Last week was the 2nd annual Canadian Beer Day. Maybe this is not quite as auspicious a boozing event as Oktoberfest or Robbie Burns Day, but I am...
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Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Canadian Beer Day
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
The 1000 Year City
Years ago I was invited by a professor to go where few have, into the oldest building in the world. In the ancient city of Jericho there is an archeological...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report October 22
Hello Chestermere-Strathmore Readers: I hope you had a safe weekend navigating that forgotten white stuff that comes from the sky and wreaks havoc on the...
Columnists - Steve King
Halloween horrors for dogs!
Although Halloween may take a different format this year with the pandemic still with us, there are certain precautions we should consider leading up to...
Columnists - Martin Shields
Throne Speech and recent government COVID measures
After a lengthy prorogation, Parliament finally resumed with a new Speech from the Throne on September 23rd. This Throne Speech came just ten months...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
35 Years And Counting….
An auspicious anniversary passed us by last month, nearly unnoticed due to the doom and gloom in the news. That’s right gentle reader, this year marks...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
The Holiness of Small Talk
The in-between life of our neighbourhoods is often made up of ordinary stuff. Errands, texts, coffee, meal prep, trips to the mailbox, school-work, and...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Common Crown
Exciting things happened a few weeks back at the Canadian Brewing Awards, which was held virtually this year due to the ongoing pandemic. For those not...
Columnists - Steve King
Is your dog a thief?
Where are those gloves I bought yesterday? Have you seen my slippers today? You may want to check your dog’s bed or the spot he/ her likes to rest during the...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Shoes and Bread
In a beautiful little book, Sleeping with Bread, there is a touching story about children in World War 2. Authors Dennis Linn, Sheila Fabricant and Matthew...
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