Category - Columnists

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...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report May 31

Hello Chestermere readers! I would like to start off by saying congratulations to Chestermere Rotary Club for their installation of the life vests this last...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Why We Need Bugs

My parents drove a big Chrysler Cordoba while I was growing up. I remember after road trips gathering around the front of our car with my little sister poking...

Columnists - Steve King

Life through Finn’s eyes (part 2)

Today began differently from what it normally does with mom getting up really early: so early it was still dark! I decided to sleep on in my crate as dad...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

23 Years of Wild Rose Beers

Calgary’s Wild Rose Brewery has made frequent appearances in this column over the years, all the way back to the dawn of the new millennium. In earth...


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