Poplar Magazine

23/07/2025

The Chair is a column that is as unique as the writer. Check out Joyce D. Wall's The Chair from the summer '22 issue today!

We make eye contact, staring ahead into the mirror and talk about what has changed since we last saw each other. Some of that is hair, some is not. From there we move to the shampoo chair and the conversation deepens. ...

22/07/2025

Summer '22 throwback continues. This time we revisit our photo technical column produced by Evan Buchanan! Check it out right here!

by Evan Buchanan

21/07/2025

Another throwback to our summer 2022 issue. Nick Carter's brought life to various subjects where Alberta's history, topography, wildlife and so much more where the word nature, and natural are concerned. We love his columns and think you will too, check out this one on Alberta guide books from the past!

Like most other naturalists, I have a love for nature handbooks and guides. These books open the doors to the secret world of expert knowledge, making you ‘part of the club’ of folks who know where to find particularly r...

20/07/2025

We hope your summer's going great and as always, we love to tee up posts for our new readers that help expand awareness on who we are and what we've been up to since our first issue back in the spring of 2022. Today we bring you our summer 22 editorial for your doomscrolling pleasure. Be sure to follow us as we continue to roll out select columns from this and other issues!

Thank you as always for reading Poplar Magazine.

by Tim Lowing

11/07/2025

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04/07/2025

Mat Summers epitomizes the essence of Poplar Magazine. An uber-gifted soul with hand skills that span mechanics, photography and music he has had his hands in many aspects of what we're doing since 2023 - and we couldn't be happier. Check out this contribution from the winter 23 issue.

As a photographer with a passion for Alberta’s back road history and culture, I often find myself at the front door of the past and present. It is the crossroads so to speak of where it started, and how it stands today....

04/07/2025

Throwback Thursday - The Alberta Experience by Nick Olexyn. This was from our first issue back in the spring of 2022! If you can believe it...

Growing up in Alberta, I have seen my fair share of rough winters. Luckily, I have learned to survive miserable wind chills and short dark days. My father has always been an advocate of the outdoors and instilled this in...

03/07/2025

Did you ever read Young Bones in Poplar? Avery Bird was a part of Poplar in the early days and made a significant impact with our readers. Check out Young Bones from our winter 2022 issue right here!

Stories of the mundane and the Bizarre from a recent university grad.

20/06/2025

Terry Olexyn of Peak Retirement Solutions dot CA has done an incredible job of sharing his post retirement perspectives. He brings important information that those of us, nearing, or just past 50....really should take a moment to consider.

Time - The Most Valuable Commodity of All.

20/06/2025

Nick Carter become a part of Poplar Magazine in the summer of '22 with his astounding columns on nature and the natural history of Alberta. We encourage you to take a look back in our archives after you enjoy his latest perspective in our summer issue!

by Nick Carter

20/06/2025

Ever wonder what life on the road for a stand up comedian in Canada is like?

Well, Marcus Beaubier's Cranbrook story is off the charts. I don't want to spoil it, just read it over lunch and don't tell me you didn't laugh!

Outside of most comedy clubs, comedians usually travel in pairs as they travail across the prairies. There are the feature act and the opener. They are the Jedi and Padawan of the comedy circuit.