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. Just say the line, Marit — July 27, 2026
  2. Forgotten Borscht – Where summer memories were once made are now littered with ruins — July 27, 2026
  3. Kleinburg Railway Station a remnant of a long-vanished railway — July 25, 2026
  4. The Story Garden – An interactive, educational playground for children — July 21, 2026
  5. Trinity Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery the lone remnant of a forgotten hamlet — July 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. 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

Author's posts listings

Mar 09 2024

Thoughtcrime/Pre-crime – Were “1984” and “Minority Report” works of fiction or a glimpse of Canada’s future?

March 2024 Re: “Don’t call the cops. Call a mind reader” (Toronto Sun Editorial, 4 March): The Liberals On-line Harms Act, Bill C-63, has many objectionable elements, but one that really frightens me is the idea that police and the courts could arrest or otherwise take legal action against someone who “may” commit an on-line …

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Mar 08 2024

Historic Vigo iron truss bridge faces uncertain future

March 2024 It sits silently rusting away, but the bridge crossing the Nottawasaga River on the former Line 4 road alignment in Flos Township, north of Barrie, Ontario, has seen hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, of vehicles travelling across its surface in the over 100 years it has spanned the river. Now this historic bridge …

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Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/historic-vigo-iron-truss-bridge-faces-uncertain-future/

Feb 29 2024

From The Roxy to Maverick’s Music Hall – Historic venue has entertained for almost a century

29 February 2024 Mention “The Roxx” or “The Roxy” to anyone in the southern Ontario city of Barrie, who has lived there for more than a decade, they will likely know of the art deco influenced building in downtown Barrie that has been a centre for entertainment for almost a century. Starting out as a …

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Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/from-the-roxy-to-mavericks-music-hall-historic-venue-has-entertained-for-almost-a-century/

Feb 27 2024

Bradford West Gwillimbury shows their support for Ukraine on the 2nd anniversary of the Russian invasion

February 2024 An enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Bradford Leisure Centre to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and to express their continued support for the Ukrainian people. Hosted by the Ukrainian Community of Bradford, dignitaries included Member of Parliament for York-Simcoe Scot Davidson, Bradford West Gwillimbury Mayor Mayor James Leduc …

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Feb 23 2024

I’ll take corruption for $60 million, Alex!

February 2024 As we enter the annual tax filing season, it’s kind of awkward for the federal government that Auditor General Karen Hogan concluded in her report on the ArriveSCAM App that the Canada Boarder Services Agency (CBSA), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) showed a “…glaring disregard …

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Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/ill-take-corruption-for-60-million-alex/

Feb 18 2024

The Pink Building is now gone, but its demolition revealed a glimpse of Barrie’s past

February 2024 Another part of Barrie’s past has fallen to the wrecking ball. The southern Ontario city of Barrie is like many cities and towns across Canada, with many historic buildings in their downtown core. What became known as the “Pink Building” in recent years, due to the pink paint that covered its exterior, had …

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Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/the-pink-building-is-now-gone-but-its-demolition-revealed-a-glimpse-of-barries-past/

Feb 17 2024

Ports Canada Police once protected our ports – Is it time to re-form this federal police agency?

February 2024 Re: “Canada keeps shampoo off jets but not stolen SUVs off ships” (Joe Warmington, 9 February): One of the things that Justin Trudeau needs to do is to immediately re-form the Ports Canada Police Service, a specialized federal police service that was disbanded in July 1997. Formed as the law enforcement arm of …

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Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/ports-canada-police-once-protected-our-ports-is-it-time-to-re-form-this-federal-police-agency/

Feb 09 2024

Joe Biden’s Presidency crashes like the Hindenberg

February 2024 I was hoping someone Democratic Party can tell me why they spent 4 years telling us that President Trump needed to be removed under the 25th Amendment for mental incompetence, in between their chants of “Russia, Russia, Russia,” yet they’ve allowed the train wreck that is President Joe Biden to chug merrily along?  In …

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Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/joe-bidens-presidency-crashes-like-the-hindenberg/

Feb 04 2024

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wrongfully vilified for gender-transitioning policy

February 2024 Re: Policy on gender caring, compassionate, reasonable (Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun, 3 February 2024): As the usual crowd of woke progressives begin their campaign of hate and intolerance in fighting against Premier Danielle Smith’s recently proposed policy changes relating to gender and transitioning sexes for minor children, they might want to take into …

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Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/alberta-premier-danielle-smith-wrongfully-vilified-for-gender-transitioning-policy/

Jan 20 2024

The unknown fate of Windsor’s abandoned Greyhound Bus Terminal

January 2024 What will become of the City of Windsor’s former Greyhound bus terminal remains unknown despite a plan by the University of Windsor to incorporate it into its $32.6-million downtown creative arts and music campus. For now, the vacant building will remain as such. Windsor’s Greyhound bus terminal opened in 1940, serving as the …

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