 Bruce Forsyth served in the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve for 13 years (1987-2000). He served with units in Toronto, Hamilton, Windsor & Borden, and trained or worked at CFB Esquimalt, CFB Halifax, CFB Petawawa, CFB Kingston, CFB Toronto, Camp Borden, The Burwash Training Area and LFCA Training Centre Meaford.
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A Short History of Abandoned and Downsized Canadian Military Bases |
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Prior to the passage of the The Canadian Forces Reorganization Act in Canada, the Navy, Army and Air Force operated as separate entities: the Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force and Canadian Army. For those who don't know the story, between 1964 and 1968, the three service branches were merged into a single entity, "The Canadian Armed Forces", unified under a single Chief of Defence Staff and a single Defence Staff. Although there would still Army, Navy and Air Force elements, they were no longer individual entities. Navy and Army pilots became a thing of the past in Canada, as did the RCAF Marine (patrol boat) Squadrons.
On 16 August 2011, National Defence Minister Peter McKay announced that the former names of the service branches had been restored and once again the service branches would be known as the Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force and Canadian Army, although this was "in name only, as they remained a part of the tri-service Canadina Forces and not separate emtities.
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Air Force Magazine
Spring 2011
RCAF web site
November 8, 2011
Near the town of Centralia, Ontario, north of London, one will find the
Centralia Airport, a small general aviation airport. However, many long
time residents will remember that the airport once played an important
role in the history of Canadian aviation and the defence of North
America. From 1942 until 1966, thousands of Flight Cadets who undertook
their training at Royal Canadian Air Force Station Centralia,
originally under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during World
War II, then under the NATO Air Training Plan during the Cold War. For
those men, there are multitude of memories, good and bad, that spring
up. The bad included marching, drill sergeants, conduct cards,
inspections and polishing aircraft and boots. Some of the good memories
include going to the beach at Grand Bend and drinking a "Sam Special"
in the Flight Cadets’ Mess, served by a man affectionatly known as
“Centralia Sam”.
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Toronto Sun
July 15, 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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Between a rock and a hard place |
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Toronto Sun
July 1, 2010
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