Bruce Forsyth

October 8, 2026

October 2026 Up a short pathway leading up a hill alongside a rail trail, is a small park on a bluff overlooking the Maitland River just north of Goderich, containing benches, historical plaques and a small area enclosed by a stone wall that’s actually a private family cemetery. This is the final resting place for …

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Oct 08 2026

Abandoned railway station in Port Ben a lonely remnant of a long-vanished railway

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October 8, 2026

October 2026 For many historic small towns throughout America, the railways were once the most efficient way to transport passengers and goods between cities and towns. The Town of Wawarsing, New York, was once a stop along the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad (NYO&W). The railroad and the rail lines are long-gone, but remnants …

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Oct 08 2026

“Hate has no home here.” I say that’s bullshit.

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October 8, 2026

October 2026 If you’re Jewish, hate certainly does have a place in Canada, as evidenced by the pathetic reaction of our politicians and their lackeys in the leadership of our once valued police services across Canada, particularly in cities such as Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. It’s been three years since the horrific October 7th terrorist …

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Oct 04 2026

There shouldn’t have been ONE, but is there even ONE? – Canada Truth and Reconciliation Day remains contentious

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October 4, 2026

October 2026 What a difference a year makes. Or not! It seems very little has changed or been accomplished in the never-ending tale of whether children were murdered and clandestinely buried in unmarked graves at former Indian residential schools. Far too many try to conflate other issues into the overall narrative of the residential schools, …

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Sep 29 2026

Is now the time to cut up the government credit card?

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September 29, 2026

September 2026 Canada’s combined federal and provincial government net debt now exceeds $2.4 trillion. Interest on federal debt is around $59 billion per year, while the interest on provincial debt $16.2 billion per year. So, can someone tell me why PM Mark Carney has pledged more than $600 million in aid for Palestine since the …

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Sep 25 2026

The United Nations has irreparably lost its way

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September 25, 2026

September 2026 “You remember the beepers? Remember these things? Remember them? Well, I can tell you this, Hezbollah certainly remembers them.” – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a blistering speech at the UN on 24 September, calling out blatant lies and the disgraceful and at times hypocritical actions of …

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Sep 25 2026

I want the truth, even if you can’t handle it!

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September 25, 2026

September 2026 Ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on 30 September, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations Rebecca Alty decided it was time to scold Canadians in a video posted on-line, stressing her government’s commitment to “supporting public education and awareness.” The text accompanying the video stated, “Denying, distorting or minimizing the history and …

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Sep 23 2026

Sarnia’s VIA Rail Station a reminder of the once grand era of railroading in Canada

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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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