Bruce Forsyth

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Name: Bruce Forsyth
Date registered: April 23, 2014
URL: https://militarybruce.com

Biography

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.

Latest posts

  1. Kutsher’s Hotel and Country Club – The Last Catskills Resort  — July 31, 2026
  2. Wearing a hijab should always be a choice — July 30, 2026
  3. An old log cabin on the edge of a city- The lone remnant of a failed business venture — July 27, 2026
  4. Just say the line, Marit — July 27, 2026
  5. Forgotten Borscht – Where summer memories were once made are now littered with ruins — July 27, 2026

Most commented posts

  1. Canadian Army Training Centres of WWII — 76 comments
  2. Canada should issue a Cold War Victory Medal to its military — 45 comments
  3. Watching the Skies – The RCAF Ground Observer Corps — 35 comments
  4. Camp Borden – The birthplace of the RCAF and the historic home of the Canadian Armoured Corps — 25 comments
  5. Lament for the PMQ? — 23 comments

Author's posts listings

Aug 04 2016

Roy Brown and the “Flying Circus”

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August 4, 2016

August 2016 Canada has a proud military heritage and many notable Canadians have distinguished themselves in the service of their country.  One such Canadian is WWI flying ace Captain A. Roy Brown, a pilot who twice earned the Distinguished Service Cross.  Brown would achieve fame for being the pilot officially credited with shooting down the …

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Jul 25 2016

Everything about Anne

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July 25, 2016

On 23 July 2016, Bala’s Museum held their annual “Everything About Anne Day,” where they re-create the day in 1922 when Anne of Green Gables author Lucy Maud Montgomery came to Bala, Ontario, for a 2 week vacation. Starting off with the arrival of “Lucy Maud Montgomery” (played by Donna Hillyard) herself by carriage, the …

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Jul 14 2016

Vanished Airfields – Barker Field and the war hero behind the name

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July 14, 2016

July 2016 Toronto was once a beehive of aviation activity, with numerous small public and private airfields in the area, most of which have vanished from the landscape with little to remind people today of the property’s aviation past.  Barker Field is one of those vanished airfields. Originally named Century Airport, the privately owned aerodrome …

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Jul 07 2016

Unsung hero – WWI aboriginal sniper honoured

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July 7, 2016

July 2016 On 21 June 2016, National Aboriginal Day, a long-overdue honour was bestowed on Canada’s most highly decorated aboriginal soldier.  A life-sized bronze monument statue of World War I hero Corporal Francis Pegahmagabow, MM and 2 Bars, was unveiled in Parry Sound, Ontario, almost 100 years after he earned his first medal for courage …

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Jun 19 2016

Borden Legacy Monument officially dedicated

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June 19, 2016

June 2016 As a part of the 100th anniversary of CFB Borden, the base unveiled the Borden Legacy Monument, built as a lasting monument to the sacrifices of Canadian soldiers who trained at Camp Borden and died in the European battlefields. The monument features two black granite walls, one that contains an urn filled with …

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May 27 2016

Tin soldiers and Nixon

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May 27, 2016

May 2016 On 22 May 2016, I visited Kent State University, the site of the Kent State shootings where, on 4 May 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard fired upon unarmed students protesting President Nixon and the bombing campaign of Cambodia.  The campus has the May 4 Museum, a monument to the students who died …

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May 27 2016

Captain Canada

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May 27, 2016

  May 2016   Re: Captain Canada (Toronto Sun, May 27): First it was former House of Commons page and “Stop Harper” protester Brigette DePape, then terrorist Michael Zehaf Bibeau and now the obnoxious jerk, Brian Murphy, who interrupted the 1916 Easter Uprising commemoration.   The message to any miscreants out there is pretty simple: …

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May 25 2016

Think about those left behind

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May 25, 2016

May 2016   Every year, memorial services are held across Canada and the United States honouring police and peace officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty over the past year. Serving officers line up in parade formation and march in honour of their fallen comrades in a solemn ceremony.   It’s …

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May 22 2016

The return of the enigma – Schoolgirl killer Karla Homolka living in Montreal suburb

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May 22, 2016

May 2016 With the recent news that convicted serial killer Karla Homolka is now living in Chateauguay, outside of Montreal, newspapers and web sites are again filled with stories about her.  Some may wonder if we should just leave her alone; let sleeping dogs lie.  Are we just re-opening old wounds and rehashing things that …

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Feb 20 2016

No electric car here

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February 20, 2016

February 2016 Re: ” Ontario upping incentive to drive electric vehicle,” Antonella Artuso (Toronto Sun, Feb 10, 2016): I personally don’t care what kind of incentives there are to buy an electric car, whether it be from the government or the company itself.  Until car manufacturers develop an electric car that has BOTH the driving …

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