The Artist Within - The Art of Change
by Lauren Walker I’ve helped my family run All Fit All Ages Gym for most of my life. I’m happy to say, we are making changes, in order to...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Aug 223 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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Geoff Carpentier
Aug 223 min read
Walk Softly – Trumpeter Swans
by Geoffrey Carpentier For the last few years, we’ve had new neighbours on Elgin Pond, in Uxbridge. A family of swans moved in and each...
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The Standard
Aug 222 min read
Too much too soon – or just not needed?
By Shawn Lackie Unless you have been living under a rock, you would know about the controversy created by the announcement, a new...
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Dan Cearns
Aug 192 min read
Olympic Pride
DAN CEARNS The Standard As a resident of the country of Canada, there is a lot to be proud of at the end of the 2024 Paris Summer...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Aug 192 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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Tina Y. Gerber McCurley
Aug 193 min read
Making inner peace a priority
by Tina Y. Gerber-McCurley Life feels so chaotic, since my knee replacement at the end of June. I have things to do, people to visit, and...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Aug 72 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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Geoff Carpentier
Aug 73 min read
Walk Softly – Earwigs
by Geoffrey Carpentier I woke up early today and went outside to watch the sunrise. A flash of colour caught my eye. Was that an earwig...
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Dan Cearns
Jul 242 min read
Election surprises
DAN CEARNS The Standard For years, I’ve been an avid follower of politics in this country, interested in things which happen at every...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Jul 242 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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The Standard
Jul 244 min read
Community publishers deserve a say
As the second-generation owner of a community newspaper in Ontario, I care deeply about the future of local news in Canada. My late...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Jul 172 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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Dan Cearns
Jul 92 min read
Solid defence
DAN CEARNS The Standard So far, the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager, Brad Treliving, has done exactly as he has promised. He has made...
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Tina Y. Gerber McCurley
Jul 92 min read
Don't forget it's never too late to become a tourist in your own back yard
by Tina Y. Gerber - McCurley I will admit, I have been envious of Church friends who have been able to afford to travel upon their...
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Lauren Walker
Jul 92 min read
Movement for Life: The Common Sense Diet Part 2
by Lauren Walker We looked at the keys to taking a common-sense approach to lifestyle changes, which included tuning in to yourself and...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Jul 92 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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Tina Y. Gerber McCurley
Jul 33 min read
In the blink of an eye
by Tina Y. Gerber - McCurley I had the pleasure of taking my oldest granddaughter shopping for her birthday. It brought back memories of...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Jul 32 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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Geoff Carpentier
Jun 263 min read
The numbers don't lie
by Geoffrey Carpentier Every May, I honour a pledge to myself, to go out and raise money to help our Canadian birds, as they struggle...
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