During the season of Advent, those weeks leading up until Christmas, this gentle little column will be exploring the theme of stillness. Stopping...
Category - Columnists
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Still: The Gift of Jolabokaflod
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Mad For Muscat
The holiday season is now upon us, which brings many social events, complete with far too much eating of sweets, and countless celebratory glasses of wine. As...
Columnists - Steve King
Pets and pats
Everyone knows how to pet their dog, right? Well apparently that’s not always the case. But, I hear you say, isn’t it just a case of stroking my dog or patting...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report November 21
Hello Chestermere! It has been an amazing week visiting with so many of you during the constituency week. I was able to attend so many events around the...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
The Science of Kindness
November 13th was World Kindness Day. Organizations and individuals spent this week exploring the influence kindness has on our lives, our faith, our...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Stout Season
The first Thursday in November marked the 8th annual International Stout Day, a tribute to the darkest of the dark beers. Apparently, the first Thursday of...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Mr Rogers and the Movies
I grew up watching Mr Rogers’ Neighbourhood. I also grew up with Bugs Bunny slapstick comedy, WWF Wrestling, and The Flintstones family; but Mr Rogers settled...
Columnists - Steve King
Mistakes dog owners make (Part 2)
Picking up on the theme of last week, here are a few more thoughts on how we humans can improve how we manage and live with our dogs: Medical aid: would you...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Millenial Megabrews
Never has a generation been so derided as the Millenials. Not only are they the first generation in history to be worse off than their parents, they are...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Z Is For Zweigelt
I made my annual pilgrimage to the Okanagan Valley of BC a few weeks ago, bringing home a few cases of wine to restock the dwindling reserves in my cellar...
