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...
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Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Beer Store Blues
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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