Category - Columnists

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Happy Beer-thday

Faithful readers may recall me waxing poetic about Chestermere’s own Township 24 Brewing, located at 100 Rainbow Road, who recently celebrated their seventh...

Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy

It’s All in the Name

Although owls are a main attraction for bird watchers, raptors and accipiters are also admired. Falcons, hawks and eagles are feared by many other species...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Top of the Chart-reuse

Looking to impress my holiday guests, I was digging through the dusty corners of the wine cellar for forgotten gems, and came across an old bottle of...

Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy

It’s All in the Name

With the whispers of winter reaching across Alberta the last while, the bird watcher, feeling somewhat melancholy with the fall migration history, does have...

Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan

A Family Physician for Every Albertan

All some people want for Christmas is a family doctor. A report released earlier this month from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Yay for Meunier

This is the month that December babies dread, with their birthdays overshadowed by the Xmas holiday, resulting in halfhearted combination birthday-Christmas...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Hungary and Thirsty

I was looking for a dessert wine for those post-repast feasts that are so common during the holiday season, and my favourite wine expert at my local bottle...

Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy

Is That You Jon Snow?

As the days of early December seem to fly by, the nights are long and thankfully not filled with terror. In the past number of weeks Corvus corax has returned...

Columnists - Chantelle de Jonge

Alberta Highways

Whether you live in one of Alberta’s great cities or rural communities, highways play an important role in your life. Our vast network of highways connects...


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