Published in the Toronto Sun 3 December 2008 To the leaders of the Opposition parties, there is really no eloquent way of putting this, so I will say it this way: HAVE YOU GONE F$@&ING MAD!!! Do you really think that Canadians want either another election or a Liberal-NDP-Bloc Quebecois coalition government?! You may interpret …
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Oct 02 2008
SIU not so toothless
October 2008 As a serving police officer, I can tell you that even a “toothless SIU” still scares many police officers, especially the honest ones. Even though many of their staff are ex-cops, has no one heard on the Professional Standards Branch (Internal Affaris to American cop-show watchers). The job of these officers is …
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Oct 01 2008
Manufacturing job losses
October 2008 With all the job losses in the manufacturing sector, I thought I would chime in with my two cents.
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Sep 30 2008
Toronto’s 30 Nothings
October 2008 Regarding Andrew Ross’ article “Toronto’s 30-nothing generation needs help (Toronto Sun, 26 October 2008); now I don’t know Mr. Ross’ specific situation; however, there are some things that are way off base in his article.
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Sep 07 2008
Abandoned aerodrome once played an important role in Canadian military aviation
Published in the The Rivers Banner 8 September 2008 (Updated May 2016) Longtime residents of the Rivers area will probably remember a time when the air buzzed with the sound of RCAF aircraft from an airfield south-west of Rivers. Early in the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Air Force entered into an ambitious project: …
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Sep 07 2008
The Rivers Bell – A landlocked ship’s bell that still managed to travel
Published in the The Rivers Banner, 8 September 2008 Published in the The Lookout – Navy News, 27 May 2016 Published on the Canadian Army Aviation web site – www.canadianarmyaviation.ca/aatts_mess_bar_bell.html The Rivers Bell – A story of honour and thievery A ship’s bell is an essential component of any ship. Usually made of brass with …
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Sep 01 2008
Tragic end for a best friend
Published in the Barrie Advance 2 September 2008 Although summer is slowly coming to an end, I would like to remind people not to leave your pets unattended in your car. I’m a police officer and I recently responded to a complaint regarding a dog left in a pickup truck. The owner left both the …
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Aug 31 2008
Canada’s last Victoria Cross winner – Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, VC, DSC, RCNVR
Published in the Toronto Sun, 7 August 2020 Published in The Naval Reserve Link, September 2008 Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, VC, DSC, RCNVR has the distinction of being Canada’s last Victoria Cross winner. It may be of interest to Naval Reservists that Lt Grey was also a member of the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve …
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Aug 29 2008
Maple Airport part of vibrant past
Published in the Vaughan Perspectives 30 August 2008 Today, the City of Vaughan is one of Canada’s fastest-growing municipalities, a vibrant world-class city with several of the GTA’s major tourist attractions. It was not so long ago that Vaughan was a tranquil rural community. For a brief 30-year period, Vaughan Township as the …
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Aug 12 2008
Put the blame where it belongs
August 2008 Re: (SIU clears cops in fatal crash: Barrie Advance, 13 August 2008), let’s make one thing clear: Ronald Miller is the one and only person responsible for the death of Michael O’Keefe. That is why he is charged with dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing death, and flight from police. When you …
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About the Author
Bruce Forsyth served in the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve for 13 years (1987-2000). He served with units in Toronto, Hamilton & Windsor and worked or trained at CFB Esquimalt, CFB Halifax, CFB Petawawa, CFB Kingston, CFB Toronto, Camp Borden, The Burwash Training Area and LFCA Training Centre Meaford.