With the 2019 election around the corner, things have really started to heat up on Parliament Hill. The House of Commons has now adjourned for the summer, but...
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Columnists - Martin Shields
Spring 2018 wrap-up
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Intentional
My grandmother is an excellent tea-maker. Her mother was a very proper English-woman and passed along the art of making tea to her. It was a process and I grew...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report June 28
Hello Chestermere! Happy Canada Day! We are 151 years old this year. One would think after this many years we would know what is best for our province and...
Columnists - Martin Shields
Carbon Tax coverup
The House of Commons will soon be wrapping up for the summer. Even though we’re getting close to the end of the session here in Ottawa, there’s...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Gin & Juice
I have been counting down the days on my calendar for months, waiting for that one special day that is like a combined Christmas and St. Paddy’s Day for...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
The Richest People
My daughter is four years old and she is tremendously creative. It does not take much for her to feel on top of the world. If she has her stuffed bunny under...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report June 14
Hello Chestermere! To all who celebrate Ramadan, and as you head towards Eid al-Fitr (June 15 marks the end of Ramadan this year) I wish that happiness and joy...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Let Joy Be Your Compass
I fight the good fight every day with my email inbox. It is full, and fills up, with advertisements, resources, letters, ideas, opportunities, sadness, and...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Negronis and Nibbles
Some people spend the month of June waiting for the lake to get warm enough for a swim, or putter away in the garden whenever the sun peeks out from behind a...
Columnists - Martin Shields
Steel and aluminum tariffs and rural crime
The United States has hit Canada with a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and a ten percent tariff on imported aluminum. These tariffs have been coming for a...
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