IN THIS ISSUE 9
STRAIGHT FROM VANCOUVER AND THE 2010 OLYMPICS “It is a reminder to all of us that in this wonderful country of ours anything is possible if you dream big and are prepared to put in the work to achieve great things.” Thanks for your best wishes to the boys prior to the Olympic Final. Quite…
Varsity Athletes – Recognized by OUA
OUA EAST MEN’S HOCKEY – Jeff Oke only the 2nd RMC player to be nominated in the 19 year history of the the Randy Gregg Award. Ryan Latinovich was the OUA nominee in 1997, making Jeff the second nominee from RMC (pretty lofty company, indeed) By: WJO Fourth-year captain Jeffrey Oke (Grand Bend, Ont.) of…
Professor Clearly Knows His Wine
Photo credit: Dr U Berkok Wines of the county ready for sipping By LUBOMYR LUCIUK Article first appered in the Kingston Whig Standard – This is an account about aging, appreciating. Many know me as a Kingston boy, born and raised, who went away to acquire learning and then, happily, came home. Here I intend…
Did You Know: The Size of Navy Bay 90 Years Ago?
Did you know? Researched by: E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) During the Great Depression of the 1930s, an unemployment relief camp on Barriefield lower common was set up under the command of the RMC Commandant. Public works projects at the Royal Military College in Kingston relied on the labour of the ‘Royal Twenty Centers’ supplied…
Public Works @ RMC During the Great Depression of the 1930s
1. Relief project new garage at RMC May 1934 2. Relief project Stone Cutters at RMC Mar 1934 3. Relief project shovelling snow at the RMC Memorial Arch Jan 1936 4. Relief project excavation for south wing dormitory at RMC May 1936 5. Relief project Cornerstone of new mess building at RMC April 1934 6. Relief project building…
Where are they now?
2Lt a “utility wrench” for ALLC A/SLt 24498 Noelani Shore (RMC 2009) Second Lieutenant Parker Horton (RMC 2009) began his time in the military as a cook in the Navy, but he decided to join the Officer Corps in 2005. So he left West-Point, Prince Edward Island, where he was born and raised, to move…
Ex-Cadets in the News
Québec Chapter Hosts CMR/Fort Saint-Jean (FSJ) Chapter at Annual Supper by 9889 Robert Benn / M0472 Barbara Maisonneuve Samedi, 30 janvier était la journée quand une groupe d’anciens, avec leurs épouses, accompaniée par le Commandant du CMR St-Jean et son adjutant, Capt Levesque et aussi, une dizaine d`éleves-officiers, ont voyagé à Quebec. C’était un voyage…
The Great Plane Robbery or, Vol dans la Nuit
The Great Plane Robbery or, Vol dans la Nuit by 4644 Commander (Ret’d) Alan (Casey) Hale (CMR 1960) Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) The photo is a Fairchild Cornell parked on the parade square of Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean (CMR), at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, taken in May 1957 (CMR is about three miles…
RRMC Memories
Commodore Ron Lloyd, 15141, (RRMC 1981-85) After graduating from RRMC in 1985 Cmdre Lloyd was trained as a navigator and navigated HMC Ships IROQOUIS, YUKON, TERRA NOVA, and ANNAPOLIS before joining VENTURE. Through the course of his career he has been deployed to the Arabian Gulf several times, and has been commanding officer of CHARLOTTETOWN…
Retirements | Retraites
11433 Col Gordon D. Ward, CD1 (RMC 1977) CELE(Air) 00340 has decided to end his career with a ” growop> ” after 37 years of dedicated service to and a clean record with the Canadian Armed Forces, the Communications and Electronics Branch and in particular the CELE(Air) occupation. Col Ward joined as an OCdt under…
Notices | Avis
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Careers | Carrières
[English] [French] Positions Available / Postes disponibles 1- Audit Coordinator – document control / Coordonnateur d’audits – systèmes de gestion – Montreal – minimum 2 years of experience (Xstrata) 2- Project engineer, building envelope construction and rehabilitation / Chargé de projet – Réfection et construction d’enveloppes du bâtiment – Montreal – minimum 2 years of…