Category - Columnists

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report April 25

Hello Chestermere! I want to start this off by saying THANK YOU! I am unbelievably overwhelmed and honoured to represent you again for the next 4 years.  I am...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Spent

Doing good, loving others, sharing your life, and caring deeply is costly work. Sometimes we do not realize how much we’ve expended on others until...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

International Whisk(e)y Day

This past March 27 was a day filled with both solemnity and mirth, as well as no small amount of whisky. For those not in the know, March 27 was the 11th...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Getting Out and Building Up

We have everything we need to build something amazing here in Chestermere. You were born with curiosity and the ability to create, to mend, to nurture, and to...

Columnists - Baljinder Sull

The Benefits of Play

When was the last time you got out to play?  I mean really play? No goal directed or structured activity; no intentions in mind…Just simple play for the...

Columnists - Steve King

Lions Foundation of Canada (LFOC)

What are you doing on Saturday May 11th? If nothing comes to mind, let me invite you to join us for the 1st Annual Chestermere Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides...

Columnists - Steve King

Why do dogs roll in foul smells?

So you’ve just collected your dog from the groomer and, being a nice day, decide to take your dog to the local off-leash park. Within seconds you spot...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Three Card Monte

Art, architecture, food, and wine. What’s not to love about Italy? From time immemorial, Italy has been spreading its culture across the world, dating...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Plogging

We can thank the Swedish for Ikea, a culture of afternoon coffee and sweets, and a new neighbourhood movement called, ‘plogging.’ Plogging is a combo of...