The poet Mary Oliver wrote, “There are things you can’t reach. But you can reach out to them, and all day long. The wind, the bird flying away. The idea of god...
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Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Birdhouses
Columnists - Steve King
Learning to be around a dog
If you’ve never had a dog and are about to get one (or more), you are likely feeling both excited (I hope) and, maybe, a little apprehensive. You may have...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Zin Is In
As we barrel headlong into overwhelming our hard-working health care workers with record-breaking pandemic infections, I have been doing my part by staying...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Rediscovering our Neighbours
Crisis in our culture is unsettling. It upsets many of the daily routines we hold dear, and reshapes what we used to value. The Great Pandemic of 2020 is...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Heritage Trees
In Lethbridge, Saskatoon, and Medicine Hat I’ve stood below large and old trees looking up in a strange kind of wonder. A dear friend who loves trees has taken...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report November 19
Hello Chestermere-Strathmore readers, Thank you to the City of Chestermere, and the Town of Strathmore for their wonderful Remembrance Day Ceremonies. It...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
I Care For Carménère
With this accursed pandemic now seeing more than twice the daily infections that locked down the province back in May, I fear that harsher restrictions are on...
Columnists - Steve King
US Presidents and their dogs
As so much attention has been given in the media recently to the presidential election in the US, I thought we should take a look at the various dogs that have...
Columnists - Steve King
Joys of walking your dog
Most people recognize that walking can be very therapeutic but I find that walking with your dog can be so much more. This morning we drove into S.E...
Columnists - Baljinder Sull
Understanding and Coping with Burnout
The term ‘burnout’ is typically associated with the workplace; however, it can be applied to other areas of our lives. It can be a product of taking on...



