Bruce Forsyth

September 23, 2026

September 2026 The dominance over transportation once held by the railroads has diminished over the decades, replaced by motor vehicles and paved highways that have made transportation of people and goods easier and more efficient. While many railway lines and infrastructure such as railway stations have disappeared, many of the grand railway stations of the past …

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Sep 16 2026

Menesetung Bridge – Historic railway bridge in Goderich saved for use as a rail trail

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September 16, 2026

September 2026 The Menesetung Bridge is a former seven-span steel and wood railway trestle that spans the Maitland River in Goderich, Ontario. Built for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) for their subsidiary, the Goderich and Guelph Railway in 1904, it was 750 feet long and sitting 60 feet above the river on concrete piers, it was …

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Sep 16 2026

A Pheonix rising from the ashes – Detroit’s Michigan Central Railway Station

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September 16, 2026

September 2026 The towering Michigan Central Station been a landmark in the Corktown area of Detroit, Michigan since it was built in 1913 for the Michigan Central Railway. The station, which was the tallest rail station in the world at the time it was built. It was an architecturally stunning structure, designed in the Beaux-Arts …

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Sep 15 2026

Was the “discovery” of murdered children at Kamloops a lie?

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Articles, Editorials, Original Writing

September 15, 2026

September 2026 Re: “Some puzzling, but popular beliefs,” (Drew Hayden Taylor, The Hamilton Spectator, 12 September): Let’s get one thing straight first off: I’m not a residential school denier. I want the truth, no matter how good or bad. Mr. Taylor presents an argument that pretty much that dismisses the idea that the anomalies found …

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Sep 14 2026

Troubadour Festival closes out a successful second season

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September 14, 2026

Published in Barrie Today, 15 September 2026 Congratulations to the organizers of the Troubadour Festival in Barrie, Ontario, for a very successful year in 2026. Judging by the size of the crowds that attended the concerts, the festival is proving to be a very popular summer event. However, also judging by the size of the …

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Sep 13 2026

The Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project finishes out 2026 with more marker dedications

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September 13, 2026

September 2026 It has been another successful year for Marisa Scheinfeld, a Brooklyn, NY-born photographer and author who is heading up a project to honour and memorialize what was once known as America’s Jewish Vacationland, colloquially known as the Borscht Belt. As the driving force behind the Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project, she has seen …

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Sep 01 2026

Beautiful Joe Park – A park to honour our canine furry friends

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September 1, 2026

September 2026 Beautiful Joe Park is a unique park, found in Meaford, Ontario. While many parks are meant to be dog-friendly, with fenced in leash-free sections where dogs can run free, Beautiful Joe Park is a park dedicated to all the canine friends that make our lives better, from service animals to search and rescue …

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Aug 27 2026

The Memorial of Hope at the University of Windsor honours those murdered at L’École Polytechnique

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August 27, 2026

August 2026 The Memorial of Hope monument on the campus of the University of Windsor, in Windsor, Ontario, is a permanent memorial to the infamous mass murder of 14 women at École Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989. Known as the “Montreal massacre,” it was the deadliest mass shooting in Canada until the Nova Scotia attacks …

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Aug 23 2026

Railroading under the water – The Detroit River Railway Tunnel

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August 23, 2026

August 2026 Every day, over $320 million worth of goods cross the Windsor-Detroit border crossing, approximately 25% of trade between Canada and America, primarily across the Ambassador Bridge and the newly-opened Gordie Howe International Bridge, which stand 152 feet above the Detroit River. A railway barge used to carry rail cars across the river, but …

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Aug 22 2026

Gordie Howe International Bridge officially opens amidst excitement and controversy

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August 22, 2026

August 2026 Those looking to cross over the Detroit River separating Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario, now have a third option. After a long wait, the Gordie Howe International Bridge officially opened to traffic on 27 July 2026. Named in honour of the late Canadian professional ice hockey player Gordie Howe, who played the bulk of …

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