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John Swart

John Swart

After three decades co-owning various southern Ontario small businesses with his wife, Els, John Swart has enjoyed 15 years in retirement volunteering, bicycling the world, and feature writing. At the Voice of Pelham he won the George Cadogan Memorial Outstanding Columnist Award, and Outstanding Columnist in the Canadian Community Newspaper Awards. His column The Balanced Life appears weekly on PelhamToday.

Recent Work by John

THE BALANCED LIFE: We need to dial back our news viewing

THE BALANCED LIFE: We need to dial back our news viewing

Take a deep breath, put down the screen, realize how much it damages our health
THE BALANCED LIFE: We need to dial back our news viewing

THE BALANCED LIFE: We need to dial back our news viewing

Take a deep breath, put down the screen, realize how much it damages our health
THE BALANCED LIFE: Canadians unite around our food supply chain

THE BALANCED LIFE: Canadians unite around our food supply chain

Thanks, America, but no bullies welcome on our playground
THE BALANCED LIFE | We don’t need American fruit and vegetables

THE BALANCED LIFE | We don’t need American fruit and vegetables

Canadian farm produce with a few non-American imports provide all we need for year-round nutritional health
THE BALANCED LIFE: Canadians unite around our food supply chain

THE BALANCED LIFE: Canadians unite around our food supply chain

Thanks, America, but no bullies welcome on our playground
THE BALANCED LIFE | We don’t need American fruit and vegetables

THE BALANCED LIFE | We don’t need American fruit and vegetables

Canadian farm produce with a few non-American imports provide all we need for year-round nutritional health
THE BALANCED LIFE: Trust is all we have

THE BALANCED LIFE: Trust is all we have

From people to politics, the truth is too easily abused, writes John Swart
THE BALANCED LIFE: Trust is all we have

THE BALANCED LIFE: Trust is all we have

From people to politics, the truth is too easily abused, writes John Swart
THE BALANCED LIFE | Alcohol and our physical performance

THE BALANCED LIFE | Alcohol and our physical performance

You'll want to read this, even if you’re not an athlete
THE BALANCED LIFE | Alcohol and our physical performance

THE BALANCED LIFE | Alcohol and our physical performance

You'll want to read this, even if you’re not an athlete
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