Category - Columnists

Columnists - Steve King

Dog wishes for 2019

With 2019 now on us, I’d like to share with you some wishes I have for the New Year that relate to our furry friends. •I’ve always had a problem...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Don’t Pay Attention

I used to live near a sprawling park with lumpy hills, clusters of trees and a puddle-for-a-pond. My wife and I had walked through that park a hundred...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report January 10

Hello Chestermere! I am writing you from Hyderabad, India this week as I am visiting some of my extended family.  I am sitting here watching Canada from far...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Joie To The World

Long timel readers may recall that I make an annual pilgrimage to the Okanagan Valley of BC to sip my way through the tasting rooms and vineyards of my...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report January 2

Hello Chestermere. Happy New Year! First of all I would like to give a huge shout out to the organizers of the Western Canadian Pond Hockey tournament in...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Goodness is in the Details

Today as I write my weekly column, I am making cheese. Pots of milk are warming on my stove-top and are undergoing a transformation. With the addition of a...

Columnists - Steve King

Good medical practices for your dog

For a number of years now I have had the pleasure of knowing Dr. Gabby Rotaru whose veterinary practice (Chestermere Vet Clinic) has helped ensure that the...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Home for the Messy Holidays

Families are complex. If you’ve celebrated Christmas this week with your extended family, or chose to avoid them this time of year, then you likely had...

Columnists - Steve King

Christmas and your dog

“Christmas comes but once a year and when it does it brings good cheer”. Please make sure that “brings good cheer” applies to...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Radical Retsina

The Greeks have a long and storied history with wine. While there is archeological evidence of other countries cultivating grapes into various states of...


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