Remembering 9758 Shawn Corwyn Coyle
9758 SHAWN CORWYN COYLE 8 Jun 1950 to 19 Jun 2021 It is with sadness that the Class of ‘73 reports the death of Shawn Corwyn Coyle who joined the CF and commenced his military college life at Royal Roads in the fall of 1969. Shawn was born into a military family on 8 June…
Deaths | Décès
3035 JERROLD “Jerry” DONAHUE – Funeral Service Arrangements The family of the late Jerry Donahue who passed away on February 04, 2021,aged 90, has provided details about arrangements that have been made for Jerry’s funeral. A Memorial Mass will be held at the Holy Redeemer Church, 44 Rothesay Drive, Kanata, Ontario at 1:00 PM on…
In This Issue 12 / Dans ce numéro 12
Please note that the next edition of eVeritas will be published on Wednesday, August 25. Thank you. Veuillez noter que la prochaine édition d’eVeritas sera publiée le mercredi 25 août. Merci. The RMC Club Member’s Portal site is currently inaccessible due to technical issues. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you. Le site du portail…
Un message du Groupe de travail sur les savoirs et les apprentissages autochtones du CMR / A message from the Indigenous Knowledge and Learnings Working Group of RMC
Avec l’aimable autorisation des Affaires publiques du CMR / Courtesy of RMC Public Affairs Aujourd’hui, le 21 juin, nous fêtons la Journée nationale des peuples autochtones (JNPA). En ce jour, nous célébrons les Premières Nations, les Inuits et les Métis, leurs histoires, leurs cultures et leurs contributions à la société canadienne. C’est aussi une belle…
Head injury becomes catalyst for entrepreneurial career pivot for RRMC Alum
Last week, the Globe & Mail Report on Business profiled the entrepreneurial passion of the Past President of the Royal Military Colleges of Canada Foundation, Chris Theal (18524, RRMC Class of 1992). Following a head injury a year and a half ago, Chris took on an anti-inflammatory diet regime that has since become a lifestyle…
Alumni Making the News / Des anciens font l’actualité
Request for referrals!! Introducing Court Concierge 🎾 24122 Nick Deshpande has launched a new business, Court Concierge, which allows clubs to manage their squash/tennis/pickleball courts, easily manage payments, and get detailed reports that let them delight their members and grow their business. If you or anyone you know would be interested in a demo or…
6560 Andrew Nellestyn’s Food for Thought: Societal Norms are Changing Profoundly
SOCIETAL NORMS ARE CHANGING PROFOUNDLY in the ways people interact with one another. This BBC article is one that has gained much attention. It behooves everyone to read it and understand its dynamics without prejudice. – AN “As definitions of sexuality change and expand, women’s orientations are becoming less rigid than men’s. Why? The way…
10970 Karmin McKay: Secondary Duties Can Either Make You a Temporary Hero or a Permanent Zero
Editor’s Note: This article is the fourth in a series. Future articles will include: Generals and RSMs are people too, What is TDV, you are your own career manager, and several more. Common themes intertwine between them all. Article by 10970 Karmin McKay Secondary duties come in many forms and can cause sleepless nights, stress…
12570 Mike Kennedy Reviews “Revolver” by Jim Rasenberger
Book Review: “Revolver,” by Jim Rasenberger Published by Scribner, 436 pp. $39.99 Review by 12570 Mike Kennedy On July 25, 1814, British and American troops clashed at Lundy’s Lane, a confrontation that was destined to be one of the bloodiest battles of the War of 1812. By the time fighting ended close to midnight, neither…
Flashback: RMC 69ers Annual Gathering 2018
The following is courtesy of 8074 Doug Smith: Here is another photo of the continuing annual gatherings of the Class of ’69 golfers, now this time grown out to 16 golfers, due to the hard work of J.A. McCormick, golf “Commissionaire”. The photo was taken in 2018 at Bob Morton’s place in the Muskokas, Ontario.…
The Class of ’79 Remembers: Roads Memories – Pit Drill
With thanks to 12289 Richard Groves and the Class of ’79 It was a Monday night in the middle of August, 1975, one week into our recruit term. One of the myriad things we had learned that first week was how to make our beds, commonly referred to as ‘pits’. Every evening we would improve…
What’s Happening at RMC / Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR
Above photo by Cpl Brandon James Liddy, RMC Public Affairs / Photo ci-dessus par le Cpl Brandon James Liddy, Affaires publiques du CMR (Friday, June 11, 2021) Congratulations to RMC’s very own Dr. Stéphanie Chouinard! She has been named a Fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation! https://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/updates/news/pierre-elliott-trudeau-foundation-welcomes-2021-fellows?fbclid=IwAR1ep15kHZvmjM12zLn5OtHuJu2q8_IU2PTwZDby4eeArkBVSJqV5Jioikk https://www.rmc-cmr.ca/en/political-science/stephanie-chouinard?fbclid=IwAR2xTB4B3BpGDVknwBgyeH4_9L2l-B90iEDXLr54yLsMhZ5utmwy_66Qg1M https://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/?fbclid=IwAR2MSWaCGNGDXygWyhPHs8Q0NN8xif74214b2nFmNEa_-J1q0pgrbSUpwis (vendredi 11 juin 2021) Félicitations…