CANADA’S FIRST AERODROME Camp Long Branch was situated on a 100 acre property on Lakeshore Road, just west of the current Dixie Road, in Toronto Township. The aerodrome was officially. opened on 20 May 1915 by Curtiss Aeroplanes and Motors Company as a. flying training school. Aircraft such as the Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” soon became a common sight at the airfield

ABANDONED BASES

Please note: Major cities such as Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Vancouver and Victoria had numerous small establishments that contained anywhere from single buildings, some leased, to multi-building establishments outside of the main bases for a variety of functions such as administrative, residential, supply, communications or coastal defence. I would like to profile all of them here eventually GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN July 2020. Hamilton, Ontario, is a proud, working-class city that is best known for its steel production, leading to its nick-name, “The Steel City.”. Hamilton was also home to a Studebaker automobile factory, established in 1947, in the former WWII Otis-Fenson anti-aircraft gun plant on

SPLASH CANYON

For 12 short years, Splash Canyon Water Park and Campground occupied this 47-acre property. Established in 2002, on the site of a former Christian Camp, the Loose Moose Magic Village Waterpark and Campground, guests could lounge by the tropical-themed pool, Blue Water Bay, or body-surf the waves at Splash Central tidal wave pool. QUÉBEC – CANADIAN MILITARY HISTORY Le Citadelle is the oldest military building in Canada and forms part of the fortifications of Quebec City, which along with Campeche, Mexico, are only cities in North America still surrounded by fortifications. During World War II, La Citadelle was the site of the Quebec Conferences of 1943 and 1944.

NEW BRUNSWICK

In the mid-1950s, military establishments in New Brunswick were being consolidated. As a result, No. 1 Area Ordnance Depot relocated to Camp Gagetown in 1957, abandoning its WWII site. In 1963, StresCon Concrete opened a manufacturing plant at the former Depot, located at 160

Ashburn Lake Road.

THE MID CANADA LINE

Opened on 1 October 1956, as part of the Mid-Canada Line, the second of three Early Warning Lines under command of NORAD, which stretched along the 55th parallel. Like all MCL stations, Dawson Creek was responsible for the maintenance of ten Doppler Detection Stations, small unmanned stations consisting of radar and communications

equipment.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Opened 9 October 1940 in Charlottetown, at the end of Beach Grove Road, as No. 62 Non-permanent Active Militia Training Centre. The camp changed to solely an artillery training centre in November 1943. The camp closed on 31 January 1945. The property is now occupied by Beach

Grove Home, a

SASKATCHEWAN

Officially re-named 406 (Lynx) City of Saskatoon Squadron, the squadron took up residence in several of the former No. 4 SFTS buildings. During the 1950s, Saskatoon became one of the major military centres in Western Canada. As a result of the RCAF’s post-war expansion, RCAF Station Saskatoon re-opened as an air training facility in October 1950. DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-RUN RESORTS IN ONTARIO’S COTTAGE The Muskoka and Haliburton Districts were once the premier resort area in Ontario, dating back as far as the late 1860s, when resorts like Cleveland’s House on Lake Rosseau opened in 1869. Although Cleveland’s House is still operating 150 years later, it’s no longer independently-owned, family run resort. CANADA’S FIRST AERODROME Camp Long Branch was situated on a 100 acre property on Lakeshore Road, just west of the current Dixie Road, in Toronto Township. The aerodrome was officially. opened on 20 May 1915 by Curtiss Aeroplanes and Motors Company as a. flying training school. Aircraft such as the Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” soon became a common sight at the airfield

ABANDONED BASES

Please note: Major cities such as Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Vancouver and Victoria had numerous small establishments that contained anywhere from single buildings, some leased, to multi-building establishments outside of the main bases for a variety of functions such as administrative, residential, supply, communications or coastal defence. I would like to profile all of them here eventually GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN July 2020. Hamilton, Ontario, is a proud, working-class city that is best known for its steel production, leading to its nick-name, “The Steel City.”. Hamilton was also home to a Studebaker automobile factory, established in 1947, in the former WWII Otis-Fenson anti-aircraft gun plant on

SPLASH CANYON

For 12 short years, Splash Canyon Water Park and Campground occupied this 47-acre property. Established in 2002, on the site of a former Christian Camp, the Loose Moose Magic Village Waterpark and Campground, guests could lounge by the tropical-themed pool, Blue Water Bay, or body-surf the waves at Splash Central tidal wave pool. QUÉBEC – CANADIAN MILITARY HISTORY Le Citadelle is the oldest military building in Canada and forms part of the fortifications of Quebec City, which along with Campeche, Mexico, are only cities in North America still surrounded by fortifications. During World War II, La Citadelle was the site of the Quebec Conferences of 1943 and 1944.

NEW BRUNSWICK

In the mid-1950s, military establishments in New Brunswick were being consolidated. As a result, No. 1 Area Ordnance Depot relocated to Camp Gagetown in 1957, abandoning its WWII site. In 1963, StresCon Concrete opened a manufacturing plant at the former Depot, located at 160

Ashburn Lake Road.

THE MID CANADA LINE

Opened on 1 October 1956, as part of the Mid-Canada Line, the second of three Early Warning Lines under command of NORAD, which stretched along the 55th parallel. Like all MCL stations, Dawson Creek was responsible for the maintenance of ten Doppler Detection Stations, small unmanned stations consisting of radar and communications

equipment.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Opened 9 October 1940 in Charlottetown, at the end of Beach Grove Road, as No. 62 Non-permanent Active Militia Training Centre. The camp changed to solely an artillery training centre in November 1943. The camp closed on 31 January 1945. The property is now occupied by Beach

Grove Home, a

SASKATCHEWAN

Officially re-named 406 (Lynx) City of Saskatoon Squadron, the squadron took up residence in several of the former No. 4 SFTS buildings. During the 1950s, Saskatoon became one of the major military centres in Western Canada. As a result of the RCAF’s post-war expansion, RCAF Station Saskatoon re-opened as an air training facility in October 1950. DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-RUN RESORTS IN ONTARIO’S COTTAGE The Muskoka and Haliburton Districts were once the premier resort area in Ontario, dating back as far as the late 1860s, when resorts like Cleveland’s House on Lake Rosseau opened in 1869. Although Cleveland’s House is still operating 150 years later, it’s no longer independently-owned, family run resort.

NEW BRUNSWICK

In the mid-1950s, military establishments in New Brunswick were being consolidated. As a result, No. 1 Area Ordnance Depot relocated to Camp Gagetown in 1957, abandoning its WWII site. In 1963, StresCon Concrete opened a manufacturing plant at the former Depot, located at 160

Ashburn Lake Road.

QUÉBEC – CANADIAN MILITARY HISTORY Le Citadelle is the oldest military building in Canada and forms part of the fortifications of Quebec City, which along with Campeche, Mexico, are only cities in North America still surrounded by fortifications. During World War II, La Citadelle was the site of the Quebec Conferences of 1943 and 1944. ABANDONED WWII TRAINING AERODROME REBORN A total of 750 students graduated from 2 FIS before it re-located to Pearce, Alberta on 3 May 1943. The same day, No. 19 Service Flying Training School opened at the aerodrome. By the time. the school closed on 29 March 1945, a total of 860 pilots had earned their wings.

SASKATCHEWAN

Officially re-named 406 (Lynx) City of Saskatoon Squadron, the squadron took up residence in several of the former No. 4 SFTS buildings. During the 1950s, Saskatoon became one of the major military centres in Western Canada. As a result of the RCAF’s post-war expansion, RCAF Station Saskatoon re-opened as an air training facility in October 1950. DISTANT EARLY WARNING LINE Distant Early Warning Line. Map of Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line, February 1987. Photo: T/SGT Donald L. Wetterman, USAF – ID:DFST8803442. Construction began in November 1954. Operational July 1957. In all, 58 DEW Line stations were built, including 30 in Canada from Cape Dyer, NWT to Komakuk Beach, Yukon. Between 1988 and 1993,

most

THE MID CANADA LINE

Opened on 1 October 1956, as part of the Mid-Canada Line, the second of three Early Warning Lines under command of NORAD, which stretched along the 55th parallel. Like all MCL stations, Dawson Creek was responsible for the maintenance of ten Doppler Detection Stations, small unmanned stations consisting of radar and communications

equipment.

GHOST TOWNS OF ONTARIO Ghost towns are; “a once flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource,” as defined by Webster’s Dictionary. The Bruce County community of Egypt, sometimes referred to as Little Egypt, is an oddity in that it was never really an actual “town,” but simply a cluster of farms

THE MARTELS

The Martels first emerged on the music scene in 1957 when Midland musicians Tom Ambeau (drums, guitar), Milt Budarick (bass guitar), Bert DesRochers (piano), Larry French (lead guitar, vocals) and Gary French (lead vocals, drums), formed The Corvettes while attending Midland-Penetang District High School. Rock & Roll was becoming a

powerful

KINGSTON’S MARTELLO TOWERS August 2019. Martello Towers, are small, round defensive forts, usually costal forts, that were built in the early 19th century across

the British Empire.

GHOST TOWNS OF SIMCOE COUNTY The Methodist church in the Village was built with lumber milled and donated by the Keeley family. The mill burned down in 1888. In 1886, John Pilkey opened a shingle mill in Edenvale. Two years later, a sawill was also opened east of Sideroad 25-26. The CANADA’S FIRST AERODROME Camp Long Branch was situated on a 100 acre property on Lakeshore Road, just west of the current Dixie Road, in Toronto Township. The aerodrome was officially. opened on 20 May 1915 by Curtiss Aeroplanes and Motors Company as a. flying training school. Aircraft such as the Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” soon became a common sight at the airfield

SPLASH CANYON

For 12 short years, Splash Canyon Water Park and Campground occupied this 47-acre property. Established in 2002, on the site of a former Christian Camp, the Loose Moose Magic Village Waterpark and Campground, guests could lounge by the tropical-themed pool, Blue Water Bay, or body-surf the waves at Splash Central tidal wave pool.

ABANDONED BASES

Please note: Major cities such as Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Vancouver and Victoria had numerous small establishments that contained anywhere from single buildings, some leased, to multi-building establishments outside of the main bases for a variety of functions such as administrative, residential, supply, communications or coastal defence. I would like to profile all of them here eventually GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN July 2020. Hamilton, Ontario, is a proud, working-class city that is best known for its steel production, leading to its nick-name, “The Steel City.”. Hamilton was also home to a Studebaker automobile factory, established in 1947, in the former WWII Otis-Fenson anti-aircraft gun plant on

THE MARTELS

The Martels first emerged on the music scene in 1957 when Midland musicians Tom Ambeau (drums, guitar), Milt Budarick (bass guitar), Bert DesRochers (piano), Larry French (lead guitar, vocals) and Gary French (lead vocals, drums), formed The Corvettes while attending Midland-Penetang District High School. Rock & Roll was becoming a

powerful

GHOST TOWNS OF ONTARIO Ghost towns are; “a once flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource,” as defined by Webster’s Dictionary. The Bruce County community of Egypt, sometimes referred to as Little Egypt, is an oddity in that it was never really an actual “town,” but simply a cluster of farms KINGSTON’S MARTELLO TOWERS August 2019. Martello Towers, are small, round defensive forts, usually costal forts, that were built in the early 19th century across

the British Empire.

A SCHOOLHOUSE ON RAILS A schoolhouse on rails. CNR Schoolhouse. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. Today, it’s quite common to see portable classrooms at schools across the country. They provide a cost-effective method for adding classroom space without having to build an addition to the existing school. From 1926 to 1965, Clinton, Ontario, natives Fred and Cela Sloman were DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-RUN RESORTS IN ONTARIO’S COTTAGE The Muskoka and Haliburton Districts were once the premier resort area in Ontario, dating back as far as the late 1860s, when resorts like Cleveland’s House on Lake Rosseau opened in 1869. Although Cleveland’s House is still operating 150 years later, it’s no longer independently-owned, family run resort. RCAF STATION PATRICIA BAY 1944 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. CANADA’S FIRST AERODROME Camp Long Branch was situated on a 100 acre property on Lakeshore Road, just west of the current Dixie Road, in Toronto Township. The aerodrome was officially. opened on 20 May 1915 by Curtiss Aeroplanes and Motors Company as a. flying training school. Aircraft such as the Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” soon became a common sight at the airfield

SPLASH CANYON

For 12 short years, Splash Canyon Water Park and Campground occupied this 47-acre property. Established in 2002, on the site of a former Christian Camp, the Loose Moose Magic Village Waterpark and Campground, guests could lounge by the tropical-themed pool, Blue Water Bay, or body-surf the waves at Splash Central tidal wave pool.

ABANDONED BASES

Please note: Major cities such as Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Vancouver and Victoria had numerous small establishments that contained anywhere from single buildings, some leased, to multi-building establishments outside of the main bases for a variety of functions such as administrative, residential, supply, communications or coastal defence. I would like to profile all of them here eventually GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN July 2020. Hamilton, Ontario, is a proud, working-class city that is best known for its steel production, leading to its nick-name, “The Steel City.”. Hamilton was also home to a Studebaker automobile factory, established in 1947, in the former WWII Otis-Fenson anti-aircraft gun plant on

THE MARTELS

The Martels first emerged on the music scene in 1957 when Midland musicians Tom Ambeau (drums, guitar), Milt Budarick (bass guitar), Bert DesRochers (piano), Larry French (lead guitar, vocals) and Gary French (lead vocals, drums), formed The Corvettes while attending Midland-Penetang District High School. Rock & Roll was becoming a

powerful

GHOST TOWNS OF ONTARIO Ghost towns are; “a once flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource,” as defined by Webster’s Dictionary. The Bruce County community of Egypt, sometimes referred to as Little Egypt, is an oddity in that it was never really an actual “town,” but simply a cluster of farms KINGSTON’S MARTELLO TOWERS August 2019. Martello Towers, are small, round defensive forts, usually costal forts, that were built in the early 19th century across

the British Empire.

A SCHOOLHOUSE ON RAILS A schoolhouse on rails. CNR Schoolhouse. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. Today, it’s quite common to see portable classrooms at schools across the country. They provide a cost-effective method for adding classroom space without having to build an addition to the existing school. From 1926 to 1965, Clinton, Ontario, natives Fred and Cela Sloman were DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-RUN RESORTS IN ONTARIO’S COTTAGE The Muskoka and Haliburton Districts were once the premier resort area in Ontario, dating back as far as the late 1860s, when resorts like Cleveland’s House on Lake Rosseau opened in 1869. Although Cleveland’s House is still operating 150 years later, it’s no longer independently-owned, family run resort. RCAF STATION PATRICIA BAY 1944 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. ABANDONED WWII TRAINING AERODROME REBORN A total of 750 students graduated from 2 FIS before it re-located to Pearce, Alberta on 3 May 1943. The same day, No. 19 Service Flying Training School opened at the aerodrome. By the time. the school closed on 29 March 1945, a total of 860 pilots had earned their wings. ABANDONED RAILWAY TRESTLE NOW PART OF A RAIL TRAIL IN Photo: Bruce Forsyth. June 2020. In Paisley, Ontario, a small town in Bruce County, has given new life to an abandoned railway trestle that stretches across the Teeswater River. This steel and wood trestle once carried trains belonging to the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway (WG&BR), a historical railway that ran a distance of just over 100 QUÉBEC – CANADIAN MILITARY HISTORY Le Citadelle is the oldest military building in Canada and forms part of the fortifications of Quebec City, which along with Campeche, Mexico, are only cities in North America still surrounded by fortifications. During World War II, La Citadelle was the site of the Quebec Conferences of 1943 and 1944. KINGSTON’S MARTELLO TOWERS August 2019. Martello Towers, are small, round defensive forts, usually costal forts, that were built in the early 19th century across

the British Empire.

THE SOLE REMINDER OF A LONG-VANISHED TOWN One of the cell blocks at Camp Bison, July 2012. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. May 2018. The crumbling ruins of Camp Bison stand as the sole reminder of a long-vanished town and jail complex. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Opened 9 October 1940 in Charlottetown, at the end of Beach Grove Road, as No. 62 Non-permanent Active Militia Training Centre. The camp changed to solely an artillery training centre in November 1943. The camp closed on 31 January 1945. The property is now occupied by Beach

Grove Home, a

DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-RUN RESORTS IN ONTARIO’S COTTAGE The Muskoka and Haliburton Districts were once the premier resort area in Ontario, dating back as far as the late 1860s, when resorts like Cleveland’s House on Lake Rosseau opened in 1869. Although Cleveland’s House is still operating 150 years later, it’s no longer independently-owned, family run resort. A SCHOOLHOUSE ON RAILS A schoolhouse on rails. CNR Schoolhouse. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. Today, it’s quite common to see portable classrooms at schools across the country. They provide a cost-effective method for adding classroom space without having to build an addition to the existing school. From 1926 to 1965, Clinton, Ontario, natives Fred and Cela Sloman were CASE NOT CLOSED: THE ENDURING TRAGEDY OF THE HARPER Historical photo of Lynne Harper. Steven Truscott in 2007. October 2016. In the late 1950s, a shocking murder took place near a Royal Canadian Air Force base in south-western Ontario; the murder of 12 year-old Cheryl Lynne Harper. AERIAL PHOTO OF THE 923RD AC&W SQUADRON RADAR STATION 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. CANADA’S FIRST AERODROME Camp Long Branch was situated on a 100 acre property on Lakeshore Road, just west of the current Dixie Road, in Toronto Township. The aerodrome was officially. opened on 20 May 1915 by Curtiss Aeroplanes and Motors Company as a. flying training school. Aircraft such as the Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” soon became a common sight at the airfield ABANDONED WWII TRAINING AERODROME REBORN A total of 750 students graduated from 2 FIS before it re-located to Pearce, Alberta on 3 May 1943. The same day, No. 19 Service Flying Training School opened at the aerodrome. By the time. the school closed on 29 March 1945, a total of 860 pilots had earned their wings.

SPLASH CANYON

For 12 short years, Splash Canyon Water Park and Campground occupied this 47-acre property. Established in 2002, on the site of a former Christian Camp, the Loose Moose Magic Village Waterpark and Campground, guests could lounge by the tropical-themed pool, Blue Water Bay, or body-surf the waves at Splash Central tidal wave pool.

THE MARTELS

The Martels first emerged on the music scene in 1957 when Midland musicians Tom Ambeau (drums, guitar), Milt Budarick (bass guitar), Bert DesRochers (piano), Larry French (lead guitar, vocals) and Gary French (lead vocals, drums), formed The Corvettes while attending Midland-Penetang District High School. Rock & Roll was becoming a

powerful

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN July 2020. Hamilton, Ontario, is a proud, working-class city that is best known for its steel production, leading to its nick-name, “The Steel City.”. Hamilton was also home to a Studebaker automobile factory, established in 1947, in the former WWII Otis-Fenson anti-aircraft gun plant on GHOST TOWNS OF ONTARIO Ghost towns are; “a once flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource,” as defined by Webster’s Dictionary. The Bruce County community of Egypt, sometimes referred to as Little Egypt, is an oddity in that it was never really an actual “town,” but simply a cluster of farms KINGSTON’S MARTELLO TOWERS August 2019. Martello Towers, are small, round defensive forts, usually costal forts, that were built in the early 19th century across

the British Empire.

A SCHOOLHOUSE ON RAILS A schoolhouse on rails. CNR Schoolhouse. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. Today, it’s quite common to see portable classrooms at schools across the country. They provide a cost-effective method for adding classroom space without having to build an addition to the existing school. From 1926 to 1965, Clinton, Ontario, natives Fred and Cela Sloman were ABANDONED AMUSEMENT PARKS IN CANADA: PRUDHOMME’S LANDING January 2017. Prudhomme’s Landing was once one of the biggest recreation and entertainment venues in Ontario. Founded by John and George Prudhomme, on the shore of Lake Ontario in Jordan, Ontario near St Catherines, In its heyday, Prudhomme’s Landing was a very popular and affordable spot for youth and families and once saw as many as 7 DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-RUN RESORTS IN ONTARIO’S COTTAGE The Muskoka and Haliburton Districts were once the premier resort area in Ontario, dating back as far as the late 1860s, when resorts like Cleveland’s House on Lake Rosseau opened in 1869. Although Cleveland’s House is still operating 150 years later, it’s no longer independently-owned, family run resort. CANADA’S FIRST AERODROME Camp Long Branch was situated on a 100 acre property on Lakeshore Road, just west of the current Dixie Road, in Toronto Township. The aerodrome was officially. opened on 20 May 1915 by Curtiss Aeroplanes and Motors Company as a. flying training school. Aircraft such as the Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” soon became a common sight at the airfield ABANDONED WWII TRAINING AERODROME REBORN A total of 750 students graduated from 2 FIS before it re-located to Pearce, Alberta on 3 May 1943. The same day, No. 19 Service Flying Training School opened at the aerodrome. By the time. the school closed on 29 March 1945, a total of 860 pilots had earned their wings.

SPLASH CANYON

For 12 short years, Splash Canyon Water Park and Campground occupied this 47-acre property. Established in 2002, on the site of a former Christian Camp, the Loose Moose Magic Village Waterpark and Campground, guests could lounge by the tropical-themed pool, Blue Water Bay, or body-surf the waves at Splash Central tidal wave pool.

THE MARTELS

The Martels first emerged on the music scene in 1957 when Midland musicians Tom Ambeau (drums, guitar), Milt Budarick (bass guitar), Bert DesRochers (piano), Larry French (lead guitar, vocals) and Gary French (lead vocals, drums), formed The Corvettes while attending Midland-Penetang District High School. Rock & Roll was becoming a

powerful

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN July 2020. Hamilton, Ontario, is a proud, working-class city that is best known for its steel production, leading to its nick-name, “The Steel City.”. Hamilton was also home to a Studebaker automobile factory, established in 1947, in the former WWII Otis-Fenson anti-aircraft gun plant on GHOST TOWNS OF ONTARIO Ghost towns are; “a once flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource,” as defined by Webster’s Dictionary. The Bruce County community of Egypt, sometimes referred to as Little Egypt, is an oddity in that it was never really an actual “town,” but simply a cluster of farms KINGSTON’S MARTELLO TOWERS August 2019. Martello Towers, are small, round defensive forts, usually costal forts, that were built in the early 19th century across

the British Empire.

A SCHOOLHOUSE ON RAILS A schoolhouse on rails. CNR Schoolhouse. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. Today, it’s quite common to see portable classrooms at schools across the country. They provide a cost-effective method for adding classroom space without having to build an addition to the existing school. From 1926 to 1965, Clinton, Ontario, natives Fred and Cela Sloman were ABANDONED AMUSEMENT PARKS IN CANADA: PRUDHOMME’S LANDING January 2017. Prudhomme’s Landing was once one of the biggest recreation and entertainment venues in Ontario. Founded by John and George Prudhomme, on the shore of Lake Ontario in Jordan, Ontario near St Catherines, In its heyday, Prudhomme’s Landing was a very popular and affordable spot for youth and families and once saw as many as 7 DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-RUN RESORTS IN ONTARIO’S COTTAGE The Muskoka and Haliburton Districts were once the premier resort area in Ontario, dating back as far as the late 1860s, when resorts like Cleveland’s House on Lake Rosseau opened in 1869. Although Cleveland’s House is still operating 150 years later, it’s no longer independently-owned, family run resort. ABANDONED WWII TRAINING AERODROME REBORN A total of 750 students graduated from 2 FIS before it re-located to Pearce, Alberta on 3 May 1943. The same day, No. 19 Service Flying Training School opened at the aerodrome. By the time. the school closed on 29 March 1945, a total of 860 pilots had earned their wings.

ABANDONED BASES

Please note: Major cities such as Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Vancouver and Victoria had numerous small establishments that contained anywhere from single buildings, some leased, to multi-building establishments outside of the main bases for a variety of functions such as administrative, residential, supply, communications or coastal defence. I would like to profile all of them here eventually AN UNFORTUNATE REALITY OF URBAN EXPLORATION Not taken at Sioux Lookout. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. Not taken at Sioux Lookout. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. May 2021. Urban Explorers can forget about going to the former ABANDONED RAILWAY TRESTLE NOW PART OF A RAIL TRAIL IN Photo: Bruce Forsyth. June 2020. In Paisley, Ontario, a small town in Bruce County, has given new life to an abandoned railway trestle that stretches across the Teeswater River. This steel and wood trestle once carried trains belonging to the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway (WG&BR), a historical railway that ran a distance of just over 100 A SCHOOLHOUSE ON RAILS A schoolhouse on rails. CNR Schoolhouse. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. Today, it’s quite common to see portable classrooms at schools across the country. They provide a cost-effective method for adding classroom space without having to build an addition to the existing school. From 1926 to 1965, Clinton, Ontario, natives Fred and Cela Sloman were PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Opened 9 October 1940 in Charlottetown, at the end of Beach Grove Road, as No. 62 Non-permanent Active Militia Training Centre. The camp changed to solely an artillery training centre in November 1943. The camp closed on 31 January 1945. The property is now occupied by Beach

Grove Home, a

KINGSTON’S MARTELLO TOWERS August 2019. Martello Towers, are small, round defensive forts, usually costal forts, that were built in the early 19th century across

the British Empire.

THE SOLE REMINDER OF A LONG-VANISHED TOWN One of the cell blocks at Camp Bison, July 2012. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. May 2018. The crumbling ruins of Camp Bison stand as the sole reminder of a long-vanished town and jail complex. BORDEN LEGACY MONUMENT OFFICIALLY DEDICATED June 2016. As a part of the 100th anniversary of CFB Borden, the base unveiled the Borden Legacy Monument, built as a lasting monument to the sacrifices of Canadian a soldiers who trained at Camp Borden and died in the European battlefields. The monument features two black granite walls, one that contains an urn filled with soil from the AERIAL PHOTO OF THE 923RD AC&W SQUADRON RADAR STATION 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. CANADA’S FIRST AERODROME Camp Long Branch was situated on a 100 acre property on Lakeshore Road, just west of the current Dixie Road, in Toronto Township. The aerodrome was officially. opened on 20 May 1915 by Curtiss Aeroplanes and Motors Company as a. flying training school. Aircraft such as the Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” soon became a common sight at the airfield ABANDONED WWII TRAINING AERODROME REBORN A total of 750 students graduated from 2 FIS before it re-located to Pearce, Alberta on 3 May 1943. The same day, No. 19 Service Flying Training School opened at the aerodrome. By the time. the school closed on 29 March 1945, a total of 860 pilots had earned their wings.

SPLASH CANYON

For 12 short years, Splash Canyon Water Park and Campground occupied this 47-acre property. Established in 2002, on the site of a former Christian Camp, the Loose Moose Magic Village Waterpark and Campground, guests could lounge by the tropical-themed pool, Blue Water Bay, or body-surf the waves at Splash Central tidal wave pool.

THE MARTELS

The Martels first emerged on the music scene in 1957 when Midland musicians Tom Ambeau (drums, guitar), Milt Budarick (bass guitar), Bert DesRochers (piano), Larry French (lead guitar, vocals) and Gary French (lead vocals, drums), formed The Corvettes while attending Midland-Penetang District High School. Rock & Roll was becoming a

powerful

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN July 2020. Hamilton, Ontario, is a proud, working-class city that is best known for its steel production, leading to its nick-name, “The Steel City.”. Hamilton was also home to a Studebaker automobile factory, established in 1947, in the former WWII Otis-Fenson anti-aircraft gun plant on GHOST TOWNS OF ONTARIO Ghost towns are; “a once flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource,” as defined by Webster’s Dictionary. The Bruce County community of Egypt, sometimes referred to as Little Egypt, is an oddity in that it was never really an actual “town,” but simply a cluster of farms KINGSTON’S MARTELLO TOWERS August 2019. Martello Towers, are small, round defensive forts, usually costal forts, that were built in the early 19th century across

the British Empire.

A SCHOOLHOUSE ON RAILS A schoolhouse on rails. CNR Schoolhouse. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. Today, it’s quite common to see portable classrooms at schools across the country. They provide a cost-effective method for adding classroom space without having to build an addition to the existing school. From 1926 to 1965, Clinton, Ontario, natives Fred and Cela Sloman were ABANDONED AMUSEMENT PARKS IN CANADA: PRUDHOMME’S LANDING January 2017. Prudhomme’s Landing was once one of the biggest recreation and entertainment venues in Ontario. Founded by John and George Prudhomme, on the shore of Lake Ontario in Jordan, Ontario near St Catherines, In its heyday, Prudhomme’s Landing was a very popular and affordable spot for youth and families and once saw as many as 7 DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-RUN RESORTS IN ONTARIO’S COTTAGE The Muskoka and Haliburton Districts were once the premier resort area in Ontario, dating back as far as the late 1860s, when resorts like Cleveland’s House on Lake Rosseau opened in 1869. Although Cleveland’s House is still operating 150 years later, it’s no longer independently-owned, family run resort. CANADA’S FIRST AERODROME Camp Long Branch was situated on a 100 acre property on Lakeshore Road, just west of the current Dixie Road, in Toronto Township. The aerodrome was officially. opened on 20 May 1915 by Curtiss Aeroplanes and Motors Company as a. flying training school. Aircraft such as the Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” soon became a common sight at the airfield ABANDONED WWII TRAINING AERODROME REBORN A total of 750 students graduated from 2 FIS before it re-located to Pearce, Alberta on 3 May 1943. The same day, No. 19 Service Flying Training School opened at the aerodrome. By the time. the school closed on 29 March 1945, a total of 860 pilots had earned their wings.

SPLASH CANYON

For 12 short years, Splash Canyon Water Park and Campground occupied this 47-acre property. Established in 2002, on the site of a former Christian Camp, the Loose Moose Magic Village Waterpark and Campground, guests could lounge by the tropical-themed pool, Blue Water Bay, or body-surf the waves at Splash Central tidal wave pool.

THE MARTELS

The Martels first emerged on the music scene in 1957 when Midland musicians Tom Ambeau (drums, guitar), Milt Budarick (bass guitar), Bert DesRochers (piano), Larry French (lead guitar, vocals) and Gary French (lead vocals, drums), formed The Corvettes while attending Midland-Penetang District High School. Rock & Roll was becoming a

powerful

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN July 2020. Hamilton, Ontario, is a proud, working-class city that is best known for its steel production, leading to its nick-name, “The Steel City.”. Hamilton was also home to a Studebaker automobile factory, established in 1947, in the former WWII Otis-Fenson anti-aircraft gun plant on GHOST TOWNS OF ONTARIO Ghost towns are; “a once flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource,” as defined by Webster’s Dictionary. The Bruce County community of Egypt, sometimes referred to as Little Egypt, is an oddity in that it was never really an actual “town,” but simply a cluster of farms KINGSTON’S MARTELLO TOWERS August 2019. Martello Towers, are small, round defensive forts, usually costal forts, that were built in the early 19th century across

the British Empire.

A SCHOOLHOUSE ON RAILS A schoolhouse on rails. CNR Schoolhouse. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. Today, it’s quite common to see portable classrooms at schools across the country. They provide a cost-effective method for adding classroom space without having to build an addition to the existing school. From 1926 to 1965, Clinton, Ontario, natives Fred and Cela Sloman were ABANDONED AMUSEMENT PARKS IN CANADA: PRUDHOMME’S LANDING January 2017. Prudhomme’s Landing was once one of the biggest recreation and entertainment venues in Ontario. Founded by John and George Prudhomme, on the shore of Lake Ontario in Jordan, Ontario near St Catherines, In its heyday, Prudhomme’s Landing was a very popular and affordable spot for youth and families and once saw as many as 7 DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-RUN RESORTS IN ONTARIO’S COTTAGE The Muskoka and Haliburton Districts were once the premier resort area in Ontario, dating back as far as the late 1860s, when resorts like Cleveland’s House on Lake Rosseau opened in 1869. Although Cleveland’s House is still operating 150 years later, it’s no longer independently-owned, family run resort. ABANDONED WWII TRAINING AERODROME REBORN A total of 750 students graduated from 2 FIS before it re-located to Pearce, Alberta on 3 May 1943. The same day, No. 19 Service Flying Training School opened at the aerodrome. By the time. the school closed on 29 March 1945, a total of 860 pilots had earned their wings.

ABANDONED BASES

Please note: Major cities such as Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Vancouver and Victoria had numerous small establishments that contained anywhere from single buildings, some leased, to multi-building establishments outside of the main bases for a variety of functions such as administrative, residential, supply, communications or coastal defence. I would like to profile all of them here eventually AN UNFORTUNATE REALITY OF URBAN EXPLORATION Not taken at Sioux Lookout. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. Not taken at Sioux Lookout. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. May 2021. Urban Explorers can forget about going to the former ABANDONED RAILWAY TRESTLE NOW PART OF A RAIL TRAIL IN Photo: Bruce Forsyth. June 2020. In Paisley, Ontario, a small town in Bruce County, has given new life to an abandoned railway trestle that stretches across the Teeswater River. This steel and wood trestle once carried trains belonging to the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway (WG&BR), a historical railway that ran a distance of just over 100 A SCHOOLHOUSE ON RAILS A schoolhouse on rails. CNR Schoolhouse. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. Today, it’s quite common to see portable classrooms at schools across the country. They provide a cost-effective method for adding classroom space without having to build an addition to the existing school. From 1926 to 1965, Clinton, Ontario, natives Fred and Cela Sloman were PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Opened 9 October 1940 in Charlottetown, at the end of Beach Grove Road, as No. 62 Non-permanent Active Militia Training Centre. The camp changed to solely an artillery training centre in November 1943. The camp closed on 31 January 1945. The property is now occupied by Beach

Grove Home, a

KINGSTON’S MARTELLO TOWERS August 2019. Martello Towers, are small, round defensive forts, usually costal forts, that were built in the early 19th century across

the British Empire.

THE SOLE REMINDER OF A LONG-VANISHED TOWN One of the cell blocks at Camp Bison, July 2012. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. May 2018. The crumbling ruins of Camp Bison stand as the sole reminder of a long-vanished town and jail complex. BORDEN LEGACY MONUMENT OFFICIALLY DEDICATED June 2016. As a part of the 100th anniversary of CFB Borden, the base unveiled the Borden Legacy Monument, built as a lasting monument to the sacrifices of Canadian a soldiers who trained at Camp Borden and died in the European battlefields. The monument features two black granite walls, one that contains an urn filled with soil from the AERIAL PHOTO OF THE 923RD AC&W SQUADRON RADAR STATION 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. CANADIAN MILITARY HISTORY Recommended web sites: The Grey & Simcoe Foresters regimental site – www.thegreyandsimcoeforesters.org The Grey & Simcoe Foresters Museum – https://greysimcoeforesters.wordpress.com The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry – www.rhli.ca Secrets of Radar Museum – www.secretsofradar.com Canadian Forces Museum of Aerospace Defence –

SPLASH CANYON

The weed covered deck for the Splash Central wave pool at Splash Canyon Water Park and Campground. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. August 2020. The grounds are eerily quiet.

ABANDONED BASES

Please note: Major cities such as Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Vancouver and Victoria had numerous small establishments that contained anywhere from single buildings, some leased, to multi-building establishments outside of the main bases for a variety of functions such as administrative, residential, supply, communications or coastal defence. I would like to profile all of them here eventually GHOST TOWNS OF ONTARIO 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. DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-RUN RESORTS IN ONTARIO’S COTTAGE Windermere House. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. May 2020. Generations of families have always enjoyed getting away from the crowded cities and having a leisurely vacation in a relaxed, peaceful and serene environment, perhaps on a lake, with the sound of rustling leaves from

tall, mature trees.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN The administration building; all that remains of the Hamilton Studebaker plant on Victoria Street North at Ferrie Street East. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. THE SOLE REMINDER OF A LONG-VANISHED TOWN One of the cell blocks at Camp Bison, July 2012. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. May 2018. The crumbling ruins of Camp Bison stand as the sole reminder of a long-vanished town and jail complex. CASE NOT CLOSED: THE ENDURING TRAGEDY OF THE HARPER Historical photo of Lynne Harper. Steven Truscott in 2007. October 2016. In the late 1950s, a shocking murder took place near a Royal Canadian Air Force base in south-western Ontario; the murder of 12 year-old Cheryl Lynne Harper.

IRELAND HOUSE

Ireland House. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. December 2017. The City of Burlington is a modern city in the Golden Horseshoe area of southern Ontario, but one that also proudly celebrates its heritage. ABANDONED AMUSEMENT PARKS IN CANADA: PRUDHOMME’S LANDING Top of the tube slide, looking down towards the rest of the waterpark at Prudhomme’s Landing. The remains of the wave pool is centre-left to the centre, now mostly filled in CANADIAN MILITARY HISTORY Recommended web sites: The Grey & Simcoe Foresters regimental site – www.thegreyandsimcoeforesters.org The Grey & Simcoe Foresters Museum – https://greysimcoeforesters.wordpress.com The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry – www.rhli.ca Secrets of Radar Museum – www.secretsofradar.com Canadian Forces Museum of Aerospace Defence –

SPLASH CANYON

The weed covered deck for the Splash Central wave pool at Splash Canyon Water Park and Campground. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. August 2020. The grounds are eerily quiet.

ABANDONED BASES

Please note: Major cities such as Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Vancouver and Victoria had numerous small establishments that contained anywhere from single buildings, some leased, to multi-building establishments outside of the main bases for a variety of functions such as administrative, residential, supply, communications or coastal defence. I would like to profile all of them here eventually GHOST TOWNS OF ONTARIO 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. DECLINE OF THE FAMILY-RUN RESORTS IN ONTARIO’S COTTAGE Windermere House. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. May 2020. Generations of families have always enjoyed getting away from the crowded cities and having a leisurely vacation in a relaxed, peaceful and serene environment, perhaps on a lake, with the sound of rustling leaves from

tall, mature trees.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN The administration building; all that remains of the Hamilton Studebaker plant on Victoria Street North at Ferrie Street East. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. THE SOLE REMINDER OF A LONG-VANISHED TOWN One of the cell blocks at Camp Bison, July 2012. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. May 2018. The crumbling ruins of Camp Bison stand as the sole reminder of a long-vanished town and jail complex. CASE NOT CLOSED: THE ENDURING TRAGEDY OF THE HARPER Historical photo of Lynne Harper. Steven Truscott in 2007. October 2016. In the late 1950s, a shocking murder took place near a Royal Canadian Air Force base in south-western Ontario; the murder of 12 year-old Cheryl Lynne Harper.

IRELAND HOUSE

Ireland House. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. December 2017. The City of Burlington is a modern city in the Golden Horseshoe area of southern Ontario, but one that also proudly celebrates its heritage. ABANDONED AMUSEMENT PARKS IN CANADA: PRUDHOMME’S LANDING Top of the tube slide, looking down towards the rest of the waterpark at Prudhomme’s Landing. The remains of the wave pool is centre-left to the centre, now mostly filled in AN UNFORTUNATE REALITY OF URBAN EXPLORATION Not taken at Sioux Lookout. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. Not taken at Sioux Lookout. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. May 2021. Urban Explorers can forget about going to the former IN-PERSON GRADUATION OR VIRTUAL? YOUR CHOICE Photo: Courtesy of James Forsyth. June 2021. With Premier Doug Ford’s sudden announcement that he would like to see in-person graduation ceremonies for students at the end of June, just three short weeks away, the usual crowd are losing their collective minds over how this could possibly be done, safely, in such a short period. CANADA’S FIRST AERODROME Historical plaque, March 2015. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. A street with some of the current manufacturing plants on a section of the former aerodrome property, March 2015. KINGSTON’S MARTELLO TOWERS August 2019. Martello Towers, are small, round defensive forts, usually costal forts, that were built in the early 19th century across

the British Empire.

BARRIE MEMORIAL GROWS FOR VICTIMS OF KAMLOOPS RESIDENTIAL Makeshift memorial at Barrie’s Spirit Catcher. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. June 2021. A memorial has sprung up at the iconic Spirit Catcher in Barrie, Ontario, one of many across Canada, meant to honour the 215 Indigenous children who were recently found buried in an unmarked mass grave at the former Indian Residential School in Kamloops, British

Columbia.

THE TORONTO AND YORK RADIAL RAILWAY ARCH The Toronto and York Radial Railway arch. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. The Toronto and York Radial Railway arch. Photo: Bruce Forsyth. November 2019. In the middle of Newmarket, Ontario, sits an odd looking arch structure crossing over the Holland River. ONTARIO – CANADIAN MILITARY HISTORY Royal Canadian Air Force Station Edgar: Originally designated No. 204 RCAF Radio Station, RCAF Station Edgar was the southern most station in the Pinetree Line. No. 204 became operational in September 1952 and one month later, the unit was re-designated No. 31 Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron and the station itself RCAF Station Edgar. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND No. 31 General Reconnaissance School & No. 2 Air Navigation School: The aerodrome near Charlottetown was originally opened on 1 May 1941 by the Royal Air Force as No. 31 General Reconnaissance School, under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.

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No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School & No. 6 Air Observer School: Opened near Prince Albert on 22 July 1940 under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, with a Relief Landing Fields located near Hagan and Emma Lake The school closed on 15 November 1944. THE GREY AND SIMCOE FORESTERS The Grey & Simcoe Foresters have been a fixture in Barrie since they were formed on 15 December 1936, when The Grey Battalion from Owen

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CANADIAN MILITARY HISTORY ONLINE RESOURCE _A message from Military Bruce:_ Thank you to all the people who visit my site and write to me.  I really appreciate your stories of relatives who served, along with the additions and corrections that you provide me with to correct and update my base histories.  WHILE EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF THE BASE HISTORIES POSTED ON THIS WEB SITE, I AM UNFORTUNATELY SOMETIMES AT THE MERCY OF THE SOURCE MATERIAL.  IF YOU SPOT ANY ERRORS OR HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO ADD, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AND I WILL MAKE THE CHANGES. ***HOWEVER, please keep in mind that my knowledge is primarily confined to the bases to which our service members served, along with a few specialty articles on certain notable people in Canadian military history.  I DO NOT HAVE INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS, THEIR SERVICE RECORDS OR UNITS THAT THEY SERVED WITH DURING THE WAR YEARS OR POST-WAR YEARS. **** TO OBTAIN SERVICE RECORDS OF YOUR RELATIVES, you can apply on-line for

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You might want to contact their unit, squadron or regiment if they still exist as some maintain their own archives. Regarding bases/stations that are not featured, it is due to either I haven’t had time to add them to the web site or, if it was a small military establishment, perhaps I have never heard of it.  Please feel free to provide me with information. Although these books are a little dated now, for more detailed histories of some of Canada’s abandoned military bases, track down copies of “ABANDONED MILITARY INSTALLATIONS OF CANADA VOLUME I: ONTARIO”, “ABANDONED MILITARY INSTALLATIONS OF CANADA VOLUME II: QUEBEC” AND “ABANDONED MILITARY INSTALLATIONS OF CANADA VOLUME III: ATLANTIC“, all written by Paul Ozorak.  These books are excellent resources. UPDATE FROM PAUL OZORAK:  Paul contacted me and told me that Volume 4 of his Abandoned Military Installations of Canada book series should be released by 2020.  Make sure you pick up a copy when it’s

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THIS WEB SITE, IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER, HAS BEEN ON THE INTERNET SINCE 1997.  It started on the now-defunct Geocities.com web site and transformed into what you see today in 2009.  I thank all of you for your support and the information and photos that you provide, especially those who make corrections to my material and otherwise provide valuable information to help maintain the accuracy of this web

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The ultimate goal of this web site has always been to provide a comprehensive resource for future researchers and historians.  The histories of the former Canadian military bases featured on my web site are, for the most part, pretty basic and are meant only to provide a starting point for anyone who wishes to write a more detailed history of specific Canadian military bases. PHOTO COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER:  All photos taken by me have been credited as such.  Where applicable, I have credited the source of photos that have been borrowed from other web sites and publications.  Where unknown, I have posted it as such.  If you hold the rights to any of the photos that appear on this web site and you wish them to be properly credited or removed, please CONTACT ME

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LS Bruce Forsyth, CD , 1999. Photo: Bruce Forsyth collection. RECOMMENDED WEB SITES: The Grey & Simcoe Foresters regimental site – www.thegreyandsimcoeforesters.org The Grey & Simcoe Foresters Museum – https://greysimcoeforesters.wordpress.com The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry – www.rhli.ca Secrets of Radar Museum – www.secretsofradar.com Canadian Forces Museum of Aerospace Defence – www.aerospacedefence.ca The Vimy foundation – www.vimyfoundation.ca The Royal Canadian Military Institute – www.rcmi.org A Royal Canadian Navy tribute site – www.forposterityssake.ca Radio Comms and SIG INT in the RCN – http://www.jproc.ca/rrp Tour of an abandoned ICBM missile complex – http://triggur.org/silo You can go on a real tour of a former ICBM base if visiting the Tuscon, Arizona area – http://www.titanmissilemuseum.org The Pinetree Line web site (archived site) – http://www.c-and-e-museum.org/Pinetreeline/homepage.html DEW Line web site – www.lswilson.dewlineadventures.com The Patrician, the newsletter of the Pay Bay Air Station in British

Columbia –

https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22BC+Aviation+Museum%22

Other resources:

On 9 September 2017, author Graham MacLachlan published a book on a family relative, J.P. Bickell, who personally financially founded A..V. Roe Canada and was the Chairman from inception until his death on 22 August 1951. The book includes information on his involvement with Sir Roy Dobson, etc. Published by Dundurn Press. Recommended media web sites:

www.therebel.media

www.infowars.com

www.torontosun..com

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WHEN BEING RACIST AND XENOPHOBIC, ISN’T BEING RACIST AND XENOPHOBIC March 2020 I’m confused. A few weeks ago it was considered racist and xenophobic to close the borders. Now it’s OK?! In closing down the border, this also means the now-officially-designated unofficial and illegal Point-of-Entry at Roxham Road, the one where RCMP officers act as bellhops instead of police officers, is finally being shut

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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. BURIED BRIDGES OF TORONTO March 2020 Like most cities, Toronto has a spotted history of preserving buildings and structures from the past. Most times, old buildings and structures are torn down to make room for new ones, all in the name of progress. In some cases, it’s simply too expensive to repair them, but especially in the case of …

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REAL LEADERS LEAD FROM THE FRONT March 2020 Re: Premier uses own truck to pick up donated masks amid the COVID-19 crisis” (Antonella Artuso Toronto Sun, 31 March): How many other politicians, Wuhan coronavirus pandemic or not, would have gone to pick up essential supplies like these masks and hand sanitizer, on their own initiative, using their own vehicle and

without …

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WHAT WILL WE DO NEXT TIME? March 2020 As the Wuhan coronavirus continues to ravage Canada and the world, my thoughts are now turning to what we will do when the inevitable next pandemic comes to our shores. This pandemic has not only been ravaging the physical and mental health of Canadians, but also ravaging our economy and public institutions like …

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WHEN BEING RACIST AND XENOPHOBIC, ISN’T BEING RACIST AND XENOPHOBIC March 2020 I’m confused. A few weeks ago it was considered racist and xenophobic to close the borders. Now it’s OK?! In closing down the border, this also means the now-officially-designated unofficial and illegal Point-of-Entry at Roxham Road, the one where RCMP officers act as bellhops instead of police officers, is finally being shut

down. …

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YOU CAN STILL SUPPORT INDIE BANDS DURING THE PANDEMIC March 2020 As we all try to survive in this era of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, where many are seeing their income cut or eliminated due to being laid-off or because you’re an independent contractor, don’t forget about the hard-working musicians who play the music we all love to hear. It’s a great misconception that …

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VALLEY INN – A POPULAR SPOT FOR NATURE LOVERS ONCE HAD ITS OWN

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March 2020 Known to the locals as Valley Inn, this picturesque cove on the western edge of Burlington Bay/Hamilton Harbour at the end of Burlington Heights, was once along the main land route between Hamilton and the East Flamborough Township village of Aldershot, now a part of the City of Burlington, in southern Ontario. This …

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RUINS OF THE HERMITAGE A POPULAR ATTRACTION IN THE HAMILTON AREA March 2020 Just west of Ancaster, Ontario, in the Dundas Valley, sits the burnt-out shell of an abandoned stone mansion on a former estate property known as The Hermitage. The 165-year old ruins and the property are now a tourist attraction for hikers and those interested in the paranormal, maintained by the Hamilton Conservation Authority.

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HAMILTON RADIAL ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY March 2020 In the downtown core of Oakville, Ontario, sits a small three-story, century -old building with a link to the early era of modern public transportation in southern Ontario. Built in 1906, this building was the eastern terminus station for the Hamilton Radial Electric Railway Company (HRER). The HRER began business when they

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BURIED BRIDGES OF TORONTO March 2020 Like most cities, Toronto has a spotted history of preserving buildings and structures from the past. Most times, old buildings and structures are torn down to make room for new ones, all in the name of progress. In some cases, it’s simply too expensive to repair them, but especially in the case of …

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REAL LEADERS LEAD FROM THE FRONT March 2020 Re: Premier uses own truck to pick up donated masks amid the COVID-19 crisis” (Antonella Artuso Toronto Sun, 31 March): How many other politicians, Wuhan coronavirus pandemic or not, would have gone to pick up essential supplies like these masks and hand sanitizer, on their own initiative, using their own vehicle and

without …

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