Category - Columnists

Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy

Is There A Fox in the Sparrow House?

When the unexpected occurs especially when a rarely seen bird arrives in a comfortable and safe backyard setting in Nipawin, ones endorphins immediately...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Ehren the Side of Caution

I decided to ring in the New Year by opening up some of those bottles in the wine cellar that had been gathering dust for too long, and found a long-forgotten...

Columnists - Chantelle de Jonge

Provincial Priorities Act

Last week, Alberta’s government introduced the Provincial Priorities Act, a significant step in our efforts to pushback against the Federal Government...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Let Me Be Franc

It’s time to have a franc discussion. That’s right, I am going to be franc with you. I was spelunking through a dusty and forgotten corner of my wine cellar...

Columnists - Chantelle de Jonge

Mental Health

The first announcement was regarding a new mental health and addiction organization, Recovery Alberta, which will be the first of four new organizations that...

Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy

This Pelican Understands Physics

Of all birds and wildfowl, perhaps the American White Pelican best demonstrates a natural understanding of physics. In high school I had no idea what physics...

Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan

Housing is a human right

With asylum seekers dying waiting for shelter space in Mississauga and single mothers denied rental housing in Halifax, Canada’s lack of affordable housing is...

Columnists - Chantelle de Jonge

Alberta Pension Plan

Since being elected as our MLA, I have had numerous conversations on the potential of an Alberta Pension Plan (APP), both in support and against. The concerns...

Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy

The Path Less Travelled

Visiting Fish Creek Provincial Park a few times a month, Elaine and I often head down the same set of stairs and walk to the banks of Fish Creek. A stump...


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