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Dogs and magnetism
No, I’m not referring to dogs’ magnetic personalities, although the way that people get “drawn in” by dogs is certainly true. I’d like to discuss how dogs are...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report September 14
Hello Chestermere-Strathmore I want to thank everyone at the City of Chestermere for such a beautiful weekend of celebrations for the Chestermere Country Fair...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
A Place For Jenny and Other Unexpected Celebrities
In the neighbourhood of Fechenheim, in Frankfurt, Germany, there is a famous and unexpectedly popular resident named Jenny. She’s an older Arabian mare. Yes, a...
Columnists - Steve King
Nowzad
In recent weeks we have all been made aware of the terrible humanitarian situation in Afghanistan since the Taliban retook control of the country. I do not...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Any Port in a Storm
With the fourth wave of the pandemic ramping up quickly, I cautiously squeezed in one more backyard tasting with my double-vaxxed friends in recognition of...
Columnists - Steve King
When the grand dogs come to stay
It’s always an interesting experience when dogs come to stay if you have a dog of your own. Will they get along together or will WW3 break out at any...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Yay For Cabernet
As the rapid onset of the fourth wave of the pandemic ushers in vaccine passports around the world, several Canadian provincial governments and even private...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Third Places
Throughout this pandemic many of us lived our lives in one place: our home. For me, that meant turning our basement into an office space, our kitchen table...
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Seniors update: Programs and services
As we turn the calendar to September, back to school, harvesting the garden, let’s look into the fun of the 32nd Annual Chestermere Country Fair on Saturday...
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