Category - Columnists

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report November 7

Hello Chestermere! To begin, congratulations to the Chestermere Rec Centre on hosting a very successful arts and craft sale. I was able to get so much of my...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

The Art of Making Time

Our home is a case study in messy schedules. We have a child now at school age and another  at not-yet-school age. My wife works night-shifts in the ER and I...

Columnists - Steve King

Dogs panting in cars

So your dog is excited to go for a ride in your car but after a short while starts panting and not looking as well as when you first left home. What is going...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

G & T for You and Me

Always looking for a reason for a night out, I put on my finest duds to celebrate the tenth annual Gin & Tonic Day last week. Ahhh… the old G & T. ...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Smells Like Home

Your home is more than your castle, it is the place where your best memories are made, where you learn to embrace those you love, and where you practice the...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Rock on Rosé

October is a big month for indulging, with not one, but two separate holidays that revolve around eating and drinking with family and friends. Halloween is...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Loving-Well

Is joy something we can buy? Maybe. It’s a question we’re exploring in our home. My five year old has a new plastic toy that she got from the store. It’s...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report October 29

Hello Chestermere! This has been quite an eventful week.  By the time you read this article, the Federal election will be over.  It has been a true honour...

Columnists - Steve King

What we can learn from dogs

Not only can dogs be great fun and a comfort to us humans, they can also teach us to be better people. If you’re skeptical, let’s look at some aspects where...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Pumpkin Pints

This is a strange month in the world of beer.  It started out with Oktoberfest, that Bavarian bacchanalia still going strong after more than two centuries, and...


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