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Jonathan van Bilsen
Oct 24, 20242 min read
Save me a seat
by Jonathan van Bilsen Airlines are increasingly offering passengers more influence over their in-flight experience, through seat...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Oct 10, 20242 min read
If I Read it, it Must be True
by Jonathan van Bilsen Printed promotional claims have always carried an air of authority, but over the years, organizations, like the...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Oct 2, 20242 min read
What's new in the world?
By Jonathan van Bilsen I love technology and better ways of doing things. Here are some great inventions which have surfaced in the past...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Sep 25, 20242 min read
Nine months and Social Media Stars
by Jonathan van Bilsen Royal Caribbean’s Ultimate World Cruise is concluding, after nine months aboard the Serenade of the Seas, and it...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Sep 19, 20243 min read
Patty Bowman Kingsley, It’s the Artist Not the Art
by Jonathan van Bilsen Many people are fortunate to be blessed with artistic talents, but seldom do individuals emerge, who have an...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Sep 19, 20242 min read
Ewe Just Never know
by Jonathan van Bilsen I cannot say I know much about farming, having only been to a farm a handful of times. My first visit was to my...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Sep 12, 20242 min read
Hurry Up and Slow Down
by Jonathan van Bilsen Driving has become increasingly frustrating lately, and it seems to be a shared experience no matter where you...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Sep 4, 20242 min read
Why Me Lord
by Jonathan van Bilsen The El Mocambo nightclub, on Spadina Avenue, just south of Bloor Street, was a legendary haunt in Toronto, known...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Aug 29, 20242 min read
Honk if you love… taxis
by Jonathan van Bilsen Self-driving vehicles are certainly here to stay, but they do come with a series of defects which need to be...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Aug 22, 20243 min read
I wonder where that came from
by Jonathan van Bilsen I have always been fascinated by many of the sayings we have and often wonder where their roots lie. In fact, the...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Aug 19, 20244 min read
The story behind the person - Janna Guido, Never Say Never
by Jonathan van Bilsen I first met Janna Guido, Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Ward 2, Scugog Township, at the Scugog Library, in Port...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Aug 19, 20242 min read
If Life Throws You Lemons…
by Jonathan van Bilsen Whenever people travel, there is inevitably the unexpected which happens. This was the case when I went to...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Aug 7, 20242 min read
Birds of a Feather
by Jonathan van Bilsen NASA constantly searches for better ways to feed astronauts, especially on long space missions. This is certainly...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Jul 24, 20242 min read
That's all folks
by Jonathan van Bilsen After five years and sixty episodes of my travel show, photosNtravel, it has finally run its course. Although I...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Jul 17, 20244 min read
Jamil Jivani, Taking Politics by Storm: The Story Behind the Person
by Jonathan van Bilsen I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with our newest member of parliament, Jamil Jivani, a resident of...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Jul 17, 20242 min read
Joe who?
By Jonathan van Bilsen I seldom write about politics in this column, but events of late have made me wonder, when is enough, enough?...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Jul 9, 20242 min read
Who's on First?
By Jonathan van Bilsen I have often wondered who the first to do something was. For example, who was the first person to look under a cow...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
by Jonathan van Bilsen In my early twenties, I had a great job being an announcer on a radio station in Owen Sound. The station, CFOS,...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Jun 26, 20242 min read
Streaming and Screaming
by Jonathan van Bilsen Like so many of you, I subscribe to a number of streaming services which no doubt, have great programming. I am,...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Jun 19, 20244 min read
The Story Behind the Person: Jasmin Reville, Dance, Dance, Dance
by Jonathan van Bilsen Many of you have attended the theatres in North Durham, especially the old Town Hall 1873, in Port Perry. There...
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