For the next 6 months Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will be in your living rooms and bedrooms almost on a daily basis. America is in election mode, even...
Tag - Faith
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Honeybees and Neighbourhoods
This week marked a very small milestone for our city. In fact, it was a bee-sized milestone. City Council took the advice of city staff to allow small scale...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Lo-fi Neighbouring
Years ago, when I was studying in Vancouver, one of my professors had a simple way of connecting with his students that has stuck with me for years. He and his...
It would be naïve to think that in any community everyone would always see eye to eye on everything and never argue, disagree or divide. Chestermere has...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Parka People
Years ago, to pay my way through college, I spent my summers working at my local grocery store. While it seemed like everyone else was out in the sun, I was...
Columnists - Submitted Story
Take heart, you will be forgiven
It had to be the longest 36 hours in history. The guilt must have been unbearable. His self esteem must have been lower than low. Thoughts of ending it all...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
If we pray, we will love
Mother Teresa was known for her deep love for the poor and sick. In her lifetime she started an organization of hospitals and homes for people with HIV/AIDS...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
A Neighbourhood that Fikas Together…
Do you fika? I mean, do you really fika? Swedes know how to fika pretty well. It’s their word, after all. Fika is both a noun and a verb, and it means...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Forward
Getting to where we want to go is not always a straight shot. Accomplishing the goals we have for our lives is not easily gained in three easy steps. Yet in...
Columnists - Submitted Story
All should come to eternal life
Jerome was an 8 year old boy who lived in a loving environment. Mom and Dad loved him and treated him well. Jerome was a loving young man. However Jerome had a...
