Over the past week, I was in Ottawa and in the House of Commons representing our riding, along with many of my Opposition colleagues. It’s what we were elected...
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Columnists - Martin Shields
Putting pressure on Parliament to return to regular sittings
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report June 25
Hello Chestermere-Strathmore! We have had a very busy week with the opening of our businesses, parks, lakes and other amenities as we come out of COVID-19 with...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Summertime Blues
We are rapidly approaching the month of July, the first truly good month for outdoor boozing in Alberta. June is sorta-ok for outdoor boozing, except for...
Columnists - Steve King
Alberta Dachshund Rescue (ADR)
The article this week is the second in a series of recognizing dog-related charities. A number of years ago I became connected with a guy called Tom Edwards...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Everything is on its way to becoming something else
Author Wendell Berry wrote about how he, for years, would walk to town and pass by an old galvanized metal bucket hanging on a post. He writes, “How many...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Best Of Burgundy
One of the things I did to pass the time during the long months of quarantine was binge-watch the new Star Trek series, starring Captain Picard as a...
Columnists - Steve King
The Guinniss Foundation
Sometimes dogs don’t just impress us, they positively inspire us. This is what happened to Megan Stanley in 2016, the year her dog Guinniss passed at the age...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report June 11
Hello Chestermere-Strathmore readers! With seeding pretty well done it is good to see some rain to help bring the crops out of the ground. I had a look at the...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Trust Them
Trust is foundational to healthy communities and thriving neighbourhoods. When we know that the people who live nearby have our best interests at heart, we can...
Columnists - Steve King
Why do dogs howl?
So lying in bed the other night, at around 11:30 Finn lets out this almighty howl in his sleep. This was primal wolf like stuff! So it got me thinking, outside...
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