Category - Columnists

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Joie To The World

Long timel readers may recall that I make an annual pilgrimage to the Okanagan Valley of BC to sip my way through the tasting rooms and vineyards of my...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report January 2

Hello Chestermere. Happy New Year! First of all I would like to give a huge shout out to the organizers of the Western Canadian Pond Hockey tournament in...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Goodness is in the Details

Today as I write my weekly column, I am making cheese. Pots of milk are warming on my stove-top and are undergoing a transformation. With the addition of a...

Columnists - Steve King

Good medical practices for your dog

For a number of years now I have had the pleasure of knowing Dr. Gabby Rotaru whose veterinary practice (Chestermere Vet Clinic) has helped ensure that the...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Home for the Messy Holidays

Families are complex. If you’ve celebrated Christmas this week with your extended family, or chose to avoid them this time of year, then you likely had...

Columnists - Steve King

Christmas and your dog

“Christmas comes but once a year and when it does it brings good cheer”. Please make sure that “brings good cheer” applies to...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Radical Retsina

The Greeks have a long and storied history with wine. While there is archeological evidence of other countries cultivating grapes into various states of...

Columnists - Martin Shields

Wrap Up Column

We are finally approaching the end of 2018, and it’s a good time to look back on the past year and reflect on what we’ve accomplished. It has been...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Barbera-ians At The Gate

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

A Community of Care & Support

Becoming a Lone Ranger in a world of noise and demand is an alluring idea. Anyone of us could become Lone Rangers, we could easily hide away if we wanted. In...


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