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    • Prairie Doggin’

      By on September 3, 2018

      I popped into the big city to run some errands on the weekend, and rewarded myself for a productive day by stopping at Prairie Dog...

    • Passion for Passchendaele

      By on August 27, 2018

      Many Chestermerians are recovering Calgarians, or at least have a passing familiarity with the big city to the west. As a transplanted Maritimer, the first...

    • 88 To Life

      By on August 20, 2018

      1988 was a very good year.  The Olympics were in Calgary.  I had an awesome 80s proto-pompadour hairdo, and was swaddled in the day-glo fabrics...

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      Alberta Rum

      By on August 14, 2018

      Canada is not particularly famous for producing rum, and Alberta even less so.  I’m not even sure that we can lay claim to the Screech...

    • An Apple A Day

      By on August 6, 2018

      Faithful readers may recall that I try to make an annual pilgrimage to the Okanagan Valley, that heavenly little spot of Canadian wine country that...

    • Heavenly BeereaH

      By on July 30, 2018

      History buffs may recall that monasteries were some of the first organizations to brew beer on a regular basis. Way back in the Middle Ages,...

    • Never Go Alone

      By on July 30, 2018

      My great grandpa came to Canada on a boat with a herd of Jersey cows. He paid his way by taking care of the cows...

    • Stampede Beer

      By on July 23, 2018

      The uncomfortable boots have come off.  The faded blue wranglers that seem to get a bit tighter around the midsection have been returned to the...

    • Sibling Rivalry

      By on July 16, 2018

      Cleopatra and Ptolemy.  Cain and Abel.  Sherlock and Mycroft.  Ann Landers and Dear Abby.  Bart and Lisa.  History is full of great sibling rivalries. The...

    • Kelowna Wines

      By on July 2, 2018

      With the trade wars jacking up prices on imported goods, I am again reminded of the wisdom of thinking globally, but drinking locally. Alberta is...