This might have been the best Calgary Stampede ever. Sure, I still had to wear those uncomfortable boots, and squeeze into the faded blue wranglers that seem...
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Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
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Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report July 18
Hello Chestermere! One thing I learned very quickly when I was first elected is this: the world needs more Canada! This is even truer today in so many ways...
Columnists - Steve King
Grieving at the loss of a dog
Dogs don’t live long enough. I think that’s a statement reflected by dog lovers worldwide. But, as part of the cycle of life, dogs will all pass at...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Creative Conversations
This summer we went on a long ten hour car trip with our family. My five year old daughter loved playing ‘eye-spy,’ but after a few hours ‘eye-spy’...
Columnists - Steve King
A dog’s holiday
Dogs like routine. Their body clocks are so well tuned they don’t need an alarm to go off to remind them it’s time for a walk or that their food...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report July 11
Happy Stampede Ya’ll! We have been to more pancake breakfasts than I can count and the party continues on! It has been wonderful seeing...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Our Home and Native Beer
A solemn and wise philosopher named Frank Zappa once remarked that you can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Favourite Places
I recently took some friends to Reader Rock Garden in Calgary. It’s a hidden gem in the city and too few people know about it. Tucked in a forest of old...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Gin Is In
Alberta used to be a rather dreary province for distilled spirits. Sure, we had the Alberta Premium Rye Whisky your dad mixed with coke down the local...
Columnists - Martin Shields
A Real Plan for the Environment
Parliament has risen for the summer, and the 2019 election campaign will soon be in full swing. It’s an exciting time in Canadian politics – and our...
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