As part of my ongoing quest to visit all the new craft breweries popping up in Alberta, I made an overnight trip to Lethbridge this past weekend. Heading south...
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Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Coul Your Jets
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Weeds, Robots, and Flame Throwers
Our garden is coming up and so are the weeds. Among the tulips and irises you’ll find the excited growth of other unwanted plants. Green little shoots...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report for May 17
Hello Chestermere! Happy Belated Mother’s Day to all the wonderful Moms. I hope your families spoiled you and that you had some time to enjoy the...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Roll Out The Barrel
Oak barrels and booze have a long and intimate relationship. Prior to the 3rd century CE, the storage vessel of choice for storage and transport of food and...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report May 10
Hello Chestermere! Mark your calendars! Lemonade Day is coming on June 9! We will be sponsoring a stand this year as always. If your kids would like to...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Wabi Sabi
Nothing has taught me as much about life, faith, and relationships as being a parent has. Each morning I am awoken by the chatter of my four year old, inches...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA Report May 3
Hello Chestermere! It has been an interesting week weather wise as we went from -4 to +27, the hottest spot in Canada within the span of a couple of days. I...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Dirt Pills
Have you had your daily dose of dirt? Researchers in Australia have been experimenting with dirt, or at least the bacteria found in good soil, as a treatment...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Incredible Italians
In the spirit of research for this weekly column, I subscribe to a few of those wine-of-the-month clubs. I was giddy as a schoolgirl last week, when a mixed...
Columnists - Martin Shields
MP report – Trans Mountain in serious jeapardy
What happened to social license? Will this country ever build a pipeline to tidewater again? Unfortunately, these are questions that need to be asked now that...
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