Bruce Forsyth

Author's details

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. The United Nations has irreparably lost its way — September 25, 2026
  2. I want the truth, even if you can’t handle it! — September 25, 2026
  3. Sarnia’s VIA Rail Station a reminder of the once grand era of railroading in Canada — September 23, 2026
  4. Menesetung Bridge – Historic railway bridge in Goderich saved for use as a rail trail — September 16, 2026
  5. A Pheonix rising from the ashes – Detroit’s Michigan Central Railway Station — September 16, 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. Lament for the PMQ? — 25 comments
  5. Camp Borden – The birthplace of the RCAF and the historic home of the Canadian Armoured Corps — 25 comments

Author's posts listings

Jan 07 2025

Bike Lanes shouldn’t take away active traffic lanes

January 2025 In October 2024, Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government tabled a bill that would require municipalities to ask the province for permission to install bike lanes if it involves removing a lane of vehicle traffic. Ford also began the process of removing bike lanes on Yonge, Bloor and University and restoring them as lanes …

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Dec 31 2024

Hamilton’s Chedoke Sanatorium now just a memory

December 2024 One of the newest residential neighbourhoods in Hamilton, Ontario, is known as Chedoke Heights. Consisting of upscale, three-storey townhomes, the Chedoke Heights property bears no resemblance to its former function as Chedoke Hospital, a sanitarium for tuberculosis (TB) patients that opened in 1906. Chedoke had very humble beginnings, starting as a two tent …

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Dec 28 2024

Trail of the Caribou – Ontario beach town played a role in historic flight

December 2024 The southern Ontario town of Wasaga Beach has the distinction of having the world’s longest fresh water beach, spanning 10 miles. The beach community has another distinction of being the starting point in a record-breaking aviation milestone. The appeal of Wasaga Beach for both aviators was its naturally long, straight beach, which provided …

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Dec 24 2024

Memorial in North York pays tribute to the victims and survivors of the Holocaust

December 2024 The Canadian Society for Yad Vashem (CSYV) Holocaust Memorial Site in North York is a monument dedicated to the memory of victims and survivors of the Holocaust. Containing almost 5,000 names, it is the most extensive listing of any memorial site in Canada. The monument was built in three phases over a period …

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Dec 18 2024

Former S.S. No. 4 school house in Craighurst faces an unknown fate

December 2024 When travelling across the rural roads of Ontario, former thriving villages like Craighurst can be found at both busy and desolated crossroads. Situated at the corner of Simcoe County Road 93, also known as Penetanguishene Road, and Horseshoe Valley Road, Craighurst was one of these small villages, many of which grew up along …

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Dec 14 2024

Relic of a long defunct hydro generation company found in Erindale Park

December 2024 Across many older towns and cities, ruins of structures from the past can occasionally be found, crumbling and forgotten, hidden by vegetation Erindale Park, found in the Erindale area of Mississauga, Ontario, is a community park complete with a playground for children, picnic areas and miles of walking trails in and around the …

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Dec 07 2024

Prime Minister Junior goes to Washington (Florida) – And gets spanked!

Published in the Toronto Sun, 14 December 2024 Is it just me, or did Justin Trudeau get spanked like the petulant child he is by Donald Trump, during his recent visit to Mar-a-Logo? I honestly don’t believe that Trump wants to impose a 25% tariff.  He certainly will if he has to, but I believe …

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Dec 06 2024

I stand my ground at Bathurst-Sheppard Pro-Israel Rally and Toronto Police blink!

December 2024 On 1 December, I attended a pro-Israel rally at the corner of Bathurst And Sheppard in North York, Ontario. This is a largely Jewish area of Toronto, with many rally attendees carrying posters with the faces of the hostages taken by Hamas during their attack. These rallies have been held every Sunday since …

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Nov 21 2024

Justin “The Cash Man” Trudeau has an early Christmas present for Canadians

November 2024 Published in the Toronto Sun, 14 December 2024 So, Justin Trudeau is trying to re-brand himself as “The Cash Man” (apologies to Russell Oliver), by giving us a break on the GST for two months for selected groceries, restaurant meals, beer and wine, children’s clothing and toys and diapers. Additionally, he will send …

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Nov 20 2024

Downchild takes a bow – Toronto Blues band calling it a day after 55-years

November 2024 Canada’s premier blues band, the Downchild Blues Band, played to a full-house at Hugh’s Room in Toronto on 13 November, just one of the stops on their farewell tour. After releasing 19 albums, receiving numerous awards and touring around the world for the past 55 years, Downchild Blues Band have decided it’s time to …

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