Category - Columnists

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Alberta Beer

We are living the land of plenty. Plenty of beer, that is. Yes, gentle reader, our beloved province is now home to more than 60 breweries, quadrupled from just...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report March 23

Hello Chestermere! I did not realize that this was the year of the rat! Who knew? I guess the Government did! As fortune would have it rats are quick witted...

Columnists - RollyAshdown

Rocky View County report March

It is that time of year again, Tax Time. At Rocky View County the way it works is that every department submits a budget for what they are going to need to...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

The Entrepreneurial Neighbourhood

Last week I was invited to meet two business leaders in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. In a quiet upstairs office along main street I met Mike Temple and Jeremy...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Mexican Wine

Your intrepid liquor reporter was at a hoity-toity wine tasting event last week, and tasted his very first Mexican wines. Yes, gentle reader, you may be as...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA Report March 16

Hello Chestermere! Well the Legislature is back in session with the Throne Speech. I thought I would share some of my reaction to the Government’s claim...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA Report March 9

Hello Chestermere! I don’t know about you but when March hits, I feel the need for a little green in my life. I have lived in Alberta my whole life, and...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Tannins & Oak

Wine has a pretty short list of ingredients. With only grape juice and yeast to work with, the hardworking winemakers of the world somehow manage to turn out...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

To Nurture Meaning

I enjoy talking to teenagers about what they want to do when they graduate. At first many say they are not sure. Maybe they want to attend a school, or work...


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