Bruce Forsyth

August 28, 2024

August 2024 “I didn’t give up. I just couldn’t carry on. There’s a difference.” – Unknown author. Firstly, my name is Bruce and I am an alcoholic. At a recent support group meeting, the daily reading touched on something that I know very well, that being professions that are soaked in booze. It’s a little …

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Aug 27 2024

Can we have some honesty with Safe Supply/Consumption sites?

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August 27, 2024

August 2024 The debate over safe supply/consumption sites is one that I find really, really frustrating. One side says that if we close safe consumption sites, more people will die, while the other side says that if we don’t close safe supply/consumption sites, more people will die. Who’s telling the truth? Well, it depends on …

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Aug 27 2024

No Name – Loblaw goes back to the past for “new” store concept

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August 27, 2024

August 2024 Loblaw recently announced the creation of their ultra-discount No Name store concept, with first three stores scheduled to open in September in Windsor, St. Catharines and Brockville. What a great new idea for a store! Oh wait, am I the only one who remembers when No Frills stores were literally like walking into …

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Aug 22 2024

Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project dedicates more markers in 2024

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August 22, 2024

August 2024 An enthusiastic crowd gathered in a parkette in the Hamlet of Woodridge, New York, on 25 August, for the dedication of a historical marker commemorating the Borscht Belt. This was the ninth in a series of historical marker dedications, and the last one for 2024, that have taken place in this historic part …

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Aug 22 2024

From industry to parkland – The ruins of Lindsay’s Old Mill

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August 22, 2024

August 2024 Like many towns established in the early 1800s, the driving force behind them were frequently the local mills. In 1828, William Purdy re-located his family to Ops Township (present-day Lindsay, Ontario) from Vaughan Township, north of Toronto, Ontario, after the mill he had been operating was destroyed. Purdy was approved for the land …

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Aug 18 2024

Railway Heritage Display celebrates the railroad era in Lindsay

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August 18, 2024

August 2024 Like many towns that go back to the days of Upper Canada, Lindsay, Ontario, has a long history with railways that crisscross the country and played a major role in settlement and growth of Canada. The first railway to arrive in Lindsay was the Port Hope, Lindsay & Beaverton Railway (PHL&B), originally chartered …

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Aug 15 2024

Get a sense of humour

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August 15, 2024

August 2024 Regarding the backlash over Doug Ford’s comment that patients can get MRIs at animal hospital, it’s a shame that some people have lost their sense of humour. Of course it was a joke. Get over yourselves, you humourless pratts. However, on a serious note, Ford’s comment does draw attention to the fact that, …

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Aug 14 2024

From locomotives to rail trail – Historic Doube’s Trestle Bridge a relic from the railroad era

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August 14, 2024

August 2024 It’s considered a historic landmark, one that provides a great view of the surrounding terrain around Butternut Creek, a little to the west of Peterborough, Ontario. Built for the Midland Railway of Canada, a historic railway that ran from Port Hope, on Lake Ontario, to Midland, on Georgian Bay, as the “missing link” …

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Aug 14 2024

The living must go on living

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August 14, 2024

August 2024 Another year has passed. Police officers see all the good and bad that society has to offer, sometimes when people are having what may be the worst day of their life. In the case of Colleen Lantz, it was beyond the worst day of her life. I won’t go into all the detail …

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Aug 08 2024

Livingston Manor Covered Bridge – The oldest covered bridge in Sullivan County

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August 8, 2024

August 2024 Covered bridges were once quite popular across North America throughout the 19th century. Back when wood was inexpensive and commonly used in bridge construction, there was an obvious benefit to adding walls and roofs to slow deterioration caused by rain, snow and the sun. Covered bridges, a timber-truss structure with a roof, decking …

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