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. It’s not hard to see why antisemitism is at all-time highs in Canada — June 12, 2026
  2. Ontario remembers police officers lost “Because Of The Line Of Duty” at the 3rd Annual Ontario Police Suicide Memorial ceremony — June 11, 2026
  3. The Road Hammers headline the June edition of Barrie’s Troubadour Festival — June 9, 2026
  4. Time to ramp up the pressure on President Donald Trump — June 8, 2026
  5. Ghost Towns of Ontario – Cooper’s Falls — June 4, 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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Apr 08 2021

Pioneer cemetery is the final resting place of some of Grey County’s earliest black settlers

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April 8, 2021

April 2021 The Old Durham Road Pioneer Cemetery, in Artemesia Township, is the final resting place for some of the first black families to settle in this farming community, around 100 miles north-west of Toronto, Ontario. Located south-east of the village of Priceville, the cemetery is surrounded by rolling fields that have changed little over …

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Apr 05 2021

Dishonour, disgrace, and mixed-up priorities

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April 5, 2021

April 2021 Let’s recap: Retired Chief of the Defence Staff John Vance is under investigation for sexual misconduct. His successor, Admiral Art McDonald is also under investigation for sexual misconduct. Now Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson, the Commander of Military Personnel Command, is the latest senior officer to be under investigation for sexual misconduct, dating back to …

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Apr 02 2021

The end of the line for the much-maligned Scarborough Rapid Transit?

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April 2, 2021

April 2021 The Scarborough RT (Rapid Transit) Line is one of the light-rail transit (LRT) lines used by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) in Toronto, Ontario, for urban public transit.  The light rail lines also include the original subway section and the newer streetcar LRT sections. Opened in March 1985, the Scarborough RT line is …

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Apr 01 2021

Secord Pet Cemetery – The final resting place of our beloved pets

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April 1, 2021

April 2021 While pet cemeteries are no where near as common as cemeteries for humans, they do exist. The first one in Canada was opened in King Township, north of Toronto, Ontario. While it had its last burial around 1975, and has been largely abandoned for over four decades, it’s now owned by the Town …

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Apr 01 2021

Toronto’s other castle – The Glengrove Hydro Substation

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April 1, 2021

April 2021 When someone mentions Toronto’s castle, most thing of the historic Casa Loma, a large château that was once the majestic home of Major-General Sir Henry Mill Pellatt, CVO, a Canadian financier and soldier; once the biggest private residence ever constructed in Canada. Some long-time residents of Toronto will remember the Glengrove Substation, also …

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Mar 30 2021

Why do we settle for failure?

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March 30, 2021

March 2021 Can someone please explain to me why we keep accepting failure?  Prime Minister Trudeau has been an unmitigated disaster in dealing with everything related to the Chinese Communist Party Virus; from telling us closing the borders was racist, to telling us that wearing masks was unnecessary, to completely botching the vaccine procurement. For …

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Mar 30 2021

The enduring legacy of Ontario’s Green Energy Act

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March 30, 2021

March 2021 Ever since the McGuinty/Wynne Liberal governments foisted their failed Green Energy Act on us, Ontario have been saddled with shockingly high hydro rates. This has hit the average person very hard and had a detrimental effect on businesses, particularly the manufacturing industry, resulting in some leaving Ontario for jurisdictions with lower hydro rates. …

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Mar 26 2021

The two lone graves of an abandoned and near-forgotten pioneer cemetery

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March 26, 2021

March 2021 On the north side of Old Barrie Rd, next to the new entrance of the landfill site, east of Line 5 in Oro-Medonte Township, Ontario, sit two lone grave sites. It’s believed that these graves belonged to graves are the final resting place of black settlers who came to this region in the …

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Mar 26 2021

Church that’s stood since the days of Sir John A. Macdonald faces demolition

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March 26, 2021

March 2021 A church in the small Town of Angus, Ontario, which is almost as old as Canada itself, is facing demolition to make way for a proposed 26 -unit townhouse development. Zion Presbyterian Church at 14 Margaret Street, which held its final service on 30 September 2018, was bought by Wynstar Developments in April 2019, …

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Mar 25 2021

Everybody loves a happy ending

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March 25, 2021

March 2021 It’s disappointing to hear musician Sting express his regret at having re-grouped with Stuart Copeland and Andy Summers, his bandmates with the New Wave band The Police for a reunion tour back in 2007-2008. Sting was quoted in a recent interview with Reader’s Digest, saying, “At the time I labelled the tour an …

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