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. The United Nations has irreparably lost its way — September 25, 2026
  2. I want the truth, even if you can’t handle it! — September 25, 2026
  3. Sarnia’s VIA Rail Station a reminder of the once grand era of railroading in Canada — September 23, 2026
  4. Menesetung Bridge – Historic railway bridge in Goderich saved for use as a rail trail — September 16, 2026
  5. A Pheonix rising from the ashes – Detroit’s Michigan Central Railway Station — September 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. Lament for the PMQ? — 25 comments
  5. Camp Borden – The birthplace of the RCAF and the historic home of the Canadian Armoured Corps — 25 comments

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Sep 17 2022

You are not alone

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September 17, 2022

September 2022 With the recent deaths of Constable Andrew Hong of Toronto Police and Constable Travis Gillespie of York Regional Police, it’s important to remember that there may be people, both police officers and civilians, who may be having a hard time dealing with their deaths. Friends and family need to watch for this and …

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Sep 09 2022

More Than This – Roxy Music celebrate the 50th Anniversary of their debut album in style

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September 9, 2022

September 2022 British art rock legends Roxy Music have returned to the live music scene, after an eleven-year absence, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of their self-titled debut album. Their month-long North American tour commenced in Toronto on 7 September, with a performance at the Scotia Bank Arena. The 10-date North American …

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Sep 09 2022

It’s you that I Adore – The Smashing Pumpkins misunderstood masterpiece

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September 9, 2022

September 2022 Coming off their 10 million selling 1995 album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, expectations were high for Billy Corgan and The Smashing Pumpkins for a follow-up album. Combined with a statement from guitarist James Iha in late 1996 that “The future is in electronic music. It really seems boring just to play rock …

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Sep 05 2022

Historic Vaughan Town Hall still serving the community that grew up around it

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September 5, 2022

September 2022 Within the growing and busy City of Vaughan is the former unincorporated Hamlet of Vellore. In the years after what was then known as Vaughan Township was surveyed in 1792, small communities were established throughout the 105 square miles of land within its borders. Five years before Vaughan Township was formally incorporated in …

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Aug 31 2022

Is it understandable?

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August 31, 2022

August 2022 Firstly, I condemn the behaviour of the man and woman who accosted Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Feeland in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Regardless of how much you disagree with a politician, that sort of aggressive behaviour is unacceptable and counter-productive. However, where is the self-awareness on the part of the Liberals? When Catholic Churches …

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Aug 30 2022

Nashville North – The notorious former nightclub

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August 30, 2022

August 2022 On 19 April 2019, the notorious Nashville North nightclub in the southern Ontario village of Norval, suddenly shut down, after 57 years of operation. Once described as the greatest country bar in the Greater Toronto Area, it officially opened on 31 December 1961 as the Riviera Club, it would go on to become …

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Aug 25 2022

Havelock CPR Station – The “Golden Age” of the railways in Canada kept alive in the village

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August 25, 2022

August 2022 Back in the “Golden Age” of the railways in Canada, railway stations had impressive and appealing architectural designs. While many were demolished when they were no longer needed by the railway companies that used them, others were restored and re-purposed, sometimes re-located to a new location. The former Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) station …

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Aug 25 2022

Milton Mill Pond transformed into a picturesque paradise

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August 25, 2022

August 2022 The southern Ontario city of Milton, founded in 1821 by Jasper Martin, has turned a former mill pond into a small picturesque paradise in the middle of a busy and growing city. The mill pond, created by damning part of Sixteen Mile Creek, was used to supply water-power to a grist mill built …

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Aug 25 2022

Queen Anne-style house dates back to the early days Upper Canada

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August 25, 2022

August 2022 The southern Ontario city of Burlington has many historic homes, some dating back to the early days Upper Canada. One such home can be found in the south-west corner of the city; a two-storey brick house, with a third-storey attic level, known both as the Charles G. Davis house and Woodland Terrace. Located …

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Aug 22 2022

When satire becomes real-life….

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August 22, 2022

Published in the Toronto Sun, 24 August 2022 Re: “Firing anti-racism group took too long given trainer’s racist comments,” (Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun, 22 August): If I didn’t know better, I would have sworn that this column was from satirical news sites like “The Onion” or “The Babylon Bee.” It’s cases like this that highlight …

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