Category - Columnists

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

The Legend of the Leatherman

Like clock-work the Old Leatherman would come up the road. Kids would run out to meet him, and mothers would pack him a sandwich for his long and unending...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Good Durif

I popped into my friendly neighbourhood wine shop today, only to be immediately flagged down by the proprietor, eager to show off a new arrival that she knew I...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

Rising inflation

Hello Chestermere-Strathmore readers. I do not need to explain rising inflation to all of you. You know it, and you feel it every day. Inflation rates in...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Dreamy Martini

National Martini Day has just recently passed us by, taking place on June 19 every year. In past years, I would get all gussied up in my fanciest duds and hit...

Columnists - Karen McKee

Seeking Life Balance.

“Have regular hours for both work and play, make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.”...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Alberta Bourbon

Today is National Bourbon Day, and while the spirits in my liquor cabinet are typically stocked with fine Scotch or whiskies from our local Alberta craft...

Columnists - Marilyn King

“They just know”

I recently had lunch with a friend who told me this story involving her dog, Simba. “March 2019 while spring skiing I fell, not a spectacular fall, more the...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Heavenly Beer

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, a French order of...


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