Dec 05 2010
Published in the Toronto Sun, 2 November 2025 Published in “ON WINDSWEPT HEIGHTS II: Historical Highlights of the Royal Canadian Air Force” – 2015 Edition Published in the Air Force Magazine, Spring 2011 Published on the Royal Canadian Air Force web site, 8 November 2011 Near the town of Centralia, Ontario, north of …
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Nov 07 2010
Published in the Toronto Sun 15 July 2010 Congratulations to CTV news anchor Lloyd Robertson on his retirement.It is well deserved. Any chance “Count Floyd” (aka SCTV’s Joe Flaherty) will be available to host the retirement dinner? Bruce Forsyth Barrie (Now that would be a hoot)
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Nov 06 2010
Published in the Toronto Sun 5 July 2010 Did Toronto Police do the right thing in not confronting the rioters when they were damaging property? I don’t think there is a definitive, black and white answer. Sure police could have charged into the crowd and arrested the terrorist idiots, but that is not always the …
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Oct 26 2010
Midland-Penetanguishene Mirror 28 July 2010 MIDLAND – Re: “How is the military helping our world?” Letters,July 22.Ms. Brock says, “If we didn’t have any soldiers, then we would not beable to have any wars, for who would fight them?”The statement is very naive. We need combat troops. Eventually, you haveto prove to enemies or potential …
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Sep 19 2010
Published in the Barrie Advance, 16 September 2010 I disagree with the naming of the new GO station as the Barrie Waterfront GO station. As cities grow, parts of our heritage naturally tend to disappear, sometimes needlessly. Allandale was not simply a street corner, but an important railway hub north of Toronto. Naming the station the …
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May 28 2010
Published in the Barrie Advance 27 May 2010 A lot of people subscribe to the fanciful myth that Canada is a “peacekeeper nation” which is a load of bunk. Have you ever heard of Canada’s contributions to the South African War, WWI, WWII, Korea or the first Gulf War? Peacekeeping, like world peace, is an …
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May 25 2010
August 2009 For good or bad, right or wrong, Simcoe County council voted to put a one year moratorium of the construction of the Simcoe North Landfill, AKA, Site 41. Now Simcoe County Warden Tony Guergis is suggesting that Site 41 be abandoned as there will never be support for situating a landfill on the …
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May 25 2010
Published in Legion Magazine January/February 2010 On one foggy day in May 1989 when I was sailing aboard HMCS Porte St Loius, we were sailing in formation with the Porte St Jean about 500 yards behind us. I was on lifebuoy sentry duty and heard the following transmission come across my Personal Radio Communicator (PRC): …
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