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Geoff Carpentier
Aug 7, 20243 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 24, 20242 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 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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The Standard
Jul 24, 20244 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 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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Dan Cearns
Jul 9, 20242 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 9, 20242 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 9, 20242 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 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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Tina Y. Gerber McCurley
Jul 3, 20243 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 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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Geoff Carpentier
Jun 26, 20243 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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Dan Cearns
Jun 26, 20242 min read
Striking Out
DAN CEARNS The Standard We've come to the point in the summer when this writer must take the opportunity to say, "I told you so." In an...
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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, 20242 min read
Buckle Up!
By Jonathan van Bilsen Many of you may have recently heard about the devastating turbulence encountered, on a flight from London to...
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Tina Y. Gerber McCurley
Jun 13, 20243 min read
Senior moments or senior living gracefully?
by Tina Y. Gerber - McCurley With my birthday arriving in September, I will be 66 years young. Who wants to admit that? To me, it sounds...
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Dan Cearns
Jun 13, 20242 min read
Centre of attention
DAN CEARNS The Standard After another season of disappointing results for the Toronto Maple Leafs, all eyes are on what this team will do...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Jun 13, 20242 min read
Nickel and Diming to death
by Jonathan van Bilsen Last week I flew back to Toronto, from a few weeks of fun and travel in Europe. The trip and everything associated...
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Lauren Walker
Jun 6, 20242 min read
Movement for Life
by Lauren Walker Stepping away from the crowd can be a challenging thing to do. I’ve learned having a healthy lifestyle means making...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Jun 6, 20242 min read
Does this float your boat?
By Jonathan van Bilsen Under the expansive blue sky, at the historic Harland & Wolff shipyard, in Northern Ireland, where the Titanic was...
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