Remembering 2184 Rear Admiral Desmond William Piers
Caption: Photo was taken71 years ago, 21 April 1944. It shows LCdr Piers aboard the HMCS Algonquin, he had joined the newly-commissioned ship two months’ earlier and was her first Captain. Following is an interesting biography of RAdm Desmond Piers which Mike Kennedy came across. This November will mark the 10th anniversary of his death.…
Jim Hulton enjoying gig in the USHL
Former Paladins coach, Jim Hulton enjoying gig in the USHL By CLAUDE SCILLEY Nebraska, it seems, agrees with Jim Hulton. “I like to describe it as Napanee on steroids,” said Hulton, the Wolfe Island ex-pat hockey coach who plies his trade in the town of Kearney, in the south end of a prairie state where…
The Week That Was and More…
RMCC has excellent showing in NSA cyber exercise Other news from around the peninsula… Spotlight on RMCC Faculty: Professor Richard J Bathurst – Civil Engineering Department MORE
IV Year Aeronautical Engineering Presentation – draws a crowd
IV Year Aeronautical Engineering Presentation – draws a crowd CDS among those in attendance On 1 April 2015, the Aeronautical Engineering Class of 2015, presented the aircraft that they had laboured over since September to a Currie Hall, filled to capacity with distinguished guests, members and students of the RMC and industry representatives. The goal…
Band very big part of the RMCC fabric
Band very big part of the RMCC fabric By 26358 OCdt Nicholas Saulnier, CWBO (photo left) If you’ve ever been to a major event at RMCC, chances are you’ve had an encounter with the college band. As the largest authorized volunteer band in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), the RMCC Band is the only band…
2015 Sandhurst competition through the eyes of 2 participants
“Last weekend’s Sandhurst Competition was a compelling show of Canadian Military skills. The effort and aptitude displayed by our team was impressive, even with the added honour and burden of being the first team to embark on the competition.The Canadian Flag was featured prominently several times throughout the weekend, bringing cheer and inspiration to the…
Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR Saint-Jean
Un professeur du CMR Saint-Jean est le lauréat du prix d’excellence en enseignement de la promotion de 1965 Le prix d’excellence en enseignement de la promotion de 1965 récompense chaque année l’engagement exceptionnel d’un professeur dans chacun des deux collèges militaires du Canada. L’objectif de cette récompense est d’offrir un environnement d’apprentissage stimulant pour les…
Deaths | Décès
4463 George Vrana; 3295 Joseph Lackner; Dr. Keith Neilson; and Dr. Rusmir Tanovic MORE
In This Issue 15
Five Ex Cadets help celebrate 50th anniversary for Chris Carr and his ordained ministry *** Caption: On Sunday, April 12th, Trinity Anglican Church, Wolfe Island celebrated the 50th anniversary of 4328 Rev. Canon Chris Carr (Class of ’59) of his ordained ministry. (photo left) 5780 Bernie Laliberté, 5337 Bob Carr, 4328 Chris Carr, 4459 Ed…
Ex-Cadets & More in the News
Analysis: 15696 Lt.-Gen. Vance has key attributes for top military job 10 Field Technical Training Squadron students join deployment to Miramar, California First airstrike conducted in Syria under Operation Impact This year’s CF-18 Demonstration Hornet pays tribute to “the few” HMCS Whitehorse assists U.S. Coast Guard in major drug seizure Canadian Air Task Force in…
New Club Board of Directors Elected
New Club Board of Directors elects President, Vice President and Treasurer at inaugural meeting The Club continues to transition to its new governance structure in a deliberate but measured manner. As many of you know, nine Directors were elected during the Special General Meeting of 26 March; all of whom were previously members of the…