliament
The 43rd parliament is underway, and I wanted to fill everyone in on some of the recent events in Ottawa. First, I want to acknowledge that our Conservative...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report Dec 19
Hello Chestermere! One of the highlights of a Chestermere Christmas is the Community Christmas Party. It was great to meet so many of you at last Saturday’s...
Columnists - Steve King
Audrey the therapy dog flies
A while ago one of our Community Therapy Dogs volunteers, Amy, contacted me about a flight to Winnipeg she was planning, to visit her mom who was sick. She was...
