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. Prime Minister Junior goes to Washington (Florida) – And gets spanked! — December 7, 2024
  2. Justin “The Cash Man” Trudeau has an early Christmas present for Canadians — November 21, 2024
  3. Downchild takes a bow – Toronto Blues band calling it a day after 55-years — November 20, 2024
  4. War of 1812 Ramparts in Hamilton Cemetery an unassuming relic of the only war fought on Canadian soil — November 20, 2024
  5. S.S. No. 12 Ferndale School – Small building once provided education for rural students in Vespra Township — November 19, 2024

Most commented posts

  1. Canadian Army Training Centres of WWII — 74 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. Claresholm Industrial Airport has rich military past — 23 comments

Author's posts listings

Follow the parking rules and you won’t get a ticket

Published in the Toronto Sun, 7 August 2024 As someone who had gotten my share of parking tickets, along with the occasional speeding ticket too, I can honestly say that I deserved each and every one of them.  It wasn’t the “big, bad” cop or parking enforcement officer who was at fault.  The best ways …

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Ghosts of the Borscht Belt – The ruins of the Nevele Grand Hotel and Country Club

August 2024 Note: This article was originally part of my Borscht Belt series profiling multiple former hotels and bungalow colonies. As I have photographed the Nevele Grand more than any other hotel over the past 6 years, I decided to make this entry a stand alone. You can start here for other articles in my …

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Turtle Ted – He moved so slow, they thought he was dead

July 2024 Amongst military units, it’s been a tradition going back centuries for them to have a mascot. The Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot Angus (CFAD Angus), their mascot was Turtle Ted. CFAD Angus was originally established by Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in 1940 as 13 “X” Depot. It’s function was to supply munitions to …

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An unceremonious end for a formerly high-end Niagara resort – Inn On The Niagara Parkway Motel

July 2024 The Inn On The Niagara Parkway opened as a high-end resort in June 1959 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. This Hitchcock-ian relic was billed at the time as a “modern” resort motel that also boasted both a restaurant and a dairy bar. Amenities included an outdoor swimming pool, mini golf, a games area and a souvenir …

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Aldershot Catholic cemetery is the final resting place of a long-forgotten Victoria Cross winner

July 2024 The highest award for bravery in the face of an enemy that can be awarded to members of British and Commonwealth forces is the Victoria Cross.  The V.C. was first awarded by Queen Victoria in 1856 and since then 1,356 medals have been awarded, with three people being awarded the medal twice. A …

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Once abandoned Canadian Northern Railway Locomotive Shop sees new life as a grocery store

July 2024 Railways have always been an important part of Canada. Besides the transportation of people and goods, they helped settle western Canada and unite the country from coast to coast. Just as important as the rails that carried the trains, maintenance buildings, like roundhouses and locomotive shops were essential to keeping the trains running. …

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Time to go all Ronald Reagan on them!

July 2024 Re:  “LCBO workers in line for 8% wage hike before tentative deal collapsed” (Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun, 19 July):  In light of recent developments, I believe that it’s time for the Ford government to make the LCBO union the same offer that President Ronald Reagan made to the air traffic controllers in 1981:  …

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Lost pioneer cemeteries – Scarborough Township’s Chalmers Presbyterian Cemetery

July 2024 In many European, it’s common for cemetery graves to be re-used after as little as three to five years, long enough for the body of the deceased to decompose to a skeleton. After the “lease” on the grave expires, the bones are exhumed and either placed in a common ossuary, or cremated and …

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Champlain-Wendat Rotary Park pays tribute to early French explorers and the Huron-Wendat Peoples of Penetanguishene

July 2024 Community parks are an important part of life in our cities and towns. Some are passive parks for relaxation, a place for sports activities, for special events, for children to play on play structures or part of a waterfront beach area, they play a role in the quality of life for residents and …

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Did you know that Stoney Creek has a warlock gravesite?

July 2024 The southern Ontario City of Stoney Creek is known for many things, but one of their lesser-known having their own warlock. Coming from the Old English word “waerloga,” one who lies or breaks faith and is also a word for the Devil. They are a person, usually a man, who uses magic against …

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