The Jonathan van Bilsen Show: Recent Episodes
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Photo-journalist, Jonathan van Bilsen interviews compelling guests and discovers the story behind the person. A new episode every month.
In this episode of the Jonathan van Bilsen Show, Jonathan's guest is award-winning photographer Vicky Champagne. Her specialty is pets, and the memories she creates with her camera are to be cherished for generations to come.
In this episode Jonathan van Bilsen interviews former mayor of the Township of Scugog, Marilyn Pearce. Learn about her time in politics as well as her recent involvement in the Lake Scugog Historical Society.
Dr Joe Ricci, a renowned cardiologist, leads the cardiology rehabilitation programme for the Durham region. With centres located in every municipality, individuals with heart disease are experiencing remarkable success through this initiative. This episode delves into Dr Ricci's commitment and dedication.
In this episode Jonathan van Bilsen interviews Warren Mar, the CAO of the Township of Scugog. Mr. Mar has been in the position for just over a year and is making great inroads with residents and Council alike. Find out what it is like to manage a Township as large as Scugog.
Jonathan van Bilsen interviews Dr. Daniel Lewis, a brand new physician with Medical Associates of Port Perry. Find out what it takes to be come a doctor in today's ever changing world.
In this episode Jonathan van Bilsen interviews the newly elected MP for the recently formed North Durham riding, Jacob Mantle. Learn all about what it is like for a newbie to venture into politics and find out about the story behind the person
His Worship, Mayor Dave Barton of Uxbridge shares some of the fantastic ventures his township is currently involved in. Jonathan van Bilsen also learns details about the story behind this mover and shaker.
Jonathan van Bilsen interviews Scugog Ward 3 Councillor, Robert Rock and discovers interesting facts about his travels and his career.
In the October episode of the Jonathan van Bilsen Show, Jonathan interviews Jacquie Hermans, a psychic, a certified fitness instructor, and a media host. Find out how this busy mom fits everything into her schedule.
Jonathan van Bilsen interviews Scott Murray, who heads up the Dragon Boat program for Canada. Scott is an avid rower and leader and is responsible for thousands of people who participate in this sport. Join Jonathan and Scott and find out more about the story behind the person.
In this episode Jonathan van Bilsen interviews Kristen Meyer Creamer, a graphic designer, who continues to give to the community and has taken the role of interim executive Director of the North Durham Chamber of Commerce.
In this episode, Jonathan van Bilsen interviews Patty Bowman Kingsley, whose focus is on building a community for artists, through support from organizations such as churches, etc.
In this episode Jonathan van Bilsen interviews Dr. Curtis Hadden, a family physician who has a very musical side to his life. Learn about the challenge of working in healthcare and juggling personal life.
Many people face hair loss, or hair thinning due to effects from medication, illness or disease. #JonathanvanBilsen interviews trained #Trichologist #RosarioGreco, who explains what can be done to help alleviate some of the causes.
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Paul Breeze is an army veteran, both British and Canadian, and also spent 15 years with the Metro Toronto Police Force. In this interview he shares his personal journey as well as his involvement in the VE day anniversary celebrations.
Christine Vos serves as the Executive Director of Oak Ridges Hospice in Durham Region. With an extensive background in the care industry, she also offers a glimpse into her personal journey.
Juan Coronado is a fantastic musician who moved to Durham region from Colombia. His guitar and drum talent is second to none. Jonathan van Bilsen interviews Juan and convinces him to play a few tunes.
nJonathan van Bilsen interviews Michael Connon, a senior client advisor for the McClelland Financial Group part of Assante Capital. Mr. Connon discusses items people should be aware of when planning retirement.
In this episode, Jonathan van Bilsen interviews the Honourable Todd McCarthy, Member of Provincial Parliament and Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement. He has also been managing the Environment portfolio on an interim basis. Find out what life in politics is like.
In this episode, Jonathan van Bilsen interviews Scugog's Deputy Mayor and Councillor, Janna Guido. Find out how this very busy person balances her life an learn the story behind the person
This month's guest is Mallory McGrath, founder and CEO of Viive Planning. She helps guide families toward thoughtful future planning, beyond the usual estate preparation
Margaret Ayres is the Executive Director of Big Brothers, Big Sisters of North Durham. In this episode Jonathan van Bilsen discovers some interesting facts about the story behind this energetic individual
Jonathan van Bilsen interviews Jamil Jivani, the newest Member of Parliament. Find out the struggles this up and coming politician went through to get to where he is today.
Dr. Kim Ferguson is a health care practitioner who is also on the board of the North Durham Health Team, an initiative to assist people who do not have family physicians. Join Jonathan van Bilsen and learn more about this fantastic service.
Live from the stage of the Town Hall Theatre, Jonathan's guests are musician Alissa Smith and singer Liz Auston. After the interview, Liz, accompanied by Alissa, performs a beautiful and moving piece.
In this episode, Jonathan van Bilsen interviews Dr. Sharon Lauricella, a professor and an expert in Artificial intelligence. Find out what all the fuss is about AI.
In this episode, Jonathan van Bilsen interviews author Connie Di Pietro and discusses her latest trilogy. The second guest is Jody Reid, a psychic Medium who shares some interesting and surprising information.
Matt Passafiume is the co-owner and brainchild behind Applewood Farm Winery. In this episode, Jonathan van Bilsen learns all about the art of making wine and the history behind Meade.
In this episode, filmed on the stage of the Town Hall Theatre, in front of a live audience, Jonathan vanBilsen interviews actor, Graeme Powell and musician, Judy Anderson. Enjoy the laughs, as they try to teach him their craft.
Marc Gibbons is a cancer survivor, who is the brainchild behind the Port Perry pedals, a fundraising event that has raised over $100,000 for Cancer research in Durhan Region. Learn all about his battles and find out teh Story Behind the Person.
In this Christmas special, Jonathan's guests are dancer, Jasmin Reville, who performs a wonderful ballet from The Nutcracker, followed by crooner, Irwin Smith, who sings Oh Holy Night. learn the story behind the person as Jonathan interviews each guest.
In this episode, Jonathan interviews Terry Coyne, a successful businessman who has recently entered the political arena. From his early days in Northern Ontario to his thriving business in Durham Region, this is a true Stroy Behind the Person.
Suzanne Garriock is an accomplished violinist, who has spent her career as an educator, but has created an environment for children to expand their creative musical talent. In this episode, Jonathan van Bilsen finds out about two dozen violins, Suzanne has had to find a new home for.
Wilma Wotten is the newly elected mayor of Scugog Township. In this episode, Jonathan van Bilsen learns about her upbringing in rural Durha. Wilma also shares how she entered politics and what it means to be mayor of a bustling, vacation community, on the outskirts of Canada's largest city.
Chris Creamer is an entrepreneur who created a website when he was 14. The site focuses on sports information, primarily team logos and image. He is currently at 15 million views per month and is the 'go-to' site for all sports enthusiasts and celebrities. Find out the story behind the person as Jonathan van Bilsen interviews this well-known influencer.
In this episode, #Jonathan van Bilsen interviews well-known sportscaster #Lance Brown. Find out about Lance's early years in broadcasting, a few costly mistakes he made and his venture into politics, upon his retirement.
Jonathan van Bilsen interviews the newest Member of Parliament for Durham Region, Todd McCarthy. In this episode, we learn all about what it is like being a trial lawyer and bridging from the corporate world into politics.
Jonathan van Bilsen's guest on this episode is Taylor Bursey a media personality in Durham Region. She has done primetime radio, currently hosts a television show, produces a podcast and is learning all about marketing.
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Lucy Black is an educator and author and has written several books. Her latest, Stella's Carpet touches on the emotional drama felt by 2 survivors of WWII and their daughter and granddaughter. Lucy brings the characters to life and during her interview with Jonathan van Bilsen much of the background surfaces.
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Jonathan van Bilsen's guest is Don Lovisa, the president of Durham College. Find out how advanced Durham College is and how they attract students. He will also discuss what is being done to fulfill workplace needs.
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Terry Vos is the owner and operator of Vos, Your Independent Grocer, in Port Perry. The pandemic has undoubtedly affected the industry and the current economy is not helping. Join Jonathan van Bilsen as he interviews Mr. Vos and we learn the Story Behind the Person.
Canadians every day, including children, are overdosing on opioids. As Dr. Matthew Schurter points out in this in-depth interview, it is high time we did more to stop an epidemic killing far too many. Join Jonathan van Bilsen, as we learn the Story Behind the Person
In this episode, Jonathan van Bilsen int\erviews Doug McLatchy, better known as 'Mr. Hockey'. Doug has been collecting sports memorabilia since he was a boy and has amassed a fantastic collection. He is one of the few people in the world with a photo of every NHL hockey player that ever hit the ice.
Contact Doug McLatchy: mrhockey121@gmail.com
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In this episode, Jonathan's guest is Rob Messervey, President of the Scugog Lake Stewards. Issues facing the lake are grave and a solution is at hand. Rob discusses the history of the lake as well as what we need to do to fix it.
Contact Rob Messervey: scugoglakestewards.com
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Trena DeBruijn is the President of the Port Perry Hospital Foundation, which is responsible for raising in excess of $4 million to purchase a new CT Scanner. Join Jonathan van Bilsen as Trena explains what the foundation does and how they raised the funds for this great new piece of equipment.
Contact Trena deBruijn: pphfoundation.ca
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Jonathan van Bilsen interviews entrepreneur and small business owner, Tony Janssen. Find out all about the trials and challenges of running a small business, as well as the story behind the person who started when he was 25 and has given back so much to the community.
Jonathan van Bilsen interviews Peter Lauricella,, a segmented woodturner who hails all the way from Boston Massachusetts. Learn all about Peter and his art in the story behind the person.
In this episode, Jonathan van Bilsen's guest is Dr. Steve Russell, the Medical Director for the new Oak Ridges Hospice. Dr Russell explains the process to get the North Durham facility up and running, as well as the wonderful benefits it adds to the community. We will also learn a bit about this very interesting physician's life as we discover the story behind the person.
Lindsey Park was the former MPP for Durham Region. Jonathan van Bilsen interviews her short, yet accomplished career as a politician and learns some of the secrets behind closed political doors.
Mayor Bobbie Drew, the mayor of Scugog Township, is retiring after 30 plus years in politics. Jonathan van Bilsen interviews her in this episode and learns some of the interesting facts behind this woman, who has accomplished a great deal in her political career.
In this special segment, Jonathan van Bilsen interviews Amanda Chandler, the recipient of dog guide, 'Winnie'. May is dog guide month and the annual walk for dog guides takes place in Port Perry on the last Sunday of May.
For more information contact walkfordogguides.com
In this episode, #Jonathan van Bilsen interviews the new executive director of the #Scugog Chamber of Commerce, #Karey Anne Large. Find out what exactly the #Chamber of Commerce does for your community, as well as learn some interesting facts about Karey Anne, as we discover the story behind the person.
Visit jonathanvanbilsen.com for more information or contact scugogchamber.ca to chat with Karey Anne Large
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This month #Jonathan van Bilsen's guest is James #Culp a marathon runner who runs four and five times a week, and sometimes, even in the dark. Join Jonathan van Bilsen as he learns the story behind the person.
Working for an entrepreneur can be challenging, but Richard Park has not only risen to the task, but he has also excelled in it. During this interview, Richard, Vice President of Operations for the Old Flame Brewing Co., shares his experiences and challenges of running the day-to-day business and expanding into new cities.
Jonathan van Bilsen's guest this month is Brent Herrington, of Herrington's Quality Butchers, in Port Perry. Brent has been in business for more than 20 years and has been involved in the meat busimne3ss most of his life.
In this episode, Brent explains some of the supply chain issues we currently face, as well as some ideas for Christmas
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To contact Herrington's Quality Butcher please email brent@hqb.ca
Geoff Carpentier is an ecologist and tour manager who has taken travellers to more than 80 countries, including 35 trips to Antarctica. Join Jonathan van Bilsen as we learn about some of Geoff's most interesting experiences around the planet.
Contact Geoff Carpentier at geoff.carpentier@gmail.com
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JamesKamstra is an ecologist and environmental consultant who has written articles for several magazines usually on nature-related subjects, including #NatureCanada, Seasons, Ontario Nature and #CanadianFieldNaturalist. He is also an accomplished photographer whose photographs have appeared in many books and magazines. On today's show, James speaks not only about his life as an ecologist, but also about a recent book he wrote which highlights the extremely interesting story of his father.
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Many people face hair loss, or hair thinning due to effects from medication, illness or disease. #JonathanvanBilsen interviews trained #Trichologist #RosarioGreco, who explains what can be done to help alleviate some of the causes.
For further information contact Rosario Greco at 905.985.0099
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This month's guest is Thor Pedersen, a man who left Denmark over seven years ago to explore every country in the world, WITHOUT BOARDING AN AIRPLANE. He is currently sequestered in Hong Kong with only 9 island nations to go. Jonathan van Bilsen finds out how Thor has fared all these years, what challenges he has faced and when will he finish. Enjoy the episode, also available on Apple, I Heart Radio, Stitcher and many other podcast channels.
The COVID 19 pandemic can have many different effects on people. Aside from the financial and physical turmoil, many people suffer from mental fatigue and anxiety. Theo Selles, a family therapist, explains some of the feelings people are experiencing.
The Royal Canadian Legion does amazing things for our veterans and over the years has assisted with many projects to help raise awareness for issues like PTSD. Sandra Spiers, a director with the Legion shares some of the benefits this worthwhile group offers its members.
The Oak Ridges Hospice is ready to open. This episode's guest is the Board Chair, Stephen Gray, who will share interesting facts and a glimpse behind the scenes of this wonderful new addition to Durham Region.
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https://www.oakridgeshospice.com/
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Crystal Andrus Morissette has been empowering women for over 30 years through her training, books, coaching + coaching institute, courses, magazine, retreats, workshops, business transformation programs, TV shows, interviews, and her monthly podcast, "Chat with Crystal."
Her work has been featured on Oprah.com, the New York Post, and the UK Daily Mail, just to name a few.
https://www.crystalandrusmorissette.com/
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Jonathan van Bilsen learns the differences, as well as the purposes of the Port Perry Business Improvement Association as well as the Scugog Chamber of Commerce. Guests include Marina Brock, Treasurer of the BIA and Michael Filip, Chair of the Scugog Chamber.
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Port Perry BIA: https://discoverportperry.ca
Scugog Chamber of Commerce: https://scugogchamber.ca/
Community involvement is a great thing. This month's guests represent the Lions Club and the Hospital Foundation. Two organizations, which are all about the community.
Dr. David Lane has personally performed over 30,000 surgeries. He is well respected among his colleagues and has given many lectures about cataract surgery to other ophthalmologists.
Dr. Lane was the gold medalist in his medical school class, and placed in the 99th percentile of the qualifying American Ophthalmology Board exams (ie Dr. Lane’s qualifying exam results placed in the top 1% of North America).
Retail at Christmas is usually a great time, especially for the stores. 2020, however, is proving to be a different year with a great many challenges.
Join Jonathan van Bilsen as he interviews a retail shop owner and a restaurateur.
An in-depth interview with Scugog Township Mayor, her Worship, Bobbie Drew. Find out the story behind the woman that runs Scugog.
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Want to know about the Damn Busters or the Great Escape? Jonathan's guest is author and broadcaster, Ted Barris, who will discuss Canada's historic role in the world. A fitting start o the Remembrance day season.
December offers two guests: Catherine Pavlik, a mezzo-soprano who performs an unbelievable rendition of Oh Hole Night, followed by the secrets you never knew about... Santa Claus
Leader of the Opposition, Erin O'Toole, talks about himself and how he became the politician he is today.
John Henry, Chair of Durham Region, offers some inside to the way things are, as well as a behind the scenes look at the man who runs it all.
Guest Michael Connon is a Senior Financial Advisor for Assante Capital Management. On this episode he discusses your retiremnt in light of the current financial situation.