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. An old log cabin on the edge of a city- The lone remnant of a failed business venture — July 27, 2026
  2. Just say the line, Marit — July 27, 2026
  3. Forgotten Borscht – Where summer memories were once made are now littered with ruins — July 27, 2026
  4. Kleinburg Railway Station a remnant of a long-vanished railway — July 25, 2026
  5. The Story Garden – An interactive, educational playground for children — July 21, 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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May 12 2021

Happy 60th anniversary to my Mom & Dad

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May 12, 2021

12 May 2021 It was on 12 May 1961, that my parents Jim and Gwen Forsyth were married in Hamilton, Ontario. Not many couples reach such a milestone. James (Jim) Forsyth was born in Hamilton, on 1 June 1938, to Maurice and Lillian Forsyth. Jim worked as a Chartered Accountant with the Ontario Ministry of …

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May 10 2021

Is that university education really free?

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May 10, 2021

May 2021 While Barrie Advance writer Christopher Mansour’s idea of giving Canadians a free university may sound appealing to young students just beginning their post-secondary education, just remember there is nothing free in life. The university still gets paid their money.  If the money isn’t coming from the students themselves, then it’s from the taxpayers …

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May 10 2021

I’m done with lockdowns

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May 10, 2021

May 2021 The Ontario government announced that the stay-at-home order, that was set to expire on 20 May, will be extended to 2 June. Does anyone honestly believe it won’t be extended again, possibly into July? How many times do we have to endure lockdown orders? Does anyone remember the “just two weeks to flatten …

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May 10 2021

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

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May 10, 2021

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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Apr 29 2021

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

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April 29, 2021

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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Apr 27 2021

Barrie Freedom Rally shows people are fed-up

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April 27, 2021

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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Apr 27 2021

Just say that you’re filming a volleyball movie

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April 27, 2021

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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Apr 27 2021

Paid sick leave a hot political topic

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April 27, 2021

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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Apr 23 2021

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

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April 23, 2021

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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Apr 22 2021

Are electric vehicles really the future of the automotive industry?

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April 22, 2021

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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