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

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Sep 07 2008

Abandoned aerodrome once played an important role in Canadian military aviation

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September 7, 2008

Published in the The Rivers Banner 8 September 2008 (Updated May 2016) Longtime residents of the Rivers area will probably remember a time when the air buzzed with the sound of RCAF aircraft from an airfield south-west of Rivers. Early in the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Air Force entered into an ambitious project: …

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Sep 07 2008

The Rivers Bell – A landlocked ship’s bell that still managed to travel

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September 7, 2008

Published in the The Rivers Banner, 8 September 2008 Published in the The Lookout – Navy News, 27 May 2016 Published on the Canadian Army Aviation web site – www.canadianarmyaviation.ca/aatts_mess_bar_bell.html The Rivers Bell – A story of honour and thievery A ship’s bell is an essential component of any ship. Usually made of brass with …

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Sep 01 2008

Tragic end for a best friend

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September 1, 2008

Published in the Barrie Advance 2 September 2008 Although summer is slowly coming to an end, I would like to remind people not to leave your pets unattended in your car. I’m a police officer and I recently responded to a complaint regarding a dog left in a pickup truck. The owner left both the …

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Aug 31 2008

Canada’s last Victoria Cross winner – Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, VC, DSC, RCNVR

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August 31, 2008

Published in the Toronto Sun, 7 August 2020   Published in The Naval Reserve Link, September 2008 Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, VC, DSC, RCNVR has the distinction of being Canada’s last Victoria Cross winner. It may be of interest to Naval Reservists that Lt Grey was also a member of the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve …

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Aug 29 2008

Maple Airport part of vibrant past

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August 29, 2008

  Published in the Vaughan Perspectives   30 August 2008 Today, the City of Vaughan is one of Canada’s fastest-growing municipalities, a vibrant world-class city with several of the GTA’s major tourist attractions.  It was not so long ago that Vaughan was a tranquil rural community.  For a brief 30-year period, Vaughan Township as the …

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Aug 12 2008

Put the blame where it belongs

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August 12, 2008

August 2008 Re: (SIU clears cops in fatal crash: Barrie Advance, 13 August 2008), let’s make one thing clear: Ronald Miller is the one and only person responsible for the death of Michael O’Keefe. That is why he is charged with dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing death, and flight from police. When you …

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Jul 13 2008

Dr. Morgentaler deserves the Order of Canada

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July 13, 2008

Published in the Barrie Advance 14 July 2008 The appointment of Dr. Henry Morgentaler to the Order of Canada has generated much controversy. Although I would consider myself a Pro-Lifer, I think that people should look at the bigger picture. Sure you could argue that Dr. Morgentaler has killed many innocent babies, but how about …

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Jul 09 2008

War deserter should go home

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July 9, 2008

July 2008 I find it quite disappointing that Corey Glass’ deportation has been stayed (War resister stays in Canada, for now, Toronto Sun, 10 July). While I can understand that Glass may have been mislead by Indiana National Guard recruiters regarding whether he would have to serve in a foreign country, he completely loses my …

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Jun 11 2008

Base Borden’s first military flying casualty

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June 11, 2008

Published in the Barrie Examiner, 4 April 2017 This year marks the 93rd anniversary of the founding of the Royal Canadian Air Force and the 100th anniversary of the founding of Canada’s first military airfield. In March 1917, the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) training school at Camp Borden, north of Toronto, Ontario (now known as Canadian …

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May 04 2008

There’s no debate here

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May 4, 2008

May 2008 While Toronto City Council is debating whether new streets should be named after soldiers who died in Afghanistan, some feel that Afghanistan veterans should not receive such an honour because most of them have been killed by roadside bombs, rather than in combat. I am very uncomfortable with the idea of pigeonholing veterans …

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