Author - Nick Jeffrey

Nick Jeffrey

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

How Merlot Can You Go?

Thanks to this accursed pandemic, it has been nigh on 8 months now since I visited a wine bar for a night of enjoying different wines with delightful little...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Carignan My Wayward Son

My once-robust selection in the basement wine cellar has been dwindling rapidly during these COVID times, with at-home imbibing replacing those many bottles of...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Canadian Beer Day

Last week was the 2nd annual Canadian Beer Day.  Maybe this is not quite as auspicious a boozing event as Oktoberfest or Robbie Burns Day, but I am...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

35 Years And Counting….

An auspicious anniversary passed us by last month, nearly unnoticed due to the doom and gloom in the news.  That’s right gentle reader, this year marks...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Common Crown

Exciting things happened a few weeks back at the Canadian Brewing Awards, which was held virtually this year due to the ongoing pandemic. For those not...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Drawing a Blanc

Summer is coming to an end, and fall is just around the corner.  Darkness falls on our fair land earlier each day, and will soon put an end to my pandemic...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Fahr Fahr Away

Beer is a lot like tennis.  The rising stars first need to win the provincial competitions in order to qualify for the national competitions, with those...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Oktoberfest Obliterated

This pandemic just keeps getting worse.  First it took away all the toilet paper.  Then we had to endure the train wreck that was Tiger King...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Better Red Than Dead

This pandemic may be the death of me.  Not because of any worries of infection, as I have been safely ensconced at home since March, without venturing out...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

International Beer Day

Well, this summer has been a bust.  Here we are staring down the barrel of the Labour Day weekend, back to school, and fall is just around the corner...


What's Playing on CFTR

Launch Player in New Window 

RSS BLANKET CLASSIFIEDS – Alberta-Wide Weekly Classified Ads

  • Reach over one million views
    Alberta Wide Value Ads. Contact this newspaper or The AWNA to learn how your business can reach readers at a super low cost.
  • BEST Cash Payouts for Gold
    Are you downsizing? Let us help. We buy Royal Canadian Mint sets, Franklin Mint sets, all mint sets. Gold, chains, rings, coins, unuse gold jewelry.Never any fees to pay. No obligation to sell. Seniors’ Special – 10% more on all cash payouts.Let us come to visit you in the comfort and privacy of your home. […]
  • CASH IN UNWANTED GOLD!
    CASH IN YOUR GOLD!BUYING your unwanted and broken jewelry, coins, coin collections, nuggets, dust, all gold, etc. ALSO BUYING ALL SILVER, STERLING & PLATINUM!I MAKE HOUSE CALLS ALL OVER ALBERTA & PAY YOU CASH.Call Todd 780-504-7995 Ad Category: Wanted