Category - Columnists

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Swords Into Plowshares

Often the vision we have of gardeners are round-brimmed hats on kindly retirees with a packet of seeds in one hand and a geranium in the other. This image...

Columnists - Steve King

Why am I being followed?

You’ve fallen over it. You’ve tripped over it. You’ve accidentally rammed your chair into it. We’ve all done it, it being your dog. So why do dogs want to be...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Pinotage in the Garage

As the fourth wave of the pandemic rages on, my only human interaction has been sitting on a lawn chair in front of the open garage door with a glass of wine...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report October 5

Hello Chestermere-Strathmore What an amazing week around the riding. I am always so blown away by the wonderful, thoughtful, and giving folks that live here. I...

Columnists - Karen McKee

Hot Talk in the City!

The following opinions reflect my own thoughts, and do not represent any organization that I am connected to. The purpose and hope of this column is to present...

Columnists - Steve King

The Zoomies

We all know that dogs do strange things at times. When I say “strange”, what I really mean of course is “inexplicable to us humans” as there is always a reason...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Rhymes with Orange

With the fourth wave of the pandemic overwhelming our health care system, I have retreated once again to the comforting seclusion of my windowless booze cave...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

“What is Wise Right Now?”

There is one question I am asking people I meet, “what is wise right now?” I am on the hunt for wisdom. Often people are surprised by this question. It seems...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report September 28

Hello Chestermere-Strathmore readers.   I want to start out by thanking everyone who contributed to our fundraiser to help cancer survivors, their...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Sour Power

With the fourth wave of the pandemic overwhelming our health care system, I have retreated once again to the comforting seclusion of my windowless booze cave...


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