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. 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

Author's posts listings

Jan 07 2021

Chinese Communist Party Virus will cause many of us all re-evaluate our lives

January 2021 The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Virus has definitely changed our world and will no doubt cause many of us to re-evaluate the way we live our lives. Most things will eventually go back to normal, but some may never. How many of us who weren’t already die-hard “cruisers” would want to go on …

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Jan 07 2021

There’s blame to go around as Washington burns

January 2021 First, it was the Red Coats who burned Washington. Now two hundred years later, it’s the Red Hats. Firstly, I condemn the violence and anarchy that took place on Capital Hill on 6 January. That should not have happened! People have a right to express their displeasure with the results of the election, …

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Dec 31 2020

Many reminders of Washago’s railway history remain

December 2020 The small, white clapboard Canadian National Railway station in Hamlet of Washago, Ontario, is just one of the remnants of the long-defunct Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR), a historic railway dating back to the end of the 19th Century. The station building was built in 1906, along Centennial Park Drive, but was moved from …

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Dec 30 2020

You have three seconds to determine if this is a real gun. Time’s up

December 2020 Regarding the seven young Black men arrested at gunpoint by Ottawa Police while attempting to film a video, let’s point the blame where it belongs. Ottawa Police reportedly were responding to a “person with a gun” call. I personally don’t care that Chris Simba claims the guns were in the cars by the time police …

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Dec 30 2020

One law for me; another law for the rest of you chumps

December 2020 So, Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips has now officially joined the long list of political hypocrites. I’m a member of the PC Party of Ontario, so I don’t say this easily, but Minister Phillips should submit his immediate resignation as a minister. This is yet another example of why Ontarians are getting frustrated …

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Dec 28 2020

Carbon taxes are a fraud

December 2020 “…we’ve learned in the House of Commons, if you repeat it, if you say it louder, if that is your talking point, people will totally believe it.” Then-Environment Minister and noted “intellectual” Catherine McKenna, in May 2019. Re: “Doug Ford woke up to COVID-19, so why is he still playing dumb about climate …

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Dec 27 2020

The remnants of Hamilton’s once thriving Chedoke Ski Hill

December 2020 The footprints we leave behind For almost 40 years, Hamilton was a popular skiing destination for those in the Hamilton area. The Chedoke Winter Sports Park, once called  “Hamilton’s own Sun Valley,” was a popular choice for skiers, especially those wishing to stick close to their Hamilton-area home. Officially opened on 7 January …

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Dec 27 2020

The girl who never was

27 December 2004 – Never was; never will be; 16 years on.

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Dec 27 2020

W.A. Fisher name should be retained

Published in the Barrie Advance/Metroland Media 27 December 2020 Although Barrie City Council has now decided to demolish the W.A. Fisher Auditorium, that doesn’t mean the name has to die with it. May I suggest that any new performance facility be named after W.A. Fisher. Even if council wants to sell the naming rights, following …

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Dec 26 2020

If Canadians are done with Trump over the Communist Chinese Party Virus, how do they feel about Trudeau?

December 2020 So, letter writer Dave McDaniel is “Done with Trump,” Toronto Sun Letters to the Editor, 26 December), holding him responsible for the current state of America because, “He let people die knowing about a deadly virus…” I too feel that many politicians in many countries have dropped the ball, to one degree or …

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