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. Wearing a hijab should always be a choice — July 30, 2026
  2. An old log cabin on the edge of a city- The lone remnant of a failed business venture — July 27, 2026
  3. Just say the line, Marit — July 27, 2026
  4. Forgotten Borscht – Where summer memories were once made are now littered with ruins — July 27, 2026
  5. Kleinburg Railway Station a remnant of a long-vanished railway — July 25, 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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Dec 20 2019

Shockingly light sentence for the boys convicted in the St. Michael’s College School broomstick rape of fellow student

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December 20, 2019

December 2019 The three accused former St. Michael’s College students convicted in the brutal broomstick sodomy rape of a fellow St. Michael’s student, one that was videotaped and shared among their peers, received their sentence in a Toronto courtroom on 19 December and it has provoked outrage for its leniency. The three teens, whose identities …

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Dec 12 2019

The Screaming Heads – A unique art exhibit in the Almaguin Highlands

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December 12, 2019

December 2019 Artists are always looking for unique way to display their art and Almaguin Highlands artist Peter Camani seems to have found a very unique way to display his sculpture work titled, “The Screaming Heads.” Camani, a retired art teacher who has art works hanging in The Vatican and Buckingham Palace, used his property …

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Dec 10 2019

Peggy’s Cove lighthouse – An iconic Canadian landmark

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December 10, 2019

December 2019 A must-see tourist attraction for visitors to the Canadian province of Nova Scotia is the Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse. Also known by its official name, Peggy’s Point Lighthouse, this iconic and still active lighthouse in Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia, marks the eastern entrance to St. Margarets Bay, the still active lighthouse has become one …

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Dec 06 2019

Lasalle Park Pavillion – An iconic fixture in Aldershot

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December 6, 2019

December 2019 The LaSalle Park Pavilion has been a fixture in the park in the Aldershot area of Burlington, Ontario, for 102 years. The park, originally called Wabasso Park, was re-named in 1923 in honour of René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, the 17th century French explorer who is said to have come ashore in …

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Dec 05 2019

Historic Toronto house has a connection to the Avro Arrow

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December 5, 2019

December 2019 Toronto, Ontario, is a city with many heritage buildings and most have unique stories to tell. Briarcrest Manor is just one of those heritage buildings, built in 1935 in what was then Etobicoke Township. Designed in the style of an English country manor by architect Frank Ridley, with elements of the Tudor style, …

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Dec 01 2019

Borden’s past brought back to life with restored training trenches

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December 1, 2019

December 2019 When the Canadian Army established Camp Borden, north of Toronto, in 1916, it was to train recruits for the battlefields of Europe. Approximately 350, 000 soldiers trained at the camp built among the sand dunes in Simcoe County. As trench warfare was how much of the war was being fought at that point, …

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Dec 01 2019

Citadel Clock Tower – One of the most recognizable landmarks in eastern Canada

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December 1, 2019

December 2019 Atop Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia, sits the Halifax Citadel, a star-shaped fort built in 1749 for defence of Halifax and the harbour. Manned by a garrison of British soldiers and after Confederation, Canadian soldiers, it remained an active military installation until 1906, when it became a tourist attraction. Located a short …

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Nov 27 2019

Mather Arch – A monument to the friendship of two nations

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November 27, 2019

November 2019 The Mather Arch is the centrepiece of Mather Arch Park in Fort Erie, Ontario. Built by the Niagara Parks Commission in 1939 the arch, with its beautiful manicured gardens, is dedicated to Alonzo C. Mather, the architect of the nearby International Peace Bridge. The towering limestone arch was built on seventy-five acres of …

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Nov 26 2019

Size doesn’t matter when it comes to worshiping

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November 26, 2019

November 2019 Ontario is home to some of the smallest jails in North America, although none of them are active jails anymore. Not to be outdone, Ontario also has two tiny chapels, one of which holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for the smallest chapel in the world. The Living Water Wayside Chapel …

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Nov 26 2019

The Toronto and York Radial Railway arch – An odd structure in the middle of Newmarket

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November 26, 2019

November 2019 In the middle of Newmarket, Ontario, sits an odd-looking arch structure crossing over the Holland River. This structure was once a part of early public transportation system in the Greater Toronto Area. Built in 1909 by the Toronto and York Radial Railway (T&YRR) Company, this reinforced concrete arch was built as a trestle …

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