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. An old log cabin on the edge of a city- The lone remnant of a failed business venture — July 27, 2026
  2. Just say the line, Marit — July 27, 2026
  3. Forgotten Borscht – Where summer memories were once made are now littered with ruins — July 27, 2026
  4. Kleinburg Railway Station a remnant of a long-vanished railway — July 25, 2026
  5. The Story Garden – An interactive, educational playground for children — July 21, 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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Sep 16 2023

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

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September 16, 2023

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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Sep 08 2023

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

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September 8, 2023

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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Sep 08 2023

The Sun Flowers always shine at Laura’s Farm Stand

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September 8, 2023

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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Sep 07 2023

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

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September 7, 2023

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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Sep 06 2023

When politics and ideology clash, only one can win

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September 6, 2023

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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Sep 04 2023

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

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September 4, 2023

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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Sep 02 2023

The Forgotten War memorialized in Brampton

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September 2, 2023

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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Aug 27 2023

When political pronouncements go against economic realities

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August 27, 2023

August 2023 The Barrie Advance recently reported that a proposed affordable housing complex, located municipally at 115 Bayfield Street, has been put on hold, citing “rapid increases in construction costs and interest rates,” along with difficulty in securing additional financing to cover the current shortfall (“Proposed affordable housing complex on hold,” Chris Simon, Barrie Advance, …

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Aug 25 2023

Hammer Time!

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August 25, 2023

August 2023 Re: “Calls for huge tax hikes as Toronto begins budget planning,” (Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun, 24 August): Wow, this is terrible news, what with the rising cost of everything already straining the budgets of the average Torontonian! If only someone had warned us during the election campaign that Olivia Chow would raise taxes! …

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Aug 25 2023

Historic Babcock Mill – An important part of Loyalist Township’s rich history

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August 25, 2023

August 2023 All across the county, in small towns and the corners of bigger ones, many former mills still stand, and many of them have been restored and re-purposed into new commercial and residential buildings. The early settlers of North America built mills in their towns, usually beside rivers that would provide power by use …

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