October 2021 For thousands of teens who were members of the Canadian Army Cadet Corps in the latter half of the 20th Century, the Banff National Army Cadet Camp brings back fond memories of a summer of challenges, accomplishments and friendships. While there were other army cadet summer camps across the county, the Banff National …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/memories-of-the-banff-national-army-cadet-camp/
October 2021 Shanty Bay Go-Karts has been a popular summer tourist attraction for decades. Located on southbound side of Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte Township, just north of Barrie, Ontario, the one kilometre-long track provided hours of entertainment for thousands of go-kart racers, in both single and double rider karts. When done racing, visitors could take …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/the-roar-of-the-engines-at-shanty-bay-go-karts-are-just-a-memory-now/
September 2021 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), formed on 13 October 1909, are one of North America’s largest deployed police services. The service has around 5,500 uniformed officers and 2,500 civilians, deployed to 165 detachments (stations), five regional headquarters, one divisional headquarters and one General Headquarters. Their primary mandate is to patrol provincial highways, waterways, …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/forgotten-opp-detachment-in-woodstock/
September 2021 The Great Lakes are a major shipping route in North America, and as such, thousands of lighthouses were required to provide navigational aids to mariners. The Lake Erie Village of Port Burwell, known as the “Jewel of Erie’s North Shore,” is the home to the oldest wooden Canadian lighthouse on the Great Lakes, …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/port-burwell-lighthouse-the-oldest-wooden-canadian-lighthouse-on-the-great-lakes/
September 2021 Sitting behind a chain-link fence, and almost completely hidden behind leafy bushes and trees, sits a crumbling Georgian Revival style estate home. It’s the only one of this style remaining in the City of Vaughan, north of Toronto. This historic house on Bathurst Street, south of Rutherford Road in the former Village of …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/demolition-by-neglect-the-apparent-fate-of-vaughan-glen-hospital/
September 2021 The moto for the south-western Ontario city of St. Thomas is “The Railway City,” a moniker earned from its history as an important railway junction, dating back to 1856. A total of 26 railway companies have traveled in and out of the city on the numerous railway lines that once dissected the city. …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/st-thomas-the-railway-city-proudly-displays-its-heritage/
September 2021 In the years after World War II, the economy was booming and people had money to spend. Luxuries, like cars and family vacations, were becoming more and more affordable to families across Canada and America. As air travel was still quite expensive, automobiles were the preferred method of travel. However, back in the …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/cars-dont-stop-here-anymore-the-crumbling-remains-of-the-road-trip-culture/
September 2021 In the mostly rural municipality of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, a historic arch bridge can be found. Stretching over the Trent-Severn Waterway near the settlement of Bolsover, the Canal Lake Concrete Arch Bridge, a single arch bridge, braced by abutments on either shore, is the earliest known reinforced concrete bridge in Canada, having been …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/historic-arch-bridge-found-in-kawartha-lakes/
August 2021 The Caledonia Bridge, in Caledonia, Ontario, also known as the Grand River Bridge and the Argyle Street Bridge, is a historic bridge that crosses over the Grand River. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation, who have jurisdiction over the bridge, has been undertaking efforts to replace the aging structure for around two decades, and …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/historic-bridge-still-standing-despite-efforts-to-replace-it-with-a-new-bridge/
August 2021 The Port Stanley Terminal Railway (PSTR) is a tourist, heritage railway, located in the port town of Port Stanley, Ontario, south of London, on the north shore of Lake Erie. Using the tracks of the former London and Port Stanley Railway (L&PS), the PTSR takes visitors northward on either a 60-minute, 8-mile trip …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/take-a-scenic-ride-on-the-historic-port-stanley-terminal-railway/
