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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Memories of Hamilton’s Mountain View Inn kept alive in small park

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May 2021 Overlooking the City of Hamilton, on the edge of the Niagara Escarpment (known locally as Hamilton Mountain) at Upper James Street and Claremont Drive, is a 3-acre park named Southam Park, named after Major Gordon Southam, a Canadian Field Artillery officer who was killed on 15 October 1916, during the Battle of the …

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Faded footsteps and empty windows – Documenting the decay of man-made structures

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April 2021 “What would happen if every human on Earth disappeared? This isn’t the story of how we might vanish…it is the story of what will happen to the world we leave behind.” – Life After People  This is part 2 of my Urban Exploration (UER) series. All photos were taken in Ontario, unless noted. **************************************************************************** I’ve …

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Barrie Freedom Rally shows people are fed-up

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April 2021 On Saturday, 24 April, around 300 protesters gathered at Meridian Square in downtown Barrie, Ontario, to protest the lock-down measures imposed by all levels of government, in an ineffective attempt fight the pandemic. The two-hour-plus rally was the seventh Saturday rally held in downtown Barrie this year, protesting the provincially mandated lock-down orders, …

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Just say that you’re filming a volleyball movie

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April 2021 Re: Volleyball not allowed during lockdown, but you can shoot a film, (Toronto Sun, Joe Warmington, 26 April): The next time the volleyball players want to play a game, they should follow the example of Evolution Salon & Spa in St. Catharines. Just being a camera with them and tell the bylaw officers that …

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Paid sick leave a hot political topic

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April 2021 Last week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced his government will implement a plan to give paid sick-leave to Ontario workers. This week, his government voted against yet another opposition motion to implement their idea of a paid sick-leave plan, causing the usual crown of Ford-haters to bleat on about what a big blue …

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Fifty Mission Cap – The tragic story of Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Bill Barilko

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May 2021 On 21 April 1951, the 24-year-old Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Bill Barilko scored the winning goal in overtime for Toronto at the legendary Maple Leaf Gardens, during the 1951 Stanley Cup final game, when a back-handed shot got past Montreal goalie Gerry McNeil. The 5’11”, 180 lb native of Timmins, Ontario, William “Bashin’ …

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Are electric vehicles really the future of the automotive industry?

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April 2021 In order to run a successful business, there are several things an entrepreneur must learn. One of the most basic things, one that you don’t need a Business Degree in to understand, is that in order for a company to survive and prosper, it has to sell a product or service that people …

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Are speed limit reductions the only option for curbing speeding in cities?

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April 2021 Re: “Should speed limits be lowered across Barrie? Councillor pushes for 10 km/h reduction,” Chris Simon, Barrie Advance, 30 March 2021): While this is certainly not the only reason for speeding, one issue that constantly frustrates me as I travel across the city is the lack of synchronization of the traffic lights along …

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Remember, the blame starts at the top

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April 2021 As Ontario endures yet another emergency stay-at-home order, now with even tighter restrictions than before, let’s all remember where most of the blame should be laid: right at the feet of Justin Trudeau and his admiration for China’s Communist dictatorship. Justin Trudeau’s government recklessly threw our vaccine hopes behind a collaboration with the …

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There by the grace of God go I – York Regional officer sent to jail for fatal collision

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April 2021 “There by the grace of God go I.” That’s one thought that entered my mind when I first heard of the death of Natasha “Carla” Abogado, after being hit by a speeding undercover police truck, driven by York Regional Police Detective-Constable Remo Romano, back in February 2014. As a retired police officer, I …

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