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    • Getting Out and Building Up

      By on April 15, 2019

      We have everything we need to build something amazing here in Chestermere. You were born with curiosity and the ability to create, to mend, to...

    • Plogging

      By on April 8, 2019

      We can thank the Swedish for Ikea, a culture of afternoon coffee and sweets, and a new neighbourhood movement called, ‘plogging.’ Plogging is a combo...

    • The Big Back Yard

      By on April 1, 2019

      Before we lived in Chestermere, we came from a community where we had a much larger yard than we do now. When we first moved...

    • Social Streets

      By on March 25, 2019

      There is a fascinating movement called “Social Streets” in Italy. A father of one was tired of seeing his son play alone in their neighbourhood....

    • The Make-Believers

      By on March 19, 2019

      Kids are masters at pretend. In a moment they can turn a piles of pillows and blankets into an impenetrable fortress or an empty Kleenex...

    • Nurturing Trust

      By on March 11, 2019

      I carry the stories of hundreds of people in our community. Stories of pain, joy, hope and loss. Over hundreds, if not thousands, of cups...

    • The Art of a Good Conversation

      By on March 4, 2019

      Being able to carry on a conversation can mean a lot to others. It is a gift to make someone feel heard and appreciated. Our...

    • Ease is not that Easy

      By on February 25, 2019

      When we choose to love others, especially our neighbours, we discover an uncomfortable reality waiting for us: people are sometimes hard to love. We might feel...

    • Trees in Dry Places

      By on February 18, 2019

      When my wife and I were dating, we decided to spend an evening reading each other our favourite story. Without telling each other what our...

    • Exaggerating Love

      By on February 12, 2019

      I heard a story about a family in the 1970’s who jumped on the tv dinner bandwagon. They used to sit around a kitchen table...