Bruce Forsyth

November 8, 2005

Published in Esprit de Corps Magazine June 2006 Published in the Barrie Advance November 2005 Simcoe County has always had a proud military heritage. Canadian Forces Base Borden has been a fixture in the area since it opened on July 11, 1916. Named after Sir Frederick Borden, Minister of Militia under Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, …

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Sep 21 2005

Canadian Idol – The Real Truth

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September 21, 2005

September 2005 As newly minted Canadian Idol winner Melissa O’Neil begins her career as a future member of the “where-are-the-now-file”, I would like to chime in with my opinion on this whole manufactured super-stardom machine. I’ve never been a fan of Canadian Idol or it’s American counterpart. I have watched a couple of episodes of …

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Sep 11 2005

Coffin deserves to go to Jail for his part in the Sponsorship Scandal

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September 11, 2005

September 2005 Call me cynical, but I find it hard to believe that Paul Coffin is ashamed of what he did, as opposed the fact that he got caught.

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Aug 14 2005

Should Handguns be Banned in Canada?

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August 14, 2005

Published in the Barrie Advance 15 August 2005 Michael Coren recently asked on his radio show on CFRB Radio ( www.cfrb.com ) if all handguns should be banned, except those carried by law enforcement officers. I say no, as banning handguns will have absolutely no effect on the gun violence currently plaguing Toronto.

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Aug 03 2005

An Open Letter to Sir Paul McCartney

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August 3, 2005

July 2005 It was great seeing you perform at the Live 8 concert, playing The Beatles classics that we all enjoy. However, I would like to point out something I’m sure that a lot of people were thinking: wouldn’t it be nice if Ringo came on stage and performed with you.

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Jul 04 2005

LCBO Strike Wrong Way to Go

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July 4, 2005

July 2005 (Note: in July 2005, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, the sole retailer of spirits in Ontario, threatened to go on strike.) Firstly let me say that I have great respect for someone who has a job, ANY job, as opposed to an able-bodied person sucking off the teet of our welfare system. …

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Jun 28 2005

A Great Place to Hear the Music

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June 28, 2005

Published in the Barrie Advance 29 June 2005 With the impending Live 8 concert, and the attention it will bring to Barrie, I wonder if the true destiny for Molson Park (sorry, it will always be Molson Park to a lot of us), or for at least part of the property, should be as a …

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Oct 23 2004

Reflections of a Peace Officer

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October 23, 2004

Published in the Hanover Post 17 June 2005 The recent death of RCMP Constable Jose Agostinho of the Wetaskiwin, Alberta Detachment, has brought to the forefront yet again, the dangers faced every day by Peace Officers across Canada. It certainly makes me think back to March of this year. Although more than four months have …

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Oct 23 2004

Ghost Towns of Simcoe County – Edenvale

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October 23, 2004

Published in the Barrie Advance 24 October 2004 Webster’s Dictionary defines a ghost town as, “a once flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource.” One such ghost town in Simcoe County is the former Village of Edenvale. Situated on Highway 26 in Springwater Township, …

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Oct 03 2004

Is Borden Part of Canada’s Fading Military Heritage?

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October 3, 2004

Published in the Barrie Advance 18 October 2004 Canadian Forces Base Borden has been an important part of Simcoe County since opening in 1916. In its 88 years of existence, the base has seen hundreds of thousands of military personnel pass through its many training schools. In some cases, several generations of families …

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