March 2008 In the aftermath of a massive snowsttorm dumping over a foot of snow on Barrie, I felt compelled to write this letter to personally thank my Toronto Sun carrier for waiting until the Monday, March 10, after the storm to deliver my paper (no I’m not being sarcastic, I really mean it).
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Feb 26 2008
OPP policed Barrie for a decade
Published in the Barrie Advance February 2008 Published in the Canadian Police Insignia Collector’s Association Newsletter September 2008 The Barrie Police Service, in Barrie, Ontario, is the fourth oldest police force still in existence in Ontario, after the Kingston Police Service (1841), the Hamilton Police Service (1833) and the Brockville Police …
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Feb 04 2008
Sacrifice goes unrecognized
Published in the Toronto Sun 30 January 2008 Published in the Blue Line Magazine February 2008 With the recent victory in the campaign to get Cobourg Police Constable Chris Garrett nominated for the Police Cross of Valour, we must not overlook another battle to honour a deserving police officer for his service to his country …
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Jan 07 2008
Canadian soldier kills Taliban fighter
January 2009 Regarding, Joe Warmington’s column, Canadian Soldier Kills Taliban (3 January 2009), I would like to add that although we don’t know exactly what happened, this could be a case of history repeating itself. Anyone not familiar with the story of Lt. Harry “Breaker” Morant, a veteran of the South Africa (Boer) War, should …
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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.