‘Will we answer the call?’ 7860 Senator Dallaire’s last speech
This speech was delivered in the Senate chamber the evening of June 17. Honourable senators, may I first say a few words? I would like to use a reference from a book I have been referring to every now and again. It is a book called The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill. I would like to…
Update Direct from Panet House: New Club Website(s) and Reunion Planning
New Club Websites and Reunion Planning By: 13987 Bryan Bailey – Club Executive Director The Club is pleased to announce that its website has been significantly redesigned and refreshed in terms of content and functionality. Here is a screen capture of the new home page: xx In response to the Strategic Review, the Club has…
Keeping Tabs
xxx D Nav Personnel & Training 2 (Policy) Royal Canadian Navy As a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Officer, offers well-honed leadership with employees, resource allotment, budgeting and operational analysis and planning. Captain at Cathay Pacific Airways Director Security Review Program, Ottawa, Canada Acting Section Head Land and Operational Command at DRDC – Centre…
ALOY 2014 Completion Ceremony – Impressive
ALOY 2014 Completion Ceremony By: WJO This past Friday, 20 June under ideal weather conditions the Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year (ALOY) held an impressive military parade. Family and friends from all across Canada were joined by college staff (military & civilian) along with ROTP cadets who are still at the college going through various forms…
Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR Saint-Jean
De gauche à droite: M. Marin Tanase, Président de Technology Systems; M. Alexandre Giguère, superviseur du projet gagnant; M. Paul-Émile Séguin, Professeur de physique au Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu; l’élève-officier Vincent Richard; M. Gawiyou Danialou, coordonnateur du cours; l’élève-officier Binenwa Bingoye; M. Marc Imbeault, Doyen à l’enseignement et à la recherche du CMR Saint-Jean; M. Yves Plourde,…
Conference: Turning Point Year: The British Empire at War in 1917 / Conférence – L’année 1917 : une année charnière pour l’Empire britannique en guerre
Conference: Turning Point Year: The British Empire at War in 1917 For the British Empire, 1917 was a year of profound crises. The disintegration of Imperial Russia and the mutinies in the battered French Army placed the burden of defeating Germany increasingly on the military forces of Britain and the Dominions, which suffered severely on…
Deaths
3137 Ralph Darby Keen Ralph Darby Keen passed away June 18, 2014 in Chilliwack, BC after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Ralph will be dearly missed by Mary Keen, his wife of 61 years, daughters – Sukoshi Fahey, Sherri Bellah, and Brenda Keen and husband Ryan Anderson, along with grandson Jeremy Fahey and wife…
Off on R&R – back in two weeks / En vacances – de retour dans deux semaines
Off on R&R – back in two weeks We’re going away for a summer break. See you around the second week of July. Our plan is to catch up and enjoy time with family and friends in various parts of N.B. and Quebec. So, see you all when we get back around the middle of…
In This Issue 24
Photo of the Week By Curtis Maynard 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: 4659 Georges Bernier, Lifetime membership; 5237 Robert Craig; 8568 Ralf Puncher; 13261 Larry Paziuk, Lifetime membership;…
Still Majestic After 90 Years / Grandiose même après 90 ans
xx 90th Anniversary of the Memorial Arch Article by: 13987 Bryan Bailey – Executive Director RMC Club This past Friday, 13 June, RMCC celebrated the 90th Anniversary of Memorial Arch with a ceremony at the Arch. The event was very well attended by RMCC military and civilian staff, cadets, as well as a good turn-out…
Claude Scilley in Conversation:10525 Rusty Bassarab
There was more to RMC than short haircuts and polished boots, Rusty Basarab discovered By CLAUDE SCILLEY Long before he got to Royal Military College, 10525 Rusty Bassarab had been introduced to it a couple of times. The first was quite pleasant, he recalled. “I’d seen it as a 10-year-old, having spent the summer here,”…