3069 W.A. McColl’s Diary – III Year – 62 Years Ago
14 Jan 52 I’ve worked myself back into routine again. Have started going to gym team practices and we’re putting on a short display this week. It’s amazing how one can get out of shape from staying away for a while. Church parade into town turned out well as some of us went to Chalmers…
Deaths | Décès
MURRAY, Arthur William ‘Bill’ MURRAY, Arthur William ‘Bill’ , passed away January 5, 2014. He was born in Halifax, October 22, 1920, to the late Arthur Vincent Murray and Mary (Mae) Elizabeth Murray. Prior to the Second World War, he graduated from Halifax Academy and attended Nova Scotia College of Art 1939-1940. In early 1941,…
In This Issue 1 – HAPPY NEW YEAR / BONNE ET HEUREUSE ANNÉE!
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: 3238 Fred Myers – Five year membership; 4859 Kenny K Murata; 5192 Brian S MacDonald; 5793 William K Bawden; 7337 Ken Beswitherick;…
Remembering H17417 Col. The Hon. JR Matheson
At least two major Honourable John Matheson awards have been established at RMCC in recent years: The Captain Nichola Goddard Memorial Sword is presented annually to the Cadet deemed to be the best ROTP artillery cadet entering fourth year. 22458 Captain Goddard, who graduated in 2002, was killed in action serving her country in Afghanistan…
West Point Hockey Memories
West Point Hockey Memories: Over the next few weeks we will be posting first-hand experiences from former players who participated…no, competed in the West Point / RMC hockey series. Note (1): Click, click for better viewing; (2) 2011 should read 2012; (3) score for 2013 game was 4-1 for West Point. West Point Hockey –…
Ex-Cadets in the News
Royal Canadian Air Force announces pilot and theme for 2014 CF-18 Demo Team “The Snowbirds came to my hometown to do a show when I was nine. After seeing the performance, I was hooked on everything about military aviation,” he said. “I’m thrilled about having the chance to inspire the next generation of youth to…
Class Notes
Class of 1965 is found by a long lost member By: WJO The class of ’65 is well known within military circles as the Class of Generals as they have had a number of classmates remain in the service and rise to the leading positions in the Canadian Armed Forces. At the same time they…
Keeping Tabs…
Over 10 years of professional experience as an Infantry Officer in the Canadian Forces with emphasis on leading people and operational planning. Leadership focused career including command and staff experience in operations management, planning, training/mentoring, risk mitigation, and team building. “I’m an air force Major currently based at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa. I grew…
An Engineering Memoir: A Bridge in the Yukon 1971
A Bridge in the Yukon 1971 A memoir by a Kingstonian, 3667 Major-General (ret) Don Gray, RMC’56 Queen’s ’57 over 42 years after the fact. “There are strange things done in the land of the midnight sun but the strangest I ever did see was a long truss bridge, heading north, yet still very far…
Sports Dome Taken Down by Ice Storm
THE ICE STORM CAUSED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE CITY. Short CKWS video The weekend before Christmas Day (21 to 23 Dec) saw a major storm system sweep through southern & eastern Ontario. The ice storm system travelled along the Hwy. 401 corridor coated much of the local Kingston area in a thick crust of ice.…
Sports…
RMC CLUB SPECIAL EVENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WEST POINT HOCKEY GAME The RMC Club will organize an exhibition game at the K-Rock Centre on 25 Jan from 1400-1600 hrs. A pre-game, of sort, prior to the main event – West Point / RMC game. The plan at this time is to have Ex cadets…
Guatemala 2014 : l’équipe s’organise
Guatemala 2014 : l’équipe s’organise Élof (II) 26484 Samuel Jimenez Pendant les quelques dernières semaines d’école, les membres de l’expédition Guatemala 2014 ont travaillé sur la planification de leur expédition. Celle-ci aura lieu durant la semaine de relâche soit du 15 au 23 février 2014. Sous la supervision de l’élève officier Charlotte Raymond (26060), les…