Rather than spending Saint Patrick’s Day in a crowded pub filled with people in leprechaun hats and green beer, I will be sitting down for a dignified sampling...
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Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
DEW or DEW not. There is no try.
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
Saving Space for Nature?: Part Three Wetlands or Storm Ponds?
Using the eyes of a naturalist, environmentalist or just an old bird watcher, much can be learned through observation of the variety of man made storm ponds...
Columnists - Allan Schwartz
Addiction or Obsession?
I could walk down the street, any street for that matter, in any village, town or city, in any country and on any continent, and all I would see are people...
Columnists - Chantelle de Jonge
More on Budget 2026
Alberta’s government is taking positive steps to ensure families, workers, and communities have the resources they need to thrive. We recently released Budget...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Rye Observations
Back in the previous millennia, when I was but a callow youth with an undeveloped palate for the finer spirits, I would stick to the single malts of Scotland...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
Saving Space for Nature?: Part Two Wetlands or Storm Ponds?
A recent decision by the Chestermere City Council to halt or delay a bylaw change which would permit 485 homes to be built on the east side of East Lakeview...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Absinthe Minded
On a recent night out with the usual suspects, we visited one of those fancy lounges with the $17 cocktails served up by hipster bartenders wearing old-timey...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
Saving Space for Nature?: Part One Wetlands or Storm Ponds?
The rapid growth of Chestermere in the past five years has certainly raised eyebrows and concern about practical issues, such as infrastructure, parking...
Columnists - Chantelle de Jonge
Keeping Pace with Growth: New Tools, New Schools, and Stronger Services for Chestermere–Strathmore
As more people choose to call Alberta home, the everyday needs of families are changing too. From health care and assisted living to wildfire response and...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Mourv-ing On Up
Winter returned to Alberta with a vengeance last week, dumping 20 cm of snow in my driveway overnight and leaving me to hunker down with my supply of storm...



