My daughter is four years old and she is tremendously creative. It does not take much for her to feel on top of the world. If she has her stuffed bunny under...
Category - Columnists
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
The Richest People
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report June 14
Hello Chestermere! To all who celebrate Ramadan, and as you head towards Eid al-Fitr (June 15 marks the end of Ramadan this year) I wish that happiness and joy...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Let Joy Be Your Compass
I fight the good fight every day with my email inbox. It is full, and fills up, with advertisements, resources, letters, ideas, opportunities, sadness, and...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Negronis and Nibbles
Some people spend the month of June waiting for the lake to get warm enough for a swim, or putter away in the garden whenever the sun peeks out from behind a...
Columnists - Martin Shields
Steel and aluminum tariffs and rural crime
The United States has hit Canada with a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and a ten percent tariff on imported aluminum. These tariffs have been coming for a...
Columnists - Baljinder Sull
Processing grief: The right way is your way
Grief is a normal and natural response to the loss of a loved one. Many of us have, or will encounter it at some point in our lives. From my own experience...
Columnists - Martin Shields
Kinder Morgan and Bill C-75
I’m sure you have heard the big news on the Trans Mountain Project: the Prime Minister has decided to spend $4.5 billion of your tax dollars to buy the...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Rural Alberta Advantage
Long time readers will recall that our fair province is teeming with craft breweries, with new ones opening every week. While breweries have historically been...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
The Optimists
If you want to care for your community, you need to be an optimist. Optimism is more than just naive positivity, however. It is activated hope, courage, and...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report June 7
Hello Chestermere! Congratulations! You own a pipeline! That is correct, for the bargain price of $4.5 billion dollars in old infrastructure, plus...
