Deaths | Décès
2797 Pragnell, Herbert Francis (January 28, 1922-May 22, 2014) At 92 years of age, Herb Pragnell died peacefully at the Almonte General Hospital on Thursday, May 22, 2014 after a short illness. Herb was born and raised in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba as one of four boys of the late Alice and Walter Pragnell. He…
In This Issue 21
A tip of the hat to the following members who just recently updated their Club membership status: Chapeau aux membres suivants qui ont tout récemment mis à jour leur adhésion au Club: 3352 Jim Sauvageau; 8056 John A McCormick; 13831 Joel R Anderson – Lifetime Membership. Club Membership Info Join, Update or Renew ‘Now’…
Claude Scilley: Coaching life not at all like work for 14080 Andy Scott
About the author Claude Scilley is a journalist who spent most of his career in the sports department of the Kingston Whig-Standard, where he began covering high school and intercollegiate sports – including reporting on athletics at RMC since 1972. A leading authority on all levels of sport in the Kingston area over the last…
Ex-Cadets & More in the News
Caption: Tom and Ricky Connerty and their daughters Keira, age 7, and Ayra, 4, stand with their meat goat herd at their farm near Centreville. The family raises specialty-breed chickens and meat goats. They sell farm-fresh eggs and are preparing to add pigs and rabbits to their diverse farm. Connerty Meadows Farm keen to grow…
Class Notes
Class of ’64 stuff – More than donators A few days prior to graduation a number of Ex Cadets (Old Brigaders) specifically from the Class of ’64 joined with the 2014 Sandhurst Team to celebrate the team’s efforts for 2013/2014 school year. Of particular note, the Class of 1964 through their RMC Foundation Endowment Fund …
Match Up These 12
Match them up: Compliance Officer – Canadian Armed Forces Afghan National Army Mentor – Canadian Armed Forces Squadron Operations Officer – Canadian Armed Forces EOD Troop Commander – Canadian Armed Forces a) Soo Kyong Choi; b) Kent Miller; c) Jesse van Eijk; d) Stephen Sultana *** Commenced MBA studies at Warwick Business School Jan 2014…
Ex-Cadets Abroad – Connecting with 13928 Pierre Quenneville in Auckland, New Zealand
E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) is doing a series of E-veritas interviews with Ex Cadets living abroad. She interviewed 13928 Pierre Quenneville, PhD, PEng, (RMC 1979-83) who has been living in Auckland, New Zealand since July 2007. Pierre holds a BE (lst Class Hons), Royal Military College of Canada 1983, ME Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal 1986…
The 2014 Class of 1965 Teaching Excellence Award / Le Prix d’excellence en enseignement de la Promotion 1965
The 2014 Class of 1965 Teaching Excellence Award The Class of 1965 established a Teaching Excellence Award at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMCC), and just recently at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean (RMCSJ), with the objective of encouraging an exceptional learning experience for students at Canada’s military colleges. Students are invited to…
CMR SAINT-JEAN – 5/7 SEPT 2014 – FIN DE SEMAINE DES RETROUVAILLES – HOMECOMING WEEK-END
Bonjour à tous/toutes : Pour faire suite à notre publipostage du 9 juin dernier, voici à nouveau le détail des activités de la fin de semaine des retrouvailles 2014. Vous trouverez ici le formulaire d’inscription, que nous vous demandons de bien vouloir compléter pour faciliter notre planification. Le Chapitre Fort Saint-Jean lance une invitation toute particulière…
RMCC: Birthplace of Both Canadian and North-American Intercollegiate Competitive Sailing
Sailboat Racing at the Canadian Military Colleges Author: OCdt P. Scotty Marshall, C.D., M1041, Commodore of the RMCC Yacht Club. The RMC Yacht Club recently hosted a presentation for a variety of Kingston area sailing enthusiasts that was organized by our Vice-Commodore, Todd Ward. It was a well delivered explanation by a representative of Environment…
25 Officer Cadets Refresh Their Armoured Skills With Royal Canadian Dragoons
RMCC Environment Preparation Training With RCD By Lt T.R. Smith On Sunday the 27th of April 2014, 25 Armoured Officer Cadets (OCdts) from the Royal Military College of Canada travelled from Kingston to Garrison Petawawa to spend the week with A Squadron (Sqn), of the Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD). The intent of the week was…