Our garden is coming up and so are the weeds. Among the tulips and irises you’ll find the excited growth of other unwanted plants. Green little shoots...
Category - Columnists
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Weeds, Robots, and Flame Throwers
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report for May 17
Hello Chestermere! Happy Belated Mother’s Day to all the wonderful Moms. I hope your families spoiled you and that you had some time to enjoy the...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Roll Out The Barrel
Oak barrels and booze have a long and intimate relationship. Prior to the 3rd century CE, the storage vessel of choice for storage and transport of food and...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report May 10
Hello Chestermere! Mark your calendars! Lemonade Day is coming on June 9! We will be sponsoring a stand this year as always. If your kids would like to...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Wabi Sabi
Nothing has taught me as much about life, faith, and relationships as being a parent has. Each morning I am awoken by the chatter of my four year old, inches...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA Report May 3
Hello Chestermere! It has been an interesting week weather wise as we went from -4 to +27, the hottest spot in Canada within the span of a couple of days. I...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Dirt Pills
Have you had your daily dose of dirt? Researchers in Australia have been experimenting with dirt, or at least the bacteria found in good soil, as a treatment...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Incredible Italians
In the spirit of research for this weekly column, I subscribe to a few of those wine-of-the-month clubs. I was giddy as a schoolgirl last week, when a mixed...
Columnists - Martin Shields
MP report – Trans Mountain in serious jeapardy
What happened to social license? Will this country ever build a pipeline to tidewater again? Unfortunately, these are questions that need to be asked now that...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report April 26
Hello Chestermere! We hope you are enjoying this mild weather. It has been so nice to people outside in T-SHIRTS! As our farmers break open the frozen ground...
