Published in the Barrie Advance 2 September 2008 Although summer is slowly coming to an end, I would like to remind people not to leave your pets unattended in your car. I’m a police officer and I recently responded to a complaint regarding a dog left in a pickup truck. The owner left both the …
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Aug 31 2008
Canada’s last Victoria Cross winner – Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, VC, DSC, RCNVR
Published in the Toronto Sun, 7 August 2020 Published in The Naval Reserve Link, September 2008 Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, VC, DSC, RCNVR has the distinction of being Canada’s last Victoria Cross winner. It may be of interest to Naval Reservists that Lt Grey was also a member of the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve …
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Aug 29 2008
Maple Airport part of vibrant past
Published in the Vaughan Perspectives 30 August 2008 Today, the City of Vaughan is one of Canada’s fastest-growing municipalities, a vibrant world-class city with several of the GTA’s major tourist attractions. It was not so long ago that Vaughan was a tranquil rural community. For a brief 30-year period, Vaughan Township as the …
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Aug 12 2008
Put the blame where it belongs
August 2008 Re: (SIU clears cops in fatal crash: Barrie Advance, 13 August 2008), let’s make one thing clear: Ronald Miller is the one and only person responsible for the death of Michael O’Keefe. That is why he is charged with dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing death, and flight from police. When you …
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Jul 13 2008
Dr. Morgentaler deserves the Order of Canada
Published in the Barrie Advance 14 July 2008 The appointment of Dr. Henry Morgentaler to the Order of Canada has generated much controversy. Although I would consider myself a Pro-Lifer, I think that people should look at the bigger picture. Sure you could argue that Dr. Morgentaler has killed many innocent babies, but how about …
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Jul 09 2008
War deserter should go home
July 2008 I find it quite disappointing that Corey Glass’ deportation has been stayed (War resister stays in Canada, for now, Toronto Sun, 10 July). While I can understand that Glass may have been mislead by Indiana National Guard recruiters regarding whether he would have to serve in a foreign country, he completely loses my …
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Jun 11 2008
Base Borden’s first military flying casualty
Published in the Barrie Examiner, 4 April 2017 This year marks the 93rd anniversary of the founding of the Royal Canadian Air Force and the 100th anniversary of the founding of Canada’s first military airfield. In March 1917, the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) training school at Camp Borden, north of Toronto, Ontario (now known as Canadian …
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May 04 2008
There’s no debate here
May 2008 While Toronto City Council is debating whether new streets should be named after soldiers who died in Afghanistan, some feel that Afghanistan veterans should not receive such an honour because most of them have been killed by roadside bombs, rather than in combat. I am very uncomfortable with the idea of pigeonholing veterans …
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Apr 25 2008
Striking the Balance
This is a question that I submitted to Duran Duran’s web site (www.duranduran.com). “Ask Katy” section. It also appears in the book “Would someone please explain?: The best of Duran Duran’s Ask Katy” by Katy Krassner. 26 April 2008 I have a question for the band. Having written so many enduring, classic songs, …
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Apr 14 2008
Try enforcing the law
Published in the Barrie Advance 15 April 2008 Toronto Mayor David Miller’s continued insistence that a (Canada-wide) ban on handguns is the solution to the gun violence plaguing Toronto is nothing more than shameless political grandstanding. Does Mayor Milleuble for using a BANNED handgun? They are willing to kill people with those guns! Mayor Miller, …
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About the Author
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.