Oct 23 2004
Published in the Hanover Post 17 June 2005 The recent death of RCMP Constable Jose Agostinho of the Wetaskiwin, Alberta Detachment, has brought to the forefront yet again, the dangers faced every day by Peace Officers across Canada. It certainly makes me think back to March of this year. Although more than four months have …
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Oct 23 2004
Published in the Barrie Advance 24 October 2004 Webster’s Dictionary defines a ghost town as, “a once flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource.” One such ghost town in Simcoe County is the former Village of Edenvale. Situated on Highway 26 in Springwater Township, …
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Oct 03 2004
Published in the Barrie Advance 18 October 2004 Canadian Forces Base Borden has been an important part of Simcoe County since opening in 1916. In its 88 years of existence, the base has seen hundreds of thousands of military personnel pass through its many training schools. In some cases, several generations of families …
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May 18 2004
Published in the Barrie Advance 19 May 2003 Longtime residents of the Stayner area will probably remember a time when the air buzzed with the sound of RCAF aircraft from a small airfield off Hwy 26 between Stayner and the tiny hamlet of Edenvale. Early in the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Air …
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