Bruce Forsyth

August 2022 The Halton County Radial Railway Museum, located in rural Halton Hills, Ontario, is a working museum; Ontario’s first and largest electric railway museum, dedicated to showcasing the history of urban and inter-urban public transit in Ontario. Operated by the Ontario Electric Railway Historical Association (OERHA), it focuses mainly on the history of the …

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The Kee to Bala – Muskoka’s historic concert venue

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August 2022 Any music lover in the Muskoka District of southern Ontario knows of The Kee to Bala; more commonly known simply as “The Kee.” The historic concert venue has been entertaining music lovers and those who love to dance to music since opening in 1930. Over the decades, it has played host to some …

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Orillia’s Rotary Train has entertained generations at Couchiching Beach Park

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August 2022 Couchiching Beach Park in Orillia, Ontario, is a 14.5-acre waterfront park that is a jewel to the town that bills itself as The Sunshine City.” Couchiching Beach Park plays host to many special events throughout the summer months, but it’s also a multi-purpose park, with a playground for kids, a marina, a beach, …

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Did your ever want to live a caboose? The Campbellville Caboose may be for you

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July 2022 With the high cost of owning a house or renting an apartment in southern Ontario, sometimes people have to get creative when it comes to finding a suitable abode. In the small, unincorporated village of Campbellville, around 40 miles west of Toronto, a 110-year-old former caboose is for sale for the low price …

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A third serving of borscht – The changed face of America’s Jewish Vacationland

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July 2022 (Updated April 2023 & May 2025) Note: This is Chapter 3 in my Borscht Belt series. Links to the other Borscht Belt articles are at the bottom of this article. If you don’t find a write-up on a specific hotel or bungalow colony in this chapter, either they are profiled in the other …

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Historic Tyrone Mills – One of Canada’s oldest water powered grist mills

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July 2022 Tyrone Mills, in the former Village of Tyrone, now part of Clarington, Ontario, is both a tourist attraction and a functioning mill, one of Canada’s oldest water powered grist mills still in operation. Erected in 1846 by James McFeeters and John Gray, it has served as a grist mill, flour mill, lumber mill, apple cider producer, …

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Adapting to the changing climate is the best we can hope for

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July 2022 Re: “Adapting to climate change is money well spent” Editorial, Toronto Sun, 20 July 2022: In one of the geography classes that I took in high school, my teacher distributed a handout containing a semi-satirical story relating to the issue of Global Warming. This was in 1985 or 1986. I found it quite …

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The Barber Paper Mill – The crumbling remains of a historic mill

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July 2022 Built in 1854, along the Credit River in Georgetown, Ontario, it’s a rare example of a pre-Confederation industrial complex still standing, although one that’s slowly crumbling. Originally operated by the four Barber brothers (Joseph, Robert, William, and James), the Barber Paper Mill also has the distinction of being the first electrical generating plant …

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The long-awaited return of the Canadian Armed Forces Day & Air Show a huge success

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July 2022 The Canadian Armed Forces Day & Air Show returned with a vengeance in 2022 at Camp Borden, for the first time since 2018. The two-day event over the Father’s Day weekend is normally held every second year on the “Air Force side” of Camp Borden, the site of a World War I training …

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Canada’s own Taj Mahal – The Thomas Foster Memorial

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July 2022 When it comes to a final resting place, some people with means will opt for very opulent mosuleums for their family and themselves. Very few are as opulent as the Thomas Foster Memorial in Uxbridge Township, Ontario, designed as the final resting place of Thomas Foster, his wife and daughter. Inspired by India’s …

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