Bruce Forsyth

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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. Violence from the political left is the real danger — May 2, 2026
  2. King Charles shows class at White House dinner during state visit to America — April 29, 2026
  3. The Rock & Roll Machine powers on – Triumph celebrates 50 years of making music — April 29, 2026
  4. Last sunset for Sunset Speedway — April 24, 2026
  5. Ontario government’s Bill 101 strives to fix school attendance issues — April 23, 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

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The day we went dark 20 years ago – The Northeast Blackout of 2003

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14 August 2023 Well, not exactly the world, but it was still big. It was 14 August 2003, when a widespread power outage hit the Northeastern and Midwestern parts of America, and a big part of the Canadian province of Ontario, beginning just after 4:10 p.m. EDST. Now known as the Northeast Blackout of 2003, it …

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There never was an Arrow – Canada’s legendary jet fighter lives on at Edenvale Aerodrome

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Published in Springwater News, 21 August 2023 “As a fighting instrument of war, which must include an aircraft, an engine and a sophisticated fire-control system, then of course there never was an Arrow.” – David Golden, LLB, LLD (Honours), OC, former Deputy Minister of Defense Production, Deputy Minister of Industry and the first president of …

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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow needs to drop the Dundas Street issue

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August 2023 Re: “Hit the road, Chow” (Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun, 15 August): Mayor Chow, I would like to administer a little self-awareness test to you. I would agree with your proposal to re-name Dundas Street, if you and any of the other councilors who support this idiotic idea to re-name Dundas Street, all agree …

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The end of the road for Kingston Family FunWorld

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August 2023 What started as a rural drive-in theatre in 1966, north of Kingston on McAdoo’s Lane, would later be transformed into a small outdoor entertainment centre in the mid 1990s. Now, it’s all gone, with the property awaiting re-development. The Drive-In opened in 1966, as The 66, with the Mustang Drive-In chain buying the …

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The Princes’ Gates – The iconic Toronto gateway that was dedicated to two future Kings

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August 2023 Triumphal Arches are decorative free-standing monumental structures that can be found around the world. One of the best known is the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. Designed in the shape of an archway, with one or more arched passageways, often designed to span a road, are usually decorated with carvings, sculpted reliefs, …

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Trudeau government sticks it to Toronto

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Published in the Toronto Sun, 30 July 2023 Re: “Trudeau Liberals fail city again, refuse to pay their bill,” Brian Lilley (27 July, Toronto Sun): the sheer chutzpah of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to claim she can’t reimburse Toronto for the cost of housing and support for refugees, the very same ones that her boss …

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The Historic Village of Limehouse and the ghosts of its industrial past

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July 2023 The small community of Limehouse, in the rural southern Ontario Town of Halton Hills, is a former village that dates back to the early days of Upper Canada. Today, it’s home to around 800 people, with a small public school, a community centre and numerous scenic walking trails throughout the Limehouse Conservation Area. …

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Historic Mimico Orange Hall faces an uncertain future

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July 2023 The Grand Orange Lodge of British America, more commonly known as the Grand Orange Lodge of Canada, is the Canadian branch of the Protestant political and religious fraternal society The Orange Order. Dating back to 1795, the Orange Lodge was founded in County Armagh in Ireland, to commemorate the victory of Protestant William of Orange …

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Protesters want an end to fossil-fuel use, not just to subsidies

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July 2023 On 28 June, a group of around a dozen protesters marched outside of the constituency office of Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte Member of Parliament Doug Shipley, pushing for an end to subsides to fossil-fuel producers. I agree with this, as I’m against corporate welfare. Where the protesters lose me, is their demand that “We have got …

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Canada formally seizes Russian Antonov AN-124 cargo aircraft grounded at Toronto Pearson Airport

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July 2023 A Russian cargo aircraft that became an accidental fixture at Toronto Pearson International Airport was officially seized by the Canadian government on 10 June. A Russian Antonov An-124 cargo aircraft, one of the world’s largest civil cargo aircraft, has been grounded at the Toronto airport since 27 February 2022, when Canada’s airspace was …

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