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. Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema – One of the few independents still entertaining audiences in Toronto — June 18, 2026
  2. It’s not hard to see why antisemitism is at all-time highs in Canada — June 12, 2026
  3. Ontario remembers police officers lost “Because Of The Line Of Duty” at the 3rd Annual Ontario Police Suicide Memorial ceremony — June 11, 2026
  4. The Road Hammers headline the June edition of Barrie’s Troubadour Festival — June 9, 2026
  5. Time to ramp up the pressure on President Donald Trump — June 8, 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

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May 25 2010

Stores should bring back paper bags

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May 25, 2010

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May 25 2010

On one foggy day aboard the HMCS Porte St Loius

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May 25, 2010

Published in Legion Magazine January/February 2010 On one foggy day in May 1989 when I was sailing aboard HMCS Porte St Loius, we were sailing in formation with the Porte St Jean about 500 yards behind us.  I was on lifebuoy sentry duty and heard the following transmission come across my Personal Radio Communicator (PRC): …

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May 25 2010

Hey Tim, what will you do about the HST?

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May 25, 2010

  Published in the Barrie Advance 9 December 2009 Since it now appears that the HST will pass into law, despite the wishes of sizable portion of Ontarians (given the number of letters to the editor and editorials I’ve seen stating that people don’t want this tax increase), I will now throw the matter over …

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Thursday July 9, 2009 — 2:35 PM

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THIS ARTICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN SENTINEL MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1971.
Colours Laid Up
The colours were removed from the protestant Chapel at CFB Clinton and laid up in the Wesley-Willis United Church in the town of Clinton.  The base was due to close on 31 August.  After the ceremony, Major Frank Golding, Clinton’s final commanding officer, said: “To those present today and to all who will worship in this church in the future, may these symbols serve as a valuable reminder of the friendship that has existed between the townsfolk of Clinton and the military for the past 30 years.”

 

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Jul 09 2009

Soue Kee Delivers the “Laundlee”

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July 9, 2009

The following article was originally published in the January – February 1966 issue of Sentinel magazine. While I didn’t write this article, I wanted to include the story of this much-loved man in Royal Canadian Navy circles: *************************************************************************************************************** Old-time navy men lost a good friend and their favorite laundryman recently when Soue Kee, 80, died …

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Jul 09 2009

The Avro Arrow

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July 9, 2009

In August 1999, it was revealed that one of the Avro Arrow engines, Iriquois Engind #116, believed to be the only one left in existance, had been located lying in peices in a museum warehouse in Cardington, England. The Royal Air Force Museum apparenly knew of it's existance, but kept this infomation a secret for …

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Jul 09 2009

Canadian Army Training Centres of WWII

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July 9, 2009

ALBERTA No. 131 Canadian Army (Basic) Training Centre – Camrose No. 132 Canadian Army (Basic) Training Centre – Grande Prairie No. 133 Canadian Army (Basic) Training Centre – Wetaskiwin No. 2 Canadian Women’s Army Corps – Vermilion A20 Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Training Centre – Red Deer A16 Canadian Infantry Training Centre – Calgary …

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Jul 09 2009

Sailors with wings – The rise and fall of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Fleet Air Arm

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July 9, 2009

Published in the The Naval Reserve Link January 2007   Published in the Esprit de Corp Magazine September 2007   Published on the www.aircraftcarrier.name web site May 2010     The origins of the Royal Canadian Naval Air Service go back to World War I, when the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was formed in …

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Jul 09 2009

Camp Borden – The birthplace of the RCAF and the historic home of the Canadian Armoured Corps

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July 9, 2009

May 2007 Simcoe County has always had a proud military heritage. Canadian Forces Base Borden has been a fixture in the area since it opened on 11 July 1916 as Camp Borden, a training centre for the infantry battalions for the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Named after Sir Frederick Borden, Minister of Militia under Prime Minister …

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Jul 07 2009

My Friend Never Came Home

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July 7, 2009

I once had a friend. He was a nice human. A long time ago I was living in a place where there were lots of other cats. We were all in little boxes with bars covering the front. Before that I didn’t have a home. I was living outside, eating mice and whatever other food …

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