n 1976, Premier Peter Lougheed established our province’s sovereign wealth fund—the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund (AHSTF) aimed to save for the future...
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Columnists - Chantelle de Jonge
Alberta’s government is taking decisive action to restore the Heritage Fund
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Que Syrah Syrah
While at a recent meeting with my regular tippling posse, someone pulled out a few bottles of really old Syrah, and challenged us to a blind tasting against a...
Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan
Choosing health over corporate profits
January is a month when many of us promise we will try harder to become or stay healthy. We make New Year’s resolutions to eat better and lose weight. But by...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
BALD ON THE BOW
One City of Calgary Park that provides excellent opportunities for nature lovers is Carburn Park, located in the Riverbend community, nestled between the...
Columnists - Chantelle de Jonge
Alberta’s government is taking a strategic diplomatic approach to strengthen Alberta’s relationship with the United States
Alberta’s government is taking a strategic diplomatic approach to strengthen Alberta’s relationship with the United States and protect our energy sector from...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Fun With Furmint
One of my regular drinking companions grew up in the former Eastern Bloc, coming of age in the final days of the Cold War, when booze from decadent capitalist...
Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan
Choosing health over corporate profits
January is a month when many of us promise we will try harder to become or stay healthy. We make New Year’s resolutions to eat better and lose weight. But by...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
A Feathered Romance
When I hear the word “harlequin”, two memories come immediately to mind. The first is looking at the massive Harlequin Romance novel collection, lovingly owned...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Happy Beer-thday
Faithful readers may recall me waxing poetic about Chestermere’s own Township 24 Brewing, located at 100 Rainbow Road, who recently celebrated their seventh...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
It’s All in the Name
Although owls are a main attraction for bird watchers, raptors and accipiters are also admired. Falcons, hawks and eagles are feared by many other species...
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