Bruce Forsyth

September 2023 A large crowd gathered on 18 September in a small park in Bradford, Ontario, for the official re-naming of Middleton Park to Constable Devon Northrup Memorial Park, in honor of the fallen 33-year-old South Simcoe Police officer killed in the line of duty almost exactly a year prior. On 11 October 2022, South …

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No space for hate – As long as you agree with our opinions

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September 2023 Across Ontario, the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is organizing a “No Spece For Hate In Ontario” campaign for the week of 20-25 September, with protests scheduled for various cities across the province. The OFL protest is meant to counter the “1 Million March For Children,” taking place on 20 September in numerous …

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History comes alive at Black Creek Pioneer Village

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September 2023 Black Creek Pioneer Village, previously known as Dalziel Pioneer Park, is an open-air living heritage museum in Toronto, Ontario, in 1960, consisting of more than 30 historic buildings arranged in a village setting. Built on the original farm of Daniel Stong, an of Upper Canada, the village is a recreation of life in 19th-century …

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Trudeau doesn’t care about monetary issues and he doesn’t care about you either

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September 2023 Re: “Trudeau’s had his fill of volatile food prices” (Canadian Press, 15 September): As Chandler Bing might say, “Could Justin Trudeau be any more annoyingly dumb about economics?!” Reading both this column and the column “Axe the tax on farms and food,” by Franco Terrazzano, highlights why Trudeau is the problem here. It’s …

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Little Canada takes you on a trip across the country in miniature form

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September 2023 Little Canada is a unique tourist attraction that lets you take a trip across Canada, all without having to use a plane, train, or automobile. Previously known as Our Home and Miniature Land, Little Canada can be found at Young-Dundas Square in downtown Toronto, Ontario. Opened on 5 August 2021, the attraction the …

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The Sun Flowers always shine at Laura’s Farm Stand

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September 2023 If you want to take a summer day to walk along a 1 kilometre-long sunflower trail, or pick your own wild flower bouquet, then Laura’s Farm Stand is worth the visit. Located on Highway 27 in Essa Township, south of Barrie, Ontario, farmer Laura Currie and her husband welcome visitors to their farm …

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Ancaster Pet Cemetery – A final resting place for our cherished furry friends

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September 2023 They are with us for such a short time, but for many of us, the memory of them stays with us for as long as we live. For almost 50 years, the Ancaster Pet Cemetery has been the final resting place for the beloved furry friends of Hamilton-area residents. Established by Hamilton veterinarian …

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When politics and ideology clash, only one can win

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September 2023 In a column published recently in the Toronto Sun, columnist Lorne Gunter notes, in reference to comments by federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, “Guilbeault criticized Atlantic Canadian regulators and refiners for passing on the cost of recent federal carbon and clean fuel tax increases – nearly 20% in the four eastern provinces – …

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Historic Wartman House an example of an early Loyalist farmstead in Ontario

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September 2023 On a small wooded property, sloping down to the shore of Lake Ontario, in Patterson Park in the west end of Kingston, sits an unassuming limestone house, boarded up but seemingly maintained to a certain degree. The house, known as the Peter Wartman House, is an example of an early Loyalist farmstead in …

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The Forgotten War memorialized in Brampton

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September 2023 It’s been called the Forgotten War. For many years, Korean War veterans were denied entry to the Royal Canadian Legion branches across Canada. While veterans received a the United Nations Medal for Korea and the Korea Medal, neither were Canadian medals. It wasn’t until 1991 that the Canadian government officially issued its own …

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