We have the ability to shape our community for better or for worse. The words we use, the time we invest, and the connections we build can make our city a...
Tag - Faith
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Celebrating Small Businesses in your Neighbourhood
This week is small business week in Chestermere. Hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, Chestermere Economic Development, and various partners, this week is about...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
People are Real
What is real? This might sound like the question posed by the professor of a freshman philosophy class, but it’s a question we are confronted with...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Orange Blinking Signal Lights
I was sitting on the front step one evening with my blanket-wrapped four year old on my lap. The rain was drizzling in that light misty way that makes the...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Anamnesia: Hopeful Remembrance
Have you ever walked into a room only to realize that you forgot why you went into the room in the first place? Scientists believe that we have...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
There’s Always More Pie
The City of Chestermere is in the process of budget consultations. They’ve creatively used the image of a baked pie to ask for our input on how our...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Banana Seats
I remember visiting my cousin in Saskatoon when I was a boy and I was always on the lookout for the coolest kid on their block. My cousin had a neighbour kid...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Letting Go With Great Generosity
The Good Life is not about what we get, but what we give. We’ve heard this kind of saying before and we know that being a generous person is probably...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Starting a Neighbourhood Movement
How many neighbours does it take to change a lightbulb? Answer: not as many as you might think. How many people are needed to create change in a community...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Wanderlust
Have you ever had that strong desire to travel, to just get out of the house and get away? Then you’ve probably dealt with a touch of wanderlust...