Published in Essa Times 7 December 2008 The Grey & Simcoe Foresters have been a fixture in Barrie since they were formed on 15 December 1936, when The Grey Battalion from Owen Sound and Barrie’s The Simcoe Foresters amalgamated. However, Barrie’s military history goes back much further. Barrie’s first militia units were two small rifle …
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Published in the Essa Times 23 November 2007 During the 1950s, North America was under constant watch for attack by Russian bombers flying over the North Pole. To counter this threat, three lines of early warning radar stations were built across Canada: the arctic Distant Early Warning Line, the short-lived Mid-Canada Line …
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Young V.C. winner was in local regiment Published in the Barrie Advance 23 November 2008 The highest award for bravery in the face of an enemy that can be awarded to members of British and Commonwealth forces is the Victoria Cross. The V.C. was first awarded by Queen Victoria in 1856 and …
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Published in the Barrie Advance 9 November 2007 Published in the Orillia Today 23 November 2007 On Remembrance Day, Canadians honour the sacrifices of Canada’s war veterans. It’s also a time when Canadians most often think about our troops currently serving in harm’s way.
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October 2007 This year we celebrate the 89th anniversary of the end of the Great War; “The War To End All Wars”; The First World War. Despite all the major reasons why the war might have started, the actual incident which started WWI, took place in a small corner of Europe called …
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Published in the Essa Times Novermber 2007 Simcoe County has always had a proud military heritage. Canadian Forces Base Borden has been a fixture in the area since it opened as Camp Borden on July 11, 1916. Originally an infantry training centre for the Canadian Expeditionary Force of World War I, The Royal …
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Published in the Collingwood Connection29 June 2007 Published in the Barrie Advance3 August 2007 Simcoe County is fortunate to have numerous museums, telling the story of the county’s military, railroading, frontier and aboriginal past. One small and little-known museum that exists right in the heart of Barrie is The Grey & Simcoe Foresters …
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Published in the Essa Times April 2007 Published in The Maple Leaf June 2007 Despite the current mission in Afghanistan, many Canadian still think of Canada as a “peacekeeper nation”. Our military personnel have served, or are currently serving on numerous missions worldwide as members of United Nations and NATO peacekeeping forces. However, …
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Published in the Barrie Advance 25 May 2007 In September 2006, Lieutenant-Colonel Lorne Williams relinquished his appointment as the Honourary Lieutenant-Colonel for the Grey & Simcoe Foresters (G & SF), capping off a military career that spanned 7 different decades. With a combined total of 47 years of service, Lorne is one of …
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May 2007 Toronto’s Downsview Park has been in the forefront recently as the premier place in Toronto for hosting large outdoor events. World Youth Day and the Rolling Stones mega-concert to benefit SARS relief are two major events held at Downsview Park, Canada’s first urban Federal Park. Perhaps it is important to remind people …
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