There is more to The Netherlands than windmills and little Dutch boys sticking their fingers into dikes. Yes, gentle reader, I am speaking of Dutch beer, which...
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Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Going Dutch
Columnists - Jai Murugan
(dawn)
The ancient peoples who invented rituals to be performed at dawn most definitely didn’t live above the 49th parallel, that vindictive wintery place where...
Columnists - Mansoor Ladha
When the phone rings…
I love to hear innovative and refreshing voices when I dial someone and get a voicemail. A well-thought voicemail greeting can make a positive impact on your...
Columnists - Tricia Ingram
Q&A with Tricia: Gardening in the long days of summer
Gardening in the long days of summer can be both fun and rewarding. With most of the garden already planted, it is time to relax a bit and enjoy the fruits of...
Columnists - Kevin Sorenson
Pushing Back the Flood Waters
Although the recent flood waters directly affected a very small area in our riding of Crowfoot, our hearts and prayers go out to the folks in Calgary and...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Think Globally & Drink Locally
Canada Day was a more somber affair than usual this year. Rather than a day of Bob & Doug McKenzie jokes about hosers while swilling beer in the back...
Columnists - Mansoor Ladha
Is Canada missing new Scramble for Africa?
Canada was respected throughout the developing world for the work done through the Canadian Development Agency (CIDA). However, last month the famous name...
Columnists - Jai Murugan
(muck)
On an occasionally cruel spring, prairie weather created hidden flat patches of dodgy ice in the barnyard. Poor urbanite brethren missed out on such rich...
Columnists - Patricia Matthews
Mayors Message – July 2013
While Chestermere wasn’t directly impacted by the flooding disaster that hit so many of our neighbours we did feel some of the panic and uncertainty here...
Columnists - Mansoor Ladha
All that ends well on turban suspension
As a former soccer player, I must applaud FIFA ruling allowing Sikh children to wear turbans when playing the game. It must have taken guts to order another...
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