Category - Columnists

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Beer Store Blues

Our fair province of Alberta is the envy of the nation when it comes to the availability of crafty beers. Seasoned boozers may recall the dark days of the...

Columnists - Steve King

Smoke and dogs

Every year in southern Alberta we experience a smoky atmosphere at some point during the summer because of wild fires. Unfortunately this year the smoke hazard...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report June 13

Hello Chestermere! I hope that your garden is growing with the wonderful rain this past week. As everything becomes a beautiful deep green we are finishing up...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Stop

This month marks the first time in my life that I’ve been given the gift of a sabbatical. After fourteen years as a pastor I am taking a whole month just...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Township 24

Faithful readers may recall me waxing poetic about Chestermere’s own Township 24 Brewing, located at 100 Rainbow Road, right beside the dental office...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report June 6

Hello Chestermere! I would like to draw your attention to a great article by Franco Terrazzano, Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, in the...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Party People

About five years ago a group of near-strangers in my neighbourhood did something unusual. They blocked off a road, hauled out a barbecue, inflated a bouncy...

Columnists - Steve King

Personal space and time

One of the many things that change once you get a dog is personal space and time. Pre-dog you’d be able to lie in bed comfortably, walk around the house...

Columnists - Steve King

That time of year

Those dog days of summer are just around the corner, although as always in Alberta the corner may be a longer bend than we would want. So although we are still...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

It’s A Dog’s Life in Boston

Faithful readers may have recall that the three largest brewers in Canada are all owned by foreign conglomerates, as the drinks industry continues...


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